today's news in the week's top stories from our tiki battle in syria as the rebels in the regime fight for the country's second city while the u.n. looks for a new peace envoy after kofi a man steps down. facing seven years for storming russia's main cathedral the trial of anti putin punk band pussy riot divides the country. and protesters in bahrain and saudi arabia are set for mass rallies in their countries united in the call against discrimination by the ruling elites.

however a good if you watch in the weekly or an r.t. around about the top stories of the last seven days with me kevin and it's now nine pm here in moscow and first the heavy fighting raging in syria's second city of aleppo between government and rebel forces could prove decisive in the eighteen month conflict the syrian army sending thousands more troops and artillery to the front line in damascus the government says it's pushed rebels from the last stronghold but sporadic clashes are ongoing on saturday forty eight and raining pilgrims were kidnapped in the syrian capital video shown by the other a beer news channel allegedly shows men identified as the abducted rainy and surrounded by rebel fighters international peace efforts to were thrown into turmoil this last week after chief mediator kofi annan quit the un then voted overwhelmingly to condemn the syria violence but moscow called it biased for only pressuring the regime to act journalist neil clark says the peace framework is being deliberately undermined. his work tirelessly to try to bring peace to syria

but unfortunately being undermined every step of the way by the western powers basically don't want to see a peaceful solution to this crisis we can't stand what's going on until we realize that the structure of desert russia and china. if you think back to point one of these peace plan was that there would be a syrian led solution to this crisis one of the west bank rebels all the way along the people. of the us and it's our rights because they're the ones stoke the fires you know we had a vote back in february for democratic constitution serious serious voting yes to free elections that were set and. so there is a framework to solve this peacefully we don't need violence is no reason but of course america wants the current regime change all they care about is to present a sad that's what's causing the bloodshed so let's make no mistake about this the responsibility for the bloodshed that's going on now the tragic lies with the u.s.

and its allies the syrian rebels are increasingly bolstering their ranks with an experienced and young fighters but many are still willing to die for their cause expecting to be glorified as martyrs. boyko reports young minds burning hearts bad blood while the syrian conflict often comes across as a power struggle of grown man on the ground many of those who fight and die are in their late teens early twenty's. this group of f.s.a. snipers operates in a deserted town forty kilometers southwest of homes twice a day gold to shell a syrian army checkpoint near by omar's twenty three he left his family in dubai to join the uprising. to support the young fighters and to feel their pain and to experience what very experiencing on the ground and to help with the operation. while their weapons are becoming more sophisticated if you are good at handling them most say they want to become martyrs and their dads help recruit their younger

brothers. but those they're aiming at are not much older at a military hospital in damascus a week long supply of coffins has been used in the past in forty eight hours by the syrian authorities do not release an illiterate just so all indications are that over the past few months it has increased dramatically here in damascus main military hospital ninety soldiers and officers died just the last two days. in the beginning of the uprising the soldiers were laid to rest through the sounds of a solemn march but if you days ago a military band was ambushed now the burials are conducted in silence and then. nineteen year old who is an army conscript was tasked with putting bodies into conference he was working in his uncle small shop and before being drafted a year ago. no i am not afraid to die i would do all that to be in the place of my

fallen comrades and to become a martyr defending my country and its every man's duty yet another nineteen year old lies in a coffin just a few steps away he was the victim of a sniper near homs but unlike many in syria his father and uncle are not calling for revenge. we just want peace. jesus all the prophets calls for peace we need it. martyrdom has long been glorified in muslim countries but it's also one of the reasons why the conflict in syria has been so protracted in seoul deadly when the youngsters profess readiness to die for their cause they usually even more ready to kill for it. r.t. damascus syria on monday or moscow call began hearing the case of the russian female punk group pussy riot three men are being tried for staging an anti putin

stunt in the capital's main cathedral in february graves's following the trial that's dividing russian society. throughout the course of the week this trial and its proceedings have been somewhat dominated by the prosecution they've mainly been having the opportunity to call witnesses to the stand and testimonies been very emotional much of the time she usually involving those who are witnessing the events that date back to favoring price a feature this so called home prayer how it was politically motivated but it took place in a very sacred and religious spots the symbolic head of the russian orthodox church as such it offended many of the believers out of fairness have been very outspoken throughout the course of proceedings this week and six occasions called for the judge to be are placed on different grounds some of them including that their detention facilities the conditions of which they're being detained at the moment

amounts allegedly to torture of being upright food access to drinking water and sleep as well they also think the judge isn't allowing them is preventing them from properly cross-examining the prosecution's witnesses so far in this trial so there's also this issue attracted the art of many human rights organizations international musicians as well calling for the release of pussy riot members and it's been some it's galvanized the international press and most lately we've heard from the president speaking out on this issue. as well i hope the court will rule with a just decision if the bonds let's say defiled a sacred place in israel they would have to cope with some tough guys there are many of them could face difficulties from attempting to leave the country was ready for example they went to the caucuses and a feast a muslim shrine security wouldn't have enough time to protect them from public anger. nevertheless i don't think we should judge them too strictly on them and i

hope they've made some important conclusions themselves anyway the final decision rests with the court and we're going to get a bit lonely of who is in a sense she calling for some degree of leniency when it comes this trial and perhaps the most controversial part of it so far has been the potential prison sentence that could await these three defendants on charges of hooliganism that's potentially for seven years if the maximum centers were to be handed out. take a brief reporting still ahead for this hour germany's going to extremes. it's not the sinner who is going to be but rather the politicians who are at the wheel of the country later than a look at why there's a spike in anti immigrant anger in europe richest nation. and also find out how many dollars went down the drain in failed american attempts to pump money into policing a rack and afghanistan. but next protesters in bahrain and saudi arabia

are set for mass rallies in the country's united in their call against what they see as discrimination by the ruling elite activists are also demanding the release of political prisoners crackdowns on the center been gathering force in gulf states of late teenage protesters soldier were killed in clashes in saudi arabia on friday it's the latest violence in the country's predominantly shiite party for egypt and in bahrain dozens of equal rights activists were injured the security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at them while a video leaked online and they could be shown mercenaries driving cars of demonstrators middle east expert dr yunus said by you believes the international community ignores events of the gulf states because they're all western allies. everybody is focused now on syria and the hot spots in politics and the fight between regional powers and also greater powers in the region so saudi arabia and bahrain because because they are on the side of let's say the strongest are in

this conflict i've been shielded from any criticism or trying to be portrayed as if they are right as they are moderate and it is significantly happening which is of course not the truth it's very hard to say when the international community can't react the international community had the chance to react when the formula one grand prix was organized in bahrain and were just three years and many civil rights activists around the world called for his cancellation. but nothing happens. and fortunately money and oil and interests go first before human rights i think what might trigger something and as you said is probably when things get sour probably arms being used and then the conflicts get worse maybe in that case it's actually commit you will be force even if it's not willing to go towards bahrain and saudi arabia. checking out a few brownie stories amongst a very many we've got online and all tito com right now official catch radiation

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hello again lawyer says he has information to suggest washington is advancing proceedings to extradite the whistleblower for leaking secret u.s. cables executive fees he'll face torture or even execution of to ported mothers in ecuador meantime campaigning for her son's asylum there she told r.t. that american politicians are gunning for revenge. from the beginning. from the us from politicians and from. his commentary. then he was screaming

at his in the most brutal way. it seemed to be. built up all on how they would feel like. calling out to crucial for inciting against months and still in the last few weeks there's been folks he's this intense i think it's folks these who think that fallon who was screaming at killing six kids this is somebody who is not for the war and has done nothing more than any good in disengaging the squidoo to get. his mind doing. if you're not quoted already we invite you to watch the exclusive interview with christina sounds at home straight even if you want to see it i mean time on wednesday ecuador's president assured her his country's decision on asylum will not be influenced by any external pressure we can exert it has been holed up in ecuador's embassy in london now for over six weeks he's wanted in sweden of a sex crime on occasions which he denies he says that

a pretext to hand him over to the united states and the war activist don't believe the sons would not get a fair trial in the states that. while they're not interested in questioning him they're interested in you know obtaining control of his person and i think he correctly assessed is that that's so he can be forwarded to the united states there are currently three actions the world already brought in u.s. federal courts against the songe they are all nominally this missed but the most recent one the court allowed that upon service upon their signage that the action could go forward so there's a ready legal activity that could give the u.s. a foot into the swedish courts there's a history of this kind of game playing with sweden and extradition and assigns is very correct to be cautious of what's going on those who are was. blowers have come under particular attack from this administration from the obama administration in fact much greater attack than even the bush administration was able to muster on

whistleblowers earlier so the outlook is not good for us on as one of the preeminent whistleblowers of our time this country in general is hostile to the idea of free speech and particularly disclosure of state secrets particularly when they reveal that the government has been doing illegal things so i don't think that the prospects for a fair trial are very good at all still to come history repeating itself in reverse in south africa the country the struggle of apartheid now seems to be segregating the minority white community t.v. reports from johannesburg shortly. far right nationalist movements are getting ground in germany along with an upsurge in attacks on immigrants it's been linked to the growing number of foreign workers attracted to europe's economic powerhouse peter all of the reports then on how today's angus' spent decades taking root.

this sleepy town in saxony seems i however even here right wing extremists have made life hell for people who came to this country to set up businesses mohammed came to this town in the east of germany from pakistan to open a pizzeria he and those working for him suffered abuse and attacks the hands of local views on bible is over every time we called the police and the police came every time we called them but until now they haven't found anyone they threaten to kill us and now we have a real fear that we cannot continue like this anymore the pizzeria is now closed after the last attack in early may mohammed explained to me how a group aged between eighteen and twenty five gathered outside the shop near closing time they broke windows and taunted the terrified staff telling them to go home a small explosive device was detonated which fortunately didn't cause any injuries

but means the pizzeria is having to undergo an expensive refit. right wing violence on the streets of germany the country saw a rise in extremist violence after reunification in one thousand eight hundred nine followed by an economic slump in the east which caused people to look to the far right and the fascist campaign as a warning that due to europe's current financial predicament we could see a similar rise again our these are problem i think today we have facing developments in the old part of the germany a lack of jobs leads to helplessness and despair which are the main ingredients the trend is young handsome flour right ideology. there is a belief among activists down the issue of right wing extremism is being ignored by large numbers of the german people go education is only part of this problem we also need citing as a how to pay more attention to it that there needs to be more options for cultural integration especially for young people. germany's far right national democratic

party all in p.d. that faced calls for them to be banned from politics the n.p.t. say that they are vehemently opposed to any organization carrying out violent attacks and are working with young people to try and educate them and we don't loiter our message to young people who come to our seminars is that it's not the kabbalah center who is your enemy but rather the politicians who are at the wheel of the country and whether those words words reopen mohammed pizzeria is isn't the only business in this town to face this type of attack but. i came here seven years ago from vietnam and i've been targeted twice used throwing rocks through my windows bank has even germany's robust economy starts to really feel the pinch of the eurozone crisis there are concerns that we could see eight of the rights and social problems in the country is. peter all over r t

jim. making head round headlines around the world right now in fact a story that's just come in in the last hour a man's open fire in a sikh temple in wisconsin in the united states at least two people are reported dead one a police officer now under the city of o. creek hospitals are preparing to treat around twenty injured people the gunman still on the loose he's reported to be a heavily built white male with a bald head and wearing a sleeveless t. shirt he said to be armed with two handguns we'll keep you posted on that story. a car bombing in a residential area in southwest pakistan's killed five and with at least ten most victims are women and children and police say the militants vehicle exploded before reaching its intended target the city's in a deeply deprived area bordering afghanistan and iran. a kurdish attack on a turkish military outpost has killed at least twenty two people close to the iraqi border the rebels fired rockets and troops in a midnight assault turkey then scrambled fighter jets to seek out the attackers.

clashes have been on the rise in the area over the past year as could seek an autonomous homeland in a violent struggle that started back in one thousand nine hundred four. china is some of the u.s. diplomat in protested criticism of beijing's new military garrison in the czech south china sea is believed to be aimed at strengthening china's control over potentially oil rich islands in the bitterly disputed maritime region that the territorial claim pits china against u.s. ally the philippines as well as vietnam. us so to say more than two hundred million dollars were wasted by washington on two security facilities in iraq which ended up unwanted it adds to recent reports them suggesting billions were spent in vain during a ranch reconstruction huge sums are also thought to be squandered on rebuilding another country the u.s. invaded afghanistan and the war activists jason did stole this washington is too quick to spend its money abroad without thinking in afghanistan we've

got the same problems we have in iraq but we also have the problems of government corruption being much worse throwing money at it with very little idea where it's going to go or if those programs are going to be successful is it is just a recipe for that money being stolen or wasted or just disappearing a lot of these programs. just sort of get added ad hoc to say the occupation in iraq or the occupation in afghanistan the administration will come up with something that they think is the reason why the war is going so well and they'll throw some money at that and very rarely do they ever consider it if that program is even needed or wanted so hundreds of millions of dollars don't waste it. so africa's painful past of racial discrimination showing a worrying return except this time it's the white community that is now feeling and wanted in the home country paula slayer investigates for ati. once the color of all to start in skin was the key to the good life here and now it is merely part of

another forgotten face of the new south africa white homeless and unemployed feels like a radical god the bower's. cultures one of a growing number of concepts africans living a hop skip and a jump from sleeping on the streets worldly positions amount to a bed and some clothes to wear star handouts from charities and churches sometimes she goes without food for days. always rises was the. door stuff like that. is the place for words when south africa held its first democratic elections eighteen years ago it marked the end of apostate separation between whites and blacks but was once it was black people in this country who were discriminated against today it's white south africans performing through the cracks in the days of apartheid impoverished white afrikaners were cradled by the state the national party came to power in one nine hundred forty

eight on a wave of africana nationalism one of its election promises was to guarantee afrikaans beacon south africans employment subsidized housing education jobs and state benefits it left the black population out in the cold there used to be a big clause created by the system in south africa and that created. sorry five even four people since one thousand nine hundred forty new government has carried out policies aimed at favoring black employees in a bid to do away with the imbalance of the past what this means is that white people are often overlooked when applying for jobs college bursaries and public positions in this brave but often sickening new south africa there are many who feel washed up and unwanted forty year old irene funny has lived here with her husband and four children for six years she suffers from the pain of arthritis which makes it difficult for her to walk she calls the government's well meaning

policies little short of reverse racism and many many many many. grandfathers and grandmothers was against. it i was staying in sheds like us and they were staying in houses got everything and now it's out then we staying in chests and. this abandon caravan park is home for now it lends those on the fringes of society a place to sleep but even. this shaky safe haven is under threat the owners of this land are fighting in court to move off the people because they get nothing nothing nothing there and go to work then go to a place to go they've got. nothing that's why they don't yet fifty million people live in south africa one in nine is white and very many of them are struggling try telling that to the millions of black south africans living in grinding poverty but for people like al to start and it is a depressing come down all she can see in the land of her birth is

a door slamming in her face forever i don't know what is going to happen tomorrow or the warrior or my goals. for us anymore. except the hope that one day the door will open instead of slam. the r.t. krugersdorp south africa. surely we bring in a story of a former soviet soldier captured in afghanistan in the 1980's prevent made the country his home that's coming up after the weekly headlines here on our take.

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