transit routes. your best way to the heart of most. beats in the throne in a cold cell and left so it's all i without medical care so says the wife of a russian pilot serving prison time in the u.s. who fears he won't survive on sale monday. so she gears up for a clash between two giants of world ice hockey russia and the united states at the winter olympic games plus the party and socializing here in sochi it doesn't ever stop like such during the daytime there are options for every taste and travel out away from the slopes and the arenas we find out what the olympic city has to offer a four party goers. and selective justice will look at why a crime can be punishable by jail time in israel or not punished at all depending on the ethnicity of the offender.

this is r t ensor national coming see a live from the hearts of the russian capital i am marina. now a russian pilot jailed in the u.s. could have just days to live that's according to his lawyer who says his client has been refused urgent medical care the case has gone all the way up to russia's foreign ministry which has urged washington to intervene r.c. is going that you can is following the story of constantly our franco who according to his lawyers having symptoms of heart attack may get medical help only by tuesday here's what the wife told us about the help that he has received so far your own he called me in the morning and told me he felt very sick and that he'd be lucky to survive until monday he seems to be having a heart attack because he told me he was suffocating experience heart pain and was

almost unable to walk he was beaten severely when he was arrested and has not been feelin bell for a long time but his pleas for medical help have been ignored and he felt sick with him in la and left him on the cold floor to try to get to the doctor but all he was offered was flu medication and some antibiotics sometimes they don't even let me send him letters and they have refused to let any russian officials meet with the prison chief the head doctor the head of the jail in new jersey told him is not going to do anything to expedite medical help for we reached out to his lawyer and here is how he described here often because conditions at the moment mr yushchenko my client contacted me and stated that he was experiencing a burning sensation in the area of his heart so that he had trouble getting up he had very high blood pressure and in fact constant. that he might not live through the weekend monday. also

a federal holiday in the united states so my supposition would be that a new kind of medical treatment to a constant junior i shan't go could be provided only. on tuesday the eighteenth of february at the same time i believe. the gravity of his condition requires immediate medical attention the washing pilot was arrested in two thousand and ten in liberia and then shipped into the you were a small school says saw is the tension is blatant violation of good action because rights say during his detention in liberia he had been tortured kept naked handcuffed and starving suffered beatings and threats aimed at forcing him to confess to drug trafficking has complained about this incident has not been examined by any authority to this day he was sentenced to twenty years in prison russian authorities have raised this issue many times with their u.s. counterparts but to no avail and with yet are shanker now here in critical

condition the russian foreign ministry gave up on official channels which obviously haven't worked in this case and called for help via facebook asking followers to we post this urgent message i quote here a washington moscow calling because the russian citizen who became us prisoner is in terrible condition he's alive today but he can e-mail me tomorrow do something please we post well it's not often that we see this form of messaging from the russian foreign ministry but it's only because they obviously see all their efforts to appeal to their u.s. colleagues failing and there's a bit of view on this situation in moscow they see it as washington talking about main treatment of prisoners in other countries but often failing to address similar complaints at home and it seems u.s. authorities become more mute when it comes to foreigners. cases like attache and pows are unfortunately not uncommon and america's a prison system according to the most recent these they in fact show that more than

forty five thousand and mates have died in fact in the space of a decade some of them before even being charged and the editor of prison legal news alex freedman told us that keeping and mates alive isn't always a priority in u.s. jails prisoners might have very serious medical conditions and sometimes be very near death and they're told to sign up on a sick call or that they'll refer them to the nurse the next week or there might not be a doctor at the prison that weekend and so they have to wait until the next week to see medical staff. received a twenty year sentence he did not receive a death sentence but unless he receives adequate medical care he and other prisoners with serious medical conditions can die while in custody mr you're ashamed was basically kidnapped you know when he was taken into custody overseas by u.s. officials. the united states really does not have

a lot of respect for the rule of international law when it conflicts with what they want to do with discuss the issue with human rights activist richard becker and he thinks washington applies different standards depending on which country. there is a of course always a standard that the united states leaders hold themselves to and the standard much much higher standard that they hold other governments to i think focus on certain other governments based and the way the reality is of human rights in those countries and their relationship to washington and so i think there were definitely see this play out in new york shanker case. our two will continue to follow they have a shank a case and bring in all the latest as the story develops well it promises to be a dramatic day at the olympics with russia's eyes hawk it seeing facing the united states at about two hours time.

seven sets of medals are up for grabs today and salty none of those are in the hall could just yet but that's still going to be the big headline today the longtime rivalry between russia and the u.s. makes the game one of the most eagerly awaited of clashes of these olympics and a farmer has the details. we've been talking about this game haven't we since the fixture list came out russia the red machine are up against the usa and it brings back memories of one of the greatest games of all time because a little known usa side the mighty u.s.s.r. the lake placid elin picks back in nineteen eighty was dubbed the miracle on ice to many russians are hoping that a victory today will help them raise memories of that bitter defeat in particular today jackie was in goal for the u.s.s.r. on that fateful day thirty four years ago. it was

a good lesson for our team if you want to become an olympic champion you must not underestimate any rifle unfortunately we did just that at lake placid because just a week before that game we had beaten the americans twelve three so we thought the gold medal was already in the bag and that was a big mistake but i suppose the usa should thank us because since lake placid there hockey has moved forward in leaps and bounds. you know what i think you still hurting three decades only to show you the rivalry between these two teams it is the second game for russia in sochi they thrash levine in there right now and america thrash slovakia's so today's scene is the first real test for both of these star studded sides you know game's going to be a fresher. on their home turf and in their own soil so it's going to be. i think all the games will be fun but their game saturday night will be pretty

interesting always fun playing the russians and probably the one thing. we have the opportunity to play canada in canada and i think that's always a special thing for so much excitement and energy in the building and we were lucky enough to do it in canada now we get a chance to play russian russia which i think is always special and i will be a great atmosphere inside the bolshoi i star in every one of those twelve thousand seats i'm sure will be taken by millions of people. watch it around the world and fans just can't contain their excitement. we have high expectations we haven't had such a great team for a long time. now the russian team is the best we have the most decorated players when they work with the team they're fantastic. you are going to the finals and you're going to hope to see russia there we only came here for the whole kit and we can victory will be ours so fingers crossed for events going in company and also fingers crossed for the russian hockey team they take on the swiss for

a place in the semifinals today and i hope he isn't the only talking point because today all the medals are the one will contain a piece of the meteorite that exploded over each other been speak to one year ago so you could say that the athletes will literally be reaching for the stars over the next few hours and there is a particular russian interest in the skeleton speed skating and cross-country skiing so we'll keep you posted. and we will of course be looking forward to that game plus r.t. will be talking to legendary soviet and russian hockey star is going to live a on off later today and you can ask him your questions via our facebook page the address says facebook dot com slash artsy. but of course this is not just about hockey today there's plenty of action up in the mountains too including cross-country and alpine skiing and while there are concerns that the warm weather could cause a setback both athletes and experts are confident there is nothing to worry about. for me it was perfect i love this slushy snow when it stopped outside so i'm

nothing to complain about i think they're doing a good job so i'm happy to see instead she says no we know. we have done a study it's a question of dollars for our climate here as you can see it's rather challenging right now two weeks ago we had to totally winter even here. everything is running ok this is a peak event no one wants to organize bad game starts for sure everyone everyone tried to book for well after all the pressure and adrenaline the athletes and spectators do need to relax and there's plenty of opportunity for the artes martin andrews went out to explore the nightlife in the olympic host city. medals locked away from the home the sun has set and it's time to party there are

tens of thousands of. during the games and it's not just hotels restaurants and shops that are busier than ever before the night life here is booming hasting the olympics means mixing it up and whether you want to mingle with celebrities. who fancy something a little more traditional like. to be hard pushed to feel left out so get your dancing shoes on let you head down. to midnight. very popular with locals and visitors he can listen to various like music from jazz to contemporary electronica. why clubs here are open twenty four seventh's ideal for energetic tourists was a very positive surprise because it's really very well organized around here. that would be alive during the summer months. in winter.

feeling package after all that partying look no further than the old port down grab some food and relax next to the cozy heaters the partying and socializing here doesn't stop during the daytime there are options for every taste and travel and there's no excuse to go back to your hotel and wait for the sun to rise everybody can eat good food. take. foreign euro and everybody how happy because you have a good atmosphere. and there's more than a sure. dozens of clubs in sochi and there's also the high life of of the. this is sky club and or inspiring view over the mountains it's the perfect place for mingling with fellow travelers and athletes to relax after

a hard day's competing or spectating just everything here is amazing the menus and infrastructure and very pleased russia is renowned for its vibrant nightlife culture and hip and happening after hours the use of such a no exception from the sizzling sure to the cool snowy peaks cheese you might call that. cheap. no late night drinking of course for the hard training athletes who never the last have been enjoying life outside the competitions we heard from some of them i find it beautiful i think it's been organized great and everybody's really nice and of course the scenery is just fabulous it was hard not to pay attention to how much negativity it was getting but i was trying to stay optimistic i knew i was coming here regardless and so far i have been so pleasantly surprised that's for sure very

good organized it's. not not far away from each other not far away from the olympic village a lot of new buildings. even at the track. everything is done now. it's just nice. well considering our special coverage of the games throughout the day so do stay with us for the. twenty four jean-paul muster legal team that exhilarating winter in our. journey and you say no way to make seven zero in the first of all let me take you straight to sochi twenty four take. on. well i've got more news for you after a short break include then wide germany's economic recovery is not filtering down to the country's poorest.

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choose the stories get him to to. choose . welcome back to r.t. ensor national will continue now with other news. european politicians are in high spirits as the latest statistics show a modest recovery across the euro zone germany perform slightly better than expected in the last quarter the country is seen as the main driver of the european economy and yet the number of germans living below the poverty line has actually risen and recent years it's are all of our reports business is booming in germany but under the surface there's a surprising number of people failing to get anything from it but once it gets

fiercest we still have six million people on long term unemployment benefits that means almost one in ten households live on welfare. in fact figures from the german office of national statistics and eurostar to show that just over sixteen percent of germans are at risk of falling into poverty compare that to the situation in france the czech republic or the netherlands and you see that more people can potentially slip through the safety net in europe's economic powerhouse this is see more and more germans turning to charities for help this food distribution center in berlin is one of many all around the country that helps to feed around one point six million germans every single month and if you look at the type of things that they're sorting out here for distribution it's fruit it's a vegetable it's the type of things that people need to have in their diets but that some in germany just can't afford is this should be pretty mention that so

many people try and deal with their poverty but it one point they realise they just can't take it anymore and they come to us it's a difficult step but it becomes the only solution. one woman who gave me the name and who didn't want to be identified told me how grateful she is for the help the food bank provides. i have everything here eggs even fish bread the little things make a big difference the money i get from the state goes to keep the power on at most i have one hundred fifty euros a month i'm very happy to have this because of this i can buy clothes and live some of those receiving handouts accuse germany's politicians of caring more for wider europe than the german people even in my get up we're part of europe we help you why don't you help us we have hungry kids but the government says we should help immigrants take more of them we have to close the open door oh charity organizers

say that they've seen a change in the demographic of those coming to them for help. mentions ones we've noticed an increase of older people which is unbelievable for us traditionally old people in germany wouldn't ask for free food and now they have no alternative so we see more people whose need has become stronger and shame whilst it is true that as a nation germany weathered the euro crisis better than most as a fine line between boom and bust for people in the e.u. is biggest economy peter all of our party belin. in other news this hour a before any police officer has died in hospital from injuries suffered in a bomb blast on friday evening the attack came during the rally staged by shooting muslims marking the third anniversary of the uprising against the government several people were injured in the ensuing police crackdown and over a dozen who were detained. france has announced plans to boost

its military contingent in the central african republic to two thousand in a bid to tackle ongoing sectarian violence thousands of muslims have fled their homes since attacks by christian militias were stepped up in recent weeks un officials have warned that the conflict which has already claimed over two thousand lives could escalate into a full scale genocide. and sell them bold area for rights protesters clashed with police after the siege in a mosque over one hundred demonstrators were arrested after hurling rocks and bottles at security forces and smashing the buildings windows local anger was sparked by a decision to reopen the site as an act of place of worship it had been the used for cycle or purposes since the country became communist and nine hundred forty four. israel's borders with its arab neighbors are some of the most heavily fortified on earth but within israeli society itself there is no shortage of

tensions between jews and muslims arabs comprise a fifth of the country's population but as policy reports they're not always treated equally under the law. morny they treat us like israeli citizens only when they want to convict us other than that we're arabs to them and that's the pure racism and ethnic policy of this country that before even six other arabs were found guilty of attempted to murder in a tunnel santa and his radio jewish terrorist who took aim at them. it's a conviction that is hard to comprehend very hard that the innocent and victim is even put on trial let alone convicted. it was here back in august two thousand and five that sutta and israeli soldier who deserted the army used his military issued rifle to fire at arab passengers on a bus he killed four and wounded seventeen before being attacked by the crowd they

grabbed him while he was being handcuffed by police he never made it off the bus ryan those who were sentenced for his death i think there's more to it than north. israelis use acts of power to educate us so that if such attacks happen again no one will dare to do anything i compared unstudied similar cases to this one in court where iris from israel committed acts against jews and they were killed by james for taking the law into their hands the jews were never convicted and no charges were brought against them it's clear there is a double standard in the justice courts a case in point. and he's ready jew who shot and killed an arab terrorist after he murdered his shiva students while they were studying in jerusalem in two thousand and eight i shot him with two bullets in the head he spent around he was teetering and then the guy with the m. sixteen who was hiding behind a side door finished the deal we kept shooting at him until we emptied our magazines and that was that. this is they didn't even open an investigation file

against that doing the police didn't even ask him didn't even check of the air was dead or not the scales of justice amin to balance in this scale. for we seem to feel killing a jewish terrorist in this scale attack doing praised for killing an arab terrorist but do they even now. israeli lawyer made some adoption late fields of anything they took to wards arabs be treated united. she feels committed to for we induced coma accused should have received harsher sentence and i would say it's a disgrace people who kill someone was hands are tied in the back. who is not a threat anymore either for the trial it's a fear of marriage or the conviction sends a message to the arab community that our blood is cheap and they can spare our lives and so the verdicts out is there

a double standard at play in israel which is what the courts are meant to determine in the first place policy are to tell everyone. more news in about half an hour from now coming up though on artsy ensor national the extreme job of getting medical help cinematic families and russia as far north but if you're in the u.k. afshin rattansi is taking on the ground. tana group wants to erect a statue to the lord of darkness in oklahoma city which is the logical name capital of the home of the saints want to build the monument of a goat headed devil in or despite a monument to the ten commandments that was put up in two thousand and twelve yet they maybe shouldn't have put up of honor into the ten commandments on public

property but does that mean that satan has not ceased under whackos have the right to put up their own twisted monuments well that is a depends on how you look at things technically it was to liberalism everyone's beliefs by law are equal even if ninety nine people are christian and they cannot impose on that one poor satanist which sounds nice but in reality that means that those ninety nine christians have to tolerate a monument to the infernal master and defiler of the innocent on their way to work every morning part of having a culture means having a group of people of common beliefs and values if you just include anything into the culture the new no longer have a culture all that remains are scattered individuals all i'm trying to say is that it's ok to abuse the devil guy's fascist opinion.

and. you know once location to my voice over. that's the money but there's always room for an existing situation where the usually it's the weather when we take off we can never be sure that we are coming back it's all. the difficulties the only thing i mean member is my brother and friends and carry me everything else was like a tree. influence and i should bow to the dwellers of the royal high ted had said he would do to stop the story in the world the natural man my people will die. no need to missiles and the storms.

the night said his traditional minutes tens of children in one of the most distant areas of the arctic peninsula. there's nothing many kilometers all around but a desert of snow. breed as cross the tundra with their hoods of domestic deer in search of new postures. they'll cover hundreds of kilometers in regardless of the weather. a day a break as passport just says young miles tundra instead of a regular address with their house number and street. i was born on this land my father lived here and i have he died i took a place. and here it is his heard my brothers and i divide you between us.

because two sons help him in the tundra. but the eldest and his wife in the days to have two daughters three year old alina and dario who's six young family is awaiting a new arrival. and of course would like a boy keep. the expectant mother has a congenital heart disorder she's due to give birth any day now and needs urgent help but here in the tundra whether or not the air ambulance arrives on time depends entirely on the weather. contact with the outside world is very limited missile has no satellite phone and has only recently acquired a mobile but as there's no signal in the chum it serves mainly as a toy granddaughters. what had there what you'll get off you know i don't understand it or don't i try to learn how to use them but there's very little

doesn't have to. be understood rests while i have no idea how to use a valuable if you are going to be better i need. to find a mobile phone signal you have to travel twenty or even forty kilometers through the tundra to the nearest settlement. some times that i know it's a family has to travel deep into the tundra where there's no contact at all. they have to take a position fix regularly as a possibility that the days they will have to be taken to hospital grows stronger by the hour. mikhail sent his youngest son to relay the coordinates. so you can say yes the ambulance receiving. an air ambulance missed the location it was but it got all the boys you know boys so.