this is why you should care only. nine pm moscow time today's news in the week's top stories from r.t. international traditional family values take center stage in france today is crowds rally to protest against the policies of france where a large we're covering that plus. young children were about to die from a lack of water and they threatened us with machine guns there were three at a time and killing us r t becomes the first foreign t.v. channel to gain access to the besieged syrian town of. reports of rebels massacring dozens of civilians there including children. and an amnesty for rioters comes into force in ukraine as the country's opposition cozies up to western politicians at a security forum in munich despite moscow once again the e.u. against taking sides in the un.

this is r.t. international it's the weekly around of the top stories the last seven days and first tens of thousands of people have been rallying in paris out of the city of leon in the latest wave of demonstrations for traditional family values peter all of us in the french capital. demonstration we're seeing right now is the latest in a wave of unrest that swept across france the campaign is that are out on the streets marching through central paris they say that they're marching in defense of traditional family values now they say they're against proposed changes to the law that would make alternative ways for homosexual couples to have children legal naysay that they want to quash proposed laws that have been put forward now the demonstrations that we've seen in the past have on occasion turned violent haven

from just the other week we saw a so-called day of rage a day of anger across the country where thousands and thousands of people were out on the streets and none did end up in some rather unsavory clashes between the police and those those demonstrates is now all of this comes on a wave of also a huge popularity for the french president francois popularity here at an all time low and he's pretty much the the most unpopular french president in recent memory and the people here in paris coming out on the streets to show that unhappiness out their leader and it is this unpopularity that the government's been trying to divert the public's attention from much i've been hearing from freelance journalist and former editor of the french news newspaper a nonissue spoke to me. this is an issue that is did liberally raise to distract attention from his own popularity want to get see oppression at the ministry of the interior is actually looking into these issues but he clearly there is i suppose

about one says the population who do feel very strongly about this we talked about this a year ago at that time i said there is the celibacy population who will not not let go on this subject and all the government issues and all they will go back to the background there is the new pope which is expiring and to try order if you like this is not. even savior of our family it was a pair of children this is the basis for the family i. know but honest is put over since reports emerged that hard line syrian rebels had come to the town of damascus dozens of civilians were allegedly slaughtered thousands displaced the rebel still occupied parts of making it hard to verify information coming from there i think and her crew they were the first foreign journalists to make it inside and speak to the survivors. is just a twenty minute drive from damascus but the highway runs through an area firmly

under rebel control so instead we take a newly created pass driving through high mounds of sand and piles of old tires the army uses to shoot its convoys from attacks it's maybe longer but it's a safer route. where the first foray into vickery to get this close to address after the siege began a month ago it's still not clear exactly what happened in this industrial city last december back then reports emerged of numerous killings and violence after alger was attacked by militants belonging to al-qaeda linked groups and the free syrian army. they stormed into the city and they kept the civilians in their buildings using them as human shields which made our mission very difficult this is why it takes so long we want to avoid civilian losses. to reported allegations the dozens of civilians had been executed that people were be hadad and burned in over ends

and one claimed the doctors and patients were killed in a clinic which revelled to address hoping to verify these reports but there is still no way of getting into the besieged areas of the town to confirm if any of that actually happened we got as close as the army can there actually to the old town are very blurred and the work is house and complex nearby a drum aliya both an al besieged and i could use a lot of them were maybe some blankets here to separate other out below and that room earlier and to prevent the militants uniting these corridors go all around the besieged cities with the army watch in the area day and night. this is one of the checkpoints of the syrian army behind this wall is territory held by militants and the soldiers strategy and the mission right now is just to watch this

area and to shoot if they see the enemy approach aim. and this is actually all they can do any military operation could threaten the lives of those who remain hostage and with no access inside it's impossible to tell just how many the are but luckily most of the residents managed to escape address we meet some of them two kilometers away they shelter around what used to be a large sum and factory life in this hotel's me he doesn't go to school anymore but this place because terrorist attack the city and we had to escape the occupied and we can't go there they're older blocked he says his father is a government employee this is why it is dangerous for his family to stay we ask where they live now. the hours mother appear from the darkness of a room barely ten square meters and a scientist and everything what is happening is wrong there was no need for any of this see where we are now what degree we have reached now it's

a question that many here are asking because these children haven't seen their mother for a month already seriously ill she couldn't get her medicine due to the siege with her condition deteriorating she was sent to hospital far from her family. we were living in peace and now where are we i wish peace would come back to all of syria. a month later it's still not clear exactly what happened in our drive most of those we talked to here in this camp fled before the militants arrived but occasionally we meet some who didn't escape so quickly and the loner they were looking for anybody serving in the syrian army and also the vitus or the syrian soldiers beheaded at the sewage system. we were in a group of about twenty people they were beating us three at a time and killing us and i saw with my own eyes people stole and i still see them

in my nightmares. that are like this sort of they cut drinking water and they prevented the bakery from working for us and young children are about to die from a lack of water and they threatened us with machine guns. are drawn once an important industrial and peaceful city has become yet another syrian battleground for weary forces whose three year long confrontation has left well in excess of one hundred thousand dead and millions displaced and yet it's another place where no side looks able to win and it's the ordinary syrian people left to pay the price. see from our driver in syria meantime the syrian foreign minister says the government will not be negotiating directly with the opposition and future of the next round of peace talks in geneva because they do start in a week from now of course that decision was made after us are going to state john kerry insisted that president assad must be excluded from the transitional government sort of political activism a work of told with america's reaction is going to be expected. the u.s.

congress has voted during the negotiations to arm the rebels there is a long. and so for ows people who don't even represent the umbrella that they came under which is the syrian national coalition syrian government is desperately trying to negotiate with someone who can pass some powers to you know hold to to their word into their agreement what about that threat from washington that would use force of syria failed to get rid of its chemical stockpiles by the summer there are some political reasons why this is happening you know i know from from friends and family that whoever travels along that route between damascus and homs either know who is or southward there are certain segments of the road where they have to drive closer to like a hundred miles an hour or hundred sixty can or has an hour because of fear of sniper fire power or shots for moderate opposition so if you want to look military grade equipment or vehicles along that route they have to be moved you know a much slower than that have they would be vulnerable especially if they're

carrying you know chemical. warfare material that was that was used also questions the commitment and the you know the american position and whether they went into this agreement in good faith or not because they might seem to be using this agreement to punish a serious whether they're using this agreement to get rid of the chemical warfare. and amnesties come into force in ukraine giving rides is in downtown care of now and throughout the country's west fifty days to disperse and leave all government buildings this made the seeming triumph for the country's opposition front man of the security forum in munich where they scored pledges of more support from washington and the european union made two on russia's foreign ministers called against taking a one sided view of the unrest in ukraine he can offer ports from germany. clearly the west has already taken the side of the protests or so u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that the time has come for you have to decide

whether it's one country or what the rest of the world and he added that washington supports the people of ukraine but some have been calling this a one sided approach and criticizing it including russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov your for the words it is the new there are some fundamental questions that need to be answered in particular about the situation in ukraine how does fuelling street riots that are becoming more and more violent to promote democracy why is there no condemnation of the siege and even still occupying government buildings were those who burned police officers shot racist anti-semitic and nazi slogans why do many leading european politicians encourage such actions while any violations of the load holds are dealt with harshly some strong words there from russia's chief diplomat also added joking that next time we meet was mr kerry is going to ask him what grades he had in school asking how many countries do you think

are in that group that he called the rest of the worlds. but also during those discussions in munich both opposition leader ayatollah klitschko and ukraine's foreign minister had to say with the top diplomat in the books that turned politician for the increasingly nationalist violence in the country klitschko though diverted the debate by blaming the violence on police brutality we spoke to security consultant chuck joined and he used to work for the cia and the f.b.i. he gave us his thoughts on ukraine's handling of the situation right now. if you are in the situation where i've seen videos of police officers on fire that's a deadly situation and they certainly in the united states would have the legal right to use deadly force in response to that so if a police officer perceives that there's a threat to themselves or somebody else they can't respond with pepper spray but tons personal weapons strikes electronic control devices the threat rises to the

level where they think either they or somebody else are being threatened with death or serious bodily harm then they can respond with deadly force i think throughout the history of riots you see if there's not a strong police presence and then the the tag and eyes of the agitators they become emboldened and they become more violent and more aggressive so there needs to be a strong police presence in those circumstances to control the violence. let's take a second look at the latest poll shows two thirds ukraine is do not support the term or that single for the western regions of course in which most of the local administration offices have either been stormed or besieged. many feel the countries of the sort of civil war two they're really worried about that artie's paul asli had traveled into one of the hotbeds of the unrest. this is the regional administration building event notes on cards skin western ukraine where at the till

a week ago the regional governor had his office but as you can see just like in key if there is now a giant barricade surrounding the building with snow tires and planks of wood radical and and he russian this is the heartland of nationalism where anti unequivocal sentiment runs deep and that's the way natalia and her comrades want to keep it the twenty nine year old entrepreneur has been here since the building was overthrown she says work can wait this is more important than little which is supposed to have no president then to have you know called which but with the opposition as fragmented as it is that tully is the first to admit no you have a cup which could well mean an alkie whitney bishop along with the problem is that we don't have any person to replace him and we will need to take someone from their position which won't be easy the sentiments blown across central and western ukraine where regional offices are being picketed and seized by protesters i

believe that a group of writing radicals some wearing masks stormed the municipal building chanting we have the power they used fire extinguishers and wouldn't fix again police i intend to guard the demonstrators set up barricades made a vehicle pass and sacks of snow they demanded police in the building was similar scenes played out and she can see where protesters tried to set night to furniture they smashed windows and threw stones at security forces. the anger has moved even further west with. engine off ski protests and ukrainian hymns while ignoring the governor's attempts to disperse them. in a van or from coffs those now laying siege to the municipality buildings have forbidden any symbols or sentiments of the ruling party. they claim it goes against the will of the ukrainian people no one knows where the head of the administration

is there are parts of this building that are still functioning for example the day to day running of the city but on a political level everything is come to a standstill all this process might. lead to door division of the country of course as a result in some arab spring helps in the long term perspective i. despite the criticism of many college these protesters have nothing better to offer policia r.t. even a front cost western ukraine. let's take a look at the latest pictures from kiev where despite the amnesty there's still a massive anti-government rally underway that was the scene earlier on this afternoon as you can see the. mood for fresh from the security for a minute munich's to talk about their opposition leader. once again addressing the crowds there will bring you more on the ongoing turmoil in ukraine on it and of

course online as well at r.t. dot com if you stay with us after the break the future of iran's debated nuclear program we've got live analysis on. we got a lot of housing for only people but the government. funding it and then a lot of the shelter today be having people rather stay on the street because people begin to read than shelter to get them right now ironically ironically i'm worth more to the city of new york he told me. personally. when you paid regular people like someone like a lawyer or doctor or some other madison avenue it's boring and sometimes the

homeless people deliberately in effect relative might. say drugs because you still resist drugs or because you need to be in this city. bridges city and the world what people. pay money to do is give you. a body to make you feel good to. get out. alive again us new sanctions will continue to burden the economy of iran that is the message from u.s. secretary state john kerry at a meeting with his writing counterpart on the sidelines of a munich security conference washington in brussels lifted some of the restrictions under an interim deal reached in november in exchange for to round scaling down nuclear enrichment but now kerry's reaffirmed that the remaining sanctions are there to stay the course and thoughts about them from how much house and county

from the department international relations at the university and surroundings on the line now with this. statement. say to the future of the progress that's already been made is going to spoil it yes. well greetings from tehran. yes of course i do believe that there are a number of other important points that we notice the first one is the fact that the news of the meeting in geneva between john kerry and our if is a good news by itself it shows that meeting with the show there is no longer taboo we know that for three decades there has been real trouble between them so it shows that they are ready to meet to talk whenever they need to do so but in terms of the content of the remarks made by john kerry well it shows that it's a long road ahead of their women so there are many challenges we know that mistrust

between the two sides are very deep and it takes time for each other to somehow realize the intentions of the other side so as far as the iranians are concerned they are they have shown their commitment to the agreement to the geneva deal and of course it's a bilateral agreement as far as the other side their worst are ready to commit to their obligations iranian side is also ready to commit to talk to carry on with the requirements of the deal and we put it another way to see a time when all from all sanctions will be lifted of course it's very difficult to predict how long will it take but surely that should be the end of the story there is no other viable option believe me if i carry said

even if we play both sides say ok. well again it's depends on the interpretation of each side according to the iranian interpretation we now have the interim deal with it takes six months and then there should be a somehow an end to all of these. it's not an option to negotiate for the sake of negotiate for an unlimited time so we are talking about six months or a year within a which both saw its chance somehow resty agreement and come clear to some pretty positive about it is that the general view into rant about this latest statement from john kerry of course there are those who are deeply pessimistic about the intentions of americans saying that they are not they cannot be trusted americans i mean there are there are so many reasons to be optimistic here in tire on what you know the fate of the matter is that the actual

plan is somehow there are both saw it can go ahead and find our dream and unsealed agreement if there is the political will there is another interpretation in tehran from john kerry's or obama statement these days and that's the fact that they are talking who are the dumbest accordions vino that israeli lobby is putting more pressure in the senate there is a lot of pressure under obama over obama to somehow have a tougher stance so that could be another justification for his remarks domestic audience but those talks continue between two around the group of six in just over four months time we'll of course be covering it thank you for now for your input the county from the immensity university interact. american entrepreneur and a bit coy millionaire charlie stream was arrested in the u.s. this week the c.e.o. of the digital currency exchange bit instant is accused of laundering more than

a million dollars worth of big corners with a controversial website silk road known to be used for drug traffickers but twenty four also accused of not putting necessary regulations in place to keep criminal activity out of the financial system if guilty faces more than a decade in bars you know what i was the rest after being released on bail financial analyst mark forms and told us he believes the arrest there was a setting a political president in a legal one. the u.s. dollar is actually the major facilitator of the illegal transactions of drugs and human trafficking all sorts of nasty business is most of that trade is done with the u.s. dollar not bitcoin bitcoin is a small player it is a small percentage of its transactions are illegal that's true but the majority are for legal goods whereas the u.s. dollar is the primary player in international trade in illicit items but this was a political event not a legal or judicial event this arrest it was

a political event meant to intimidate people in the big space and it was a perfectly foreseeable event as well. as online our holiday makers on the beaches especially in may have to get used to an ominous silhouette on the horizon is reporting there for america said the ballistic missile defense destroyed say the area is a course has been welcomed by moscow it's one of a counter-move. but that latest spot online also as well we talk about iran just now another story but it rams to a u.k. almost manufacture a seeking compensation for the half a billion dollars in for that disappeared as well which was all about the seventy's when i website. protesters marched through central moscow in support of those accused of plotting mass unrest on the capital's block my square back in may two thousand and twelve that's when protesters clashed with police cheering a rally that took place a day before gratian twenty seven people were arrested after the protests turned

violent some were later released under a presidential amnesty late last year but others are still awaiting verdicts police say two thousand demonstrators took part in today's peaceful rally. snap shot or some other world news making headlines right now. trouble if nothing is as you can see scuffles breaking out between police and confessions protesters enraged by a gathering of right wing golden dawn party supporters officers had to use tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowd of several arrests after leftist rioters attacked a man carrying a greek flag the golden dawn rally was commemorating the deaths of three navy officers which can bring to war he could not stay. silent electoral commission says it sun able to announce the results of the nationwide vote of protest has forced the closure of thousands of polling stations they disrupted the delivery of ballot papers and then set up blockades the early

general election comes after months of protests calling for the prime minister to quit to pave the way for far reaching critical forms of rest were sparked by face she was indeed trying to force through instead an amnesty law to their direct brother back into the country. when you see my service twenty four seven r.c. dot com a course just ahead next the story of those left without a home in a bigger. take me up to the ball game take me through the metal detectors or wait that's not how the song goes well as the country changes sadly so must the national pastime they settle mariners released a statement that they like all other teams for twenty fifteen are setting up metal detectors to screen all fans entering their stadium for get visions of hot dogs in

home runs now everyone will be able to tell their grandkids about how their bags got searched because they had metal buttons at company name stadium baseball memories the team's management is also continuing their ban on bags larger than forty by forty by twenty. centimeters because if you're going to stick an explosive device it had better be compact their body maybe i'm jumping the gun metal detectors can't touch your genitals or do a naked body scan they're probably the least intrusive common form of security scan then again think about it they want to hurt some terrorist from blowing up a densely packed crowd of people in the stadium so the n.o.b. wants teams to create densely packed lines of people outside the stadium before the game starts well these security measures really stop a psychotic terrorist murder nope but that's just my opinion. on my. part only to please the very

reason some people. probably sick you know. since. it's a. really. bad. reason why of course home to sleep. spots dilutes your responsibility. this is many reasons. first it's all. so subtle beginning for example we can. talk about the case because a. so he got refers here by his friend whose name was also missing. the people were in times square. their kind of

costume asked the other most there was that man and this was it was all well. they got to know each other and there was a got to it and there's a situation that was going to nothing he was ready. to. patch up his family that he was a shane truong and friend to partner with so you dad reunited with his wife and children and babies out on the temperament together. so that for a few you still insist that this is right what's it mean to you how i. know. it's wrong i'm from cuba. or you come from europe i've been in different states of the united states. and this is the best this is the top that day everything you know what i mean before don't make it. he will make it in

no way. you know what i mean he said i report to here in new york. mayor you know i don't know when i just get out of an awful thrown from where you can never see what close. so thank you very much to me appreciate it but that's. not how. you. feel. when you're when you're young you have a lot of energy and had to be car and i went around painting beggars in the street and i went to the bowery i painted bums i'm sorry. i'm not that political i'm not that. you know to me it's more about. statics you know if i paint black people it's not because i.