because here. we. come this prime minister just in trudeau calls an emergency meeting after activists bring parts of the country's railway screeching to a home in protest over a gas pipeline. build a young sex trafficking victim in the u.k. didn't receive any support from your thirty's until the case ended up in the high course we hear from her boy. it's completely unacceptable that someone so young and someone so at risk of being trafficked was not provided with the accommodation that this it desperately need. and the u.s. state takes a trip to africa in a bid to dislodge china's economic dominance the word standard marked contrast to

washington's actions of the continent. this is r.t. international. canada's prime minister just how summoned an emergency meeting of his ministers after protesters shut down key well routes across the country the demonstrators want to stop a vast proposed gas pipeline over indigenous territory with the details is artist on quarter. railways out of commission ports a backlog marches on the streets transportation across canada has been shut down by protests over a near 700 kilometer long gas pipeline and judging by the most recent actions there seems to be little hope for a swift resolution. to

the. i. at 1st a number of indigenous councils came to an agreement with the company coastal gas link to build a $6600000000.00 gas pipeline that would run through indigenous lands but the chiefs of a small 1st nation called the what sioux wetton tribe came out against its construction and for that they were raided by the police but the police action seems to have backfired the white sweat movement not long after spread like wildfire across the country their blockades of canada's railways have begun to shut down trans national

freight movement prime minister justin trudeau knows he's got a problem on his hands one that he thinks will be solved through dialogue we are a country that recognizes the right to protest but we learn the country of the rule of law and we will ensure that everything is done to resolve this through dialogue and constructive and. it doesn't take much for a problem like this to become a crisis though and trudeau probably knows that since he recently canceled a visit with caribbean leaders to convene an emergency meeting about the protests and. stead but this is just one page in canada's difficult history dealing with 1st nation reservations the gas company says the pipeline is safe and environmentally friendly but much of the native population and their supporters aren't buying it what they're saying is they have agreements with 20 indian i am council and 5 of the 6 which suit graham councils have signed on to agreements which soon have never

signed a treaty with canada. they have aboriginal tyo edition as title to their land and they don't operate under the indian act there are there are already a terry traditional government system there salmon bearing streams and other pristine for some not that this pipeline would go through that they're objecting to which is why they proposed an alternative route really it is. an issue about corporate interest trumping indigenous rights in canada i mean coastal gas link the west so it and as i understand it had proposed an alternative route for the pipeline the company said no because of the economic issues associated with changing the route but i think it's going to cost them more money if they continue the conflict and don't do that. lauren journalist to me to discover says that abandoning the pipeline project is the only way for the government to show respect to indigenous rights. these protests this is actually quite unusual by canadian standards when they begin to have an impact on the economic interests of large

businesses in this country then that's an escalation of the fight that the prime minister is forced to deal with it's very hard to see where there's a resolution here because frankly the only resolution that respects truly respects the rights of indigenous people is to put a stop to that pipeline project this is unseated territory the hereditary chiefs of the what's working people have not consented to this project and that is rightly given the historical abuses that have been horrible abuses that have been visited upon indigenous peoples in this country i think you know we're hearing a lot of lip service as we have for many years from the corporate community in this country about their commitment to human rights environment but the reality is radically inconsistent with their rhetoric and it's time for us to recognize that at the governmental level. and it's not just fossil fuel companies that are facing increased scrutiny of the social impact the german court has ordered tesla to stop

clearing trees for its 1st european vehicle production site that despite the electric promising to replant an area 3 times the factory plot. it's a bitch of a protest is a woman supposedly green companies are far from what they claim to be. i

appeal to anyone who's considering a lawsuit to go back inside do not paralyze germany as an industrial location. you're not allowed to cut trees you know on that scale until you have permission to this forest land to industrial factory use and that seems to be what's what's what's happened here that these trees welcome big companies love to talk about being environmentally friendly because it's very good p.r. because they know that's what ordinary people and their customers like to hear and it's instances like this where you can find out what's behind those great words you know when the deeds are quite different but it turns out that oh that company

perhaps is not really so environmentally friendly steppes not really interested in these issues. they vulnerable british woman who'd been repeatedly sex trafficked by drug gangs was denied support from the british government until compelled by the high court the shocking revelation comes despite u.k. claiming it leads the way in the fight against forced labor. the cake claims to be a world leader when it comes to fighting modern slavery and people trafficking yet if you take the story of this 22 year old woman that seems fall from the case. she was 1st registered as a victim of sex trafficking in 2019 and

a professional should have been provided with safe refuge get the home office failed to find any it's shocking really it's completely unacceptable that someone so vulnerable and someone so at risk every trafficking was not provided with the support of the accommodation that they said desperately needed and with no support from the government this young woman was drawn into a vicious circle once again it was in june 2019 that i was made a decision not a crime as a potential victim of king not spending a legal obligation to provide adequate support and assistance 1st degree. the home office was underage to protect her. this is in spite of the fact that she has contacts mental health health problems people who are. often do it because it because of their experience it's so respectable that yes they were. support but when the woman was ready to be just charge from the mental facility the home office

claimed her mental state meant there was absolutely no west suitable to house her from the time when the. decision was made that she was a potential victim of trafficking up until january 2020 on the highways where where there is at least 3 instances agree trafficking for the perkins sexual exploitation i made that case. the hike or the time our time is being released to homelessness been discharged from hospital and the judge ordered that they must report to the completion until further order officials have been vague to say the least in their comments on the case i will see difficult reforms of the national referral mechanism for victims of months lavery such as the introduction of new single component or thorazine and the launch of a digital referral form and sure victims get the support they need more quickly there's been constant criticism that all the government talk on ending modern day slavery does not match in practice accusations that funding and support for victims

are clearly inadequate figures from 29000 confirmed that more than 2000 survivors of modern day slavery were given housing and specialist support but it's not enough according to come painters who claim that a lack of safe and specialised accommodation is in fact leaving many of the victims traumatized isolated and vulnerable to retracking the dearer tutor r.t. . the u.s. secretary of state is in africa in a bid to win back business from china as companies are dominating the continent but my proposed warm speech is standing contrast to washington's recent actions in the region caleb maupin reports. like peo is on a goodwill tour of the african continent trying to convince nations that they have no better friend than the good old us of their colleagues in america do we the voters go to the nation's capital to do dollars with natural gas. down to

that american businesses are sure to leave all as well during our meeting i congratulated both the president and the foreign minister and the newly discovered energy reserves off the coast american firms like cosmos energy halliburton baker hughes are all helping to develop these resources so that they benefit the senate good senegalese people not foreign actors peo has been the u. . u.s. secretary of state for some time however is interest in africa seems to be quite new but perhaps that's because his trip to africa isn't really about africa it's about competing with china it's tempting to accept easy money from places like china. but what good is it if it feeds corruption and undermines your rule of law but that ship has sailed china is already very well in bedded in africa it's the continent's largest trading partner not to mention the fact that beijing has been splashing cash on to development.

furthermore mike pompei it was timing seems to be a little bit off the travel ban has just been expanded to include several african countries so you're not welcome in america but me sure to give u.s. officials a hearty welcome not the most winning message. the government expresses his dismay at this unfriendly acts which runs counter to the administration's pronounced policy of constructive engagement to address past wrongs with west africa struggling to protect itself from terrorist groups the usa may have sealed

its alliance with military aid however that military aid is being scaled back the usa is also reducing other support in the region. we have spoken with the us about the need for that presence in the area we hope that the americans will continue to help us in security training and intelligence. also do you remember a certain leader who referred to african countries with some rather profane words well there's still no apology on that there are 54 countries that make up the continent of africa 54 places president from considers to be countries as opposed to describe some immigrants coming from africa as coming from countries tom denies using such derogatory language and democratic senator who sat next to mr trump in the meetings insists that the president repeatedly used the wood to describe the countries now behind all the lights cameras handshakes and photo ops mike pompei oh really wants africans to believe that america is their best friend especially if

they're trying to get close to china but i think. clearly quite concerned just like the united states are concerned that the chinese have taken a massive lead across the african continent for now as far as i know the chinese have already got hold in africa i think of mistrust the chinese worked with the chinese if you read the chinese and told access these access levels it was not because i because we're fearful of the chinese or of the dross there is because of because believe that they wanted to choose their own destiny. chose. which was not the united states for once the us was the you. is trying to counter that for the u.s. to want to compete with that right now i'm afraid that 10 years too late. still to come a french court rejects an appeal to release of russian side before it suspect that

story and more after the break. unions that these companies to protect workers' wages but they got rid of all they don't need workers to keep printing money and say ok well these are the products without you saying we don't make products we will make bad products not fall out of the sky and kill people but we still get the bailout money every single day we give to our corrupt crony capitalist shareholders of course we've got. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president.

to going to be pro-choice this is what i'm up for. more people. interested in the water. an appeals court in paris has ruled to keep the russian side before the suspect alexander vinick in custody. repeal last month when i was on the was transferred to france from greece he was detained 3 years earlier on charges of cybercrime and illegal business operations since russia france and the us all fought for his extradition we spoke to phoenix mother who says that the situation a son found himself in is a complete mess. just what should what if to be split it's

a complete mess what is going on here it's not a trial i think it's a bit of ras a day before yesterday the older kid had a birthday alexander didn't call because he's not allowed to talk with his family they say it is in the interest of his security he can't communicate with his family with his mother his wife who is ill who is living her last days with his children when i was leaving the kids beg me granny tell dad everything show him how we are when will our father be back you know we are lying i lied to my daughter in law she doesn't know that he was transferred to france she doesn't remember dates months that's why i am in line i keep saying you have no connection with him at the moment but who will have soon. the defense team has vowed to fight all and vocal future hearings public they claim basic rights are being violated in this work believes there's no basis to keep his client under arrest. in their

own so there is no reason for him to remain in custody the prosecutor have already you can always do that no evidence exists against him this why he asked for adjournment so the investigation can continue is completely unreasonable to keep and then in custody for 31 months without evidence without concrete accusations without legal proceedings and without sentence we're asking to free alexander and moreover to respect his rights as french authorities are violating his freedom just as greek authorities did use. private activism a left out raced over a party costume that's available to buy online that will make you look more like environmental our congress or to but the swiss firm behind the products says critics are getting too hot under the collar.

declare war on environmental sinners and show the world it is on the brink. do you want to appears grabbed at the carnival for a week and dare you remarks all you need is are not quite climate neutral graduate with braids. more and more companies are trying to capitalize brighter tundra and it is tasteless because we actually have to deal with the climate crisis. it is sad that carnival fans can enjoy themselves at the expense of an autistic person many people perceive grettir not as a person but is a figurehead as a result the market believes the search wrongdoing is legitimate but it definitely is. i think people are overreacting the carnival always has elements of imitation satire

and a carnival i think you should keep your sense of humor. the guardian newspaper has published a feature article on the plans to battle press repression by the british special and media freedom however one key detail it's been omitted clear these links to the wiki leaks founder julian assange and his case in particular the fact is one of the highest profile cases of a journalist being persecuted in the country the guardian's article focused on clooney plans she proposed to sanction all those who participated in jailing journalists for their work including ministers and prosecutors something that hasn't happened in this case the article didn't even mention clooney was actually doing the swedish extradition proceedings against him in 2015 mission has directed

plenty of anger towards the guardian. congratulations are in order to the guardian's patrick wintour has managed to write a whole article on global media suppression without mentioning the phrase julian assange the foreign office will no doubt continue to be delighted the u.k. government leakers julian our son she looked up because over the years because he exposed war crimes the guardian publishes an article on press freedom failing to mention this unbelievably and unforgivably no mention of julian assigned meanwhile more than 100 doctors around the world have signed a joint letter urging the u.k. authorities to stop the psychological torture of a science they also called on the stolen government to intervene to protect its citizens is the 4th doctor's letter since the sars made his 1st court appearance when they noticed his bad condition. in our 2 documented history of denial of

access to health care and prolonged psychological torture it requested that the sons be transferred from belmarsh prison to university teaching hospital for medical assessment and treatment faced with evidence of untreated an ongoing torture we also raise the question as to the son's fitness to participate in u.s. extradition proceedings. chillis the broadcast neil clark joins me on the line now getting. their cisco right to the nub of this the elephant in the room or the elephant in the article that wasn't mentioned so if you got the guardian interviewing them all clooney and now the possibilities here the clooney doesn't mention which would be viral the strange wouldn't it that she had any connection to julian assange and even if she didn't surely the guardian journalist has to ask that question about the sun it's remarkable that it couldn't be in the article it is quite remarkable isn't it when you think that this man is probably children of science the most famous persecuted journalist wrote published in the world today is

banged up very close to where the guardian is based in london belmarsh prison he faces extradition hearing to the u.s. next week in london and yet it's back it went to the journalist apparently apparently we not 100 percent sure but apparently didn't see the need to actually braise the british the case of the most famous persecuted journalist in this interview about the persecution 'd of journalists it's as you say oh a massive elephant in the room it's quite extraordinary how anybody could write an article about the prosecutor in this without mentioning. a sandwich which of course makes you wonder what the how and the why it's made even more remarkable isn't if we look just look at the particular circumstances so we got the activists in the hearing coming up in like a week or so just as topical as you can get we've got multiple letters from doctors saying the guy is basically being. tortured the un rapporteurs on top she says that

if a song dies in prison he'll affectively have been tortured to death and reports today that 2 australian panes of come over to the u.k. and they're calling for the u.k. to block any possible extradition to the us it doesn't get a more topical in this somehow no mention but really i mean if you look at is journalistic background is journalistic out please i think it's fair to say very much stablished journalist. peddles in and has done for a long time the what you would call the establishment line and of course for the establishment this whole case now is a big embarrassment. if you're in a staunch it's either someone who can be attacked or to be ignored is pleased to be ignored and when you're talking about it in this context press the persecution of journalists even on the person is a non-person. journalist being persecuted oh let's talk about other countries official enemy countries that that's fine but not one who actually got the guy just a few miles away down the road from us banged up in jail for doing journalism for publishing information which was actually true not fake news he didn't peddle fake

news the guy published real news and you can't get any more of a blatant example of someone being persecuted for it for that the jewel in a song so really up i mean it's it's it's quite craven really i think to to not to talk about him and not to mention him if you are going to be writing or broadcasting about journalists under threat or the persecution this guy could be extradited to the us shortly his father on television today neil said that would be a death sentence even if it doesn't get actually get the death penalty 175 years in jail he could be sentenced for of course he wouldn't be in jail alive that's a serious it is let's talk about clooney plan then which is to help publishers journalist exposing harsh truth that i mean it was kind of directed towards punishing dictatorships you know the inference being the journalists are allowed to operate there but of course because of the home really is what we should be looking at. this sort of dictatorship and not dictatorship classification is

a false dichotomy because 1st of all what is a dictatorship well that's about. you know a bit of a start and dressed up in the uniform that's a dictatorship that's sort of like sacha baron cohen film line that we expected to see the dictators as it lustily any and all those kind of guys in fact a lot of the governments that claim to be democratic are actually far less democratic than they used to be societies and group i'm afraid is one of those societies where we have or. the tropics of democracy or the illusion to democracy but in fact journalists are under increasing threat to say the right thing not to say the wrong thing and being persecuted so i think that this this of the breaking threat to journalists into just saying oh it's only when we have a government the city take a shit and there's no opposition no it's not true journalists can be and are persecuted in a why not a large number of governments around the world lot of countries many of which have

a stance of glee but you know look like democratic systems with with. opposition parties are operating with what appears to be a free press doesn't mean no this can't be prosecuted and a great example that is of course unison well i just wanted to finish by asking you actually in place already of us canada they have these kind of measures of loonies proposing you would think there was protection for publishes a genesee use plan to do something similar but is it the case that actually in reality there's maybe not so much protection burdensome protection we've seen you talk about the we've seen journalists and the number of genocide been killed in countries for doing investigative reporting. journalists 'd i think anywhere in the world where journalists try to show us what lies behind the curtain the secrets of power revealed to us why how we're lighting towards secrets behind government corruption anywhere in the world where governments when journalists do

that to to to actually indulge in proper investigative journalism there in threat they're in danger and it doesn't matter what you call that country dictatorship or democracy it's the same case throughout the world journalists will be in danger if they do that kind of journalism and as i said eunice and actually proves that very same point because what happened to him here in britain neal thanks so much for coming on appreciate your views neil clark is my guest journalist castor. and it would be wrong of me not to say thanks so much to us for tuning in lots of places you can be deceiving i know i'm just going without say so much for a place and often. the russian state television propaganda machine propaganda outlet propaganda tools we are in an information war.

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