just what. i do with. this hour's headlines stories a knife edge senate race in the u.s. state of georgia looks set to give the democrats control congress for the next 2 years president trump still refuses to concede the election. rick rick. rick that election before and we will never give up we will never concede it doesn't happen. also ahead to the dismay of his supporters. feel that wiki leaks co-founder will remain in custody pending washington's appeal extradition u.k. court turned the american request on monday over concerns that we would commit suicide. just legal team hasn't given up though stating they will appeal today's

decision. this is. most likely that will be appealed to the high court within hours or a few days. we. will expect this to be over to. where we were tuning in from across the globe this hour welcome to moscow and to our to international my names you know neal good to have your company. we start in the u.s. state of georgia where a knife edge race really for 2 senate seats seems to be tilting in favor of the democrats a lot at stake if they win the control over the whole of congress for the next 2 years well for more on the story let's go live to kill in york killer but

rarely does control of the entire congress come down to a couple of senate races in just one state what message are voters in georgia. indeed well the state of georgia which is traditionally a conservative red state it appears is on the verge of flipping its 2 senate seats to the democrats now votes are still being tallied in the georgia special election but at the moment we have raphael warnock has already beaten the republican and been declared the winner and right now the votes are still being counted in the rick case of republican david perdue versus democrat john asaf now democrat john aas of has already declared victory take a listen to what he said it is with humility that i have banked the people of georgia for electing me to serve you in the united states senate and thank you for the confidence and trust that you have placed in me whether you were for me or

against me i'll be for you in the u.s. senate i will serve all the people of the state i will give everything i've got to ensuring that georgia's interests are represented in the u.s. senate now there are deep divides in the country following the november election and many are blaming us president donald trump for deepening those divides and perhaps securing the victory of the democrats in georgia this is some of what has been said about why the republican party seems to be losing. what he may inspire people who thought he really pisses off people in democrats and really inspires them to come out and vote and you can have a credible villain that really helps the democrats turn out their vote. now at this point if the democrats were to win both senate seats in georgia this would be a situation where the senate the house of representatives and the white house would be in the hands of the democratic party that would basically prevent republicans

from pushing through any of their agenda and it would also prevent them from blocking anything done by the democrats that would secure a pretty solid control over power for the democratic party now at this point as was said before many are blaming donald trump for this polarization for the loss of republicans but a poll did come out showing that 70 percent of republicans would prefer that their lawmakers be more like donald trump and among republicans donald trump remains very very popular despite many of the mainstream figures in the republican party distancing themselves from him so at this point it seems like the democratic party and the left wing of the united states is pretty solidly united against donald trump there is a bit of confusion within the republican party as donald trump still speaks of voter fraud and claims the election was stolen from him so all eyes are waiting to see who that last senate seat will go to in the special election in georgia is so

many ramifications all of the result killed thanks for taking us through some of them kill up in new york well let's move to washington d.c. because there's a rally currently being held there in the couple by donald trump supporters the president self has been speaking here's what he had to say. we will never give up we will never concede it doesn't happen does anybody believe. about specific. computer. world countries there are elections or bore artists than what we've been going through in this country. unfortunately the press. prime seats our kids the. democrats have gotten away with election fraud and we republicans and that's what they are for so many weak republicans democrats attempted the most brazen and outrageous elections in this ever been anything like this the purest left in

american history everybody. people. corrupt fake so i might be invited to fight this fight for both of you believe me and believe them somebody comes out. the worst hunter you know oprah used to be a friend of mine once i ran for president i did notice it too many calls coming in from oprah that probably if i was the media i do it the same way to say. yeah no sign of conceding never the last congress is expected to officially confirm joe biden is president later today. trump supporters from across the country descended on washington for a so-called stop this steel rally bracing for a possible clashes between the crowd and their opponents the city's mayor has called in the national guard donald trump himself more than the left grouping to stay away from being the movement

a terrorist organization. let's move on to another headline stories today wiki leaks co-founder julian assange has been denied bail by a london court it follows a decision to block his extradition to the united states over concerns that he posed a suicide risk. edwards dusty picks up the story. so the united kingdom earlier today has to noise judy in the sunshine they all of course that comes just 2 days after they will not actually got your innocence to the united states has been 'd lonely long legal battle for june the start because the united states of one to 10 for his alleged role in what they call one of the largest compromises of classified information the history of the united states they wanted him to face trial for spying and publishing these classified documents relating to the war enough iraq and afghanistan and plus one of conspiracy to hack government computers to publish these files as well now if he was found guilty it could have led to

a maximum sentence of 175 years behind bars so could you design to the sense of being spared that fate for now at least that is certainly not that the face of going back into the u.k. is most notorious prison of belmarsh prison because he has not been granted bail in all of this now judas on just the revenue that he said that they will be appealing this latest decision they say it's a great disappointment not to release him on bail they say it's unjust and unfair also we've heard from craig murry one of his key supporters a former u.k. ambassador has called it incredibly vindictive i think this is indicative i mean the prosecution in the. opposing fail to make a deal to play a fight with snowden and the fact that it's true to. justice. they've made it very you play for them the damage to american national security the drug

industry and the educated go. look this is plainly the security state looking to show its profits approve the street this is this is indicative it's not based on anything that's bullshit is on his defense team found this a very bitter pill to swallow especially considering that monumental decision just 2 days ago not to actually bite you in a song to the united states for them it really was. case closed in that sense because the put them particularly he now is already served his sentence was getting back in 2012 but he's still in belmarsh prison but what is his crime they argue in terms of being in the court itself they serve and they really try to justify doing this on just actions so that he would not be upstanding from any bell conditions however tight they could have been he would have abided by them purely for them on the basis of his new family ties right here in the united kingdom we know he has 2 very young children with his partner stella morris she earlier before even the court proceedings 2 days ago she said that it was something to celebrate that money

was a decision few days ago that she would only celebrate when he walked through the door back into that family hard so for them it's a really pretty disappointing blow today and rebecca vincent from reporters without borders says she too is very disappointed as many of the journalists are this very judge on monday outlined this response as serious health risks and mental health stress these are issues that will be exacerbated by a period of prolonged detention so he sees are grounds but his actual dition which we agree that they are there also grounds for his immediate release from prison she stated that he had incentive to have stunned and that is for the something else that he would be unlikely to present himself for justice she also stated that his mental health is being managed in the marsh and that the prison has to close in 1000 situation under control but that does not seem to be the case we've had alarming reports of the situation in the prison not have been nearly continuously in his cell for several weeks now. and the evidence we heard in september about his

state of mental policies are all issues that are made worse by detention so of course he should be released also the matter of principle is still here for us we called for some time for his unconditional release so not just because of these 2 monetary terms but as a matter of principle he has been to you only for publishing information in the public interest nobody should have to face that he has an essential. 5 years now and nothing. in this could have made this right going forward and they failed to do so today in terms of journalism worldwide and you have to remember that the church 2 days ago did not bear out the case based on journalistic grounds or political grounds but on his medical health and medical health alone in fact he accepted every single argument that the us throughout the course saying that judas on this case was not politically motivated that he would face a fair trial in the united states on the u.s. is constitutional law and she said that his actions were not in public interest so many people would argue that this confirms the narrative of criminalizing

investigative journalism was the impact is huge. every journalism around the world . because now there's a president. in the british judicial system. a judge in dawes has basically supported. the political arguments for persecuting julian assange so is it is this is a very thorough political case if they're going to try to apply impugn this is a political case there 5 julian assange is in prison without serving a sentence shows that he is a political prisoner so we might save julian then he might not spend the rest of his life in prison but the risk. for journalists around the world is they're still there because. if somebody

else in the future dares to do what julian did what wiki leaks did to publish the same feelings or similar things they will be persecuted and they can be criminalized for life so today has been a very dramatic day indeed and for the last 2 days have been very dramatic for us the on monday's decision without that it's not there. given the song and then today not to grant him bail it is incredibly best to streets and we've seen activists and supporters not just say it's a day or 2 days ago but long throughout you know scientists or they have been here day in day out but has but then you know so it is a valiant campaign of for truth and justice he has not committed a crime but all he has done is population and showing the world the truth in their opinion of the united states and their criminal activities in iraq and afghanistan in fact today they were so determined and eager and enthusiastic to be here for this court case that so many people have even been arrested by police for being

outside the westminster magistrate's court i myself witnessed around 5 people being arrested including a 92 year old man and it really just goes to show the levels of determination because they feel it's not just you know scientists in the go. through the criminal justice system and trying to avoid the criminal justice system in the united states but also sits in the box is the fundamental principles of freedoms of press the right for expressing itself the right to report but also go right for the public's access to information and journalism of course is a 10 year battle and is having a chilling effect on journalism not just here in the u.k. and all the united states but worldwide. edwards dusty well the u.s. has been unrelenting in its attempts to get julian assange into an american courtroom and so on surprisingly washington was less than pleased with monday's this is not to extradite him while we are extremely disappointed in the court's

ultimate decision we are gratified that the united states prevailed on every points of law raised in particular the culture jets and all of mr saunders arguments regarding political motivation political offense fair trial and freedom of speech we will continue to seek mr saunders extradition to the united states. well let's take a quick look back at some of wiki leaks kitty revelations that out of london the only u.s. authorities wanted list. i . still. i mean i.

loved. the little does the town say collect any data on millions of those who are living with the leaks walks like a hostile intelligence sort of talks like a hostile takeover. well earlier we spoke to the general secretary of the european federation of journalists ricardo who believes his son should be protected as an investigative reporter. we simply cannot understand the decision from from the british british court. we believe that if there is no reason no good reason to extradite him then there is no reason to keep him in detention you believe that this decision is

a political one julian assange and in our view should be considered as a political prisoner we are still very concerned by. the mentation of the british call did didn't. take into consideration all the good reasons you know to release. julian assange. as a journalist you know or just as an actor or a media actor he committed a journalistic act you know by revealing. war crimes. by u.s. government in. iraq and afghanistan so all you know one of you who acted as a journalist and. protection as a journalist. that's more world news germany has toughened its anti pandemic rules on extended its locked on the country surpassed $35000.00 covert related

deaths our europe correspondent peter oliver looks at how berlin is trying to slow the pace of the disease. following a meeting between uncle merkel the german chancellor on the leaders of germany's 16 states locked down in the country will be extended until the 31st of january what that means is that all bars and restaurants ghouls gyms mound non-essential retail will be closed there are some new measures being put in place as well you'll now only be able to meet with one or the person from outside of a household other than your own aand in areas where infections are above $200.00 per 100000 of the population there will be a limit on where you can travel it has to be within a 15 kilometer radius of your home in announcing these measures angular merkel said that they would necessary. we are now very close to full capacity in some

hospitals which is also one of the reasons for us to introduce these far reaching madness today epidemiologists had hoped that you would go further and extend this lockdown beyond the end of january no such look there for them there is also well some pushback already from some of those who agreed to this deal on tuesday we've heard from leaders in the state of lower saxony saying they've got no intention of limiting the movement of citizens in their state voting book of said that they're reviewing the situation and whether they would be keen to do the same in their state and also we've heard from the state of mecklenburg west in pomerania he said they want to get this school open now it's not just the state leaders that have been unhappy with lockdowns we have seen demonstrations here in germany against the measures that have been put in place just last weekend in nuremberg the riot police

had to be called. well german chancellor angela merkel also defended the vaccination program in germany which had come in for criticism for moving at a pretty much delayed cele pace she said that the right things were being done to ensure that germans got the vaccinations that they needed earlier we heard from un spahn the german health minister said. all people in germany who wanted a vaccination should be able to receive one by the summer of this year well the new measures that were brought in on tuesday they're going to be reviewed again on the

25th of january well be decided if they need to be extended through into february. a french court house rule about the police record detail personal information relating to activists and protesters in the name of state security trade unions though say about noting daryn those political religious beliefs social media activity as well erodes basic freedoms with more and all that here charlotte in paris. france's highest administrative court has found itself in the midst of a toxic debate the council of state has approved plans by the government to broaden the information that can be collected about individuals for intelligence files this includes political or religious convictions and if someone is a member of a union these decrees also authorize the recording of a person's social networks or even health data revealing

a particular danger leading to an infringement of the right to demonstrate to stigmatize ation the freedom of opinion union action the fact of being a member of the union which suggests that being a member of a trade union could be associated in one way or another with the imperatives of internal security state security the fight against terrorism so what are these intelligence files and what exactly are they used for the decrees relate to 3 files these used to be limited to being about hooligans or violent demonstrators now they are being expanded to the list of data of people suspected of terrorist activities all those likely to undermine the integrity of france and its institutions files like this can help security services to keep an eye on individuals who are seen to pose a threat to sunny's lomis terrorist attacks were formed in 202033

since 2017 but some argue that concept behind these decrees is very at best. in fact the authorities can collect data on a lifestyle a vague definition from the outset creates the threat of arbitrary nish each of us can become a subject of data collection if our behavior is considered a likely threat to public safety. the green light for these decrees also comes at a particularly sensitive time here in france at the end of 2020 there were mass demonstrations against 2 controversial draft laws launched by the government.

i. mean while some police unions have denounced the global security as not going far enough they say officers faced a threat just for doing their jobs and being targeted just this week and 2 officers were beaten up in the paris suburbs attacked by a gang during a routine traffic stop but critics say these new these decrees show an all thora tarion drift in france this argument is waved like a red rag but it is not the subject terrorism is one of the goals but the main thing is the fight against hooligans sects the underground economy and protests deeds violent terrorism is used to carry out political surveillance it is our trade union activity our reason for being which is targeted these decrees maintain the confusion between an activist a member even an employee who signs a petition and as a legal person the c g t can be called into question it is

a risk for social democracy it's not the 1st time france has tried this in 2008 it launched the ed finch database which provoked outrage as it aimed to collect data around similar themes political and religious affiliation it was eventually dropped but given this recent push by the french government to move towards tighter security may. just despite the mass demonstrations and the approval that's come from the council of state many concerned that france has crossed a red line and it may not retreat challenge even ski off paris. well a deeper dive on all those stories this news hour is available right on our t.v. dot com fresh content the scenting view is always to be found there i mean this is 247 arts international.

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