anti fracking rage in romania clashes erupted between police and locals who are furious at the prospect of american energy giant chevron drilling for shale gas nearby report from the scene of the violence plus. the use of open listen to my son european politicians add fuel to the flames of the protests in ukraine as they reiterated their support for the crowd's anti-government sentiment. and as the world continues to grieve over the death of nelson mandela r t looks at south africa's future and how dark shadows from the past lead in some whites to fear for their lives.

and you watching our team live from moscow glad to have you with us. an anti fracking protest in north east romania has turned violent clashes broke out between police and locals who are trying to stop the u.s. oil giant chevron from drilling for shale gas in the area to see counting off reports from the side of the unrest. here in this is just moments after a very tense clashes between protesters who are against chevron conducting exploration for shale gas drilling here in this area in northeastern mania what you see behind me over there is actually the chevron sites. protesters had ran across the street they broke down the perimeter of the chevron location tore

down the fences and entered the area there were actually inside the chevron test explosion area these units riot police officers had been called into the area this is when things very much escalated and we have several protesters arrested there are options between the police and the demonstrators and actually if we pan over here you can see people very upset about what's happening here but chevron. these protesters have been camped out here for over a month. earlier this count was actually broken up by riot police officers today saturday was supposed to be a major protest there and they're still trying to get chevron to leave because although chevron and october announced it was seizing operations the work had begun . these police officers are not going anywhere as you can see they're trying to keep the protesters contained to this area so that they don't break out again and go on to the chevron site now we did see several arrests some people had been

injured they were taken out in medical vans we don't know exactly how many and again it's a tense tense environment these people are very unhappy with the conduct of the police not just today but earlier and they're very unhappy that chevron is continuing these operations they feel that although chevron says that it's trying to do this in a responsible way the people here feel like they haven't been consulted they feel like their point of view isn't being taken into consideration and we have to keep in mind that this is a farming area people here rely on the land. survive if the water does get contaminated which is something that they fear will happen as a result of the fracking their very existence is threatened which is why they're so frustrated with the situation. tense environment the demonstration continues it's unclear what will make these protesters leave as you can see if we turn around they're sitting down they're saying their ground they don't want to leave this area . chevron to comment on the situation in romania the energy giant says it

has halted operations amid what it called on lawful and violent protest or activities in. chevron also says that it wants to work in a safe and environmentally responsible manner under the terms agreed with the authorities and fracking campaigner and he says that authorities worldwide stay silent about fracking precisely because of the possible hazards. there's no regulate you guys in this country or in any other oh you're going where all this specifically designed to break you like this industry because they know too well they call don't adequately regulated is there an exaggeration of the potential problem say are we looking at fact difficult to quantify you know the recent school cd dealing with the vagaries of very deep geology and it's basically the whole realm of the are no fracking is there going for thirteen years or more that started last large scale at the turn of the century do you feel you've lost your battle and

when the police are there supposedly to protect and serve the community all that's happening is that being deployed point governments to protect and serve the interests of the big businesses we should basically back in these governments. that's a situation we've got in that is why we've got people off you know we can't rely on the police to protect not you received just protect our own communities by this sort of action it was seen you know in the main unit of the world you know the stories were from harold if you where it goes people are going to be up in arms about it because we know that we can't be low on our government we can't we don't the police to protect our communities from these threats many fear the substances used in fracking a will accumulate in the soil and polluted ground water and even the air while most of the chemicals will remain in the soil for years activists claim and there are over a thousand documented cases of water contamination near drilling sites and that could

impact people's health through sensory and respiratory damage we will continue to follow the standoff between chevron and the locals and congestion and we'll have the latest updates for you both on air and online. fueling the public protests in ukraine yet again a delegation of euro m.p.'s has spoken to the crowds in kiev the protesters have three more days to decamped from government buildings parties paul scott is in kiev . the delegation met with opposition leaders and mingled with the crowd but they didn't meet any representatives of the government of course the government the survived a vote of no confidence a week despite this results and it hasn't stopped the delegation backing colleagues for a snap election if you get there there should be a discussion between the different forces who are growing you know through your own

paper under the conditions would be to go to the movies or includes all the good things of the world the opposition continue their blockade of certain government buildings with a deadline set by the government for them to be out expiring on tuesday on the delegation support for the opposition comes despite ukraine's prime minister calling for outside interference to stop and similar taina slate the e.u. delegation condemning what they describe as russian pressure on kiev where the protesters are set once again on sunday when the opposition organizers hope that one million people from all over ukraine will descend on the capital. and joining with the european lawmakers was former georgian president mikheil saakashvili he also voiced his support for the anti-government protests from you this stage in central kiev and this from the same man who ordered a brutal crackdown on opposition rallies in his own country just two years ago this

is how those who wanted such really to resign were treated there. r.t. spoke to political commentator alexander nick cross off about the tendency of some e.u. politicians to stand side by side with ukrainian opposition and he says it's simply unacceptable. my jennifer any ukrainian or russian or any other diplomats or former politicians or politicians will take part and then your demonstration against the e.u. will in all across or simply the euro and that would cause an uproar the point probably even in the western countries going to the united nations and asking for a meeting of the security council because that is blatant them to feel so this isn't got nothing to do with people power as they play some some politicians like to say about that under the rule of law does not involve foreign diplomats and foreign politicians interfering and basically provoking this violence like it's

happening in ukraine. journalist martin seif who's followed ukraine's recent history says the bitter divide amongst its people would only deepen if the e.u. association deal happened i think it would be a nightmare come true in the long term ukraine and the european union have a locks again from increased relationships with each other but the package that the e.u. was proposing and the price you create would pay severed ties with russia and the east bloc would in the short term cause a very we'll drop in standard of living for the ukrainian people much greater energy price costs and the european union and european commission given their own financial woes would not be in the position to give ukraine the necessary financial support it would need in these situations the european union has major problems within its own area that it really must result of before it can really new its

offer to reach out to nations like ukraine and i think there really needs to be a fundamental reassessment in brussels of what ukraine needs which has not been adequately recognized in brussels. meanwhile an investigation is underway into allegations of brutality from both police and pro e.u. activists that unfolded last week in a glitch to reports. it grew by me do you know why don't you call the worst moment was when i saw people being beaten on the ground at my feet they were just kids and i couldn't do anything about it and it was terrible it must never happen again. the night of november thirtieth when peaceful protests in the heart of kiev were broken up by ukraine special right police force dozens and up in hospitals images of police beating defenseless people emerged on the internet the. was the next day it was the police on the receiving end of the

violence but at the hands of a mob and not the peaceful protesters who were dispersed just the day before. i got hit by either a brick or a piece of pavement score in the face it's hard to tell because everything was flying no one could predict it would go like this that there would be rocks bricks modes of cocktails. i was scared for my units who were there because it was totally unexpected right in front of all of this there were these boys eighteen nineteen years old who serve in the army and everything was flying at them rocks molotov cocktails these men are among the officers still in hospital a week after the attack some received injuries severe enough to leave them disabled or to convince them to leave the force but both on tomlinson i determined to return to service and say did don't have any animosity towards the crowd on independence

square i can understand the people they want to express their opinion. people have the right to voice their opinion but without breaking the law it would not be an overstatement to say that many people here. are enemy in number one especially after last week's intense clashes there is a putting out there that. simply following they have received those who gave the orders that should be held responsible for the violence. that are recordings on the internet of the orders that received an act as a pawn to clear the we must create a parliamentary commission and find the person who blew it all up and hold them criminally responsible i'm sure the orders came from someone higher than the head of police. as the protests enter their third week the tension is palpable no one wants a repeat of last week's nightmare but a resolution requires calmer efforts from both sides among people whose patience is

already wearing worryingly thin. we've been following events in and around ukraine online you can find out what president. about during their meeting at r.t. dot com where we will also unravel some of the speculation. from prison cell to terrorists. jails from becoming breeding grounds for extremists . to crack down on hate preaching behind bars is under way to try to stop impressionable brits from being radicalized plus. click here so here. we take a look at the downside of living in a dream city that a much more after a short break you're watching our two.

countries rich in natural resources are the poorest. of the big corporations it's a colony of someone's home leaders who are under the thumbs of the big corporations so they have to beg from the world bank's development of social programs goes to pay back debts country is. that they did and so every year they would borrow money. and they would use that same amount of money to pay back. the wages. right on the scene. first rate. and i would think that you're.

on a recorder's twitter. instagram. would be in the middle. thank you tens of thousands of people are expected to join a global leaders past and present at nelson mandela's funeral on sunday but while the morning continues some among the country's white minority are afraid of a new wave of apartheid and bloodshed this time aimed at them many doubt whether the post mandela south africa will stick to the ideals of equality and reconciliation that he championed as artie's policy at reports. for many years south africans in particular have been asking themselves the question what happens when mandela pos is on and for a long time there was a war we that everything he stood for which was essentially bringing white and

black south africans to give it would disappear when he dies this question has become less urgent as the years have passed on and a new generation of south africans has come to the fore but certainly there are pockets of particularly white south africans who are today afraid now i visited the community of plain fun tain which is a white on cave they you find only off the conason all these are white south africans who can trace the roots back to european settlers who came in the sixteen hundreds you need special permission to enter the area there are security guards everywhere there are statues paying tribute to the founders of a party which was some africa's legal system of discrimination between blacks and whites people there justified the existence of such enclaves as merely a way of preserving their history the culture their language they argue against any kind of claims of racism we feel strongly about our identity and we want to protect

back and preserve it this together with the fear that some white of economists feel has caused some to put in place contingency plans now there's a group called the state land as they estimate that their figures are around eighty to one hundred thousand people and they are all linked through mobile phones in such a way that if in any time they believe a genocide happens and they do believe that a genocide is coming against white south africans they can then mobilize him selves and move to an area where they will be able to both protect themselves and be completely self-sufficient no i visited this community and this is what they had to tell me right now oh we're the stage or little six. little sort of is really a true congeals these white south africans our. ah in the minority the majority really credits mandela with putting the country back from the brink of civil regardless of the color faced skin they race creed they have been made to south

africans for god mandela as the hero of the struggle against apartheid and seen him as one of the greatest sons this country has ever given to. or to his policy or force there now moving to other news france president along has raised of the number of troops on the ground in the central african republic to sixteen hundred to prevent sectarian violence there the african union has followed suit and is set to more than double its deployment in the country to above six thousand almost four hundred people have been killed in three days of fierce clashes in the capital bunky paris began to send reinforcements hours after the u.n. authorized the mission to quell a spike in sectarian bloodshed thousands of civilians have fled to the country's main airport seeking refuge from armed groups christian militias loyal to the ousted president are battling muslim rebels who currently control the country lawrence freeman from the executive intelligence review magazine believes france's

domestic problems are behind this latest move. recently friends has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that there france and britain have not given up they are intent on having access and use of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems at home there is a devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combine to push france forward into some of these military activities. more of them recently than we've seen before. the british government has drawn up measures to stifle the spread of extremism and follows the brutal murder of a u.k. soldier and by islamists in london the plan includes a blocking jihadist material on the web and cracking down on hate speech but as

artie's laura smith reports the country's jails are also becoming a breeding ground for radicals wormwood scrubs prison in west london temporary or longer term home to around fourteen hundred male prisoners apart from the inevitable gang activity and drug taking that goes on inside many prison inmates find religion while they're doing their stretch some are genuine others not so much any religion you get those who watch on to and use that religion is an excuse for treatment and we're particularly concerned by doctrine is clear evidence that there are youngsters being radicalized. and forced to join the rat the causation of young vulnerable prisoners. who then can become a tree machine as well evidence from the prison office's union shows prisoners are necessarily so much finding gods as having shoved in their faces muslim gangs

have grown in power and influence in jails all over the country and the prison officers association is concerned that they target vulnerable new arrivals for conversion and that those who are muslims already are being forced into more extremist views you speak to some prisoners or know to tell you. food or tell it to get more time. or just to be seen as to be part of a gun culture i've done it for protection i've done it because i was bullied extremists who are ultimately released from behind these walls back into society. it's been three weeks now since the air crash in the russian city of that killed fifty people and the investigation into the disaster has revealed the aircraft was being piloted by people with fake licenses on our website plus.

president obama's afghan policy may have led to increased casualties among u.s. service personnel get the full story at our t.v. dot com. cut. right to see. the first. and i think you're. on our reporters were very. instrumental. feel cool to be in the. field. now take a look at some other news making headlines around the world for you this hour iran is moving ahead with tests on more efficient technology to enrich uranium is comes just two weeks after six world powers clinched a deal with tehran over its nuclear program the move does not apparently contradict

the geneva agreement and the un's atomic watchdog has been kept informed about developments. in mexico six people suspected of stealing a truck with highly radioactive material in a medical scanner have been released from the hospital only the youngest suspect who was sixteen years old was found to have traces of radioactive poisoning and the men will remain in detention for further questioning the vehicle was carrying extremely dangerous cobalt sixty when it was hijacked and gunpoint near the capitol earlier this week. it is a dream destination for millions but apparently it is a nightmare for those trying to settle down there many find a high rent a tiny flat and their poor condition just some of the things that are turning paris into a city of broken dreams or tease reports it all looks great on paper but anyone with an aspiration of living in central paris quickly discovers the

nightmare and becomes looking for what here this picturesque center of the city might as well have a sign that says off limits to anyone with a tight budget but if you must prepare for very tight quarters when you first arrive to the fire i was completely shocked because this was the smallest area that i found myself i didn't look it's from here the year. donica pay seven hundred seventy euros for this tiny twenty square metre central paris flat in the popular lot to quarter area plus another hundred for bills and internet she chose convenience over price a choice that's not quite there for others like sabina who lives just outside paris with three other people her bedroom in the basement. but it was about five hundred euros when i moved so. i was looking on the internet for a place with five hundred euros couldn't find anything really. expensive visited

a few places. couldn't find any so i decided to move for some way to sever close suburbs in more extreme cases not only do people end up far from the center but in apartments like this one where there's no kitchen or hot water so. it's a real problem for this lack of housing we need a hundred to nine hundred thousand more housing this is what explains the high prices in july report released by france's national institute of statistics and economic studies found that one hundred forty one thousand five hundred people were without a fixed residency in france a rent control law was recently passed as part of a larger housing reform to address the lack of housing substandard conditions and the trend of people being pushed out of paris and other major cities but changes in living standards won't come overnight a fact many in the city of lights have just come to accept to live in paris.

ok listen if he. does or cilia r.t. paris well some social programs in africa actually end up increasing poverty and instead of giving people a lifeline that's coming up and i can do national but if you're watching in the u.k. it's at george galloway against vested interests. ukraine is in a tough spot right now trying to figure out whether to join the e.u. or the arrangements custom union it would be nice if they would you know maybe allow the populace to vote for their future via referendum but sadly it looks like the politicians will be making a historic decision i can see why some people want to look west and some people want to look east but i don't understand why so-called ukrainian nationalists want

so desperately to join the e.u. first off any nationalist groups in the e.u. are automatically demonised as right wing extremists and the politically correct west patriotism is pretty much a dirty word generally nationalist like their culture and the people who are part of it but if you look at migration trends within the e.u. we see that the slavic part of it is flooding western europe looking for work i have many relatives from the slavic part of the e.u. and almost all of them have to work abroad and might sound nice to be able to work in europe but the reality is that ukrainians will probably be paid even less than bulgarians romanians to clean toilets in london ukrainian nationalists don't have to like russia or join the customs union or join any bloc of countries but advocating a future for themselves the e.u. seems absolutely backwards at least to me but that's just my opinion. vent to do. twenty two million thirty.

africans. see now the. woods it was handed over to all bought by hedge funds and multinational societies. so when the bank says yes we have to encourage foreign investment. to give this pool exploited african land rights to the fruit farms in ma say. or to new york hedge funds. did your because then they are capable of making this land profitable now that is a moderate argument for the farmers who work locally. process i think for a country to make the best use of those resources that it has in abundance and to. given the limits of its own domestic market of course to export those resources in order to generate wealth and that's a strategy that

a number of not just african countries but countries in throughout the world have done very well by. so i wouldn't look at it in the narrow perspective of just been able to reimburse death debt but in fact as a way of generating wealth and generating opportunities for growth and through growth progress on poverty reduction. everywhere where the i.m.f. imposes structural adjustment involving the extension of land devoted for export led agriculture the greater the number of people going hungry. only twenty percent of africa's population has access to drinking water and contrary to widely held belief there is no lack of water in sub-saharan africa however the policies put in place by the i.m.f. in the aftermath of structural adjustment plans.