tensions. geraghty diplomacy and business want. to gas hangs heavy over the city of istanbul as police and protesters clashed for a third day in a string of antigovernment protests but what demonstrators claimed is brutality on the part of the police. and an army of clad police around the european central bank in frankfurt charging into crowds of protesters report from the scene where many thousands were demanding an end to a stairs. so a prominent sunday cleric calls for an islamic jihad against president assad branding him an infidel worse than jews and christians just days after syrian rebels were reportedly caught smuggling sarin gas and chemical weapons so it's banned by the u.n. . and an f.b.i.

suspect shot multiple times during interrogation authorities claim of self-defense when according to latest reports it's unclear whether he was even up. for the look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. clashes have resumed for the third night in the turkish city of istanbul between police and anti government protesters security forces are using tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent crackdowns of activists gathered in the city's tax in the square earlier today in the later show of discontent after a brutal crackdown on an environmental rally there and these are the latest pictures from the city tonight here on r.t. violence has also been breaking out elsewhere in the country including the capital

ankara ortiz are in a garage to report on what exactly brought the people to the streets the streets of istanbul look like a scene from war burned cars makeshift barricades broken shop windows not exactly what residents of the city are used to this protests this is not only four years a park this is the. policy of governments under pressure. for. for about ten years the current chaos is the aftermath of the protests that gripped not just istanbul but some other cities and towns across turkey in prime minister recep tayyip erdogan policy in syria the increasing islamisation of the country and a major crackdown on the media these are just a few of the problems turks have with their government many feel it doesn't serve the people but rather works against them. my daughter was beaten because of that she was wearing because her attackers were affiliated with the government the

police to bar and did nothing but old. cars from television. i said why don't you move they got the reaction from the police they couldn't make . life interview with the people and this is the problem that's. what happened in turkey was called a disgraceful use of these words by amnesty international water cannons tear gas and pepper spray were all used against mostly peaceful protesters once the police are treated however the crowds turned their anger against the t.v. trucks of the state media accusing stations of failing to broadcast the reality of square hundreds of people wounded and talk of several deaths this is the human toll of the clashes on the street politics is the hottest topic of conversation even an attempt to record an interview turns into a heated debate this is

a very strange experience for me and. i can explain. i will explain my son my grandson. after after maybe ten years or five years it began as a quite simple sit and decide because apart people were trying to save some trees in the middle of the city but now they're saying they're trying to save turkey from their god and his government and they say they won't leave until the prime minister does in istanbul. r.t. . coleman he's an independent journalist or middle east expert he feels the armrest across turkey could be the direct result of prime minister policies abroad. i think this is quite ironic that one of the leaders that has been pushing for. syria to step down is now quietly being confronted with mass protests in his own country rather genuine protests on like the armed insurrection.

in syria i don't think this is the kind of leader. he won he doesn't seem to listen to anybody on the ground his masters in washington and tel aviv this is a this is a. pretty much. the last few years and he's back in the. war so i think it's a genuine uprising that will spread. and on our website you can find live updates on the unrest in turkey including footage photos and witness accounts from there you can also take part in our site vote and share your own ideas on the story with us in the comments section that's all it. dot com. and then just thirty demonstration in the german financial capital of frankfurt this week took a turn for the worst when hundreds of riot gear clad officers tore into march in protest as a spring tear gas at will police then drove the marchers into

a tighter and tighter area a suppression tactic known as kettling it was the ferocity. a planned march that was supposed to go right through the middle of all germany's financial capital only really lasted five hundred meters before police intervened splitting the demonstration in several different parts now the police have told us that this is because they asked people to remove the mosques who were marching in the. sea austerity and i don't see fascist campaign is they refused to do that then paint was throwing police responded with with pepper spray now this then ended up with a i was long standoff in the sense that all the front. with so many people. in the clashes that broke out sporadically between the police and protesters.

there. were standing there suddenly police moved in. a street there was no reason for that and managed to get. to work oh this is your policy not ours now away from me paying throwing in the pepper spraying the idea behind blokey pie was supposed to show the political leaders of europe that then north toffy that they want change and they said that they had a clear message to those leaders in the european union this is book the fight for influence of then came alongside the release of unemployment figures for the euro zone countries and they made well pretty desperate raising almost twenty million people are out of work in the eurozone most of them young we're hearing that over

almost one in four hundred twenty five stones have a job and that's what resulted in many people coming out on on the streets of france but to demonstrate. well tens of thousands also took up banners across spain and portugal on saturday to make yet another stand against austerity or are you tube channel you can watch footage from madrid and lisbon capitals of the two nations among the worst hit by cards. details emerged this week of the killing of a chechen u.s. immigrant by an f.b.i. agents it again sheriff was shot dead during questioning over his alleged link to one of the boston marathon bombing suspects have been reports suggesting he was armed at the time and that contradicts the f.b.i.'s early claims that he attacked agents with a knife or a metal rod to the ship's father says it's hard to believe he was killed in self-defense. from the photographs that were sent to me it's evident he was shot

six times to the body and wants to the head at the back of the head because it looks like a finishing shot of an assassination to me it looks as if they came to his house like bandits and shot him in cold blood from the photos his house looked like it had been robbed he was questioned for eight hours without witnesses or a lawyer no one can tell for sure what happened there until there is an official investigation the agents say my son attacked them but there were several armed and well trained men even if he lost his temper and became violent they could have restrained him or wound him shoot him in the leg will be on them all the shoulder but what happened was murder complete with a finishing shot maybe my son knew something the police didn't want to come out and they killed him to keep him silent there's no. investigative journalism veteran police officer mike ruppert believes today our ships killing leaves a lot open to interpretation. i will hearken back to my days on the streets in one nine hundred seventy six in los angeles went. back medalist juan carlos got

combative with a bunch of police officers not not one of us drew our guns and we were getting thrown around like rag dolls and we were all trained and we were all very very fit at the time so there's a there's an escalation of force scale which was obviously or apparently not followed in this case this was at best for the f.b.i. . horribly mishandled but it sounds to me very much like they went there with the intent to provoke him and stay just shooting scattered police procedure everywhere in the world was not followed here. egypt's legislative body is a ruled illegal by the country's supreme court but on the streets brutal executions become a war and we call them side and the service side leading to the spread of vigilante justice that's just ahead. the first part islamic jihad has been called against syria with

a prominent islamic cleric branding the assad government quote more infidel and jews and christians the call to arms is made by shaikh yousef. whose rhetoric reaches millions in the arab world through the news network which has made the show meanwhile syrian rebel groups who refuse to attend an upcoming peace conference in geneva they say the ongoing fighting in the syrian province of the. government and lebanese hezbollah troops mounted an enormous offensive one that analysts say could change the course of the civil war when i. discuss the past week with artie's you see how it all through has been closely following events in the war torn country. the leaders of the syrian opposition had in fact announced they will not be participating in the u.s. and russian sponsored peace talks they are saying that has been laws involvement in the bloody civil war really complicates things a little the group itself is highly divided there's questions as to whether they have the syrian opposition have credibility with the syrians on the ground meanwhile president bashar al assad in an interview this week said only

a referendum to decide whether he should leave power further complicating things is the decision by the european union which agreed not to renew a weapons embargo on syria the u.k. and france really led this push to dismantle the embargo which prevailed despite opposition from other european union member states those two countries are saying that this would somehow help to ratchet up pressure against president bashar al assad some of western powers lucy are accusing russia at this point of hampering peace efforts of the whole argument about russia supplying assad with weapons how does moscow justify this is a complex issue russia's plan to stay. s. three hundred anti-aircraft systems to syria caused a stir this week after president bashar al assad in an interview said that russia will be honoring its defense contracts further complicating things with the israeli elements the israelis have said that they are strongly opposed to this that they are prepared to use force if those weapons are delivered but we have to keep in mind these are contracts were signed roughly a year before the syrian civil war broke out in twenty eleven russians are not

prepared to console the contracts although the deputy foreign minister has said that this is seen as a stabilizing factor that will deter quote what he called some hotheads from considering to send in foreign forces to intervene in the syrian conflict i do think that russian made s. three hundred odd myself others are supposed to be for defensive purposes not offensive but what about the issue of the use of chemical weapons it came up again this week can you tell us more about it's a bit murky but according to local turkish media reports the turkish government has rounded up about twelve people with suspected ties to the all those are fronts this is one of the rebel groups that's affiliated with al qaida that's been fighting bashar al assad on the ground and accused according to one it media reports they've discovered what they said two kilograms of sarin gas a powerful new york talks and now these are not confirmed reports but they do come amid growing concern of the use of chemical weapons by both sides and the united nations human rights investigators have in fact obtained testimony from on the

ground witnesses who allege that the rebels had to used sarin gas now again unsubstantiated testimony but we should it did prompt a response from the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. we've warned repeatedly over provocations connected with chemical weapons we've also insisted on investigations into any case related to their possible use it including the incident reportedly took place near aleppo we're very disappointed that because of political games the u.n. has failed to act on that we expect our turkish colleagues to quickly provide a full report on this latest case this issue ation is too serious for those you constant. to talk about the chemical weapons problem to keep playing games around it each and every incident needs to be investigated one could at least so there you have it the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov calling for an investigation into what obviously is a murky but but serious issue of concern historian and international relations expert gerald homebodies that the opposition's foreign backers already launched

a buildup towards into the nation if the syrian government had been caught with certain gas we would have her war hoops from washington london and paris but of course this should not come as a surprise to anyone been paying attention we know that the internationally respected civil servant carla del ponte a had basically made a similar discovery and revelation on behalf united nations jets weeks ago which then was refuted by the white house this is a very dangerous turn of events it's clear that there are those in washington who would like to intervene in syria on behalf of the rebels which is quite curious since we're from which has been designated as a terrorist organization by washington is at the tip of the spear of the opposition against president al assad. thousands assembled to support bradley manning ahead of his d.-day the soldier finally faces trial after three years waiting in harsh confinement top secret documents showing alleged u.s.

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download the. application. stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from. your mobile device you can watch ati anytime anywhere. use continues here on thousands of people gathered in the american city of baltimore in support of bradley manning on the eve of one of the most decisive days in his life the soldier faces dozens of charges after leaking secrets including footage of a u.s. helicopter attack on civilians during the country's iraqi campaign dissipative military trial is expected to begin on monday. was at the rally. we're

important in maryland in baltimore on monday the court martial against by the first class bradley manning will finally begin private manning twenty five year old army intelligence officer is accused of the biggest leak in the history of the united states according to army prosecutors manning is responsible for the lion's share of material that's been shared by the anti-secrecy wiki leaks in the last few years u.s. state department cables watanabe detainee assessment files iraqi and afghan war logs have all been attributed to private manning and for leaking this material the u.s. government is charging him with aiding the enemy and he could spend the rest of his life in prison on monday however the courtroom here in fort meade in the back with supporters and prosecutors attorneys on both sides waiting for the court martial of finally get three years after manning was first brought into custody it was late being twenty ten with manning was picked up in baghdad transferred to kuwait brought back to united states and spent three years of waiting waiting for this court martial to finally begin the sense december two thousand and eleven they've

been having pretrial hearings here at fort meade and there's been really them all over the world in support of the soldier according demonstrators this is the largest bradley manning really that has ever happened in the three plus years sense these men but if the u.s. military custody people from all over the country gathered here today to really in support of the soldier but there's also demonstrations planned in more than two dozen cities in four continents and i promise the world in the next coming days seoul south korea pearl in germany toronto ontario cities throughout the united states and across north america and the rest of the globe are all holding events this week in support of private manning now his court martial wolfishly began on monday more than three years more than one thousand days after is first brought into custody and by the end of the summer his supporters his family his friends are all finally going to know how he's going to spend the rest of his life. kevin who's written extensively on the case of bradley manning thinks the leaks harmful influence on u.s. security has been grossly exaggerated i haven't seen any proof that it was

dangerous to u.s. security yet nor do i expect to see it for two reasons one if they do present any proof it's probably going to be behind closed doors during the trial as it will be classified information about also from listening to bradley manning's lawyer david coombs speak he has said that what he's been given shows that for the most part there wasn't any sort of damage he's gotten evidence back that said there there were there was something but they're not quite sure they're looking into it and there's nothing conclusive that bradley manning did harm national security group of hunger striking going to them obey detainees has sent an open letter to their military doctor saying they want independent medical treatment more than one hundred inmates have been refusing food for months in a bid to put an end to indefinite detention without charge and poor treatment and conditions despite president obama promising once again to speed up the closure of the camp the situation there has only deteriorated more people are being force fed

a procedure considered as torture by the u.n. with the number currently standing at thirty seven more mates receiving medical help as well he spoke to the father of a guantanamo prisoner who also heads the kuwaiti detainees in guantanamo committee . told us what happened to his son after he resorted to starvation. my son been there for eleven years no charges again it's against him it is very difficult for him to tell me what's going on there because there is that restrictions for all the detainees not to talk about the conditions inside the camp but i can tell by the way he looks was sore skinny this is the first time for him to put some glasses on his. looks he looks horrible he could not concentrate while he's talking to me he has

a lack of nutrition it affected his body his a thinking we are very concerned very concerned about his life. and this week in a row about its own guantanamo close it was revealed that up to ninety afghan nationals are being detained in secret and without charge at the u.k. . sort of for some of being held for more than a year. a louis described this is a secret facility that was completely off the radar leading some to describe this as the u.k.'s kuantan m a in afghanistan it was a fun and speedy response that we saw from the n.t. and from defense secretary philip having. emerged over the detention facility in contrast and of the legal action launched by u.k. lawyers on behalf of some of the detainees there are some pretty damning revelations from. these detainees being held for fourteen months

now the ministry of defense and the defense secretary admitted that between eighty and ninety detainees being held they were very quick thing to try to weigh in quote these comparisons with one kind of. main difference is number one the afghan detainees they said were being held. in safety and the second reason that they gave was that this wasn't a secret this is the first time that many in the british public will have heard about this detention facility in the u.k. ambassador. after these revelations saying that this was a principle of national serenity and that the detainees should be handed over to the afghan security forces as soon as possible the question of how to handle detainees has been the most enduring controversy since the u.s. led military campaigns in afghanistan and iraq until these transfers have made

this controversy and these compare parazynski. look like they're going to go away. london british m.p. jeremy corbin agrees that similarities between bastion and guantanamo bay. people are collected all rested as enemy converts held for very long periods and not allowed normal judicial process just gone. and i think that the legacy of two thousand and one of guantanamo. and the extraordinary rendition process is something that's going to live for a very long time international law has been seriously undermined by britain and the usa and their behavior over afghanistan for the past twelve years the afghan government is supposed to be in charge of the country and those british american

and many other soldiers allegedly fighting to protect this government they claim they can't hold prisons over this government they'll be tortured but instead they're held illegally in these two bases. egypt's supreme court has ruled the country's islam is dominated upper house as well as the panel behind the current constitution invalid however they can only be dissolved after a new election date which is yet to be set confusion in the higher levels of power is breeding chaos in the streets with vigilante justice spreading as police look the other way you may find some of the images in bold truth report disturbing. an angry crowd viciously drug a young man through a street sets his corpse on fire and strings that are video clips like these have become boringly frequent in brule egypt since the revolution two years ago as citizens increasingly take justice into their own hands arms separate son mistah for thirty one year old civil servant from the nile delta is one such victim he was

brutally murdered and hung from a tree in broad daylight. the crowd thought that he was a thief because he's mentally ill the first blow came from behind on the back of his head and then part of his skull was hacked off the second here it was to his chest and they caught him open arms sabriye story is not unique since the two thousand and eleven revolution have been at least seventeen similar lynchings in this region alone the most high profile victim who was killed last week was the son of a leading member of the missing brotherhood's political party security forces for their part say they are able to control the situation particularly when entire villages are involved in these bitter lanty mobs however local party leader ahmed shah hearts who personally knew one of the victims maintained security is improving post revolution egypt has experienced one of the best revolutions in history of the country is being healed very quickly we're almost in a stable situation there will be security we have

a plan for the economy and security adventure this is little consolation for the families of victims like. they have seen no justice. the local security council said just give me one or the rest in twenty four hours of now mostafa has been dead for fifty days until you're ready director has done. against the backdrop of a skating civil unrest off the revolution many fear this violence is here. and that the west could be yet to come. true. in the meantime a look at war torn iraq through the window of a taxi but documentary just a couple of minutes away after the break. a

u.s. senate committee has passed a bill that if signed by obama will allow the u.s. to put a lot of weapons into the hands of syrian rebels this seems rather odd because many of the factions that are revolting seem like bad people to be arming in fact one rebel faction al nasra which according to the guardian is an islamist organization with links to al qaeda is quickly becoming the most powerful rebel faction of all of them the b.b.c. even declared that al nasra has been designated as a terrorist organization by the us government itself as it started something like a bad idea to ship weapons into syria on american taxpayers' dollars yet let's just pretend that somehow all these weapons will magically not fall into the hands of al nasra well the free syrian army is that much better they seem perfectly happy to use rape and beheadings and genocide against christian alawite minorities with great glee to get what they want arming radical groups always has blowback if you

remember back to just the one nine hundred eighty s. the u.s. funded and armed the taliban and those mujahedeen fighter guys and look how that turned out the us gov. it seems way too eager to arm radical foreigners and disarm average americans when they should be doing the exact opposite but that's just my opinion. visiting the general hospital in fallujah is like living it was a nightmare. children with two heads tumors formations missing limbs and unbearable little.