joined us on just set to make his first public statement since being granted asylum in ecuador as the diplomatic standoff between britain and the latin american nation continues. a pro-democracy activist in the brain gets a three year jail sentence for criticizing the regime online but the protests are far from dying out with a verdict only sparking further on breaston. a two year sentence for members of the punk band pussy riot for performing anti-porn to stand in russia's main cathedral provokes a strong reaction of russia at around the world. the un observer mission in syria expires later on sunday amid ongoing clashes between rebels and government forces the latest blow to international efforts to bring peace to the conflict

ridden state. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow marina joshing joining us on she's expected to make his first public statement since ecuador and ousted would grant him political asylum one suggested it could strip ecuador's embassy of diplomatic privileges to move and the rest of songe has been sheltering in the embassy for two months now and why the american nation has warned britain of grave consequences if that happens or does or smith has been following the standoff. it was the day they've been waiting for julian assange is holed up in london's ecuadorian embassy for two months and his supporters who turned out to cheer for him. since his legal battle against extradition to sweden first began more than eighteen months ago also. there in large numbers the police who didn't wait long to make death

first arrests on obviously. when the decision came it was the one they wanted. we decided to grant asylum to julian a song. that was. worked out as always called it a significant victory and his mouth was full so it. shining like it will automatically encourage the government. but not everyone was pleased the u.k. foreign and commonwealth office called the decision disappointing and foreign secretary william hague it changed nothing it does not change the fundamentals of the case we will not allow. safe passage out of the united kingdom nor is there any legal basis for us to do so hague also denied any suggestion that british police would storm the embassy so for in territory under international law to arrest but that's not

what ecuador inferred from a letter it says was delivered through the british embassy in quito in response that could or played hardball. when it was no national law could be used in this way in any intrusive way in any diplomatic facilities any place in the world it shouldn't be used to threaten or blackmail the sovereignty of any other country and they called a summit to try to deal with this threat so that this fact doesn't go unpunished. the scary part the part that i found completely incredible and outrageous is the british press to actually go in and try and extract julian assange which i must say to see british police surrounding that embassy was an act of intimidation that should not be allowed and is not allowed under saddam stuck in the middle julian assange who has a new home but no way of getting there and putting it in a big trunk. i'm not quite sure whether that would work but otherwise we might see

him holed up there for a mixed couple of years who knows and solution to this but if he leaves the embassy he's liable to rest by the u.k. which insists it must still extradite him to sweden a position that wouldn't accept it or respond to the united kingdom it would mean constantly breaking relations on a regional level that could happen the brownstein of the island by. the end of this tale already full of twists and turns in fact it appears to be the beginning of something else with neither the u.k. norway apparently willing to back down it's developing into an ugly diplomatic dance which could affect relations with some time laura smith outside the ecuadorian embassy and up to now that assad has extradition to sweden is in limbo other countries who want to question the whistleblower also have to wait in line a number of american officials have repeatedly called for the handover of their we

can weeks founder to the u.s. to face potential charges for leaking classified diplomatic documents are just more important as the details from new york while julian assange his mother is calling this a victory for her son many see this as a small defeat for the u.s. and that is because many believe the u.s. was hoping that julian assange would be extradited to sweden so that sweden would subsequently be able to extradite julian assange to the united states we have heard in recent years it's no secret former and current u.s. government officials equating julian a songe to are terrorists and that was in the aftermath of him releasing cables and memos that were classified that belonged to the u.s. government as a result the integrity of the u.s. government was compromised a lot of secrets were revealed and it painted the u.s. foreign policy in a dark light it's no secret. administration of us president barack obama has been

earning a reputation for waging a war on whistleblowers fearsome reputation then any of his predecessors many journalists scholars and activists in the u.s. have signed a letter of support for julie the songe one is including naomi wolf she's a journalist and author first of all this is a white house now to wait houses obama's and bush's which is systematically overclassifying everything especially wrong doing it specially anything related to what whistleblowers want to release specially torture that they even gauged in methods of torture like mafia tactics it's come to this the government same to journalists everywhere in america we're going to treat you and we're going to threaten you and we're we're threatening you with with serious legal penalties like prison time if you do your job but i was speaking with naomi wolf what she wanted to clarify for me and her position is that she sees julio sondra many do as the

publisher similar to the new york times chilliness songes the publisher the one that made the information available he is not the leaker she noted why isn't the u.s. government going after the new york times for publishing what wiki leaks published instead the u.s. government it is a presumed is all to me hoping to go after julian songe either way she said that this is this would be a dark day for all journalists in the u.s. if he would be in the custody of america prosecuted held indefinitely or possibly even face capital punishment report now reporting there and we'll be spokesperson courson happen soon hopes the british government will grant asylum to safe passage before the stand up escalates into a massive international diplomatic dispute. let's hope that the the british government only come to its senses in safe country it's the only right seem to do well if they're on to him in this hard line position which is to be assured of

giving the students those who's. the head of the legal team of julian that we can use these funds just to but also go slow as indicated that he will take the measure before the international court of justice. and force the u.k. government to give them as it's you know you see that this is the u.k. authorities want to go to sort of really have called for a. strong reaction especially in light of the marion countries. it is beyond my understanding why the stuff of william hague will take such an extreme step especially when the negotiations were ongoing it according to that was already using the period between two countries and this is true could upset anybody nations all over the world and i'm pretty sure that the british student must feel. very secure in all of any areas given the fact that their own government is ready to

violate the convention on the twenty two with this. guy just one of the leading. while this week a crucial decision was also made on the future of a guest on julian assange just talk show here on our team leading bahraini human rights activist bill or job on thursday a court sentenced him to three years in prison for inciting anti-government protests through his speeches and online posts hearings to place him in an upsurge of protests across the horn calling for the democratic reform has been reported that say were brutally suppressed by police used tear gas and rubber bullets in the crackdown with more on the verdict for the man behind much of the sand and the reaction to it here is our team's tom barker. has been a rather different decision in the case of the enemy of the. now below rajab in bahrain he coincidentally met julian assange for an interview shown on this channel on r.t. in may he has however been given a three year prison sentence by

a court in bahrain for being involved in and for calling for illegal and to government protests when the sentence was given though he was already in prison serving a three month term for posting anti government comments on twitter there has been many comments of support from his family and friends but there have also been criticisms delivered via social networks criticisms of u.s. policy in relation to bahrain and overall in the arab spring those criticisms include allegations that if it weren't for if the u.s. had supported a little more he wouldn't have been locked up as he was he wouldn't have been treated like this hypocrisy is a word used quite regularly in saying that the walls of the u.s. have supported protesters in other countries like egypt and libya in the arab

spring they have remained silent over bahrain the u.s. is fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing to political analyst pat buchanan some believe bahrain is used by the u.s. and its allies to help secure its interest in the gulf. and you have to look at the situation from a western point of view and wonder and really scratch our heads and say what really is this of the west in particular washington and london when it comes to actual democratic reforms in the middle east certainly there's a there's a big hypocrisy

a big story of contradiction going on right now the british show this particular minority royal family in power this is the sort of seriously that is commonplace in a lot of pockets and so these pressure water these are artificial states they're really created in order to secure certainly for the west this is a neo colonial structure the other for. the radios they take there in the center of this and these are the same countries that are fomenting supplying logistically and financially the rebels and the terrorists in syria you know why why isn't saudi arabia send suicide bombers into bahrain why don't the hillary clinton friends of bahrain why isn't the friends of bahrain meeting to send weapons to the democratic protesters in bahrain watching r.t. and coming up in just a few minutes friends or foe. relations between china and us are chilling as

washington's military drills raises speculation in beijing it's only trying to limit china's regional power. goes mainly people celebrate the most sacred days of the muslim holy cow. the decision of a russian court to jail the three members of punk band pussy riot for two hearers has split society and provoked a massive international reaction the groups and i put the stunt in the country's main orthodox cathedral was ruled to be holden is motivated by religious hatred dozens of people have been detained during protests both for and against a group and number of gatherings back in the band were staged in russia as well as in spain france britain. and other countries foreign governments also have their say for the us calling on the authorities to review the case i just peed all over has the story. pretty good already please that you move the finish line you basically have enough actually in the seventy dishing if one would assume that one doesn't bring in the car venue but obviously from you should be given. a chance to

their trial heat headlines around the world a global audience who's watching as madea a look in a. new company in a somewhat savage found out their fate for their performance the punk rock prayer and russia's making to phaedra outside the courts a large group gathered with both new supporting the women and those opposed to them turning up to voice their opinion was was amongst the crowd were prominent members of the anti-government protest movement who had aligned the pussy riot cause with their own as the throngs massed tempers flared and police announcements to keep calm were ignored as over fifty people from both sides were detained the public order offenses condemned by some celebrated by others that performance in this cathedral lasted for a little more than

a minute and a half but it's perhaps made pussy riot the most recognizable russian music in the world. where did they come from under their e s guises the three women who were jailed on friday have been no stranger to controversy in the past pussy riot grew out of a performance on group which had staged an orgy in a museum filmed a woman performing a sex act on a chicken in a supermarket and kissed a female police officer because the jewel performance took things to another level church group spurned images of two women under madonna who had spoken out on the side of pussy riot i think they belong to some sectors which conducts a tannic ritual elsewhere a church in russia was daubed with the slogan down with religious fanatics and in ukraine a topless member of the group could down across with a chain saw and also from playboy for a photo shoot pussy riot merchandised a law has led some to even question was this all an elaborate quest the fame they

achieved their goal of. becoming really world famous by doing what they do when they are released they were in fact travel the world to become famous they have achieved their goal after the two year sentence school going is a motivated by religious hatred was handed down the online response he was many shocked by the length of the jail term my personal opinion is to be honest usually for the thing they call hooliganism you get fifteen days from what i've heard so i really wish they would have gotten fifteen days the more standard punishment but the court in a groove my position with lawyers for the jailed women said to appeal the verdict don't expect the debates between supporters of pussy riot in those opposed to fade away anytime soon. well we're also been following the trial of a punk band on our website r.t. dot com here's a quick look at what else is waiting there for you. the u.s.

army spends three million dollars on the development of a nasal spray that i wanted so soft. not so go online for the details. plus the chinese beauty queen is crowned miss world ribot all the pomp and pageantry at parties. the u.n. observer mission mandate for syria is expiring later on sunday as government forces try to push the rebels out of the or key strongholds the armed conflict that began in march of last year has already claimed more than eight hundred thousand lives on both sides fierce clashes are continuing in the country's commercial hub a level with bashar assad's army turning increasingly to air power to push back insurgents trying to seize the city the new many earlier harbor hate me was confirmed by the u.n. this friday and is expected to give it new if it is to peace efforts meanwhile russia says the u.s. will buy a late international norms if it goes ahead with imposing a no fly zone over syria

a move that helped rebels to always throw the khadafi regime in libya but a goal at all is to bring him a lucia says washington is trying to foment chaos in the country and bring it to its knees. the rebels as you have seen are made up of the from there are all laws smugglers that are muslim brothers that are the supporters and the from places they cooperate or they compete against one another sometimes using guns so the purpose here is to destroy the country and these syrians come to see that for what it is. syria is supposed to fall into chaos and fragmentation as has happened in somalia before and so the united states has been engaged and implementing that this sign of clear you of chaos in syria so what we have here is an armed rebellion that is being supported financed

politically covered by these people the. dollars mainly money earned from selling oil and in the service of imperialism and these people have been raising and waving the flags of freedom and democracy but we have seen some of their these they have committed and syria i would say at least more than half the population are solidly behind. the regime and these people may have grievances and they may have things that they want to change about that regime but they are definitely against the fragmentation of syria. feeling syria's streets with blood as has been happening recently as you have seen muslims all over the world are celebrating it'll theater of the last day of the annual holy month of ramadan the ninth month of the lunar calendar down is seen as a time of so cleansing and spiritual improvement the muslim population in russia is

of course no exception and it's a big day for them too i did jacob graves explains how russian muslims are celebrating. millions of muslims around russia have been waking up very early indeed before sunrise putting all some of the best clothes as is tradition on this holy day also the be flocking to nearby mosques and the graces mosque in moscow is the one just behind me which is currently being referred to seen tens of thousands of people normally less lining the surrounding streets to listen servants have also be giving praise to god this is coming on the end on the back of the holy month of ramadan known for fasting and this specialist day shelf theater now actually translates as the breaking of the fast so we can expect many theses to be taking place in moscow and around russia with friends and family now those have been somewhat by what transpired late saturday evening in the russian republic of dagestan there to mass gunman stormed

a local mosque they shot and injured eight people in total also there was a bomb this is found containing forty kilograms of t.n.t. of explosives it took some time but the moment is have managed to fuse that bomb threats take a breeze reporting there now take a look at some other stories from around the world to explosions have struck the capital in libya with local media saying the blast happened near the interior ministry and to believe two people have been killed and many injured maybe remains highly rest of after last year's nato backed uprising toppled moammar gadhafi the country is currently governed by an elected general national congress. a u.s. drone attack has killed at least seven people in northwest pakistan this is the second attack within hours in a district believed to be a stronghold of taliban insurgents in the country and earlier drone strike reportedly left six dead the number of attacks by unmanned u.s. aircraft has risen drastically is here causing widespread criticism throughout

pakistan which says it's a violation of its sovereignty. a group of japanese nationalists has landed on the one of the disputed islands in the east china sea to commemorate their compatriots who died in the area and world war two this i made a long lasting dispute with china which claims the islands as part of its territory the move triggered mass rallies in major chinese cities with protesters demanding that the japanese leave the eight uninhabited islands rocks lie at a vile sea lane and are surrounded by gas reserves. the u.s. has been strengthening military ties with neighbors in the asia pacific adverse ins president obama assumed his post in the white house and that includes nations which have better territorial disputes with a key power in the region china and washington's actions are making beijing question what its real aims are. they are courting each other at official

meetings but it's a different story under the table with the u.s. employing every turn to asia policy ties between washington and beijing are getting tense. is becoming. a crucial region the u.s. interest is hanging you along. because the u.s. is in much in more trouble they are coming into these regions. trying to. china. and that in tension has already been felt south korea the philippines and vietnam have already held nato military exercises with several more countries in the region expected to have similar war games soon during a recent extensive tour of the asian pacific u.s. secretary of defense leon panetta said washington will relocate at least sixty percent of its naval fleet to the region by the end of the decade the official reason for such moves has been china's territorial disputes with the philippines in

the south china sea but experts say that's only an excuse the u.s. is now promising some kind of support for the armed forces modernization creating a so-called minimum credit credible defense posture but the end the end result would be more in favor of the u.s. than in the philippines seeing that the u.s. or so many economic and business interests in china it wants to keep china obedient to whatever dictates that you have in store for china so all the treaty allies from japan south korea australia the philippines you're being mobilized right now to encircle china and keep it subservient to the u.s. dictate in interests with a deeply checkered historic background of the u.s. military presence in the region many concerns have been raised the united states has for many many battles and so a pivot towards asia should be considered something of great alarm for the. people of the continent fearing full scale conflict in the region beijing is looking for

a helping hand and it has look no further than its closest neighbor during what even approaches recent state visit to china hu jintao seemed glad to know she had russia's support with pledges to boost already strong military ties all but made to this point clear while washington the must stay vigilant in the face of china's growing military beijing hasn't yet openly criticize the new u.s. agenda in the asian pacific region all the statements by the officials so far have been mild declarations of dismay and warnings of a destabilizing situation but experts both in china and abroad believe this is just the calm before the storm and that beijing in fact is growing less and less tolerant of washington's behavior. reporting from beijing in china. and we kept our top stories on the way and right after that we discussed the future of free speech and whistleblowers in the u.s. all that in just a couple. of

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