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developments as well. this is the weekly an rti. hello and welcome. germany's media regulator this week. bon doherty sister channel r t d. across all platforms. in retaliation, rushes shut down. the moscow bureau of german broadcaster deutsche a bell. it with the foreign ministry also warning of further measures. ortiz don quarter picks up the story. it was this week's biggest violation of freedom of the press in germany. the country's top media regulator took r. t. d. e's broadcast off the air on the internet via satellite social media, absolutely everywhere. the required media low license was not available. the organisation and distribution of the tv program by a live stream on the internet for the mobile and smart tv up archie, news, and via satellite miss that will be discontinued. what was russia left to do, but to respond in kind, deutsche avella was told its offices in russia will be shut down. it's journalists

press accreditation revoked, and it's russian language broadcasts. taken off the air on top of all that a blacklist was declared to include everyone complicit in this enormous censorship campaign against r t. russia is drawing up a list of representatives of states and public stretches in germany, involved in the streets in the broadcast of r t d and putting pressure on the russian media outlets would be denied entry to the russian federation. moscow promise. this was just the 1st stage of measures that it was willing to take after all this r t d e ban is only the latest episode and a drawn out pressure campaign that's been aimed at obstructing r t from broadcasting in germany. sure, the government denies playing any role in all this, but it's done nothing about the fact that a number of banks won't do business with our channel or that the country's top media regulator seems unwilling to even reach a compromise. that's all, despite our te, holding a legal european broadcast license o t d e was licensed in serbia under the european convention of trans frontier

television, r t t e can book cost as programs in 33 european countries, including germany, art you can still appeal the decision, but how much good will that do at this point? almost immediately after r t d e created a youtube account, the platform deleted it. when it tried to broadcast over satellite, the signal was so poor, people couldn't even to an in german officials have even labeled our german language channel. an irritant. it's not difficult to imagine that these problems were deliberately set up to impede our t d 's success, which i know about the closure of bank accounts and so on. there's a large number of tactics they using say, r t d can't operate there infringing on freedom of speech, and that's very bad. and yet berlin's acting like moscow took these measures out of the blue r t d e z. kindly broadcasting without the license. and the channel has not applied for license the german state media officers decision was based on this. this is

a completely different situation to deutsch velez. his license has been revoked. profit, this was the 1st time or even maybe the 2nd time r t was obstructed from broadcasting. one might say rush overreacted, but r t d was entirely banned from broadcasting in germany. and that is no small step in the wrong direction. just a little bit more on this, we spoke to film director morton traffic, who sees the bon and r t d is aimed at silencing those who challenge mainstream north. it's in the western hemisphere so much or what comes up the russia is viewed with such suspicion. because that that creates a world view where a lot of people are missing out on potentially valuable corrections or, or alternative viewpoints to look at the big tech giants who are already censoring . sometimes in very bizarre ways. statements or viewpoints are

supposedly unacceptable, is just a part of a general trend toward a q rated or controlled media world. or this is obviously, i think, connected to the prevailing political situation not least connected to ukraine, which is by moving the program on no street yet. registered its 1st ever olympic curling event when this weekend. that's despite a team member testing positive for cobra on saturday at the beijing winter games leading to claims of double standards for some athletes. alexi got a chef ski reports now from the city. winter olympics are continuing in the chinese capital bay jing and we may have a 1st scandal of big proportions he involving australian curling team. now on saturday night, one of the team members attack lee gill was tested positive for cove it. however,

on sunday morning, the chinese authority said that she was cleared to participate in the competition while observing close contact rules while looking at curling and the way this game is played. you cannot imagine any way that this is free of any close contacts. gill herself was probably very surprised to hear the news already admitting she was heart broken. and the official explanation from the chinese authorities was that her copied readings wore too low. and so that's why she was allowed to participate . i had a look at how this was actually happening and obviously gill had no mask on whatsoever . and move like that would seem as a very heart warming gesture from the health authorities to allow athletes with low symptoms of coffee 19 to participate in the games. had it not been for multiple hot breaking stories involving many athletes from across the planet who had been preparing for the games for,

for yes. tested positive upon arrival and were forced to miss out on the olympics here in bay jing such as the case of a russian by athlete musket salva, who was immediately taken into isolation upon arrival, having tested positive for covet and just a few days back, she put a post on instagram describing horrible conditions as she described it. she's been captain. on top of that, there are many cases involving colleagues of mine, journalists who have also tested positive. i'm been locked away and even more so those who were on the same plane with them and were sat next to them despite testing negative, are also put into mordor itself. isolation, just to remind you that all of us here are living in a bubble that we are, he allows to be inside the hotels and at olympic. venues were not allowed to go into the city. but with all these new regulations and rules imposed by the chinese authorities, all this seems like an unnecessary a requirement for us here. why are we supposed to be in

a bubble when people like gail are allowed to participate despite having tested positive for cove? it, well, at least it's not all that sour for many athletes winning golds and silver's already that is the case of alexandra bush, sen, off off the russian olympic committee team who managed to win gold in a ski race. and that is the 1st goal for the r o c team. here in beijing. of course i'm keeping you updated with everything happening here in the chinese capital lecture. shasky rti reporting from beijing and china. a veteran reporter clashed with a u. s. state department spokesperson this week, as officials failed to back up their claim, mount rushes, planning a false flag operation to justify a war with ukraine. what is the evidence that you have that suggest that the russians are even planning with matt? i'm not saying that they're not, but you just come out and say this and expect us to still to, to believe it. without you showing

a shred of evidence that it's actually true. all of them. when i asked or what anyone else asked what the information you said while i just gave it to you, which was just you making a statement, we do so we declassify information only when we're confident in that information. if you doubt, if you doubt the credibility of u. s. government, of the british government, of other governments and wanna, you know, find solace and information that the russians are putting out. that is i, that is for you to do. when moscow says it's not surprised by yet another string of accusation saying it's reminiscent of 2003. when the u. s. made false claims of iraqi weapons of mass destruction. we lost the full text of the confidential us nature. response to russia. security concerns has been linked. the document was published by spanish newspaper, l pines on liter confirmed as authentic by washington. my colleagues need harvey

suffocated or discussed the contents. over the past few weeks, we've seen at the highest diplomatic levels, riley's of accusations, verbal sparring, and that's just what's been happening in public. so we can only imagine what's going on behind closed doors. but now a fresh document leak has all put off a glimpse into what is indeed happening behind those doors. and it's really showed that moscow and washington, alongside nato, a very, very far from reaching any kind of consensus with regards to ukraine, issue, uninsured. well beyond move, not that does seem to be almost a blind unwillingness from the military alliance to recognize any of russia security concerns. now, the spanish language paper open hasn't managed to get its hands on the nato and us response to russia. security proposals now will remember those proposals they were sent back in december. they fin triggered a flurry of magic talks and calls and essentially they requested legal guarantees, restricting father nato expansion, specifically with regards to ukraine. the document that we're seeing now though,

reveals a very blunt response from washington and brussels. and it's in full state should respect the right of other states to choose or change security arrangements and to decide their own future and foreign policy free from outside interference. in this slide, we reaffirm our commitment to nato's open door policy under article 10 of the washington treaty. we have of course, requested comment from both nato and the us state department. but if we take just this document, it seems that it is an open shot case. them, they will not compromise. that is despite flat and person warning. but this is a very reckless disregard of russians concerns. it's not well for help, because do people realize that this could potentially set all nations involved down a very dangerous path of no return? especially because when you much listen carefully to what i say in ukraine's own duck, try no documents. it is written that they plan to return crimea, including by military means that it's not what they say publicly. you imagine for

yourself that ukraine and nato members will begin military operations in crimea. what do we do? go to war with the nato block? has anyone thought about that or not? so the situation is it seems to me both sides refusing to budge and let him a peer to set it there in a slightly different context. but what do we do? what's versus reaction? been to this. moscow has already sent follow up questions to this document. so clearly there is a desire for continued a dialogue. but most disposition on this has been consistent from the beginning. it recognizes, of course, that every single country has the right to determine its own policy and assure its own security thought is not what's being disputed. here. the issue is when countries choices have ramifications beyond its borders and actually pose a very real physical threat to someone else. and let's just be clear. a potential natal launchpad located in ukraine is just a couple of minutes miss all away from, from russia. so it's essentially,

i think this fear that really underlies russia's concerns in that area. and it shows that ignoring our concerns, the u. s. and need to refer to the right of states to freely choose how to insure the security. but it's not just about giving someone this right. after all, this is only one parts of the well known formula for the indivisibility of security . the 2nd integral part says that one should not allow the strengthening of any one security at the expense of the security of other states. so there was only asking why must we thought provide our security that someone else can feel safe? that said, it would be remiss if i didn't point out that the document has some encouraging moments. i'm talking about reestablish communication long military channels, reinstating the nature office here and moscow discussing arms control. so reducing missile deployment to ukraine. but if we get to the bottom of it, let's be blown. according to this document, the west responds to ne,

existential concern of russia, as we have here. but we don't care enough to do anything. and this is, in fact, case clothes. we're not going to discuss it further, but here's a list of much smaller things that we feel that we can give you to project an image that we are listening and being co operative but do nothing in any way to address your fundamental concerns. and with that kind of inflexible rhetoric combined, of course, with this ongoing footage of millions of dollars worth of weapons being sent to kiev. it's very difficult even with the best of intentions to see where to move from. now still i had this, our london police chief phase in this spotlight after a report reviews, disturbing private messages between officers. joking about rape and murder. the full story coming your way to the

what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy, even foundation, let it be an arms race is on offense. very dramatic development. only personally and getting to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very political time. time to sit down and talk ah, in october 1962 in a period known as the cuban missile crisis united states. and then the soviet union were on the brink of war, phosphor to february 2022. and the americans and russians find themselves in a similar to a powerless situation. this time on the russian ukrainian border will diplomacy as in 1962, be enough to prevent war in 2022. ah

ah, ah. ah . 16 minutes into the program. welcome back. thousands of people have been rallying freud's sunday in the dutch city of rotter done against colbert vaccine regulations . the march was led by a group called fire fighters for freedom, who accused the government of violating basic freedoms on threatening democracy flourish were sent off on the streets with an estimated 15000 people taking part and almost no police officers in sight arts because this city's right, police were on strike. also due to vaccine rules, the netherlands has lifted many off. it's restrictions after months of harsh locked guns. but coven immunity passes are required to enter bars. restaurants, cultural events,

the ok from the netherlands to the u. k. where a police watch dog has revealed a disturbing internal culture of miss sol, jeanie, and attitudes and sexual violence, or warning. you may find some of the following content of fences. the reports includes private messages between officers of the metropolitan police force which serves greater london in one officer said he'd like to rape a female colleague. another jokes about getting a woman into bed using a knife or u. k. correspondent shudder. adverse dusty can tell us more all google incidents of hey crime involving racist sexist and home of the messages have been discovered by what struck investigation into the police. thousands of messages taking place between 20162018 were reviewed yet only 2 officers. sac, 9 of the 14 investigated are still serving in the for one another, holds

a contract to staff role. now the commission of faces schools to go, but not just from the public, but senior politicians as well as former high ranking offices. we're not seeing one of instances we've seen now too many instances of the most appalling behaviors. i also think it shows a feeler obliteration in some quarters. the met police may be the worst for institutional massage any and racism, but they're not the only ones. only a statutory judge lead inquiry will do. only new leadership will do. surely, christina, dick can not be proud of her record when this is the norman charing cross neck. yet her 6 through your salary pot was renewed last auden, which feels like rewarding failure. the defense just bunch apparently. in fact the independent office, so please conduct found an officer was named mac, great. the right person, following rumors about bringing a woman back to the police station to then sexually assault the met says it was sorry. we are deeply sorry to london,

isn't everyone they have failed with their reporting conduct and acknowledge how this will damage the trust and confidence of many in the met in the u. k. officers of the post the police by consent. but how can trust be restored or even wasn't ever that what investigate to say, the insidious culture is widespread. we believe these incidents are not isolated or simply the behavior of a few bad apples. the highly dumbing report is just the latest scandal under police commissioner, crescent dick's watch. institutional feelings were placed under intense scrutiny by the rape and murder of fer evarado, by a serving metropolitan police officer known to colleagues as the rapists during his earlier corin. i'm just the meta serious about ridging the force of rotten abuses of power. surely those individuals must go and that both to all is a toxic, dangerous culture that yet again, leadership times a blind eye to any cost. when we actually started our issue

and demit your strong piece for all work and that one investigation, actually mushrooms and to 9 separate investigations and what we uncovered were seated. so the thing that was happening here was that the thought of it doesn't just have a public confidence. it also has a devasted on the internal culture within the b service. because these officers that were involved with the women, they were officers who come from different cultures and no p service as an doesn't promote culture which supports officers no matter where they come from, their sex and they won't enjoy their trust and confidence and enjoy the actual

as in the to when and rebuild the trust and confidence of the communities that these very offices come from. the unicef say 6 children were killed at the time. the u. s. conducted a special operation in northwest syria. president biden hailed wedding se there's mission of success. the clearing, not islamic states, chief, had been eliminated. forces carried out the operation with their signature preparation and precision, and i directed the department of defense to take every precaution possible to minimize civilian casualties. unicef confirms that at least 6 children were killed and one girl was badly injured overnight in the border town of asthma in the northwest of syria due to heavy violence. meanwhile, the pentagon said 2 children and a woman were killed during the rate itself when the isolator blew himself off. a u . s. department of defense spokesperson claims are quote, strong,

strong indications. american forces cause no civil in dance. we spoke with julia timmer of unicef, about the cost of ongoing violence in syria. when we have an escalation and violence and bad area. and what this means is that children pay 1st and they pay most. and if we compare the number of counties of children during the month of january in comparison to say, december last year, the number is so it's in the higher. and this has been the case since the beginning of the year. and this has got to stop children continue to be the 1st and most to pay in this 11 year long conflict. we call an old fight and all parties to the conflicts in syria to stop the fighting for the sake of serious children and its future. also video has emerged of what said to be the helicopter, that us commandos were forced to blow up during the raid. here you can see what is

actually left of its american officials, denied, crushed, or was shot, dine and say the crews safe out. another was a mechanical failure that led to the helicopter being detonated. we spoke to local to say the witness rate. soon as i left them there, there were helicopters flying at low altitude, about 4 or 5 aircraft. then we saw soldiers landing the soldiers target is a house where i live. the house was surrounded. they spoke through land speakers telling everyone surrender or the house would be destroyed. then the fighting started near inside the house for about an hour. the helicopter carried out 4 or 5 machine gun tax on the house of ok mama, we were preparing to go to sleep. and suddenly we heard wind and the sound of helicopters. my aunt went to see what was going on. she found the sky totally red through loudspeakers to go out. we did that, but then they searched us and hank of my father,

they asked our names and what we knew about our neighbors. we said we didn't know anything. they asked us to move to the neighboring house and started rating ours. well, the operation in serious believe to be the worst case of collateral damage since the us drone strike on cab bul in august, which killed 10 civilians including an entire family but not one terrorist or 3rd. nicholas davis thinks such tragedies are really just the tip of the iceberg. the united states has been a war and all these countries in the middle east, the greater middle east, over 20. yes. the last few months. we've had a couple of incidents where just because of the circumstances ah, the united states has not been able to deny the fact that it killed you know, large numbers of civilians have just been thousands and thousands of these attacks . and to think that, you know,

these couple that we have recently heard about some how unique in the fact that they killed civilians is, is just to be, would be actually credulous. now another story to bring you a passenger on american courier spirit, airlines was told to remove his face, must because it had the anti joe biden. let's go brandon slogan. all that video of the instant spread on social media rocking up more than 500000 views on tick tock during the week. not america anymore. the american anymore. the company here. if i had a b l math on what did it been? ok, what does that mean? like like that or? no. what does that grand in? what does that mean? it's my name. but isn't it freedom of speech to have the mascot? is it? is it a pretty massive home? i just, i can't, we are massive says let's go brandon like this. anybody,

i don't understand just out some context of what we're seeing there. the incident happened on the flight from cleveland to tampa in florida. one of the crew said it was unacceptable for the passenger album. read. don't go to display what she claimed was a political statement, citing airline policy. we spoke to other men self, who stays the instant us about the flight attendants, personal views, not the airlines rules. in the public, you're an airline, it's a company that they can enforce, you know, policies and things and things like that. but i still think it falls under freedom of speech because it was, you know, it was basically violated. it wasn't spirit, it wasn't spirit palsy that i should not wear this. so it was, it was a direct situation with the actual flight attendance. i mean anything will offend

anybody. it's all a person all saying it's not, you know, she might have thought me might, you know, but is it something else was offensive? if i put, if i would have had to see by the 24 or 5 or anything, anything of that sort, what she had told me to take it off. you know, and i don't, i don't think that would be the case. i think if she would have like did, she would have, let me, let me wear it. let's live in, let's go. brandon has become a rallying cry for people criticizing president biden and his policies. it started when nascar driver, brandon braun was being interviewed a few months ago after winning a race. the crowd begun shunting unexpected out the president. but the reporter allegedly thought they were saying, that's brandon passenger, adam, or don. again say selective. censorship is killing freedom. of course in society we do have free speech. i think it's, you know,

being taken away from us by one sided censorship. i mean, you see as also media. ready all the time that it's you know, let them jump, supporters will post things and you know, they'll be taken down or you know, things that they support. but if you talk to the other side, it's not censored. so i feel like, you know, the freedom of speech there is you know, being, being taken away and it's basically one side of adam read, don, gats now in an increasingly digital world, how can a normal not overly tech solving person actually protect themselves from cyber a start like, be checking out our top, easy to follow tips next in our short talk, i'm hocked. ah,

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