it is more a leaders meet for talks in moscow hoping to reach a cease fire deal to end civil war in the north african country it's take you live to the press conference later this hour although washington warns iran and stepped up its pressure counting of sanctions dozens of government protests continue in new radian pompous all over the accidental downing of a passenger plane which killed everyone on board. the u. funds to boost infrastructure in east africa and prevent a massive migration to europe is in the firing line for 3 months rights organizations for driving modern day slavery we speak with a human rights watch representative on the trains. in directly supporting this project these are forced labor you are working on these projects.

very welcome you are watching r t international with me niki air and our top story libya's warring sides are in talks in moscow right now in the hope of finding a truce to end the civil war in the north african country and it follows russian and turkish efforts to deescalate hostilities there that helped broker an initial ceasefire in the conflict on sunday and signaled the 1st break in fighting in libya for months the talks underway in the russian capital are expected to put a political solution back on the table ramon culture of has more on the potentially pivotal meeting. of the truce between the warring sides was suggests meeting between russian president vladimir putin and his search for its rich up to the dog it is itself just last week we call on all parties. to declare

a sustainable cease fire supported by the necessary measures to be taken for stabilizing the situation on the ground and normalizing daily life in tripoli and other cities and now the libyan national army led by general controls most of the country at the moment and meanwhile un backed. governments off a national accord is internationally recognized now the fighting between the 2 sides intensified over the last few months with the general of the army advancing towards tripoli meanwhile the turkey has been sending troops in order to help the u n backed government these negotiations are set somewhere to mark yet another step on the way to a peaceful solution to the conflict in libya libya has been sort of poured by the warring factions since the u.s.

nato led interference into their country which was aimed at playing the head of the government moammar gadhafi back in 20. years all saraj and to hell even hearts are will be there here in moscow already and we'll find out the results of those talks sometime during the day. now to the iranian capital weapon deployed tear gas against government protest is the administration in toronto is facing intense pressure after admitting that its forces accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger plane on wednesday killing all 176 people on board mainly in radio national's widespread mass vigils have been held for the victims or to steadily turned into government and wrong the armed forces admits to be a line it was mistakenly identified as a cruise missile by its defense system the top commander of the wrongs if lawmakers revolutionary guard corps expressed his deepest condolences. thing he had never

felt more ashamed in his life. i swear to almighty god that i wished i were in that plane that crashed with the men had burned but did not witness this tragic incident we made a mistake and a number of our compatriots were martyred because of our mistake but it was an intentional we apologize we are sorry but we will make up for it. officials in washington have spent the past 48 hours also throwing their backing behind the protests and the trump was among those to warn iran over its next moves so the leaders of iran do not kill your protesters thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you and the world is watching more importantly the usa is watching turn your internet back on and let reporters roam free stop the killing of your great iranian people i think of as some pressure campaigners work in the mosque for this work and there's no other way for them to get the money they need to fund the

guard to fund their regime to fund their malign activities and you're seeing protests now breaking out across tyrannical tensions thought after a u.s. drone attack 10 days ago which left the cd iranian command dead in baghdad and it would seem instead of looking to calm the situation washington has opted to continue to apply maximum pressure on to iran it was done of takes up the story. as washington seated on the verge of an all out war with iran it looked like it had just stepped outside of its comfort zone the risk of plunging the middle east into yet a nother disastrous conflict was an obvious weight on the us but now with the tensions easing america is back in familiar territory waging a political and economic campaign to force its rival into submission what is their strategy post the confidence of the man in killing and post the ballistic missile attack on the united states this is our strategy we are diplomatically and

economically isolating their regime in iran in till they behave like a normal nation washington has charted these waters through and through and it's not afraid to get creative and putting iran under pressure after admitting to accidentally downing a ukrainian jetliner with more than a 170 people on board to iran has seen a fresh outbreak in antigovernment protests and demonstrators the haven't suffered from any lack of support from the u.s. with donald trump even taking a crash course in persian to write this tweet to the brave long suffering people of iran i've stood with you since the beginning of my presidency and my administration will continue to stand with you we are following your protests closely and are inspired by your courage. translated no obstacles and no language barriers can stand in the way of democracy and to make sure that nothing is lost in

translation here washington is backing up its words with action a method tried and trusted sanctions we are announcing additional sanctions against the iranian regime as a result of these our actions we will cut off billions of dollars of support to the iranian regime israel as its tradition was quick to cheer it always does whenever things take a turn for the worse for iran i commend president from for imposing new and very harsh sanctions against this regime i must say that this was also doing close to the iranian decision to accelerate uranium enrichment i call on britain france and germany to join the american effort but few other nations share the excitement for iran a nation that spent decades under all flavors of sanctions being free of them is more of a challenge actually the united states on me wants to think that sense that it's a superpower that it can do whatever it wants so heard iran through sanctions that

hurt china warfare and trade wars it tries to hurt russia through sanctions but ultimately what it does is that it brings these our countries closer to each other and other countries become more more more negative view of the u.s. government and i think in the in the long run what it does is that it diminishes the stature of the united states and the capability of the united states to maintain its had germany america's economic crusade against iran is rubbing europe the wrong way to the e.u. is in an ill tempered clash with washington over the iran nuclear deal which was derailed by the us we have been saying to pass that we continue saying that we regret the u.s. decision to withdraw from the deal. and we continue to. leading to this deal is a key element of the low ball nuclear nonproliferation a creature and critical for to the original stability. of

germany's convinced that iran should choir have nuclear weapons for this reason we will continue to employ all diplomatic means to keep this agreement alive it is certainly not perfect but it is an agreement and it comprises commitments by all sides. together we have made clear our regret and concern at the decision by the united states to withdraw from the j c p o way and to reimpose sanctions on iran and the u.s. is dishing out new were sure and since it is ready to solve all this mess with words without preconditions even we will meet with them where want to sit down discuss without precondition a new way forward a a series of steps by which iran becomes a more normal country but in the past few years with iran alone the us went back on its word had 0 interest in its allies concerns and assassinated a high profile official the unilaterally branded terrorist just a few months before so the u.s.

can talk up diplomacy for sure they're one of the best at it you do have a hard time to find a nother country with a case of selective a measure this severe for the promises it had made. according to a poll run by media in the us a majority of americans disapprove of the way president trump has so far handled the escalating crisis in the middle east. huge funds to boost areas in africa are now being compared to driving modern day slavery that's the claim being made by human rights organizations against the e.u. the infrastructure project in iraq trailer the bid to improve the ethan african nation is now being described as a years of forced labor party's saskia taylor porth. if you've been on a 2 covey if your t. back harboring a hidden disease is your neighbor planning on eating your pepperoni don't worry it is got a regulation for everything but according to human rights organizations it's failed

miserably to regulate its own behavior and it all started with an apparently innocent bed to boost security and eritrea will launching $20000000.00 euro program to rebuild the roads connecting both countries this will boost straight consolidate stability and have good benefits for the citizens of both countries through the gratian of sustainable growth and jobs so far so good unless of course you're the one put to work on this great collaboration because the chances are you're forced conscript the african nation has compulsory national service that used to last for 18 months but now sees people trapped in for over 20 years it's a practice it's been likened by human rights organizations the un and the european parliament to mass enslavement conscripts compared national service to modern day slavery saying this for torture and other ill treatment which we rest in lack basic sanitation and hygiene form a conscript 72 hour weeks and harsh conditions with no food and pay equivalent to

$17.00 a month as one of the main reasons eritrea is called the world's fastest emptying country as young men continue to mass exodus but despite knowing conscripts were being used generally the delicate situation in a country that was a lot in a guerrilla war for 3 decades the e.u. says that really has no idea that untoward things were going on. the e.u. does not pay for labor under this project the project only covers the procurement of materials and equipment to support the rehabilitation of roads in fact the e.u. doesn't even have an office in eritrea to monitor this ongoing project instead it relies on local authorities the agency is not monitoring the implementation of the project the project is carried out by the government and progress is monitored by the ministry of public works the e.u. is in trusting its project to an arm of the government which is internationally

slammed as one of the world's worst human rights abuses which the u.n. describes as authoritarian and repressive and which lived under a un sanctions for 9 years it's almost as if the e.u. has something at stake here other than creating great roads of course like stemming the tide of migrants for example because 2016. 1000 eritreans apply for asylum in the bloc so yes this e.u. project will lift the local economy and bring peace but crucially it will create jobs and that will keep eritreans in the homeland to not crossing on to european shorts. in directly supporting this project by. material to help build the road problem is that what they need to make sure is that any support going to eritrea is not. some mentoring this incredibly repressive system and there are trends a land by the way which happens to be one of the most strategic areas in the world

its coast runs along the red sea which is a key link between europe and asia it's also an ideal access point to emerging african markets with low labor costs and it's a natural resource gold mine with gas gold oil zinc you name it eritrea's got it eric harris obviously placed in a very strategic location along the red sea it is the access to. see ethiopia and from the european point of view it is obviously one of the countries which many asylum seekers here in europe are coming from and they're coming in next because of the human rights situation so it seems that when you've got something to gain it's easier to be uncovered but not as then your own employment law. which leads co-founder julian assange has arrived at london's westminster magistrates court for a routine administrative hearing on his possible extradition to the us back in 2010

the australian whistleblower publish classified military cables allegedly outlining u.s. war crimes proud of his supporters have gathered outside the court to protest against extradition as long as currently serving time in a british high security jail for skipping bail or waiting for waiting on his full extradition hearing set for next month the us has indicted him on 17 counts of espionage and one of conspiracy to hack a government computer in a person who was forcibly removed by british police from the ecuadorian embassy in london after tito terminate his his devon year as phylum there he sought refuge there following sexual assault allegations in sweden which he denies calling them a pretext for his extradition to america. was that i had for you this hour the british government is under pressure to implement tougher foreign travel restrictions on known pay to files we look at why

it's being described as a global threat after this quick break. and when else should seem wrong. why don't we just don't call. any. yet to. just didn't come out to. engage with equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. because we ponder the future and look into 2020 what fascinating stories will come our way there are often said on this show that you can't have capitalism without

capital capital that positive interest rates encouraging people to say and this next story this next whole show this next entire segment is going to be dedicated to this very notion. welcome back to the u.k. government is facing pressure to apply great to foreign travel restrictions to known paedophiles it's claimed gaps in legislation leave youngsters especially in asia vulnerable to predators the concern with possible reports handed over to m.p.'s in westminster following an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse it mentions that high profile cases this form of. he was found guilty in the u.k.

for downloading child pornography and then years later convicted in asia for abusing minors another is britain's worst ever pay to file richard huckle he has $71.00 counts of sexual assaults on children most of them committed in malaysia where he worked as a teacher and received 22 life sentences starting at woodstock he has more on the inquiry. lock them up and throw away the key it's an argument you'll often hear from people when it comes to child abuse is and while the u.k. has come down on child abuse here in britain its legal system may be failing young says abroad that's because no new british sex offenders and suspects prosecuted for such crimes are still able to travel with some of them re-offending overseas in fact of the near 6000 sexual orders imposed in england and wales in the last 2 years only 11 also has foreign travel restrictions added meaning of all the registered sex offenders on record only around 0.2 percent have had their rights to

foreign travel stopped and according to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse that could be having a devastating impact. to the u.k. . it was a little list of below 0 disaster. which must be huge and. this is a. really good time. and this is. the inquiry was given evidence of abuse by british travellers in countries ranging from kenya all the way to the philippines the report also found that abuses target disadvantaged families where relatives act as facilitators often financial poverty plays a key factor there's also areas to can also pose a particular risk last year oxfam start for accused of sexually exploiting children the haiti following devastating earthquakes in 2010 the issue that has been raised by the child abuse inquiry is an old one and has historically been going on for

decades we have allowed people with child abuse convictions to travel out of the country and often times unless they're arrested in the destination country for the same issue then they go completely undetected the problem is we don't have a grip on child abuse in the u.k. if we did then we would be able to manage our paedophiles much better than we currently are not child abuse. yes we need not just to be looking at people who are going to be arrested in another country or indeed have been arrested in the country but we need to properly see who is leaving the country and who is coming into the country and if they have child abuse convictions we must see that very seriously indeed now the report concluded with recommendations for the government and topping the list was restricting foreign travel of sex offenders to ensure that youngsters and not just those in the u.k. are out of harms way. a pilot program has come under fire in the u.s. for collecting d.n.a. samples of people detained a border crossings with the data then sent to the f.b.i.

more can delve deeper into the project. essentially at the u.s. border people can be detained whether they be undocumented immigrants green card holders or u.s. citizens and they are required to give a d.n.a. sample to u.s. officials it doesn't matter why they decided to detain you either you give them a d.n.a. sample or you have committed a crime it's already started at the u.s. canada border and eagle pass in texas set to go national in the 90 days and border protection will begin collecting d.n.a. from any person custody who is subject to fingerprinting this will include aliens as well as united states citizens and lawful permanent residents now back in november it was announced that immigrants at the border might be required to give their d.n.a. there was massive outrage ethical and privacy concerns but that's so last year right now just a few months later it's on the books the federal government is now forcing some

migrants in custody to give d.n.a. samples but already plans to implement the program at u.s. borders with mexico and canada the data will go into a massive criminal database run by the f.b.i. there have been some live in reactions to the u.s. government's decision on law and d.n.a. collection of the u.s. border and immigration detention the human rights implications of this are astounding. i think every member of congress should go through this december day as an act of submitting their d.n.a. the way we're treated even grids especially children is disgusting and hurts all of us this type of d.n.a. data collection is completely unjustified and can have home full and long lasting consequences it could lead to the start of a defacto national d.n.a. database full of d.n.a. data from all individuals who live in the us including us citizens the argument is that in this world where fakery and fraud are so widespread the us government needs to keep track of one thing that we cannot fake our genetic code it's all about

keeping us safe right well some people don't buy a violation of civil liberties it's terrifyingly orwellian vision of a future that many of us want to avoid as much as possible this is really terrifying because unlike a lot of those other programs which are voluntary this one is targeted at the most vulnerable people in our society people who are refugees and migrants and they're being placed into a d.n.a. database although you could see this as being something that would be useful for law enforcement the price that we're going to pay in terms of increased authoritarianism is so much higher that i don't think it's worth it since the cold war right up to today the american government has been warning people about totalitarianism big brother crushing the individual rights of the little guy and countries have faced sanctions and even invasions to supposedly protect them from totalitarian regimes but now the u.s.

government is keeping a directory and tracking millions of people's d.n.a. nothing to see here folks just keep moving up and r.t. new york. and i thank you if not the other big stories from around the globe for you now and alaska one lucky man has to find the although he was rescued on thursday off to surviving 3 week in the remote freezer. in wilderness his home in the sense that no valley burned down forcing him to sleep in a snow cave and live off canned goods and still he was found. in the philippines half a 1000000 people have been urged to flee their homes after the toll volcano erupted near the capital manila storms could be seen through the thick ash clouds disrupting the services of the capital's international airport scientists in the country a warning that the threat level is high and that an explosive eruption could happen in the coming days.

the university of british columbia in canada is facing a free speech scandal and lawsuit after the institution opted to cancel intervention for the end of the month for what it called safety and security reasons it was intended to give a platform to a controversial u.s. journalist to talk about the anti fascist groups like and t.v. and leftist extremism and he and go were has become a target for some anti for activists and his legal team are now looking into the cancellation after contracts were signed between the university and the free speech club the director of the group has described it as giving those threatening violence the illusion of power. there's always been an option of hiring our own security working with police ensuring safety they wouldn't even allow us to have that option this time they said look security can't even handle the protesters they're getting more and more violent and that's not even an option also we're just going to help break cancel the school has told us look just don't bring anybody

controversial and they will protest and you'll have no problems but actually what is happening is that they're emboldening these protestors who are violent and they're giving them the illusion of power and if they have power no doubt they'll use it and abuse it at this point we're probably going to take the school to court it's going to go to the supreme court and we believe that the law is on our side so when the judge when the supreme court rules that we are correct we will bring back the speaker to the school and will make it a vent that is 10 times bigger because we can because that is what free speech is about and and i stated that british columbia university should not have given into the ante for threats but here's the church and defended this decision explaining the generalists event was a potential target the reason for the cancellation is the concern about safety and security of a campus community the appropriate response to violent extremists who threaten access to information in the academy is not to give in to their demands by

canceling the event or the outcomes with the protesters being involved in a number of violent incidents at the same university already. we heard from the director of the free speech club again here told his free speech is being stifled at institutions and on the streets in canada. this isn't just happening with us it's happening all over the country it's a new trend where publicly funded institutions think that they can just deny their right to free speech when they can't they're taking money from the government they're part of the public sphere the suppression of free speech is not only happening on the institutional level in canada but it's also happening on the streets with these violent protesters society is so divided politically that now we

have our own perceptions of what is and isn't free speech that's where the real problem comes from our side has this perception of the many people as their perception and it's become so tribal politically we're so divided but we're breaking up into these little bubble and some of these little echo chambers and that is where the issue is in other words we're basically speaking a different language. and choosing not the international way back at the top of the . my. painting was of a time that. was if i was any time that was in a sense as if i'm off as a more. when we were in the fight. scene the following to him but i'm before.

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