two years. at least eight people. in russia's republican. muslims around the world prepared to celebrate. the no fly zone over syria would violate the country's. u.s. considering. over. u.n. approval.

from our studios. to six o'clock in the morning have you with us the jailing of three members of russian punk band pussy riot who performed a protest. has polarized opinion in russia and abroad. or. are you. doing. the two year jail sentence handed down to the trio for hooliganism of motivated by religious hatred drew crowds of people outside the court growing both in support and against the band more than fifty were arrested from both sides of the fence for violating public order a number of extreme stunts have also been staged abroad in support of pussy riot like this one in ukraine where a feminist movement cut down a memorial cross devoted to the victims of stalinist repressions foreign governments also have their say with the us calling on the authorities to review

the case or to use more important i reports from new york. there's been both political and public reaction over the pussy riot verdict now are around the globe and there has been several protests on friday in support of the three russian band members that were convicted of hooliganism paris brussels london and tell of eve are among the cities where demonstrators gathered to denounce the trial and the two year sentence saying those that are in support of these three women and members of the pussy riot say that the decision that was made by moscow's court was emblematic of russia's intolerance of dissent on a more political front the u.s. embassy in russia has called the verdict on fair portion it there was also reaction coming from amnesty international which said that the decision was a bitter blow to freedom of expression in russia also political figures in europe

have begun to weigh in on this developing story we heard from the high representative of the european union catherine ashton who has said she's deeply disappointed by this verdict calling it disproportionate. similar sentiment has also been echoed by germany's foreign minister so clearly this story taking place in russia has ignited a wave of reaction around the globe the pussy riot trial has spawned a wave of hysteria on the part of western media claiming the sentence to be a violation of freedom of speech but as gary hart manget a professor of political science at brook university points out this outcry is based on stereotypes and money the pussy riot women did according to my highly inappropriate behavior it was wild i mean or if you want to protest your leadership if you want to protest even a party out you can do is outside the church it should not be in

a place we've just sort of here to election bush if this is the lead author to me because you're right it's an extremely good starting story here you have young women it's considered pretty they have small children and they are now fighting the beast and mr putin who has a very very bad reputation among the west so that's a story you can so pretty well for many of the media it's it's simple right secondly for many europeans and even more still for people in the west if we still know all stereotype of russia being the enemy i mean only in society but their interests aren't so why by addressing the the the problem in religious and political leadership and these women you always refer to this tradition. in response to the criticism from abroad over the pussy riot case russia's foreign ministry has highlighted the fact that legislation in some major european countries like austria and germany could see similar stunts inside

a church land even bigger jail terms. now the mock prayer the pussy riders performed in the christ the savior cathedral wasn't the first time the group has tried to court controversy as part of the art group voyage excuse me one of the convicted women who participated in an orgy in moscow's biology museum just five days before she gave birth and another stunt the activists tried to provoke reactions from police officers by kissing them on the metro part mccauley russian specialist at the university of london believes that they are simply motivated by publicity and not politics they did something very very daring it all but produced at the they wanted to make themselves famous if you like and therefore therefore decided to go into the main cathedral. and they achieved their goal of being becoming really world famous by doing what they did. and when they are

released they will in fact travel the world to become famous they have achieved their goal they're really world famous and we've understandably been getting a mountain of feedback from around the globe while we've been covering the pussy riot case here at r.t. public opinion to the story has been diverse to say the least here are some of the examples of the views we've received at r.t. dot com this ridiculous case makes me think of the middle ages what would the punishment have been had this happened in saudi arabia i'm sure it would have been a call for death. for once i actually agree with russia take this joke of a band and look them up longer what they do is immoral and unacceptable god bless christianity disgusting and here i was thinking russia was getting more progressive this has put a big dent in my respect for russian british and b. that went to russia to support pussy riot why didn't she use her time to free young

black youth at her prison for some silly crime if she's so concerned about justice system in russia. it's not only russia been seeing protests against high profile cases in the u.s. at least six people were arrested as a hundred a strong group of war veterans and activists occupied barack obama's campaign office in oakland over the bradley manning case. manning is currently being detained for allegedly leaking classified information to wiki leaks pretrial hearings are currently under way if found guilty the private could face severe punishment although prosecutors say they would not seek the death penalty argues ramon glinda reports from california. we saw several arrests happen there in oakland there were actually several arrests in portland as well as a group of supporters conducted several protests up and down the west coast now in oakland where dozens of people showed up supporters

a man there were trying to deliver a couple of demands to president obama first of all they want president obama to apologize to bradley manning remember last year president obama during a fundraiser said that. many had committed a crime now in the eyes of many of his supporters this really creates an environment where bradley manning won't be able to get a fair trial given the fact that the commander in chief has already pretty much rendered him guilty in this trial saying that he has committed no crime and second of all the supporters of bradley manning also want president obama to step in and in to guarantee that many another u.s. soldiers are not punished before they go to trial now there's been a lot of world rights worldwide criticism over the treatment of bradley manning while incarceration by the u.s. government in fact the u.n. tortured she called his degrading definitely still

a lot of anger over the way that manning is being treated so far in these protests are a new sign that bradley manning supporters are really stepping up their pressure on the obama administration but definitely this coincides with the granted to julian assange now a lot of. supporters of bradley manning believe that the work of weeks and even even though there is no. so far that bradley manning was in fact the person who leaked these documents to wiki leaks they know that the principle of free speech and the fact that all these secrets were exposed about the iraq war about the afghanistan war i mean they definitely think that there is a coordinated attack about against both the leaks and in the prosecution of bradley manning that this is an assault on free speech and really an assault piece the u.k. is now seeking an amicable solution to the diplomatic deadlock with ecuador over julian assange it has now agreed to told talks with the country's diplomats both in

london and in quito experts think the move is an attempt to quell public anger and outrage in latin america after reports london had threatened to storm the ecuadorian embassy to detain us this weekend as diplomats from the union of south american nations plan to hold two special meetings to discuss the recent standoff between ecuador and the u.k. additionally the representatives of the organization of american states may meet on friday next week to discuss the affair though the u.s. and canada are against such a meeting a spokesman the says if britain doesn't grant safe passage to assad it will bring the case to the international court of justice. let's hope that the the british government will come to its senses and given safe passage a country it's the only right thing to do but if they're on to is system this hard line position which is to be assured given the circumstances. of the legal team of

julian that we can use these for and there's just a buzz that goes on has indicated that he will take the matter before the international court of justice. and force the government to give it as it's clearly to say that this is the threat by the u.k. authorities who took over each story really have called for a. strong reaction especially in light of the american countries it is it is beyond my understanding why the stuff of william hague will take such an extreme step especially when the negotiations are ongoing into that war is in the impulse period between two countries and this issue could upset the nations all over the world and i'm pretty sure that the british did must feel. very secure in all of this highly areas given the fact that that all government is ready to violate to the convention out of the twenty two with this these threats that i

just believe it will carry. and your welcome to share your opinion on what's next for julian assange have your say in our poll dedicated to the issue at r.t. dot com. russia says that the imposition of a no fly zone over syria would be illegal and would run contrary to previous u.n. agreements foreign minister sergey lavrov was reacting to recent comments coming from u.s. senior officials hinting at the possibility of such a measure r.t.c. got a piece going off reports. foreign minister while office says that the no fly zone over syria would be a violation of international law which moscow would never support especially with the experience from the no fly zone over libya when a un resolution aimed at protecting civilians was instead used to overthrow the libyan regime and so you of course says the u.n. doesn't do revolutions yes we've heard the statements from the u.s. military commanders this is not the first time when there's been talk about establishing security zones or no fly zones if the zones involve the territory of

the syrian state this will be in violation of the country's sovereignty and the u.n. charter. earlier washington said that it's looking at steps at creating a no fly zone over ports of syria and it's it could bypass the u.n. security council if needed and the russian foreign minister says that there is a very troubling signal especially knowing that the syrian rebels who are calling for miss for this help from the west also say that they're ready to join forces with al qaeda also slammed to the west for trying to bury the agreements reached in geneva when world powers were able to reach mutual understanding on syria saying that equal pressure has to be applied on all sides of the conflict and that they have to put their weapons down simultaneously and said you know i would have said that that community gets signed in geneva it gives a way for a peaceful end to this conflict but judging by the steps strongly being made by many western states it's not really peace they're interested in but simply regime

change in syria the russian foreign minister also rejected the speculation that this opposition by moscow to the west when it comes to syria is creating political isolation however a major media war against russia is currently underway which is aimed at harming its image and distorting its position on syria so you are also commented on how he's now often called mr know because of this opposition to the west on syria and he says as long as it means up holding the international law then while he's proud to be mr know. and coming up later in the program with ramadan drawing to a close. worshippers face a major challenge while trying to cross the border into jerusalem undergoing a face of security check. i think they said i don't think they'll want to come to earth if they're getting our television they won't be want to be coming though they'll be seeing our lives are dashing you know. over prepares to zap its first march in iraq the president quizzes people in new york on

how they feel about the curiosity mission. more than a thousand dead and almost two thousand injured those are afghan civilian casualty figures for this year so far according to the latest u.n. report homemade bombs that cost less than a smartphone continue to claim lives in the war torn country despite billions of dollars being pumped into state of the art military equipment by washington parties going to become its. the ads for military hardware in the us look like hollywood blockbuster trailers whether it's for a tactical armed drone which can fit into a backpack. or for a special robot like clothing for soldiers they sense what the user wants to do where the user wants to go and then explode like a call these men thomas systems but many ask why with all the high tech gear the

u.s. can't win against man of simple means from some remote afghan villages a u.s. marine general estimated that eighty percent if his troops casualties in afghanistan were caused by homemade bombs components of which often cost no more than a few dollars. jake villa better served in afghanistan at the beginning of the war the camera and the armored humvees are cost millions of dollars and they're destroyed by something that costs the price of a pizza and we don't have any effective weapons to combat that animosity that rage against american presidents there's no such thing it's sort of like if the chinese moved into you know wyoming or you somehow that why oh why oh why it's going to be happy now not at all there's no way that they just simply want them to leave the us seem vests in military gear more than the world's ten other biggest military spenders combined the pentagon resists cuts in their gigantic budget arguing that

they need to fight terrorists in other places we continue to face very sleek serious security challenges in the world of today we are still at war in afghanistan we still confront terrorism even though there's been significant damage to the leadership of al qaida the reality is we confront terrorism in somalia and yemen in north africa. the u.s. is extensively using drones to go after who they identify as terrorists. but will there ever be enough weapons to kill terrorists in this look at anwar locky before he was assassinated by a drone did we stop al qaeda on the arabian peninsula we stop this march on yemen no we did not we actually in many ways made it worse by the fact that others besides a walk you were targeted and killed in that same campaign civilians we invest in the military hardware destruction which obviously is perpetuates the cycle of

killing kill five ten come back you've got to have more hardware to kill that ten. retired lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer says the pentagon's obsession with military resources hasn't changed since the time when their enemy was the soviet union it was all about the numbers it was all very accountable regarding hardware hardware purchases how much how many missiles can you have how many can you defeat it was all very binary this or that this or that it was always it was a match force on force. and the current today's war it's not like that there's no force on force equation there's no way of measuring the number of tanks that will take care of the taliban because the taliban doesn't use tanks they don't need them and so this is for our current paradigm the u.s. paradigm on war it's completely outdated all those fancy weapons certainly project power but in real warfare in afghanistan for example all that advanced gadgetry

still hasn't delivered victory some argue is because while spending tremendous amounts of money on military gear the u.s. has failed to fully understand their enemy and what motivates them to fight i'm going to check on in washington our team. a blast has reportedly taken place at a shia mosque in the russian republic of dagestan where earlier two armed men opened fire at worshipers eight people are reported injured two are in critical condition artie's dennis blonsky has the latest. i'm comparing reports suggest that the blast shook the mosque and biggest on city of course of you as bomb squad officers were trying to do the able another explosive device found nearby it all occurred hours after two masked gunmen answered the same mosque and fired handguns a few years were hit by bullets the youngest of them just seventeen years old two people are still in critical condition we know that it was a shia mosque and hundreds of you are one of biggest fans larger cities with

a population of over one hundred thousand dozens of fabric and religious groups of his caucus republican but in this case we don't know for sure what the motives behind the shooting nevertheless local police sent reinforcements to other most fearing that criminals who are still at large may strike at a different location a criminal investigation has been launched and police forces and biggest on a currently on high alert. the incident in dagestan comes on the final day of the muslim month of ramadan as worshipers around the world prepare to celebrate a need for muslims in palestine and that often means spending hours at security checkpoints with many pilgrims denied permission to cross the border into jerusalem artie's policy or reports. people here want to pray but soldiers stand in a way it's a painful game of control and every day it is played out at checkpoints throughout the palestinian west bank at this time of year during the holy month of ramadan it's at its most brutal why did they threaten us like dogs i've been here since

half past five in the morning announced twelve thirty seven hours i'm here and they won't let me cross with a nod of the head or the wave of an arm and israeli soldier says if you can pray and who cannot it is a distressing scene for those who wait palestinian worshippers desperate to get to jerusalem have been standing pushing and shoving here for hours many have already been through several checkpoints does of course then in order to retain order order is very important. control over the palestinians is important because that's how you can. take control over their lives the alex a mosque is the third holiest place in islam on fridays the holy day hundreds of thousands of worshippers from across the west bank in east jerusalem make their way here human rights groups say the checkpoints have eased up this year but in the past is ready soldiers would ride on horseback into the crowds and use tear gas on

fasting worshippers the hardest element we have found that people who are considered dangerous during the rest of the year are suddenly allowed to cross during ramadan because they're about forty years old it means they still being a terrorist for a short while it's absolute and it shows there is no security problem but israel says its checkpoints are here for just that the army says it wants to avoid trouble by making sure men between the ages of twelve and forty don't pass unless they have special permission that sometimes takes weeks to organize the influx of hundreds of thousands of palestinians into jerusalem sends an unmistakable message to the israelis and that is. that is no easy matter. the grand mufti of jerusalem accuses israel of having and i'll tell you a motive when it comes to the aqsa compound. radical jewish groups say they want to demolish and take control of they claim it is

a part of israel and if not the mosque itself then the yards they want to show our mouth's proving once again there is no democracy in israel. for those who make it through the israeli barriers it's a small victory the other store just told me pass this suspect that i'm going without gets me from behind. is that the talking bad things about what i want you to do that you must which. is that the shot let me go because i have been machine so i just said no we have to take you i said that subject me you don't have that. you are going to have to kick me again those who don't make it simply bow their heads in and find and defiance they know another degrading struggle lies ahead next week. pulis the r.t. . now taking a brief look at some other news from around the world making headlines this hour.

suspected al qaeda militants in yemen have killed at least one thousand soldiers in an attack targeting an intelligence office in the south of the country officials also say nine officers and three civilians were wounded the gunmen used rocket propelled grenades and automatic weapons when they forced their way into the buildings courtyard remains highly active in southern yemen where separatists are seeking independence from the north. at least five militants have been killed in a u.s. drone attack in pakistan a small town near the afghan border was targeted as muslims held a festival marking the end of ramadan the number of attacks in pakistan by american unmanned aircraft has drastically increased to this year as certain regions are considered to harbor members of al qaeda and the taliban the strikes are criticized throughout the country for violating pakistan's sovereignty. a new phase of studying mars begins. curiosity rover gets ready to zap the first rock sample with a laser to examine its chemical composition the car sized vehicle has ten different

tools to study the red planet and one of them was developed here in russia. went on to the streets of the big apple to find out whether new yorkers are excited by curiosity's mission. human technology. so what this week let's talk about that. kind of life and. the universe do you think that we will see. if we learn then. i hope so i hope so maybe you will become a bit more. i hope so i know it's funny to say that because i'm french and we're not at all but i think we need to understand that we're not alone yes i don't think as many people are into it that should be i posted something on my face we're going

to haven't had one comment or one like at all and that was a couple days ago so that's kind of a little bit of a little bit of a disappointment why is that you would think reaching another planet ela i feel like maybe the olympics shadowed it you know and kind of eclipse the moment but i tend to think there's more pressing issues here on earth and i'd rather see the money invested in. environment and. global food issues and that kind of thing but could we possibly find other solutions if we look outward. possibly i think it's great too i feel like we've lost that spirit of exploration largely well so and it's underfunded a lot of people have it but we don't we don't commit enough to education either at school in our government or in our living room or in our solar system. that maybe they'll find some oh we're close or something of carbon you know carbon based or

some of that but no martians no martians what if they did find martian there i don't think they'll want to come to earth if they're getting our television they won't be want to be coming though they'll be seeing our lives are the actions of the like you know whether or not you think it's a big deal that humans have technology on mars the bottom line is it kind of is the big deal or at least it's a massive accomplishment no matter what we learn from ns. well that brings you up to date for now next up it's the headlines then max and stacey discuss how diligent savers and subsidising fraud in london.

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