the way or any other technology because it's driven by human curiosity. headlining. in barcelona against the spanish government. and independence. also. exclusive video from syria. our correspondent takes you to the heart of the decisive battle for the country's future and claims that some forces are exploiting the game. president. proposes excuse me new tax breaks for france's wealthy leading to protests. as we get into that

further in the program. two pm polo ten thirty pm in new delhi eight in the evening this thursday here in moscow september twenty eighth welcome to international we begin in catalonia where thousands of people the majority believed to be students have rallied in support of the region's independence referendum scheduled for this sunday artie's lewis has been following the must protest forests in barcelona. it was a clue from this section of the universities and schools here. who told the students to come out on the streets and you can see that. it's not going to be. so this is been going on the whole day. guys guys ago couple

of here anybody speaks english right so your so what do you think what do you want to tell the people that is watching right now about what is about to happen on sunday here in a spain in catalonia and there's there there bear no word yet knowing that people that is in that job beyond being asked it feeds giving the democrats see and we want to board we want to block out her want to bring. as you can here this is the situation right now that this is happening all and the majority of barcelona today there's a lot of people there's a lot of students protesting what is being going on but let's hear what they all been saying doing today and the people that is actually supporting this referendum . every day i see move people who are ready for action and i don't see anything i see people worrying about whether the votes who happen or not what will happen is

i haven't met anyone who would say they're going to stay at home because they're scared to go outside i see now how the movement has been evolving for the last four years right here i've never seen anything like this before we know that there are the hispanics police coming here. to cite. you really. shouldn't. be maybe you're. here. feel like. you're right. but as you can see a lot of people are wondering what is actually going to happen on sunday regarding the actual election the result of the election was the recent polls here in spain and catalonia in general are showing so far the forty one percent are supporting the process of independence of catalonia and forty nine are against but these are all poles of the more. they don't know

a certainty was about to happen this sunday regardless of whether there's going to be any actual election on sunday because as we have been telling everybody that in today the police has been also going into this tent the halls and they being confiscated the material that is supposed to be used these sunday so far that we could also show you a little bit. of reactions that we had on the streets of barcelona where we found interest in people that are actually thinking a little bit different biggest single people you will see for yourself if you. see a video of i believe if we go to your piece is seen the whole time he will do you will see him do it on that note for you this if you not me not you know where you go you're. in the middle. of it. there's a lot of activity there's a lot of protests there's

a lot of people calling for democracy and for those funny school women to live in and suppress their voice on sunday in the referendum for the first of all over. well in response to the upcoming referendum spanish authorities are stepping up measures to prevent the vote from taking place fourteen regional officials have already been arrested ten million ballot papers seized on the official campaign web site. madrid is also planning to take over polling stations in catalonia as it increases its police presence in the region. well the region's minister for foreign affairs has called on europe to intervene in the situation he ses by trying to block the vote madrid is violating the democratic principles of the european union the call echoes the council on presidents earlier statements accusing the european commission of turning its back on his region's right to vote. i was going to i

think you will have earned the right to be heard this is something that has not happened up to now this is something the european commission has been deaf to they will not be able to continue ignoring this issue while catalans voiced their anger at madrid journalists have been trying to pin down the e.u. to get its view of the media briefing this week r.t. spoke to one of the reporters who is there. now all you have a double standard in freedom of expression whilst found that four thousand gaddy and in other stand out for the throne yet you condemn it when they shut down cambodia daily but you stay silent when a member states starts playing with freedom of expression stay shut private websites if they start arresting jewelries how can you say this is a constitutional that we don't have anything to say i mean this is freedom of expression anything else that we're going to help you with today. it's an internal

constitutional problem according to the house to be sold into frame or called internal orders or legal order of spain the problem is that this is true until until when certain issues arise like this in the last few days the issue of freedom of expression which is not only an internal constitutional issue in spain it's clearly. to you which is if you want. constitutional or not all the spanish constitution or that. or with the official referendum page. online by spanish authorities wiki leaks founder julian assange has responded by posting up a mirror of the website on twitter which naleo is

alive and people are using it ok we will get back to that story a little bit later in the hour but for now let's move on. but syria's ambassador to the u.n. has accused the u.s. of trying to take credit for the operation to retake the city of dairies or from. the u.s. coalition and rebel militias they support halted their operation in iraq which was a stronghold of eisel and through their forces behind trying to push the syrian army out of dairies or as if the americans were competing with the syrian government over control of dairies who are instead of fighting ice and rock. the remaining terrorists and terrorism surrounded by both the syrian army and us by kurdish forces our correspondent is in the city. this siege may have been lifted but it's not over yet isis holds outs and parts of dead as order though not

for long. day and night battles rage around the city the jihad ists are throwing everything they have into the fight. every day there is combat they'll use heavy weapons from range although trying to infiltrate in the middle of the night fear attack with suicide vests and car bombs the battle goes on every day but the tables have turned it is isis now that is surrounded and slowly being squeezed out. whereas a syrian artillery position overlooking the industrial city the industrial korda of there is order for supporting troops that are staging the offensive down there an offensive that began earlier this morning with a barracks of airstrikes but the battle is said to be fierce with isis giving no quarter from here syrian spotters watch for isis fighters from above

this is why height is so important in war better advantage and better aim and this range you can't really miss not with hillary. hits a verified and confirmed in real time it was at this exact spot as nest that a russian lieutenant general advised syrian offices fifteen minutes before his death he was killed to several days ago by an isis shell just a few hundred meters from here. isis fired back as we filmed shells began falling all around. we ran but the syrian batteries kept firing. the

city of durham will be liberated in a week at the most and will free some of the suburbs to. the cost will undoubtedly be high it's a challenging battleground from dense urban areas to lush river banks and even trenches. the euphrates is both a blessing and because isis still uses the waterways to move men and alms and even launch surprise attacks. bunkers manned during the night. rights because the tower across the river belongs to eisele for three long years captain he bring in the squad has bled and died in the show is along the euphrates the sacrifice is not enough to break the law stalemate but now everything changed now that we. see from their resort of syria.

well after three years of terrorist domination many people in arizona are are in desperate need of medical help this is the only functional hospital in the city as you can see it's riddled with bullets and shrapnel. it's just seven doctors a shortage of medical supplies and is overwhelmed with patients because one of the patients there he was wounded in terrorist shelling and his father was killed in the same attack the russian military has released new video of its anti terror raids in syria's province it sais that throughout the week all their strikes were focused on the terrorists' hardware meeting places they also for the terrorist plans and neighboring province where al nusra fighters were partly planning other attacks. ok

return to our top story of know that out of the op coming independence referendum in that category which is going ahead on sunday a lot of people out on the streets now. to rally really in support of having the referendum even though madrid is against it let's go live now to our guest professor i one hundred. for more on this very welcome to the program one of the things that we heard was that madrid had taken done a lot of websites pro independence websites wiki leaks and other pro independence supporters are now keeping those referendum websites online after they were bombed by authorities do you think that madrid has gone too far in their crackdown and perhaps turning the tide against themselves even further in the region by doing such actions. probably so probably was not.

the wisest of the moves the other hand in the spanish government felt that they haven't to do something and they have been so adamant that they will not allow the friend that at this point they have to do this so it may have a political backlash will all this but it probably will it will call backlash and more people would be willing to support the independence of learning that we have to remind. you know it's less than fifty percent of population that at this moment support and. it's very close so every vote i suppose would count in that madrid it may be against a referendum but again code some concessions be on the table is that something there may be offering could giving more autonomy to the litany of be a satisfactory. compromise for both sides do you think. it's very very difficult

because at this point the prime the pendants government cuts alone in is willing to discuss this independence so this five or six years ago could have been a good a good idea at this point father in terms of pollution. as you know cattle and he has a very high level. of divil lucian is very very difficult in twenty twelve to cattle in government. having its own tax system. denied by it and it's simple to me that now it is a bit too late for that on the other hand the obvious will have to reach an agreement. to the negotiation while you're talking i wonder we're just looking at pictures as we're doing earlier in the program there's a lot of young people out on the streets protesting in favor of having the

referendum it does appear that the the younger generation including many students are leading with the sentiment high relevant is that if the referendum doesn't go their way this time more and more people are going to be pushing for it in the future are they not. absolutely absolutely. opinion polls would tell him is. that the younger generation in cats. is more prone to. the old generation. most of the population in the field both cattle and spanish. if you look at the poll and. the younger generation is much more sort of catalan only in terms of two so. this is a time bomb and this is reemerge

a solution is found at this moment we. we don't we a lot will be unveiled this sunday a one hundred spanish history professor at the university of newcastle upon thank you very much. thank you very much. syria will be one of the major talking points for russian president vladimir putin and his turkish counterpart. their meeting is underway in ankara right now we're. definitely back to say he's tory but certainly significant talks today here. first of all serious collation zones are expected to be on the agenda between there at the disk discussion between putin and head of the gun as you remember russia iran and turkey brocket plenty of established cease fire zones all across the area where any military activity including military advocation would be banned is viewed by many

as a chance to end years long violence in syria and to bring long awaited peace to the country and less than two weeks ago russia take as iran have agreed on a full combat zone in syria's knowlton province of a border in turkey it is now most. under the control of end to government forces the turkey since the beginning of the conflict has been known to have a particular influence all while russia and iran are backing the forces from the other side so we it is it looks really realistic rather realistic that we could see in the near future the foreigners seized in these area and as many say this would be a historic moment because we're going to see russian turkish run in and syrian sides the countries that are backing war reinforces working together. and the fighting between forces its mission also columns off to

a referendum in iraq where local kurds overwhelmingly voted for independence this is another issue of concern for turkey we know that and her eyes fearing that this could inspire turkish kurds to start moving. in the same direction towards independence as well we can expect that this issue is also going to be on the agenda at the talks nineteen minutes into the program the stories continue in our to international rights after this. in case you're new to the game this is how it works now the economy is built around corporation operations from washington to washington the media the media.

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president money with decision to slash spending in keep public sectors and cut taxes for the wealthy after unveiling his first budget as being dubbed by some the hero of the rich our correspondent charlotte do been as more. thousands of pensioners in paris of rallied to the cools from a number of unions for a national day of action against the cuts that are being imposed in not new budget the first budget by a manual month corns government no social security in particular is going to be slashed in the budget ploys point five billion euros removed from the budget a many pensioners say the unhappy about what they see is being a budget is for the rich when some pension is in front of having to live on as little as six hundred euros per month and many pension is i've been speaking to this process say they're having to live hand to mouth and mouth every moment.

mr might draw is making separately see up the road she bangs. that should not deter arresting for me and for the majority of the party in front of the crown is defending the reach of his actions prove that i was supposed texas on the poorest in favor of the rich. people on a personal level i don't know how to live and how to eat eat usually such a class has children who are left ill provided for that's the whole trouble is that sentiment of this being a budget for the rich has been echoed by some of the papers in france today saying that this is one the only benefits the rich must close government to said that they feel that this is a budget that will benefit all let's take a listen to what mr president emmanuel mccall has to say himself. a budget can only go hand in hand with strong political leadership led by a common finance minister and strong parliamentary supervision at the european

level only the eurozone with a strong an international currency can offer europe the framework of an economic world power mr mccann talking about his why drinking ideas for the europe of the feature coleman are using minister called. finance a budget for those many of the pension is his say they want him to focus not on this idea of an opponent only a superstate but actually own the issues hey in france and to help these people who've contributed to the social security budget for decades upon decades who needs help. meanwhile in the us media spotlight russian trolls have been accused of infiltrating facebook to sow chaos in america with more nuts than. well some stories never seem to die now you remember how c.n.n. was talking about a supposed army of russian trolls that were supporting or allegedly supporting

donald trump during the two thousand and sixteen presidential elections well according to a new report this troll army seems to have returned to ad that was bought by this russian troll farm on facebook was a black lives matter ad that was argued specifically to the city of baltimore and ferguson missouri and is based on my conversation my source and the goal here was really about creating chaos so according to this c.n.n. report based on anonymous sources russian advertisements were purchased on facebook that were directed at baltimore and at ferguson missouri when there was racial unrest going on in those two cities now the interesting thing is that it's alleged in this report that the ads were not only supportive of black lives matter but also opposing black lives matter that that these russian trolls were taking two different positions very interesting and we're hearing furthermore that there was

a facebook group created called united and muslims of america and that russian trolls were somehow using this facebook group supposedly facebook group aimed at uniting muslims in order to stir the pot and stir up controversy in the united states which is also based on anonymous sources and we're hearing some very interesting claims now apparently it's these russian trolls that are to blame for the feud between donald trump and the n.f.l. we know about the n.f.l. players that have not been standing but have been taking a knee during the national anthem and u.s. media has been covering this nonstop i mean it's a it's a constant story being reported on on us cable news but somehow we're to understand that russia is to blame for the trump n.f.l. . all controversy the russians and the troll forms the internet for weeks trying to raise the noise level of america and make a big issue seem like an even bigger issue is they're trying to push do business in

this country now the number that's being floated by facebook of ads that were bought by what they're calling suspected russian trolls is over one hundred thousand dollars now they admit that's just a drop in the bucket even facebook themselves are not ready to say that they have conclusive evidence that these accounts even come from russia they're simply saying that these are suspected accounts or anonymous accounts of the united states presidential elections are rather expensive millions of dollars are spent viewers should really ask themselves if one hundred thousand dollars is enough to influence the results of a presidential election with facebook ads and that later this month the house intelligence committee is going to hear testimony from tech companies about what they say is alleged russian meddling in the u.s. elections so we'll be staying tuned we'll be hearing whatever updates come from the testimony before the u.s. congress. or programs right ahead here on r t international keep tuned and i'll be

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