we believe the norwegian complete system of abuse and torture of the refugees and. amnesty international points the finger at the countries over the plight of migrants in libya. protests are up for a six day in the west bank and gaza are against the u.s. recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital. and a deadly explosion at a major gas hob in austria puts europe on high alert with prices soaring and a state of emergency declared in italy.

you're watching r.t. international live from our moscow studio with me and welcome to the program amnesty international has issued a strongly worded condemnation of the way e.u. governments including italy are handling the migrant crisis the group has published a report titled libya's dark web of collusion focusing on the detention and abuse of people trying to reach europe. we believe the. complexity in a system of abuse and torture of refugees and migrants. because exactly what is going on there and they have trolls and to support. of the tension and the beauty of migrants without. any safeguards some of amnesty international's findings are based on videos published by a volunteer rescue group called sea watching one of the videos shows a refugee being thrown off a libyan coast guard boat. it's. it's.

it's. this video was shot from a sea watch search and rescue vessel of the pictures show migrants being whipped with a rope. it has. pictures of this boat seen in the video were reviewed by amnesty international they found it was the same boat donated by italy back in april it was handed over to the libyan coast guard in a ceremony attended by the italian interior minister. amnesties research says the libyan coast guards are working closely with people traffickers that comes from the testimonies of fifteen refugees at the camp with some may become. the smugglers who paid them

a three by car to come by boat we were on the last boat when we departed a speedboat stopped as it was the libyan coast guard and they asked us from which man do you come we told them mohammed. and they said ok go on in libya it's either a prison or easily you cannot go back you cannot turn around. last week the european commission issued a report an e.u. programs in libya the document stressed the need to shut down smuggling and human trafficking operations in the country r.t. asked several institutions to comment on the allegations against the new government we received this reply from the deputy spokesman for the un secretary general he expressed concern over the situation in libya and stressed the need for the proper resettlement of migrants professor of international relations liles told us e.u. countries have a responsibility to protect migrants in libya because you're getting

a number of reports from credible sources including u.n. agencies that there are systematic abuses there it is and and i think it's clear that there are italy has to do and the european union has to say well we're not going to send these people. back to libya and we're going to find some way to give them a safe haven whether they're whether or not they are economic migrants or refugees to try to help with the resettlement isn't is not right the country's major powers . destabilized situation and then later on complain that. there are mass migration movements from war and other difficulties so the whole world will have to team together first of all not to. use force in an indiscriminate matter manner or in ill advised ways and to make sure that people have job opportunities etc because a lot of people i mean they take enormous risks to cross the military in so many

deaths that happened and they want to be leaving in less situations very dire. the west bank city of bethlehem has been thrown into turmoil since donald trump's announcement last week that he was recognizing to resign as israel's capital according to the palestinian health ministry four people have been killed and almost two and two thousand injured in six days of clashes more protests erupted throughout tuesday local journalists can count three reporters from gaza. tensions is increasing on the buffer zone nothing knows each year yet we can see and hear we just right now i know i know life when it's our shot just right now a palestinian kid got shot just right now in a live footage from days release time seniors are still protesting the demonstrations and protests are so going in gaza strip west bank and bethlehem flirt that sixth day today and palestinians have been protesting

a sense that. thursday night oh we can also see or tear gas pumps that israelis are throwing to use tear gas bombs that are filling the place palestinians have been demonstrating and protesting in guys southwest bank and bait everyone is being asked and palestinians are expressing their anger everywhere. meanwhile the israeli army says it has bombarded hamas' posts in gaza and retaliation for a rocket launch towards israel locals describe what happened. for instance you heard that. sometimes the best elite can still be there in the

new force i think trump was wrong this time he made a mess we israelis all know the truth when we don't need him to say protests against tromso may have also been seen in european countries where activists came out on the streets with palestinian flags artie's europe correspondent peter reports from one such demonstration the german interior minister told us to my essay called seems appropriate demonstrate. it's across berlin over the weekend disgraceful well that was because there were some scenes where israeli flags were burnt and other. accusations of anti semitism it's a very different situation here on burley and on monday evening a few hundred people gathered here outside of the german capital's main train station but speaking to people here they've said that their message hasn't changed they're still raging against donald trump's decision to move. the u.s.

embassy to jerusalem to accept jerusalem as the capital of israel and they say that accusations that these protests have been anti-semitic well they're just unfounded and as we are see mights ourselves and we were expelled so we are also against anti semitism and accusing us of that is just nonsense how could all those people be under semitic most of them are of this nervous system of stink it is seven the decision to move the embassy is unjust and tragic donald trump should think of better things to do you can just back one side in this case you have to see both sides and i'm. willing to say to the world only that we want to reduce limb to become the capital city of a palestinian nation if anyone thinks that we won't war they're wrong we struck peace we want peace. but this demonstration had originally been planned to be held outside of the u.s. embassy however right there right now is actually seeing the lighting of the

largest hanukkah menorah in europe so it seemed weiss to move the demonstration here in the reason is that the tensions are very high we have seen violence at demonstrations across the world germany of course making sure they don't want to see that us all here in berlin but there has been strong words from european politicians and your leaders as well and as we're seeing this is the fourth day of demonstrations here in berlin demonstrations from palestinians a bra. and those who support them going anywhere here in europe despite the strong objections to trump's decision both in the arab world and beyond the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. insists the move will bring peace to the region caleb maupin looks into that claim u.s. leaders seem to believe that if you repeat something over and over again it becomes the truth take a listen to nikki haley the u.s. ambassador to the united nations defending trump's recent jerusalem move which caused violence and chaos throughout the region we are living in the reality that

jerusalem is the capital of israel clearly disagree with you this is you. this is a regrettable decision as the capital of israel. this decision. it's the right thing to do. it is absolutely the right thing to do jerusalem is the capital of israel these decisions i'm hopeful to the prospects for peace in the region the announcement of the potential to send. to even clear signs we are living in the reality that jerusalem is the capital of israel when both parties recognize reality peace comes repeating mantras happens to be a thing in washington d.c. especially when it comes to controversial foreign policy decisions take a listen to the no regime change just a no fly zone montra that we heard regarding the libyan intervention the security

council has responded to the libyan people's cry for help this council's purpose is clear to protect innocent civilians the task that i assigned our forces. to protect the libyan people from immediate danger broadening our military mission to include regime change would be a mistake pretty soon nato cruise missiles were flying in order to back up fighters armed by western countries then eventually the country's leader moammar gadhafi was brutally executed here's hillary clinton retelling her version of the events yes we came we saw that he died there and then there was that whole weapons of mass destruction routine performed at the united nations by call and how he even brought props less than a teaspoon full of dry anthrax in an envoy shot down the united states senate in the fall of two thousand and one iraq declared eighty five hundred liters of

anthrax we have no ambition in iraq except to remove a threat so the weapons of mass destruction weren't actually there and now iraq was left in shambles the main reason we went and you're right it's a time was we thought he had weapons of mass destruction turns out he didn't well bush was forced to admit that he was wrong about iraq but nikki haley is certain there will be no retractions about jerusalem it will move the peace process forward i'll come back and tell you i told you so now if any of that peace nikki haley is promising ever shows up it's certainly going to make people across the globe quite delighted but until then it looks like simply saying things doesn't make them so caleb oppen artsy new york. one person has died and more than a dozen people have been injured after a gas explosion in austria as you can see the blast sent huge flames in a ring into the sky the fire has now been put on the site is a major natural gas distribution hub if yanna austin pipelines are likely to be

shut for days causing a major supply shortfall polyploid has the details but this is an explosion at the gas plant it's an australian gas facility and it is a major hub for him. porting gas into europe it supplies a whole host of european countries including germany france italy slovenia and croatia so the repercussions of the explosion have been quite far reaching italy has been the worst affected that having to declare a national emergency as a result because rome now has a serious supply shortage and market prices for gas have more than doubled that elsewhere in europe the explosion is exacerbating existing energy supply issues for example here in the u.k. on top of that explosion the most important north sea gas and oil pipeline has been shut down in order to repair a crack to the pipe and to top things off there's

a severe cold snap here at the moment so that's paralyzed travel in some parts of the country so gas is very much in demand people need heating and prices for suppliers have surged in the fare is at this moment there is that price increase could be passed on to consumers which would be at this time of year a very bitter pill for people to have to swallow so this perfect storm of just three variables just goes to show you how vulnerable the energy supply to europe can be at a time like this now the issue with the austrian facility is that it happened to be the main entry point for russian gas into europe russian gas accounts for about a third of the overall gas supplies to the continent and there had been a new pipeline in the pipeline so to say the nord stream to that was meant to create another way for russian gas to get to germany and the rest of europe but

that project has been put on ice due to mainly political obstacles some european countries are all for it others are worried that it would allow more scope to to wield. much power over the rest of europe on the sign sions against russia have made it very difficult for anyone to invest in the project meanwhile u.s. officials have warned of a so-called russian monopoly on the gas supplies in europe at a hearing in congress assistant secretary of state was michel singled out in the extreme to a pipeline which is currently under construction between russia and germany just a point on north for him to you this is a project that would concentrate seventy five percent of the russian gas to europe in the one pipeline so it's not in europe's interests it's not in our interests it's also a political rather than a commercial undertaking and i think it's important to be crystal clear about that because north korean too would go through danish waters if it can't political and

legal stumbling block that could really slow progress on the pipeline it's a positive development that we applaud and we've really closely with the danes the credit goes to did mark for moving in this direction but i think it's consistent with european or just purely i just wish we could get germans and other large you member states to see the same fellow at the center of a political produces a look sport. liquified not a view of tip as well but certainly a lurker was forced to register as a foreign agent dead stripped of their capitol hill press accused of meddling in the u.s. presidential election but before that happened heather nauert said that registration would not at all affect her ability to report so that clearly it wasn't the case well i asked the state department about this but i didn't exactly get an answer when our t. was forced to register as a foreign agent and you said that it would inhibit our ability to report when the united states tells someone to register under a foreign agent requirement we don't see impacts or

a fact the ability of them to report. news and information we just have the register it's as simple as that. ever just a couple weeks ago our press credentials were revoked so doesn't this contradict your earlier statements i think i think the press credentials may have been revoked by congress and not necessarily the members of congress but rather the association of reporters that handles who gets to come in and cover congress after basically directing my question to congress she played the russian card a representative of the russian government in fact the fact that you were here as a representative of the russian government is a perfect example of how we do not not restrict any type of freedom of the press they can get russian news if you well after washington's measures of russia actually designated several media outlets funded by the us government as foreign

agents but it seems after this whole exchange that the state department is unwilling to keep its word and is now trying to just shift blame it to avoid taking responsibility. hey we're going to discuss this further now with investigative journalist david lindorff david thanks for coming on to the program. what do you make of those responses from the state department. well it sounds like she's calling me a foreign agent to this is sitting pretty close to home i mean. who's a foreign agent if. i suspect we can citizens who are talking on our t.v. or you know reporting for you. in the case of staff people. are being called agents of the russian government by the state department that's pretty heavy . and certainly isn't correct so i'm also intrigued with this claim she

makes that it's the a suppress association of the congress that was requiring the that was taking away the press credentials for your our t.v. reporter because that that would be really outrageous if it's the press association that's doing it and not the congress members themselves she did appear all the confused about it lack of solidarity yeah completely yeah you know that would be quite a lack of solidarity. so i guess we'll just have to see what it case really is she may have been misspeaking but i don't think so they don't usually misspeak at the state department yeah well could coalesce have to gain from revoking auntie america's press could that credential of do you think. oh i think it's posturing you know like so they can say that they're standing up to rush in intimidation of our democratic system you know there's

a big co contingent of members of congress probably the majority because it's a lot of democrats and republicans who are pushing this sort of cold war mccarthy mentality that that russia is the bad guys and so it allows the congress person without having to really do anything to go back to their voters and say well i'm taking a tough stand against this russian interference in our in our democratic system. you know it it doesn't really take any courage to do it doesn't take any thought and they can just say they did it. i mean if you look at some of the language that's used there which you obviously have you said you know this doesn't impact when she's talking to our reports that this doesn't impact the ability of news to report information you know we're lying a representative of the russian government to report russian news. so you know the

bulls rolling now do you expect similar action to be taken against of a foreign government funded media looking in the us because you know it was quite know it here that maybe she didn't even know she is news from a different perspective it was russian news. yeah you know there's not going to be any follow through on this because this is all about demonizing russia there's not. you know there's not another country they're going to demonize maybe cuba you know i don't think there's any cuban reporters trying to do you know a grandma or you know any of the other. news agencies in cuba are pushing to be you know covering daily events i don't think outside of new york and the u.n. but we'll see i mean that that could also happen because they're now you know trump wants to crack down on cuba that's another dangerous existential threat to the

united states what about the freedom of speech issue you know if the international community is watching there are lots of channels that are set up by different countries as we know there's never been so many do you think that they're fearing that this could happen to them and again i have to ask why are we just focused on russia hit because you know you can look at other channels like al-jazeera t.r.t. . and the similarly set up may. sure tell us who are tell us who are in south america too there's a lot of there's a there's a potential for this but i think that what's happening is that as i said earlier i think this is all focused on. demonizing russia and it has to do with. you know the military industrial complex wanting to have an enemy and people are getting tired of the war on terror so why not you know have the old revival of the

sort of cold war that's that's a great way to get money for weapons systems like you know really expensive ones and. also democrats are still the leadership of this corrupt democratic party that stole the primaries last year from bernie sanders are trying to still steer people away from the idea that they blew the election by pushing the nomination to hillary clinton who then blew the election so and again that you know rush is in the whipping post for that and you know they can blame it on russia rather than on their own corruptness and incompetence ok well david lindorff the investigative jenison is very much for your thoughts on this issue to come into the shape. that statement comes to we solve to north korea tested its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile

and launch to get global condemnation a warning from the chump administration a country would be utterly destroyed in case of war and this week north korean leader kim jong un raised the stakes family to north korea at the will strongest nuclear power last. so we need to dig deeper r.k. to come to the top come to the table for talks. we're ready to talk at the time they'd like to talk but they have to come to the table and they have to come to the table with a view that they do want to make a different choice. in the meantime our military preparedness is strong because of the situation the president has ordered our military planners to have before range of contingencies available and they are ready as i've told people many times. i will continue our diplomatic efforts until the first bomb drops. sarsi talking about november the twenty ninth north korea successfully testing its new intercontinental ballistic missile them we're going to bring in joseph chang now

professor of political science at all carl city university to discuss this welcome to the program joseph thank you you just heard during rex tillerson state admitting the possibility of peace talks with north korea do you think it actually happened. i guess so obviously negotiations will be very frustrating they will be quite slow but this is a very important breakthrough in the sense that the donald trump ministration has finally come around and accepted and even paul tunes of the culture issue you know it has been proven that barriers. are accounts to indicate that use of violence has been proven empty and even defective obviously the use of military means on the part of the united states does not have the

support of seoul and meets the significant opposition beijing and moscow so at least the parties concerned are willing to talk and it is important that rex tillerson has indicated that the negotiations hopefully will begin without any preconditions. it was a little bit of a u. turn only because back in october trying to settle for the north korea would be a waste of time on. what are your thoughts now. well we all know. from is roger unpredictable and dan may be different existed in this administration but at least this is an important beginning there may well be a lot of trees and turns and a lot of people say it but the world has come to understand that can go sheesh

and possible and that that on those from a ministration is that these willing to try to negotiate as if though if we look at previous the rhetoric that's come from trump very strong language some about destroying korea has that not damaged the peace process. well negotiations normally the man an appropriate and most clear threat of the use of force of fiery rhetoric cetera et cetera. to knock out especially when donald trump ministration and kim jong un administration opposed current beriberi concerned with their respective images and international standing so the indication of the women to talk is just the beginning and there are many many difficulties it but one can be

rest assured that rational governments understand the tremendous danger of nuclear war. and to danger of. intentional or unintentional escalation to the prospects to the possibility of war. believe it then chang professor of political science at holocaust city university thanks for coming on to the program thank you. now russian athletes will have to compete at the next winter olympics and a neutral flank following the i.o.c. is decision to ban the country over doping allegations russian olympic biathlon champion a stat line a smart of a told us what she expects from the twenty eight hundred games and in that particular commentators won't be saying that an athlete is from the international olympic committee or nothing is competing under the international olympic committee's flag that's wrong anyway they will say that an athlete came from russia

so the name will be heard yes there won't be our uniform or our anthem but it will still be our russian medal our people competing for our country the main words are our country russia and these medals will anyway return to russia i wish our guys will do what no one expects us to do that is to win. russian sports minister gave us his views on what the country the think it will have to deal with that the winter games in south korea people feel beloved have altered over the image that as the russian olympic committee has not been invited to the olympic games all or athletes will receive individual invitations to compete at the games it will be very difficult for them to under such pressure i can appreciate that even though we say that sport is outside politics everyone understands that each decision.