egyptians head back to the polls for the second round of the presidential vote many are angry at the choice they've been left with between an islamist and a remnant of the old regime. one day left until a pivotal greek election people deciding whether they should keep on suffering from austerity or choose their own path which by the future outside the. u.n. observers say rising violence in syria is jeopardizing the annan peace plan speaks to a christian nun in the country who claims militants are staging murders to make them look at government killings.

well news and much more twenty four hours a day this is r.t. kerry johnston thousands of angry egyptians say their country's democracy is going nowhere even as the nation heads to the polls for a runoff presidential vote the muslim brotherhood mohamed morsi faces ousted in the barracks and lost prime minister shafique but whoever wins will take over without the islamist dominated parliament which has been dissolved by the supreme court. it was judges ruled that the recent parliamentary elections where. the ruling military council has now assumed no making or thirty or even a new president yet to be determined by a constitution which is still in the pipeline kyra based human rights activists. even name on the ballot as a viable option. there's a very very big chance that mass protests arise in the case that either he or morsi win because sadly many people see that both of them do not represent the revolution obviously. he is

a worse candidate simply because your presents the mubarak regime that the destroyed egypt for decades but the muslim brotherhood are also losing huge amounts of popularity with every day because of their political decisions what is next yes many people will return to the streets and lots of alternatives will be formed especially in this upcoming period in response to the horrible situation that we are in which is to choose between a member of the mubarak regime and a member of the muslim brotherhood. for egypt's neighbor israel is more than aware of the developments across the border but actions between the two countries have been sinking since the toppling of about last year and war mongering rhetoric has been stepped up in airports set a corner with these words the muslim brotherhood candidate mohamed morsi campaign was launched with a vow that the capital of the arab world will be jerusalem which morsi wanted to liberated six weeks on the contest is as tight as ever with morsi

a strong contender to be egypt's next president and his promise is as governessing as ever egypt is committed to international agreements that were signed including the treaty with israel or egypt and should have the right to amend all that is not in their interest to make sure the other party commits to what it is signed as if it's not warming enough for israel what will happen to the one nine hundred seventy nine peace treaty with egypt big players who've put their weight behind more presidential bid have been even more bold in the claims. war with israel is in no way something that can be ruled out the clock was always ticking the egyptian street no stranger to empty israel sentiment and despite the worries about stability the revolution the elections simmering below the surface is hostility towards israel but that hostility was kept in check during the bikes time the top floor of this building used to house this week the embassy in cairo but it's now closed up and became

a sign is rabies fear of what's to come. for egyptians is really struggling and i mean number one the next president will be strong and change the status quo i refuse to continue the relationship had with israel it must continue to fight. he's a realist the first for us next president should cut all the relations between us it's a threat israelis can no longer ignore i don't thing that. anybody should close ones and ignore such rhetoric that's. not only very negative but it is alarming but a muslim brotherhood victory is not a done deal on thursday egypt's constitutional court dissolved the islamize dominated parliament and gave morsi is contender ahmed shafik the green light to stay in the race but it's done little to calm israeli fears of an islamist government on its border boyish and so be reduced to zero but the real problem is to what extent will the brotherhood purse its goal of trying to

destroy israel and kill all of us i don't sell i way i would actually say that the main security danger to israel today and for the next two years is not iran but the situation in egypt a concern the islamist at least in public and at least for now are trying to downplay i think is entitled to some trouble here but not trouble. you know but maybe israelis are worried because in the ruthless business of politicking easy points are scored by using the jewish state as a punch bag and what israelis fear is that what see today is only a step away from being implemented tomorrow. policy r.t. . they stay with our tafe the very latest from egypt we'll have updates and analysis of the first post american presidential runoff throughout the week at.

lines is a. remnant of a tyrannical. rabble. but instead. on. by less to the head for the journalists in jail. being a video camera is a lot more dangerous to us than shooting a gun found out why a growing number of reporters in america are finding themselves behind bars just for doing their jobs. and china gets ready to send its first woman into orbit prompting a surge of national pride for the entire space program across the land.

now it's anti or stereotype versus pro bailout the upcoming greek election which will establish the future of the debt stricken country all eyes are on whether voters will favor the leftist series of party opposed to the restrictive financial measures well conservative new democracy which is devoted to keeping greece part of the agreement well for more we're joined live now by our jake aggrieved who's in the uk and jacob this election is being seen as make or break really is this. oh yes this scene is just that now it's principally because greece greeks are entering a bit of a crossroads when it comes to the decisions they can make surrounding the euro zone and whether or not they stay within it now on paper when it comes to voting day on sunday well there are eight choices eight parties available this is really become a two horse race about two differing schools of thought one of them is backing the

waves of us there are two we've already seen that have been growing increasingly popular and that means job cuts means cuts to salaries and also means cuts to spending from the government all part of this bailout provided by the e.u. i.m.f. and the euro zone now that has proven increasingly unpopular but is still being defended by a new democracy this is where they're getting some of their back and served to support because they say by not backing the austerity measures they will be risking exiting the euro that's what they're stoking in terms of fears at the moment does resonate with quite a lot of voters now on the other side of the fence has to reason out beforehand before the previous elections in may these are seen as quite a outside left radical group now although they're really garnering much more middle ground when it comes the sentiment of opposing this yes there are two measures being put in place of opposing what's come before them they say there's been too

costly for the greek people that we seem to much unemployment and that has been the g.d.p. shrinking of the economy shrinking over the last since two thousand and eight by about twenty percent so in their eyes and in many greek voters eyes austerity simply isn't working and they're trump card in this argument is they say they can guarantee voters not only an end to austerity but they can do it without them leaving the euro itself passed because they say we simply too costly for the euro zone to ditch greece at this stage at the moment this is course something that new just new democracy at the moment is refusing saying that if greeks vote for series are they really risk an exit from the euro. so jacob you're in thins what's the mood like on the streets. well you get a sense among quite a few optimism of that there could be some monumental change coming in finally that for a few people who quite a large portion of the nation who have so far not really felt they'd be represented

in parliament while they're getting their voices heard and listened to course there is this sense of hope and fear now fear that their decisions if it was to go for some reason could lead to an exit from the euro that's something that some really don't want in the country even those who are going to vote for some reason a lot still very wary of that euro exit this is of course that hope they get pretty much everything they want an end to this crippling austerity is really hurting people in the midst of this recession. greece reporting from athens there for us i thank you. u.n. observers say their mission in syria is becoming riskier by the day as a fractured nation fails to halt more than a year of raging violence the countries are currently seeing one of the most serious escalations and bloodshed since international truce was brokered two months ago that's amid reports the u.s.

military has completed its own planning for how american troops would conduct operations against the syrian government russia has resisted western pressure to condemn it present assad regime continues to call for both sides to stop fighting and sit down for talks but he spoke to agnes mariam from a christian ministry in syria who says blaming only government troops is wrong. we were out of the furnace in the word and two were flown to the scene there to tell in the night of war would end the people as they have seen militia and carrying out of their national hospital in corpses arms of blankets after ministry of very scary thing then to assemble then in a mosque and the second day we have seen the u.n. observers coming to these very modest to be able to see you saw because it's not possible is said. to me would keep those people

international horse only then carried them in the u.n. kits and give them to the opposition why i'm here for all and a possibility to show them there on the story doors or you end up sort of. man we don't know who they had the island of position and they have many strengths each one of those factions are working independently it's why it's very difficult to then you would say i had. meanwhile the u.s. claims moscow has sent a ship with troops on board to protect its military base at the syrian port of tartus russia russia has denied these claims but said several ships are ready to head to the base if the situation worsens artistic or not has more. just days after the u.s. state department was forced to back away from secretary of state hillary clinton's controversial remarks alleging that attack helicopters were on their way to syria

from russia new comments from u.s. military officials reported an american news outlets saying that moscow has sent a small contingent of armed forces in order to protect its deep water port and military base in the syrian city of tartous now according to sources here in moscow russian forces are ready and are on standby if needed in order to protect russian assets and personnel there but have not been deployed as of yet now the base in tartus was established during the cold war era in order to protect the soviet fleet in the mediterranean sea the last time that russian warships were in the area was as recently as january when they were there in order to refuel and perform routine maintenance within the port it is important to remember that as the crisis in syria unfolds so it does seems to be the escalating tensions between the u.s. and the government of president bashar al assad there are all kinds of foreign

fighters rebel groups involved in the conflict in syria and of course it is the ordinary citizens that are paying the price. for a change of pace now and all eyes are on china today as the country gears up to the launch its first female astronauts into space with only the two male colleagues they'll have to hook up with beijing's more do you approach the top space station that's been in orbit since last september well for more on this we're joined by professor nunn chan from home community of science and technology yes thanks for joining us here in today what does this project actually mean for chinese space exploration. oh of course this is a very important step to. know this is the basic technology to have a real space station set up in a few years from now. if you felt this ability to

docking then you cannot really put the men or women. into the space station but this is a step. one indeed and after the u.s. shelved its shuttle program russia and china are effectively the only countries left with an independent human spaceflight capability how likely is it then that china might set up its own space station as you say perhaps by the end of the decade even. that the object if i believe. after this is one piece is the one that schooling to be top there will be two and three and then the real the real space station. so and by the end of this decade now there is some worry there isn't that china could be using its space program for military purposes do you think there's any reason to think that. well of at least from our own else i there's no evidence of that. of course there.

will be related to you know. military if you know if that happened but probably also i there's no obvious indication of that now india is pushing ahead with plans for its first manned mission in twenty sixteen and japan this stepped up its predator of probes as well is a regional space race in asia. well that's not surprising. this is about time that well of course. the previous soviet and u.s. . has been the pioneer of. this by now after several decades of knowledge it comes. in a popular known amount to other nations and if they can do it then of course people want to do it. now it's estimated that because beijing spends something like twenty

three billion dollars a year in space program do you think china would instead be better off spending all that money here on earth. i'm not sure that this number is. correct but i don't have an exact figure my impression of course some of the accounting scum be. you know somewhere but. as far as i can see i mean how can you. turn to something billion you know if you fly if you fly in space shuttle you're talking about to be the u.s. right something like that that's not that's already a space shuttle when you fly something like a jolt this is much smaller scale. it only flies it only you know once every few years ok we'll see what happens in space in the future thanks for that came china from hong kong accuracy of science right now thank you. well now

to some other news making headlines around the world this hour. at least seven people have been injured in northern spain during clashes between striking coal miners and police officers were fired upon skyrockets and ball bearings when they tried to remove roadblocks and burning tires police responded with rubber bullets and tear gas thousands of miners have been on strike for weeks protesting against plans to cut government subsidies. eric why has deployed an army to resolve a land dispute in the eastern part of the country the nation's interior minister and chief of police have resigned after clashes between offices and landless farmers left seventeen people dead the fighting began after police tried to protest is from a forest reserve fama say the land was illegally taken by the country's former military really this. opposition leader aung san suu kyi has

arrived in norway to deliver the nobel peace prize speech so she won the award two decades ago and could not accept it in person being she would not be entering the country is the first trip to europe since being released from fifty years of house arrest and winning a seat in parliament. a bit later in the program serbia moves closer to even membership r.t. talks the country's ambassador to the u.k. has a preview of what's ahead. i don't see why should you in serbia. become a member of the european union provided all the conditional disarm at. the same time. with major economic partner as russia is anyhow you with russia are partners not de force serbia's national assembly had adopted five six years ago a resolution declaring the military neutrality of serbia so serbia within the

present constellation is politically determined not to become the member of nato on the other hand. serbia's constitution. is a part of the country so no politician. disobey the basic principle is as stated in the constitution of the country. america's first amendment guarantees freedom of the press but many journalists covering some of the country's major events are being hounded rather than protected an increasing number are reportedly being arrested just for doing their jobs in a situation or story. no. dramatic scenes unfolding in the u.s. a must cover vent for journalists that the idea i showed them and apparently that wasn't enough for the new york police his press pass feeling to pass the test this

reporter got arrested while covering the occupy wall street protests no muss no fuss officer just. something. and i just. tried to tell him that i'm a journalist. people out my state department greet patients. whether i have your police on unfortunately that's one expired q writes for a daily russian newspaper and has worked in the us for the last three years oh don't prove you have they don't really care that just you just business and you credentials can't really protect you sent through a whirlpool like legal system the seasoned journalist was treated as a protest participant under arrest twenty four hours behind bars a quickie trial six hundred dollars in fines were his punishment for doing his job covering the news of the day and then there were the two days of community service the what universe and bring right away here this inefficient station give you

a broom trash cans and child and you're basically walking around sweeping the streets picking up the debris paper cigarette about whatever keep you is now on probation for six months it is an outrage in a country that professes to have a undying respect for the free press to be you know throwing throwing reporters in jail. but this case is not unique rather it's part of a dangerous trend in the u.s. when you let the state control who is a journalist that's just propaganda team pool is an independent journalist who has witnessed police reject press passes on a state by state basis throughout occupy wall street protests that in new york they don't care even if you have a press pass i've watched. i watched a cop grab a journalist with his press pass on the ground i've seen supervisors call out to grab a journalist press pass and take it from him at d.c. p.d. processes in oakland they require

a local oakland press just in new york they've been rejecting trespassers from other jurisdictions tripper first amendment which guarantees the freedom of the press i mean there is no nothing in the law which must at least agencies to determine which press are legitimate press and which are not requiring a press pass it's also been sending journalists through a vicious circle not of just people work with guessing games of which state might be next to cover a story near impossibility in the fast paced world you have to prove that you've covered breaking news but it's hard to cover breaking news in the police won't let you so creates this catch twenty two take several months finally if they like the news you're making they'll let you get a pass. arbitrary or unattainable press passes demanded journalists arrested for covering the news the constitutional concept of media freedom under siege i think we're slowly coming into a state of affairs where. sitting

a video camera is a lot more dangerous to the stablish myth and shooting a gun choosing to view his arrest as an invaluable cultural experience he treats it with humor i got two articles out of my experience so it's pretty good outcome for me freedom of the press in america a first hand account is the situation our party new york. now open for more than ten years the kuantan of bay detention camp appears to be in limbo the deadline set to close it came and went two years ago and then the tiny has left in a year next our very own your president is i think about seeking opinion on the streets. even though president obama promised to close the prison at guantanamo bay or get him out it remains open why this week let's talk about that and i think the logistics of closing it of prevented president obama from making it happen do you

think it was a mistake for him to make such a promise no i don't i think that. i think he's i think is still committed to the policy he's trying to roll the rock and it's a tough rock to roll i say that i'm ready to be fed up of both the u.s. imperialism you should deal your own issues first and then you will deal we ve issue of the world after a get is one time obey just an example of our imperialism of course it is an example you know because you want to impose democracy even though some country said you're not even able to impose democracy in your own country i think it's an issue i think it's hard for us to you know portray as being this sort of promoter of human rights while also keeping people in prison for as long as they have without any trials or any any chance that u.s. justice applied to them so yes i think it's an issue if you think it's fair for us to hold them indefinitely absolutely not so what does that say about the u.s. . says we're in a difficult position right now that make it ok to hold people without knowing if

they're guilty of anything probably not it says that you guys want to control the world actually. and you shouldn't. and that's i don't know going to know what you're going to turn away shouldn't exist actually some of them are very guilty and how do you know that. they released some of them and apparently they turned and committed more outrageous so is the issue then what to do with these people if the prison is closed yes where we just are not none of the states wants to take them so we send them to yemen saudi arabia and they will escape and join the forces again so i don't think. president of the united states really has the power to close guantanamo i mean what would you have to do with the people who are there yeah i have no idea which is why i'm not in politics but that is the question right a lot easier to say i'm going to close that bet actually go through with that

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