you know. this is what's left of the ground so this backyard it's really. the territorial conflict raging between armenia and azerbaijan is having a deadly impact on local communities are reports exclusively on the ground. the phillies are now into their 5th date with both sides rejecting calls for a ceasefire we hear from people in both glittering countries who don't want war as an armenian i do not want to talk about who is right or wrong but i would like the issue to be resolved through negotiations i don't like what is happening many people i know are not going to the front line we don't want blood to be sure. also

this hour aleksey and i've only accuses a lot of your food in the weaselling him and his 1st interview since coming out of a coma prompting a furious reaction from moscow which claims russia played a key role in saving the opposition figures life. watching our to international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. armenia and azerbaijan how both flat out rejected calls for a cease fire and ruled out peace talks as hostilities over a disputed border territory enter their 5th day these are the latest images released by azerbaijan showing the destruction of armenian military vehicles in the . region both sides have released a string of videos to back up their claims of military conquest 2 french journalists are among those who have been wounded don love is also at the heart of

the conflict zone and reports on the impact the hostilities are having on local communities. nagorno karabakh is sandwiched between the territorial ambitions of armenia and azerbaijan but as commanders in chief are deploying platoon after platoon to the frontline it's often civilians who end up in the crossfire on both sides or in a small town in the disputed nagorno-karabakh region the front line is about 5 to 7 kilometers that way and is there by johnny shell flew from over there and made this crater and well that was a bust staying right here has already been cleared the debris and it was bustling with people as a result because of the strike this strike killed 2 people and 5 more were wounded all of them civilians this is no military complex it's just a building just a house where you live in in fact i'm being told that these these areas are being shelled relentlessly even though the closest military position is about 3 to 4

kilometers away that way but what you're hearing right now is them firing in fact we could hear just minutes ago a u.s. v and sometimes even see it as it was making circles above us it was not in armenia and it was in azerbaijan one so this is one of the places where it is as hot as it gets in the going to care about their own many places that have it worse than the town of martinique within the 60 minutes that we were filming there we had artillery infantry drones all of them had their deadly say. it would be a new movie the. air raid sirens and the buzz of drones have become the terrifying soundtrack to this war in the gorn a cab and this frontline town his enduring booms all calibers this is what's left

of the round that fell and his backyard it's really. and well i'm being told it's about $160.00 millimeters in caliber which makes it a truly formidable project and you can see the amount of damage that it did here for instance here used to be the gates well there are now completely gone both sides are ready to fight to the bishop around both sides of the fervent support of their populations sharing an underlying belief that it's them fighting for the right cause and not the enemy with all the horrors that have already haunted this land this war shows that the your grievances have only deepened because dawn of reporting from the green a care about. the war and a car bomb is one of several border disputes remaining from the collapse of the soviet union the republic seceded from azerbaijan in 1988 and declared itself independent however the enclave predominantly populated by armenians is not widely

recognized as an independent state turkey for its part has expressed staunch support for us or bias in the conflict buckaroo says this support is limited to the diplomatic level but you're about to lodge is that the turkish air force is getting involved as well with more on the escalation here is our senior correspondent juan garcia reporting from istanbul. well there's been absolutely no lol in the fighting continued overnight raged i would say every few hours we're also seeing casualty numbers both military and civilian spyro and it seems to be getting worse and worse and the escalation seems to be escalating itself and this is all despite tremendous diplomatic pressure for both sides to take a pause to take a break to anything you know give talks the charts despite everything the international community is doing the violence seems to be getting worse. we have

only one condition that armenia leaves our lands completely and immediately this is file it is the armenian government complies with this the fighting will stop there will be no bloodshed there will be peace peace will come to our region. i believe the armenian army can secure a country and the self-defense forces of the golden corral bark are successfully protecting their region from a political standpoint i believe it's very important for us that international partners know how and who started this military action. all of that all of this rhetoric though it isn't stark contrast to what ordinary people think here in istanbul in turkey in out of mean year in karabakh in baquba people know off to so many years of escalations of flare ups that peace doesn't come through war medical needs more poverty as an armenian i do not want to talk about who is right

or wrong but i would like those issues to be resolved through negotiations not force. and i don't like what is happening many people i know are now going to the front line we don't want blood to be shed we want everything to end peacefully but i am afraid there is no chance to talk about peace of the moment we must reclaim our lands. i fought in the 1st war and in 2016 nowadays people go to the front line to win the shelling will come down then we will be needed there we used to it this is our homeland we have nowhere to go the losses buth sides suffering though we can't verify everything it's impossible for now are tremendous so the perhaps the sheer magnitude of what is happening will force both sides to take a pause and to reconsider the approach that they're both taking but for now that

seems a dim concept because the president of caravan has sworn his citizens the people of calabar to prepare for a prolonged war and the set about johnny's side has as we mentioned earlier obviously set its path and that path is to reclaim carabaos by force russia is among the countries that's urging an immediate cessation of hostilities moscow is also warning about the possible involvement of foreign extremists and the conflict parties in a bitter end go looks at that threat. so the issue of foreign mercenaries from outside the region being moved into the conflict zone in the gorn a car back it was 1st armenia that kept pointing out these concerns but now is the time when for the 1st time the russian side began to address this threat here's exactly what the foreign ministry statement said according to the information we have received militants from illegal armed groups have been transferred to the

nagorno-karabakh conflict zone from syria in libya to take part in the still it is we call on the leaders of the countries involved to take active measures to prevent the deployment of foreign terrorists a masterpiece in the conflict and to ensure their immediate withdrawal from the region so in this particular case and it's very important moscow is not pointing the fingers at any of the sides for being behind this but like i said when you're yvonne began talking about alien fighters in the region they started blaming turkey right away in fact the armenian side was blaming turkey from the very beginning for provoking this call flick now in an interview to the russian media both leaders of armenia and azerbaijan addressed this specific issue and here's exactly what they had to say as their big john handed over the air command of offensive operations against the in the ground car back to the turkish air forces the air force is being operated under their most command and control of the turkish station but it's

a turkey's giving us moral support and we're grateful to the turkish government and turkish people for solidarity and standing by her side there is no other role turkey's taking into the conflict the role of anchor all in all this has been the focus of speculation and debate for a long time now because unlike many important international players which called for a peaceful settlement of the crisis from the very beginning and which didn't take sides turkey decided to back as thereby john immediately and even threat. to send its military there now that's something that wasn't welcomed by the russian side at all which at this point has very good relations with ankara all this comes amid reports in the media that syrian rebels backed by turkey could be getting ready to be moved to the nagorno-karabakh region or are already on the way but these are just reports for now and again i'd just like to point out that in

a statement the russian diplomats aren't blaming anyone for the things that are causing concern at this point my colleague and you know neal spoke earlier to a political analyst focusing on the region who says the situation is more complex than it 1st looks. there are many organizations not probably i don't think it is real be bodies' media or dorky me they're all frustrated by gen or even the leaders it is mainly i suppose the initiative belongs to certain financial firms and slamming financial firms related to the muslim presence in and out of the meaning of the. we've seen over the last number of days statements of support from m korea for azerbaijan how far do you think turkey is willing to go to help its allies well you should understand the situation be thrown the chair of the gun the shaken out too many forces inside or you would include the gun party now wanting to replace

him and he's fighting for the place so if the military fortune would be on a sort of bridge on the side at the gun would get the glory. conquer over their main and slike stuff accumulate that you would cause a big greek conqueror so that is if military force sure are on a sort of by genocide but if it means we have begun to lose nothing because of its beauty but it's not about genocide we have noted relations. russian opposition figurehead unexplained of all me has given his 1st interview since coming out of a coma and it he talks about surviving his now we took our deal and point the finger at vladimir putin is alive now to berlin and our peter peter what did the molly have to say. well they use this interview in their spiegel to thank the german people and in particular angler merkel the german chancellor it

paid a secretive visit to alexei navalny while he was in hospital and mr in the valley throughout this interview seems to be under no illusions who is behind his alleged poisoning he's pointing the finger of blame firmly at moscow and directly to me at burrton at some point but while in russia a very different version of events is being talked about by senior figures in the state parliament i claim that putin is behind the crime and i have no alternative versions of what happened i don't say that to flatter myself but on the basis of fact the most important fact is novacek the order to use a manufacture it can only have come from 2 men the head of the f.s.b. or of the foreign intelligence service the s.v.r. know vonnie is a shameless scoundrel putin saved his life if what happened to him was orchestrated by the western secret services then his statement fits that logic in only

a dishonest person can make such a statement. well shortly before i've come to talk to you right now we've heard from dmitri prescott of the kremlin spokes person saying that while he wasn't going to say that alexei navalny was working for foreign intelligence services that moscow seems to have proof that foreign intelligence services namely america's central intelligence agency the cia are working with him that would be a real escalation in claims in this case that's just come out in the last few minutes now germany says that it found traces of the nerve agent not the chalk in samples that took from alexina valley the tests that were carried out in the city of low in siberia where mist in the valley 1st received treatment well they showed no trace of poisoning whatsoever alexina valise team sent a bottle that was taken from the hotel room had been staying in that was then arrived here in germany that was tested that seems to have shown positive for

novacek now with the toll transition period there raises a lot of questions many of which have not been answered the russian foreign ministry of the russian side in fact it's the russian chief prosecutor's office has made numerous requests 3 so far for the details of these tests to be shared with russia that so far as fallen on deaf ears and it's really caused quite a lot of upset in the russian foreign ministry whether it is not abuse or we turn to the o.p.c. w. which unfortunately was playing for time and then told us we need to go back to berlin you can you believe that when we were 1st appealing to believe in it directed our communications to the p.c. w this is a vicious circle it is illogical absent and everyone understands it. well back to the interview that alexis in the valley gave an interview he says that he believes russia made attempts to keep him in the country when he 1st was receiving treatment in the city of he had been flying from siberia the city of thompson over

to moscow his plane had to make an emergency landing when he took ill now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has said that mr novelli is alive today because of the actions of russian pilots and russian doctors who provided him with medical treatment when he 1st arrived in the city of aunts. i think they were determined not to let me out of the country which is why they publicly stated that i was not fit for transport they waited for me to die in my eyes the chief medical cost bittle is worse than the intelligence officers who kill people for them killing is at least their job. were supposed to children so the impeccable work for pilots doctors and paramedics is presented as a lucky coincidence they don't even admit that we acted in a proper way the western partners look at us with their arrogance because we dare to doubt their correctness of professionalism that's why they doubt the professionalism of our doctors and investigators he was new to the news. in the

valley says that he plans to return to russia as soon as that's possible. peter all over bringing us the latest from berlin thank you. still ahead exporting the pandemic to wage a repressive crackdown amnesty international lashes out at france's response to peaceful protests by and that after the short break. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see if that. is your media a reflection of reality. in

the world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation whole community. are you going the right way or are you being led. what is true what is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us on the death. or a made in the shallowness. a come back amnesty international has issued a damning report condemning the french government's brutal crackdown on protestors

and also alleges that the pandemic is being exploited to bring in repressive measures. what's more. amnesty international doesn't hold back in this report accusing authorities of using oppressive laws in the period pre and post the code it 19 locked down thousands have been arbitrarily fined arrested detained and prosecuted for peaceful activities which should not be considered defenses peaceful protests have been banned under draconian kovan $1000.00 powers and hundreds of protesters find the report says that despite the covert lockdown ending in may a barrel all public gatherings of more than 10 people remained in force it claims that this was disproportionate given that other launch gatherings in open spaces were permitted yet even though it was deemed illegal protests did take place

including ones linked to the black lives matter movement oh that was a. good. thing put on i was just. going to the burn was eventually overturned by francis highest administrative court but amnesty says that dozens if not hundreds of protesters were fined for participating in small public gatherings over the past few months it says in the cases that it has documented the fines imposed appear to constitute a disproportionate restriction to the right to freedom of peaceful assembly that includes the case of eleanor a health worker took part in a protest calling for support for the public health system they say the police

stopped eleanor who was alone at the time in front of the closing stores are law enforcement official. checked eleanor's backpack which contained a gas mask and a pair of goggles they told her that she would be fined for participating in the band protests they subsequently arrested her and placed her in a pre-charge detention for participating in the group with a view to preparing violent acts in 20182019 amnesty says that more than 40000 people were convicted on the basis of vague laws the yellow vests movement was hit particularly hard.

but it's not just protesters who've been at the receiving end amongst those detained with 1st aiders human rights observers and journalists we were in plaster republique i was filming the priest cordons there were clashes around the square but not where we were walking we decided to leave and suddenly my friend shouted brice watch out several police called me from behind and forced me to the ground they insulted me and asked if i throw projectiles against them i told them that i was a journalist and that i had my student card royce was placed in pre-charge detention before being told that he would be prosecuted for using violence against public officials he was later acquitted amnesty is now calling on the french parliament to review and to repeal all laws that impose

a punishment solely for the exercise. as of the right to peaceful assembly it also wants the interior and the justice minister is here in france to offer clearer guidance for law enforcement officials so that in less someone is carrying a pair of goggles or a face mask and this suspected of being involved in a violent crime they are not subject to detention in light of this report amnesty says it's ironic that a country with such a long and proud tradition of collective action for social change is criminalizing protest in this way. r.t. paris we asked the french government to respond to amnesty is charges so far no comment. a french rights defender says the way protesters have been treated has undermined trust. the french government of the past. to

repress to practice for 2 years now to call them do you know best. the president micro used the police. very strong strength to to stop the protests using force which was not necessary but in fact he was using force to dent the people stay home don't go back to grow this industry they were not dance there are delinquent people they were just upset of the leaving of the level of living in france i think the people are. in their skin they're hurting their soul and there is no account let's not trust president and i think it's going to be very hard to lead to. these 2 years before the new presidential election there is

a mist of trust of you know i think from from the french people. their case says it's poised to impose tougher and takeover measures as the infection rate there spirals with over $7000.00 and factions registered in 24 hours there is only one way of doing this and that's by showing a collective forbearance common sense and willingness to make sacrifices for the safety of others and i have to be clear that if the evidence requires it we will not hesitate to take further measures that would i'm afraid be more costly than the ones we put into effect not. one week ago the prime minister boris johnson brought in a 10 pm curfew for pubs bars and restaurants in england similar restrictions were also introduced in scotland and wales along with a 15 person limit at weddings you could government also introduce its rule of 6

this was meant to simplify and strengthen the rules on social gatherings and escape partridge reports from london it's led to more confusion. the u.k. is suffering from covert 19 confusion rising levels of corona virus infections of causing widespread but forment among the public and officials struggling to implement the policies aim to defeat it even the prime minister mixed up some new restrictions it's 6 in 6 in the hospitality but as i understand it not success. but boris johnson got it wrong and had to tweet an apology apologies i misspoke today in the northeast new rules mean you cannot meet people from different households in social settings indoors including in pubs restaurants and your home you should also avoid socializing with other households outside that couldn't go are mentioned by the opposition leader who seized on his rivals gaffe to highlight public confusion about exactly who is supposed to do what if the prime minister doesn't understand the rules and his own council leaders are complaining about

mixed messages how does the prime minister expect the rest of the country to understand and follow the rules the prime minister is also facing opposition within his own party with some slamming the new measures and especially the hasty implementation through parliament as the death of freedom when you've got a body of lords are at large changing that fast i doubt really anyone understands what that lure is this is not a fair environment for a free people you had people think that liberty dies it dies like this with with government exercising draconian powers without parliamentary scrutiny in advance the authors think the policies don't go far enough one conservative m.p. thinks the military should oversee any potential mass vaccination and then issue certificates for international travel i have written to the prime minister recommending recommending that he consider calling on the ministry of defense to establish a small task force led by a senior empowered voice of authority to begin the planning and design of

a draft blueprint known forces. i have the capacity the logistical experience and the national reach and i'm not overburdened by any time duties involving tackling covert 90 while parliament itself felt the wrath of public opinion when it was revealed the bars in westminster were exempt from the new 10 pm hospitality curfew a loophole that was swiftly closed following the indignant backlash one will for them and one for us no wonder the contras ignoring the 10 pm core of this whole body is corrupt in everything they do instead of being shocked about parliament closing at 10 pm shouldn't we be asking why part of it needs a. no wonder m.p.'s keep doing u. turns all the time the u.k. has heard several government mantras stay at home protect the n.h.s. save lives was a guideline people could understand but the rule of 6 prompted the question which 6

and even flux the prime minister confusion has replaced clarity which also begs the question can the government expect the public's to follow the rules if they're struggling to explain them or even agree on the right partridge altie london that's all for this hour news wise but if you're looking for more head on over to our website r.t. dot com for countless articles and all of our shows expecting at. it was a very nice show from president. that i could have said no thank you or i could have said thank you and i said i'll take it and now it's time to introduce my bachelor

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