and more catch up with what's front running this sunday exclusively on r.t. . the arrest of an alleged criminal who lived in hungary and then france on a student visa reveals a serious and apparent falls in the e.u. which could allow terrorists in. one of the us presidential race brings up more questions than answers as a result of the 1st big vote for the u.s. democrats are delayed a major hole in the build up was cancelled. and the u.k. unveils a bold plan to go green by 2050 overshadowed over whether the time frame is feasible as every household up and down the country prepares to foot the bill. if you believe you do spend the day. providing it's not. just with people just paying money.

just come a day here in moscow thanks for joining us we have you on our team internationally daniel hawkins. first of all where a former spokesman for a syrian rebel group has been arrested on charges of war crimes and torture jarvis lived in hungary for several months before being granted a student scholarship and must say or thought his were only tipped off after a human rights group pointed out his real identity shot looks at the loophole that out that allowed him into the. torture kidnapping and war crimes these are just some of the charges brought against the syrian regime for old on a student visa he went by the name of mushed enough but in france back in syria he was islam. no ordinary student he is said to have once been josh is long press secretary previously nor did his freedom fighters the hardline islamist group

in fact carry out a reign of terror in the east in to supper. of damascus. oh . well you know the global economy is. in he said linked in profile he describes himself as being specialized in security and terrorism affairs with a focus on syria he boasts of an impressive academic background with bachelor's degrees but not one but diversity is including in the hungry and when it comes to experience he mentions being the c.e.o. of the syrian news monitoring network may trace of the allegations of torture or

forced in this moment of children raising his history seems upped given that all islam ceased to exist back in 2018. as the battle for eastern ghouta played out the french government said it was concerned about a grave violation of human rights and it cooled for cease fire now widely to acknowledge the presence of just harvests it also accused president assad of using the on going conflict as a fig leaf to wipe out any opposition. the syrian regime and its allies are

brandishing the fight against jihad is for it says the need for which no one is disputing. i was just if occasion of an offensive aimed at entirely different goals it's real intentions are indeed to annihilate any and all opposition and break the morale of civilians by indiscriminately massacring them following that offensive in eastern by the syrian army gyration al islam was toppled last year a complaint was filed to the courts in france and josh islam and its senior members and no one wanted as it was criminals. the complaint filed in june 2019 was built on over 3 years of documentation of the crimes perpetrated by jaish al islam summary executions kidnappings and the systematic use of torture the group targeted people suspected of complicity with the regime but also ordinary civilians accuse of not applying the shari'a imposed by the group rigorously enough the

international federation for human rights says the arrest of most enough where in mass a paves the way for the 1st investigation of the rebel groups crimes others may be hoping that arrests such as this will help shed more light on crimes committed by opposition forces during the syrian conflict giving a fuller picture of what really happened on the ground. altie paris a political analyst an economy to convince believes there will be fear and anger unless the government handles the cases properly. once you enter the european union you can go more or less where you want there are no border controls how we entered hungry would be an interesting question to know that what is the. pastor saying this in this situation is that he entered legally he was in even heidi he was living in the y. which is a neighborhood center smack in the center of my state going to continue studying the past with no problem whatsoever that the police cannot do their job properly

today in western europe they don't even know who's in the country we've gotten so low as to say that we don't even we don't even know if you got the means to stop terrorists we don't even know if. just are in the country we know there are some but we don't know how many and it's you know it's already difficult capturing those who are not even hiding so i think definitely this is going to hurt the government because this is very bad press having a terrorist. somebody accused of terrorism entering legally come from their country go in with a good sort of university this is very bad press so there might be so who's in the following days but i think unfortunately the government doesn't handle the process of immigration illegal immigration illegal immigration and the secret service of the government doesn't tackle these issues seriously unfortunately this these types of stories are going to continue in time. the state of iowa is where it all begins for u.s. presidential hopefuls this year with the democrats currently holding tight for the late results of their 1st caucus bernie sanders software have already claimed

victory based on their own calculations the wait for official results is reportedly over a strong voter turnout and problems with a new mobile up although not a hacking incident the democrat chairman for i was most busy poll has claimed numbers could be twice as high as the last election back in 2016. when the state of iowa is the start of what's known as the us presidential primaries it's the 1st meaningful vote for the democratic party hopefuls in recent times the winner of what has gone on to be confirmed as the presidential candidate according to a poll by the new york times bernie sanders is currently leading with 33 percent is the channel discuss the event with democratic strategist and we should cross and conservative commentator roy riley to pick. the best weekend ever and probably the most surprising weekend ever has been bernie i don't think that anyone could have prognosticated to it the report weeks ago that bernie would have had the standing that he has and i will right now no one projected him to be in the top spot and i

was and i think that a lot has changed over the past few weeks that he's really shown a strong ground game he's really shown that he can elevate his message. and he's shown that even though he does stand a left of center in terms of the typical moderate candidate that democrats would like to and i put forward on multiple occasion he's still able to withstand all of the criticisms and sail on through and i think he's doing a very strong job and i would i would say that probably joe biden had the worst weekend because he was leading in the polls so much going into this and then we've seen some of the other candidates particularly bernie is the mission just pointed out just gradually chipping away at that lead in one of the thing that i think things that i think it's very interesting is that biden just seems to lack a passion for why he is running and we've seen through the years that something that's really important to voters than porn is i what is in terms of the fundraising apparatus that comes after you when i what it is typically the race that sets the stage for the rest of the the rest of the campaign cycle in terms of people taking your campaign seriously i would argue that biden doesn't necessarily

need people to take his campaign seriously the democratic party he is a former vice president he's well known in the senate he was the vice president to one of the most popular democratic presidents in the history of this country so i think that it needs more right now and i was particularly for candidates like pete who needs that momentum to keep going through this process well as we've seen it's all about momentum once things get kicked off in iowa the momentum of how you perform there really carries over into new hampshire and some of the other primaries and caucuses that we see as well. speculation is also mounting online over one of the most anticipated polls in iowa being canceled only son of supporters claim these thugs couldn't take seeing their candidate out in front of poll in des moines has always been considered a pretty good way to indicate how the rest of will vote news network c.n.n. fools an accidental irregularity in questions given to one of the respondents. well a supporter of peta. rang the alarm over the candidates absence from

a survey last c.n.n. cancel the poll explained they can disturb lish with of the claims were true or if it was an isolated case it bernie sanders supporters though say they suspect foul play. bernie sanders is winning iowa and the des moines register now releasing their poll today over one poll voters' concern proves that they don't want to show how much bernie was winning and this was the easy way out the pool that really matters is the des moines register's c.n.n. poll that they decided not to release an hour before there was supposed to be keeping in mind endorsed warren and c.n.n. is openly and 2 sunders l.o.l. des moines register trying to help the democrats make burn sanders go away. we heard from a former war veteran activist who claims the media is abusing its power when it comes to portraying candidates. but obviously know the power of the media and the way media has been. portrayed in this election an obviously specifically bernie

sanders everything that they've been trying to throw at bernie sanders to chime push away from him there's more were notice of how the system works and the fact that the system doesn't work the turnouts at the rallies the number of people making phone calls the number of people knocking on the doors is you know witness test or for actually not being scared or understanding that it's even more important now to have someone like bernie sanders in the office so so that social movements and different organizations can get a lot more done in our communities. britain's rolling out the green call pairs as the countries that he regulate has unveiled plans to scrap gas heating and put thousands of electric cars on the road by 2050 there although some worries it will hit the most vulnerable in the pocket with every house in the country set to pay more and off he shot it was dusty explains not the only concern. well this is it

the moment we've all been waiting for the beginning of the end of carbon emissions as the u.k. could be on the path to nets there are a monday the u.k.'s office for gas and electricity markets all of them presented its new action which is aimed at transforming the country's infrastructure to make it more eco friendly britain has come a long way it is d.-ca but ice faster than any other major economy but we must go further particularly on heat and transport we are taking an approach that recognizes that all role protecting consumers includes a cheering net 0. it is now vital that the energy industry rises to the challenge and demonstrates how it will work with the government and off jim to decarbonise britain's energy system at lowest cost well it's a $9.00 point plan and if you don't drive electric car yet you may be in trouble as under the scheme 10000000 petrol diesel cars will be replaced with the greenham appeals and for the time being you better keep your winter jackets on because gas

central heating is to be ripped from every single home well the plan also wants to shift towards renewable sources of energy like solar and wind which is great news for g.b. then with all the rain so how much will this cost well as digraphs that would put it you can't put a price on saving the globe can you and doesn't have a direct answer either recognizes that there are tradeoffs to overcome such as fairly spreading the cost of a low carbon energy system between today's and tomorrow's consumers when apparently this $9.00 point plan is all down to you so it could all go up in smoke when you have how much it can set you back well the rollout alone of electrical vehicles could be $2000000000.00 pounds a year which is the equivalent to 30 pounds on every household bill. chandler if you please do so and have spent. so much from. it is going to be good for the planet if we do have to pay a bit more money if i live. in

a freezing cold tap system so that's my. baby no not to the double. i guess providing it's not done on the. basis where people just paying money out. there so that i mean well jim could cause an uncomfortable atmosphere as it has a history of hiking prices for consumers for its own good just a few days ago the national audit office revealed that electric bills were unnecessarily high 3 year is setting the public back 100000000. pounds annually but if it's all spread out equally for the good of the planet then 1st fair right well the royals wouldn't get the warmest reception on this one when prince charles hopped on his private helicopter producing c o 2 emissions to get to climate change conferences in order for him to undertake as many engagements as he does across the u.k. and around the world he sometimes has to fly as he has often said assume is there is a more sustainable way of making these journeys he will be the 1st to use it for the

time being there are many proper trial turned to sound the flying around the thing is fairly bright one time it is so. you can stop him to you sort of get that he's a boy and he needs to be. high security. yeah this makes sense for us to use it for a 1000 and for what is hard to believe when buckingham palace tops the list for the most environmentally damaging buildings in london all about the time when her majesty used the state's poverty fund to heat a humble abode i don't think robin hood would approve but when it comes to the climate it seems like the ordinary britain should brace themselves to be ready for the additional financial sacrifice everything is on the altar of a carbon free future. still ahead this hour the deadly coronavirus claims another victim outside of china as thousands of people are held in quarantine off the coast of japan story and more after this break.

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welcome back to the program a cruise ship off the coast of japan has been quarantined with over 3000 people on board as fears mount some of the passengers or crew community acted with deadly coronavirus this comes after a woman who did earlier this box in hong kong was confirmed as an affected and that reports of the oil in titles has seen its 1st virus related death the vessels being held in waters near the port of yoga halma as officials check everyone on board for signs of the deadly disease meanwhile the city of war in china where the outbreak

began remains on lockdown here's a look at what's life is like there right now as seen by a local journalist. even the potential human to human transmission there's no public transportation in the epicenter of the coronavirus the city is situated by younes or river near where i'm standing and locals may take ferries from one side to the other side and commute by buses taxis and subways then and we can read a notice saying at a stop each of the ferry began at $950.00 on january 23rd in there is no definite for the recovery to hans health authorities has issued a travel ban to album tourist groups and vehicles entering and leaving the city will be subject to checkpoints where the temperature of passengers will also be monitored there has been no outdoor entertainment over the chinese new year which is absolutely unprecedented of the traditional holiday was extended by a week that many non essential sectors have now prolonged the holidays even further

shopping malls restaurants and cinemas that are a jewel of b.z. during this period or closed but it's a very different story for hospitals here where medical staff have been working around the clock and or in dire need of resources over the. past week we've seen 60 medical teams from across the country featuring 6000 personnel arrive in the city this includes teams dispatched from the military the doubly actual head says china is setting a new benchmark in its response to the our bird he praised the speed with which china detected the outbreak isolated the virus sequenced the genome and shared it with the organization meanwhile we've also seen a considerable heart in international air liners flying into will harm you as airports both in china and in about 70 countries have introduced measures to restrict travelers from the city and this all comes despite opposing travel

restrictions among the patients i interviewed a nurse who was effective with the corner virus during her work and she has now recovered and will go back to work soon another nurse i spoke to quarantine herself for a week meaning she was unable to breast feed her 6 month old son fortunately her husband was able to contact breast milk donors through social media and after receiving support the men said he felt there is power in unity and love so amid the crisis there are still touching moments in the virus city. iran has dampened the mood over the opening of a new swiss payment mechanism the channel is set up to allow lifesaving aid to be sent to the islamic republic while eradicating any risk of falling foul of american sanctions serrano believes america is still the private of essential food and medical supplies by constantly imposing penalties. this channel fall short of

implementing the international court of justice order which ruled that the united states does not have the right to block the entry of food and medicine into iran this is not a sign of america's good intentions it is not even a sign that the united states has taken the smallest step in the direction of fulfilling its commitments. well the need to set up a humanitarian channel for food and medicine has already started shipping cancer and organ transplant drugs united states says the channel will come under strict scrutiny to ensure to ron isn't misusing it and although on produces much of its own basic medicine advanced treatment is generally imported but as the reality in washington and tehran deepens vital medicine is getting harder to source one example 20000 alone 56000 patients died of cancer in the islamic republic and in just one year between 201829000 the cost of medical services rose by almost 20 percent washington though still insists that sanctions are not hurting the industry

since medicine doesn't fall under those restrictions. i want to talk directly to the iranian people to dispel myths about us saying sions that continue to be promoted by the iranian regime myth number one the united states sanctions medical supplies going to the iranian people the truth is that the united states thinks i'm spared the medical devices for the iranian people earlier we spoke to professor from tehran university who explained why iran is still experiencing medical shortages the spotless sector being exempt from u.s. penalties. the americans are saying that they have not sanction humanitarian goods which is medicine and food but in reality because iran is not able to do financial transaction and also because of the fact that the rein in transportation is under sanction essentially it is very difficult to import and export any good and it doesn't matter whether this is medicine or food or any other material for that

matter are so it has had a very real effect on iran now iran actually imports over $4000000000.00 of medicine and medical goods every year and what this happened through the so-called su is china will is only $2500000.00 so it is essentially peanuts considering what iran in iran is a country of 80000000 what do you want really needs is is much much bigger than what this was n.b.c. and carried out with the. wave of protests is expected to strike several european ports this week over there are full of a saudi cargo vessel but those are going to the ship arriving only a few shores claim it's being used to collect weapons to use in yemen's civil war or european correspondent peter all of a fix up a story. the saudi arabian cargo ship the behavior jambu is on a journey that human rights activists are paying extremely close attention to the

ship is currently on route from bremerhaven here in germany to tilbury docks in the u.k. however what's of more interest to the likes of amnesty international is what the ship may be carrying they say the ship has been used in the past to move u.s. weapons for use in the war in yemen there's no confirmation that the ship is carrying weapons however activists were waiting for it in the port of on tour a stopover that was ultimately counseled after leaving saudi arabia in november last year the ship arrived in houston stopover one o 4 in the us in canada before traversing the atlantic to germany on its way through the suez canal towards a final destination in the u.a.e. the bihari who is expected to face demonstrations as it saw a similar journey last year against saudi actions in yemen which human rights

activists claim constitute war crimes the ship's time in european waters will be the set by legal challenges protest and industrial action a court in belgium is hearing a request for an injunction to block the government there from selling weapons to the saudis while amnesty international is set to picket the docks in schauble dockers in the italian port of genoa are expected to down tools in protest to being asked to load what they call hot cargo meaning weapons bound for the conflict in yemen whose ship was carrying weapons before and it will serve the ending to see. who 'd see and don't want to bring. the other not move. true larry i mean all weapons the transporter not much reduced small so and now little

bit. every region. where you gentians through each thought represents to another country or to all its workers troops. and strike grand. ships and research. while there's still no confirmation that the behere iambic who is being used to transport weapons human rights campaigners are convinced that it's being used to ship more guns into the conflict zone in yemen a conflict which has seen more 'd than 100000 people killed since it started in 2015 creating the world's worst humanitarian crisis peter all of a r.t. berlin where we had contact at the saudi center for international communication to ask about that mussels visit who will update you with any reply we do get up next

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