i don't see how that strategy would be successful very critical daryn time to sit down and talk. to our un officials there is the united states is jailing a whistleblower chelsea manning for refusing to testify against the wiki leaks found that is tantamount to torture. new year's day in hong kong sees hundreds of arrests of an estimated 1000000 turn out for the 1st big anti beijing protest of 2028. hours the pushback against the dry january and health initiatives french wine producers and the government denounced the annual alcohol abstinence as looked out on the country's culture.

a very warm welcome to your watching r t international with me and our top story this hour a senior u.n. official is accusing the united states of torturing whistleblower chelsea manning with her continued incarceration a letter from the world body special rapporteur on torture to the u.s. government from last november has now only just come to light. the practice of coercive depreciation of liberty for civil contempt involves the intentional infliction of progressively severe mental and emotional suffering for the purposes of coercion and intimidation at the order of judicial authorities such deprivation of liberty does not constitute a circumscribed sanction for a specific offense but an open ended progressively severe measure of coercion for filling all the constitutive elements of torture or other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment chelsea manning was a u.s. military intelligence analyst but was arrested in 2010 fully can classified

information to wiki leaks she was convicted in 2013 to 35 years in prison president obama commuted her sentence just before leaving office but she was arrested again last year for declining to testify against wiki leaks publisher julian assad's global affairs analyst patrick hemmings and says the u.n. letter will be a boost for supporters of both mining and the psalms while law and activist kevin zeese explain to her as how the law is being used to coerce money. in a grand jury which is a secret process before someone is indicted or you go for it prosecutions occurring to determine whether someone should be prosecuted this is a power of the court to coerce someone into testifying now this law can allow a person in the united states to be held for the length of the grand jury in order to coerce them to testify before the grand jury and no longer serves the purpose it

was intended to serve it's now become a weapon of prosecutors i think it was initially designed to protect people who are being investigated the reason they're kept secret because it trying to protect people being investigated before they're indicted so you don't know that they're being investigated but in the longer serves that purpose and now serves the purpose of being a tool for prosecutors that's abused and i think chelsea manning is a victim of that abuse the report by niels meltzer does give an additional air of legitimacy to the case of manning and to really back up all of the thankful that manning supporters that a staunch supporters have been saying now for over 6 months this is unjust this is unfair they're trying to create something new this is the whole point of coerced trying to coerce manning to come up with something that the d.o.j. can use to make a real case against the sunday shows you how flimsy this is this is the degree

degradation of the justice system in the united states and also in the u.k. as well in the case of the songes more like more resembles a banana republic style facade of a state judicial apparatus this is all part of a campaign to reframe you can to reframe julius on and we as a from a journalist at a publication to being a cyber criminal in a hostile foreign intelligence agency retired case had all the indictments against dishonor were based on that clearly framing principle. and they are trying to get chelsea manning to give them some glee and key to actually make that miracle work and she's not she's not volunteering anything and this is frustrating the u.s. system tremendously. julian assange just unfair and much better he's also behind bars in a british prison after being drags out of the ecuadorian embassy where he spent the previous 7 years as his correspondent. few buildings in the wilds have ever

come under as much scrutiny as this one here at quick tour and. in those 4 walls for 7 long years possibly the most famous was a pro who time to get a sandwich was hold up until 8 port 2019 to 48 world was sensationally tracked out by british authorities. that work for the wiki leaks founder this was a huge betrayal by the latin american country that had sheltered him since 2012 aquittal said the relations had soured with the sand and his bad behavior triggered them opening the door to the police and revoking his asylum but it's worth noting that just a bit acquittals bank account got an almighty boost with a $4200000000.00 loan from the i.m.f. where the u.s. has huge voting rights

a staunch is currently sitting in belmarsh prison in the country's capital sucking up to meet sentence but jumping bail in 2012 but many are saying that what he's actually been handed is a death sentence because over 60 doctors wrote an open letter to the u.k. government saying that he might die in prison britain for its part denies any wrongdoing the allegations mr son she was subjected to torture and founded and hold false the u.k. is committed to upholding the rule of law and ensuring that no one is ever bomb it but london's defense rings hollow in light of the reports by many organizations including the new web which claims that as a scientist health continues to deteriorate authorities are simply standing idly by the blatant and sustained arbitrariness shown by both the judiciary and the government in this case suggest an alarming departure from the u.k.'s commitment to human. rights and the rule of law unless the u.k.

urgently changes course i believe yes the inhuman situation mr songes continued exposure to arbitrariness and abuse may soon end up costing him his life but his songes battle for his well being is not only fight on his hands ever since wiki leaks exposed gross misconduct by the us government washington has been pushing for his extradition on espionage charges giving him a helping hand the british government despite international outcry the u.k. home secretary signed a us extradition request putting us on one step closer towards being charged for publishing classified information and conspiring to hack a top from a computer that 18 charges that washington has put forward could carry a maximum sentence of 175 years behind bars the reaction all over the wild people are crying foul they say that this is not

a case about punishing a crime but of silencing a voice surely in a singled out for special treatment for one reason only here's the truth he's such an innocent unfortunate is because he is a freedom fighter however much you dislike. his case is the most important for me give you freedom this is just. miss rule of law and operation. washington's bid to get asylum stateside was also helped by not the european country sweden the scandinavian nation was investigating a rape allegation against the whistleblower and would have been within its rights to request his extradition to face trial since that case predated the u.s. request london would have been obliged to send a songe to stockholm fast but sweden has now closed that investigation conveniently removing the. final obstacle for the americans funny how it all worked out

a sanchez extradition hearing is set for factory 2020 but in light of these recent talents of the band's peers are grabbing the does little charts of play this close to sure i mean what and so of course what news most of the united nations special report or on torture is certain how corrupt and how in stress that the entire system in the u.k. including the judiciary and the media has forgotten when it comes to julian. you know before you call course earlier this year this was a confirmation that what neil smelters said seems to be true that you. just love to have a potential sphere of trial into while one always hopes that may lead to justice will prevail u.s. authorities have rather spared a client wired for a start so it might well turn out that when a country's dirty secrets are risk of being exposed justice is

a word that's up for interpretation so as to tailor r.t. . hong kong store in the new year with more violent protests with rally organizers pushing the turnout at more than a 1000000 there were around $400.00 arrests with police blaming radical protesters for the unrest. i think i. think you who. was. the one q. out. on can police a mosque right has recklessly vandalized public facilities in several areas for it

is may have to it was the rally earlier after the clashes erupted washington supported the protests from the outset but hong kong basic political scientist joseph chung thinks it's more to do with building why the political leverage against beijing. did united states pompously will support hong kong but don't know the trauma administration both likely to hold on to shield and various human rights issues in china as bargaining chips to exert pressure on china people would like to see a novel nice asian process a reconciliation process but apparently the genie and the hong kong government have maintained their stand and they have feels to me and the concession is the protestants and to do for democracy involves money. now with

$29000.00 done and dusted let's take a look back at more of the events that defined the year. now socially politically and beyond 2019 caused a fair bit of people to our lives worldwide but for some of the march of maturity as we head into the twenty's it is leaving more than a few people fearing for their much loved heritage let's take a look at one tradition seem to be under threat. and when france there is a proposal to adopt a dry january a month from abstaining from alcohol after the excesses of the holidays french wine is as much a part of the dinner table as the food itself so it's not going down too well so it depends he has the might dance and how to freshen up from the new year hangover without having to put a cork in your culture. when you raise a gloss of wine or beer in florence it's customary to say so on say which means

health but if you waking up with a sore head off the celebrations on new year's eve you may be wondering if all those songs done you any good after all and instead of trying a hair of the dog you might think that it's time to join the millions of others across the world in having a little bit of a breather from alcohol that's right it's time for dry january a month of alcoholic abstinence it's been so popular in the angle from world that there were even plans to introduce it here in france but do the french who are famous for their love of a little plonk even know what droid january is try jean you. know it's not possible it doesn't exist in france dried january i have not heard of it i have heard of many other traditions like movie is that it's something like

that but with wine i don't think it's possible. not at all no with free no no i don't understand it this really exists so pretty much a resoundingly nor perhaps all the more reason to kick start the idea given that alcohol kills tens of thousands of people in france every year that's exactly what france's health agency solti public falls wanted to do but after explaining to prisons what dry january. is what they think about it i'm watching. for a month without drinking out whole it's difficult for the french. i could try it but i'd rather not it would not be too pleasant without wine. also french i'm going to die. what would be the reaction i mean what. it's like not eating in because they're not used to it

a few drinks more than me i don't know how would you respond it seems for once the president might call really has his finger on the pulse on what the french are thinking for he's said to have fiercely opposed to promoting a moratorium on alcohol in january or perhaps it's any toy of the year and given the choice will parisians be raising oh no no colics all day for dry january well if they slaughter anything to go by probably not to dilute the other 2 or 370 maybe makes to reserve a bit of alcohol just a bit unlike those women who drink discreetly in the kitchen the fellow. i pay for wine frankly almost was in a small meal and even when you had it i prefer why you know. what wine is it if it's a very good wine then why. well that settles it to draw it january is definitely not a french thing and all not no from us here in paris bone is salty.

more of our reflection on the year just gone up ahead we're looking at the champs attempts to be the one to end decades of discord between the israelis and the palestinians and the so-called deal of the century will seem to be one sided. on the big screen and all of them of the movies and shows that got us all talking terrified or just downright furious well coming up after the break. you know world of big part of the law and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door on the bad and shouting

past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. in. the world is driven by a dream shaped by one person or those great. dares thinks. we dare to ask.

hello welcome back we're continuing our look back at some of the events that defined 2019 now taking a look at how it games now we've got here arms race 2 point 0 6 and the deal of the century so let's focus in on the middle east and the israeli palestinian conflict in particular. now it was another tough year and beyond for the palestinians who for the last 18 months have been protesting in gaza close to the border with israel pulis now takes a look at president transplanted thought it all out and bring his deal of the century to fruition even though it was seen as pretty one sided. how to mess up the middle east conflict even more trump's perfect plan step one proclaim yourself a mediator we need. a leader that wrote the art of the deal israel palestine are going to make it that probably is the hardest deal there is to make and i'm a very good deal like i believe me if you can't make a good deal with

a politician then there's something wrong with you step 2 you don't even try to look neutral show your sympathies. in. step 3 don't be stingy shower your favorite with kids is all this year was placed with american recognition of it's an extension of the golan heights a territory seized in wall but will signed a presidential proclamation recognizing israel's sovereign right over the golan heights and american recognition of way spend 6 whole months the establishment of israeli civilian settlements in the west bank is not per se inconsistent with international law and if that wasn't enough state full hit the other side as hard

as possible the us closed the palestine liberation organization office in washington the not quite palestinian embassy to the united states prompted ministration will not keep the office open when the palestinians refused to take steps to start directing. and meaningful negotiations with israel and decided to defund the united nations palestinian relief agency the united states will no longer commit further funding to this irredeemably flawed operation we are very mindful of and deeply concerned regarding the impact upon innocent palestinians especially school children or the failure of un r w a and key members of the regional and international donor community to reform and reset the un r w a way of doing business step 5 scrap the tiniest pieces of what's been of the peace for a solution after all who needs a 2 state solution something all the sides had already more or less agreed on the

deal of the century is the way forward but a much touted brain conference was snubbed by the palestinians apparently they need to think out of the box you can change your course for the positive if we're willing to try new things and think outside of the traditional box steps 6 state mysterious despite promise after promise they still no clear plan on the deal of the century and people on both sides of the conflict are not as hopeful of trump's vision as trump has himself and all who trump he's a man that thinks he can manage the whole world the way he manages his businesses and it's really hard i don't think he has done a lot for the world in the time that he's been in office from begins in the big level high level it is impossible to reach peace with him i think because he is a man that is not a soldier has not come from the army it is not understand the peace between

israelis and palestinians could not be achieved with the. with the current affairs going all. i think according to my religion real peace will go when the messiah comes but i think it's worth trying i don't know drum where well but i know he's better than clinton as 2019 draws to a close people here seem less optimistic than they were a year ago a pretty sober note to end the year on policy r.t. jerusalem. well there's nothing back to some of the cultural highlights of the past year it wasn't all protest demos and trade wars we managed to escape into some decade defining t.v. series and movies as well can under director's cut now it meant saying goodbye to some long running blockbuster favorites well others left audience is deeply divided daniel hawkins takes a look it's been a long year in global news intrigue scale uncertainty and cliffhangers we've seen

it all at least we can all wind down with a good movie everyone's favorite pastime bringing people together in the cinema or on the sofa well ok 2019 hasn't quite been like. spring arrived bringing a monumental conclusion in epic game of thrones saga it won millions of fans around the world i mean do you even know anyone who hasn't seen at least one episode it even became a feature in international twitter diplomacy. it took 8 years to get literally everyone to jump on the west the rose by and wagon but just one series to get people fuming about the finale game of thrones season 8 has to be the most disappointing season finale of the decade. merry christmas to

everyone except the people who like the game of throwing series finale. thinking about how cursed we are to live in the time when we're both the game of thrones finale and the star wars finale sucked people even launched a petition to reshoot the final season nearly 2000000 signatures and still rising and if you thought breaks it was divisive don't get me started on that file episode and into thinking. i will. i was just really. after such division of viewers would desperate for some unity and in came should noble people flock to see the latest hit stand aside game of thrones as the draw more about the world's worst nuclear accident shot right up the t.v. rankings. is on fire. and every atom of uranium is like a bullet. for the mini series struck such a chord with views in both east and west it also struck some bones of contention

why were there no ethnic minority actors how accurate was the science why so many cliched stereotypes you know so noble couldn't please everyone either and with every new episode came a new take on just how accurate the drama was or wasn't their characters are distorted and misrepresented as if they were villains they were nothing like that the plan work is a shown as though they are scared of everything this does not reflect reality in reality they were quite decisive very decisive not one of the operators fled after the explosion is a composed calm intelligent man who never denied his responsibility also became the knight screw darker and so that our screens walk in phoenix's joker delved into the murky depths of society and the human mind. when you bring me out. introduce me as joker.

i and as the height grew so did the panic yeah people actually got worried that film could provoke members of the so-called in-cell community self pitying missiles or mystic lonely online trolls into violence alarm bells even rang in the u.s. military soldiers aboard about the risk of attacks during screenings it was all right on the night there was no mass violence critics loved phoenix but we're divided over the film itself and whatever you thought of it some people certainly took inspiration from the character mixing fun to see with the reality and certainly sparking debate.

natalie back and. can act. the listen of joy because the radical change is needed this is not enough and this is what all those democratic leftists i'm not aware of this dissatisfaction the grows today is a serious one this is the channel deal with it with gradual reforms more tolerance to health care now it's a lot of themes of dystopia you know people don't really know where society is headed some people are loving the direction some are very scared and that's why movies like joker really speak to people another thing we're seeing is is that people are so sick of politics that they also just kind of want to zone out and they want something that's just just pure entertainment but the number one movie this year was avengers the end game and i think that also speaks to it as well is that there's not really a political message in that it's just kind of eye candy and something to zone out to it's mindless entertainment and that's important i think to.

people who are just sick of hearing about politics all the time because it affects everything right. well that's enough controversy for tonight christmas is after all the season of goodwill to all it seems as though people just love to have a good ol squabble over things and even the magical world of cinema just can't please everyone unless of course you happen to be baby go to. the baby. or do let us know what the highlights of 29000 were for you by following us on social media and i was again the top of the. thousands of american men and women choose to serve in the country's military

decision little sheltered lives every song came to a complete. i was right to be instructed. you know told to shut up but they'd kill me and i see how it destroyed my life many screamed at me and he made me come in and you can my arm and he write me with his birth. if you take into account that women don't report because of the extreme retaliation and it's probably somewhere near about half a 1000000 women have now been sexually assaulted in the us military rape is a very very traumatizing. but i've never seen trauma like. women who are veterans who suffered military sexual trauma reporting brain is more likely to get the victim punished and be offended i had an almost 10 year career which i was very invested in and i gave that up to report a sex offender who was not even put to justice or put on the registry this is simply an issue of our in violence male sexual predators for the large part of

target whoever is there to prey upon whether that's a man or woman. welcome to the alex i would show one who bought the ball happy new year from helsinki finland but the friends of just pop the new year they seem to be happy all year round because they've just been voted the world's most contented called trick that in last week's show we asked the question well that's.