denied care every minute counts for russian pilots in the u.s. jail as the prison refuses medical assistance to the critically ill and mates are at sea talks to his wife and daughter. the red machine this time with team usa in one of the most eagerly anticipated hockey matches of the winter olympics as russia takes gold and silver in the men's one thousand meter short track events. also dive into song she's nightlife with artsy as we go through a myriad of entertainments and bang news to satisfy even the most picky traveler. and the sliding scale of justice we find out how in israel the same crime can get you time behind bars or not even investigates at all depending on your innocency.

you watch an artsy ensor national with me marina call sorites a pleasure to have your company now time and maybe run the mounts for a russian pilot jailed in the us constance in the irish and co is being refused a vital medical help and his lawyer says the man is already at death's door russian diplomats are now urging washington to intervene as r.c. has found out. first he received twenty years in prison in the united states for a crime he never committed on the american soil now it has gone from bad to worse for russian violent constantin you know. 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 experienced heart pain and was almost unable to walk he was beaten severely when he was arrested and has not been feeling well for a long time but his pleas for medical help have been ignored and he felt sick they put him in lock up and left him on the cold floor he tried 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 over the head doctor you know showing his lawyer told r.t. that the head doctor at the new jersey prison where he's being held will not expedite his treatment which could have the worst possible consequences monday is. also a federal holiday in the united states so my supposition would be that any kind of medical treatment so constantine year i shan't go could be provided only. on tuesday the eighteenth of february constant. that he might not live through that

we can pass condition requires immediate medical attention you know who was arrested in twenty to and in liberia on suspicion of drug smuggling he was reportedly severely beaten before being transported to the u.s. where he received a twenty year prison sentence this is not new this is something we've seen repeated over and over again kind of arrogant attitude that washington has toward other countries and particularly to other countries for not. doing what washington wants to dictate to them to do the present system in the united states the life physicist on the planet. highest rate of prisoners any country life is number in both absolute terms in relative terms has no terror are notoriously. disregarding of the rights of prisoners even the most fundamental rights including the right to. moscow

has been insisting all along that the way you know shank this case has been handled regardless of whether he committed the crime or not is a gross violation of human rights from the very beginning. so if you're a shrink or if we can. speak in this terms has been absolutely police. we have expressed many famous or very serious concerns we have of the u.s. government that. they are under international obligations to take care of. the health of our citizens having failed to get through to washington via official channels the russian foreign ministry resorted to social media and posted a plea for help on its facebook page ever since you know it was delivered to the u.s. russian officials have been denied access with the situation now taking a dramatic turn to russian foreign ministry officials are once again demanding to be allowed to see him along with their own doctors that is of course if you know

shankar himself lives to receive that help alexi russia. the russian pilot's case is nothing out of the ordinary for the u.s. a prison system according to the u.s. department of justice more than forty five thousand people died in custody in the space of a decade some of them didn't even live to face any charges the editor of prison legal news alex freedman told us that keeping inmates alive isn't always a priority in american 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. go 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

a shame go 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 the colleagues in europe's industrial powerhouse may be turning again boxes germany long spark economic ground many of their risk an uncertain future as they fight to stay above the poverty line. it promises to be a dramatic day at the olympics with a red machine and senior say facing off in the salty ice hockey arena and of course we're following the action. tens of thousands of fans have the sun that on the olympic park while millions worldwide have tuned in and the haven't been left one saying by any measure the

contest is fierce and both sides appear to be posh and themselves to the limits well let's cross towards these paul scott now who's following the action paul now the second period is over what's been happening bring us up to date. yes i'll tell you about a couple of medals for russia in a moment but first we must start with the ice hockey is currently one one heading into the final twenty minute period in the bolshoi ice time russia actually took the all importantly midway through the second period captain pavel datsyuk leading by example he opened the scoring a sweet moment for him he actually plays in the n.h.l. in america however not long afterwards the usa levelled things with a calm foul and making it one one now it is a physical contest perhaps no surprise there and russia having a much tougher run out and they did in their first match day five two victory against slovenia of course both sides have a point to prove in many respects russia have not claimed gold in winter olympics

ice hockey since the fall of the soviet union when of course are they used to be so dominant however russian play is part of the unified team that secured gold in one thousand nine hundred ninety two as for the usa they haven't won gold in winter olympics ice hockey since one thousand nine hundred eighty when they got a famous and surprising victory over the soviet union now the two sides are amongst the favorites to win gold here in sochi alongside canada and sweden but it is one one of the moment perfectly poised heading into the final twenty minute period elsewhere russia have secured two medals to add to that tally today came in the short track speed skating in the men's one thousand meters they got a gold to sylvia and it was a wonderful tactical run by the two russian skaters victor gold to the bronze that he won in the men's fifteen hundred meters while silva went to bloody may have and what about the finance paul what are they saying who do they think will come out victorious from this. well it's it's

a nervy situation at the moment with twenty minutes remaining in the match there were twelve thousand fans in the bolshoi ice time and those who were unfortunate enough to miss out on getting a take it or watching on giant screens. and i'm sure all over russia as well because of course when the red machine play it's a moment it really does unite the country it's a must see moment by russia trying to right the wrongs of four years ago they didn't even medal in vancouver they got knocked out by canada in the quarterfinals so they're looking to right those wrongs and the fans that we spoke to hoping for gold on home ice. you know the one up with today's match will be decisive it will show everyone's real worth the americans a serious opponents i like to our game against slovenia everything except defense our hockey team looks like brazil's football and you will score as many times as you can we will score as many times as we want. today's match is crucial because if we win my son isn't going to america for hockey training he'll stay and play hockey

in russia. well earlier in the day in the same grouping group ace lavinia beat slovakia three one for their first ever victory in winter olympics ice hockey however this much this taking place right now the grudge match between the two watch rivals is really a must watch much now britain of course isn't renowned for its ice hockey however the intrigue surrounding this fixture it seems to spread to even the british team. my something for me is the best in the world. so it's something i yes it's me right . for me to. think you know good strong i something teams if it was come from moscow that's my passion as i said when it comes to the big macs of russia usa and i still keep on hoping that russia rings. that was our paul scott bringing us all the latest on the match and of course we'll be talking to him later on as well

while artsy asked those closest to the russian olympic hockey team about their rivals chances on the rink all the chances are fifty fifty so. you know this game will be done only by a small of course by the goaltender is by forwards but. you know if we compare two teams they are more equal and always try to be positive and always try to be to help and. help the guys and. you can see something what i don't like it i don't have a problem to come and tell the players where i play everywhere in the film in my opinion for both the situation but. i also understand. when you have a player you can see the game different way. shortish and then sue artsy next hour for coverage of the game which of course we are watching closely plus ours who will

also be having a chat with legendary soviet and russian hockey star you get a lhari on off later today and you get so ask him your questions via our facebook page you can find out more about at facebook dot com slash arts. between all the cheering and of course sports visitors and the like need to on the winds and relax fortunately these sorts he's not just the olympic host spot the capital of black sea nightlife artie's march has been out on the tiles after dark. medals locked away from their 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. restaurants and shops that are busier than ever before the night life here is booming hosting the

olympics means mixing it up and whether you want to mingle with celebrities and glamorous elites night clubs 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 can listen to various like music from jazz to contemporary electronica. here are open twenty four seven ideal for energetic tourists was very positive surprise because it's really very well organized around here. it's a city that would be alive during the summer. 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. traveler and there's no excuse to go back to your hotel and wait for the sun to rise everybody can eat good food after the discotheque. 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 the. of crust. 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. everything here is amazing the menus and infrastructure and very pleased russia is renowned for its vibrant culture and

hip and happening after hours use of such a no exception from the sizzling shore to the cool snowy peaks she's you might out covered. just one pair it's ago now as the red machine and team usa face off in the saucy ice hockey arena so do you join us next hour as we bring you the conclusion of one of the winter games most eagerly anticipated matches. the g twenty fourteen promises in exhilarating winter. in germany and it's now a make the rest of our lives thank you staying for sochi twenty four take. on.

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welcome back to our seeing international we're concerned you with other news now germany registered the euro zone's highest growth rate this quarter as exports pumped money back and so the economy bonds us peter all of our reports the good official news will be cold comfort to one and every six germans who are in danger of being dragged and support for thirty. business is booming in germany but under the surface there's a surprising number of people failing to get anything from it but once and parts fiercest we still have six million people are long term unemployment benefits that means almost one in ten households live on welfare dortch 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 seeing 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 as this emerging b.f.a. to mention 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 wine to europe than the german people even if i did not 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 to move them we have to close the open do. charity organizers say that they've seen a change in the demographic of those coming to them for help. mentions once called we've noticed an increase of older people which is unbelievable for us traditionally old people in germany wouldn't ask for free food now they have no

alternative so we see more people whose need has become stronger than shame whilst it is true that as a nation germany where the euro crisis better than most there's a fine line between boom and bust for people in the biggest economy peter all over forty. and there are always more stories on our t. dot com and clearly then it's a label lightens the burden on us overcrowded prisons by overturning the laws that put my juana alongside cocaine and heroin in the eyes of the law that's good for you around ten thousand and mates currently serving sentences related to soft drugs . and the mystery of the martian rocks that appear at the red planet pictures seemingly out of nowhere as so had so r.t. dot com for the explanation of the phenomenon. israel's borders with its arab neighbors are some of the most heavily fortified on

earth thoughts within israeli society itself there is no shortage of tension between jews and muslims arabs make up a fifth of the country's population but us policy are a poor third not always treated equally under the law. my morning 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 ton 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 of the i think it was here back in august two thousand and five that saga and israeli soldier who deserted the army used his military issued rifle to fire at our 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 arrived those who were sentenced for his death i think there's more to it than north from what the 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 i was 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 that doohan 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 and 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 them yet them this is they didn't even open an investigation file against 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. praised for killing an arab terrorist do they even know. israeli lawyer admit some adoption late feels of anything they tip to wards arabs be treated. she feels committed to for release code accused should have received harsher sentences i would say it's a disgrace people who kill someone whose hands are tied in the back. who is not a threat anymore in the political trial it's a pure murder conviction sends a message to the arab community that our blood is cheap and they can spare our

lives and so the verdict out is there a double standard at play in israel which is what the courts are meant to determine in the first place policy r.t. television. and therefore some are more global headlines. a policeman has died of his injuries after he was wounded in the bomb explosion there in friday's answer government. authorities there say more than two dozen opposition activists have been the rush that in clashes with police the demonstrations marked the third anniversary of an uprising that song to get equal rights for shia muslims from the city of ruling party. weiland storms have wept northwest france killing one man and leaving one hundred thousand homes without electricity the elderly victims left on board a cruise liner being offered by gusts of up to one hundred fifty kilometers an hour off the coast of britain six regions across the northwest to have been placed on

high alert. scuffles have broken out in athens between police and public sector workers angry at pay freezes and layoffs officers push protesters back from the ministry of administrative reform as they. trying to get into the building security in greece has been stepped up after a radical leftist group fired shots at the german embassy and it's the headquarters of mercedes-benz. now an artsy international medical heroics and rushes in the northern reaches and in the u.k. it's boot nick with host george galloway to stay with us.

tanna 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 gold headed devil in or despite a monument to the ten commandments that was put up in two thousand and twelve yet they maybe should have put up of honor into the ten commandments on public property but does that mean that same nazis to other whackos have the right to put up their

own twisted monuments well that is it 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 then you 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 guys but that my opinion. yes. yes.

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the night said his traditional minutes tens of children in one of the most distant areas of the arctic peninsula. there's nothing for many kilometers all around but a desert of snow and braid has crossed the tundra with their herds of domestic deer in search of new pastures. they'll cover hundreds of kilometers of brick godless of the weather. a day a blade as passport just says young miles tundra instead of a regular address with. house number and street. i feel for you here i was born on this land years and my father lived here and i trade died i took his place. and heritage his herd my brothers and i divided between us.

because two sons helped him in the tundra and what the eldest and his wife in the days to have two daughters three year old alina and daria who's six young family is awaiting a new arrival. and of course we're like a boy. 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 is no signal in the chum it serves mainly as a toy for michelle's granddaughter. what had there what you'll see it off you know i don't understand it or do i try to learn how to use it all but there's very little doesn't have to. be understood read.