[000:00:00;00] the, the breaking news, at least 20 people are injured after a passenger train. the rails in north western russia also head on the program to the people of going to have scope. without that there was nothing to do with these non speed of 2024. i put in a dramatic, you turn the canyon presidents crops controversial. i am at fox tax fail that's far deadly protest in the east african nation.

the home up last juliet found the unites with his family and texas 1st step. so let's really in soil following a grueling 14 year long legal top of the states after a judge accepted a plea, deal struck with the us government, which the wiki likes fund or have little choice. but to agree to that with the lowest legal team. how small and washington for setting a dangerous precedent in order to win he's freedom, joanne pleaded. guilty to conspiracy to commit espionage for publishing. evidence of us will crime human rights abuse. this is the criminalization of journalism the across the world around the clock. this is your

r t international tour of mid week 12 story. when we start the are in fact with briefing news from north western russia. a passenger train has the railed enjoying at least 20 people. 3 of them are said to be in critical condition. dramatic footage of the immediate aftermath of the crush has been posted by one of the passengers. well enough for both. what's happening here is awful. this is our real car. we managed to get out. several other cars are scattered nearby. last spring and archie correspondent download quarter dollar a dramatic situation unfolding at the crash side up north. in fact, both the, the arctic circle is the number of casualties expected to rise. water officials saying about what occurred as well union this train crest took place in the north western russian republic of call me a going from bar code to, to and obviously abuse concurring uh, 215 people on board. so far,

according to the local authorities, at least 20 people have been injured with 3 of them in critical condition. of course, the number of injured is still being confirmed. there may be more in the future as more information becomes available. this is as a result of glass and blunts trauma from basically beds and tables flying around in the train cars that overturned and work the rail as a result of this incidents. but luckily, no debts have been reported. now, emergency services are working hard at the scene. they've set up so far to temporary aid points to assist the passengers affected by this crash. and we've also heard from local authorities that another for medical brigades are still on their way right now by train. and another to medical helicopters have been deployed to the area because it's essentially impossible to get there right now uh by any sort of uh, car or land vehicle. now, in terms of what actually clause, this tragedy to take place,

one of the main series right now is that the weather conditions created a situation in which the rails became so slippery, due to heavy rains that it caused the train to derail. but of course, we're gonna have to wait for the results of an in 1st official investigation to get to the bottom of what exactly happened here. yeah, thanks for telling us that what is known at this stage, archie corresponding, donal quarter the voice of the kenyan people has been heard. that was where the words of the countries president a nice thing, the scrapping of a tax hike bill. that's part days old. protests in the country, at least $22.00 were killed and a $160.00 injured in the unrest. here's what else william little to set about the i am f backfill during his concession speech. cutting the of the sort of dream include position. the content of that plan has to be 2024. i left the journey put the paper off. going to have started be that would

be that there was nothing to do with these by non speed of 2024 feet. and therefore, i would not sign the 2020 for 5 months, but and subsequently been withdrawn so often on president a few days of chaos and divide as prison william who to has reduced to the textbook while addressing the nation for the 2nd time. since the protest broke out, the present state to the king is due to has reduced by a tremendous amount of uses. it has become quite evident that to members of the public still insist on the need for him to make more positions. she runs a government, but also these people and the people have spoken. those are some of these words asked me to see that she will not be signing the boat into. what do you mean by

this city became in parliament costs to be controversial. fine is full, which would have increased the taxes, and price is a face of goods and as a says, so items of following that protest of rock to the capital of metal o, b and police open fire on crowds around parliament. some protest as even menace to enter upon them in the also ball to keep the demonstrations going until the high schools and i missed those classes with and to ride for niece in the capital of kenya, the medical association even confirm that at least 13 people have been killed in that protest. the move by the president could be seen as an attempt to try and de escalate tenses. but essentially the presidency is kenya as in paul to missing it.

states burden. we have pete. can those to be here? the better of the word and try to for us as the own government, make me pay them napkins. government of $500000000.00 last week today found out that by the much length of time on the demo comes in front of the discount. but of that, that full really aim to integers, unpopular attached proposals, and that's the reason for so much and uh plus the license. the proposal consisted off with tax reforms and increases on monetize digital content creation. tax increases on digital payments like bank transfers and digital money payments, which will can increases on bread and vegetables. and those are particularly hard

heating in the country this quite reliant on the mobile mind me and this is the reaction from some of those successes we are here to the best interests of our children. the problem we want to walk you through this is the pause this finance bill. there will be demonstrations every day until the government gives us accountability of follow taxes. we just want them to be accountable. we have going on this phase. i'm here, the government the government who's kind of here to help people are not, we're not really close to the presidents. the constant attacks increases in can, you know, one of the many reasons why the bite and administration the i am if and i, the international financial institutions were quite happy with prisons until at the same time he has been forced between the competing demands of, of linda such as the item april,

which have it's the government of kenya to cut this is to obtain more financing and a hard to push population. so it will be quite interesting to see and yeah, how deluxe. so if the, if it will react to, to this move, the le canyon president also said the government will adopt a security measures to slush spending. that includes the tribal on hospitality sectors as well as vehicle purchases. i had all the toes address must protest spread across the nation. this footage is from the western city of the crew. were demonstrators trying to enter the state house? police reportedly use tear gas canisters to this for us, crowds, us, they attempted to block roads and hindered traffic. several people receive faithful wins. the protesters could be seen carrying the body of a person, reportedly,

shots by security forces. well, we spoke to bicker malay, who is the national vice troop person of the communist party of tenure. he sees the i m s on the world bank which continue to pressure. can you to implement the controversial fiscal reforms? there's ultimate responsibility for the finance as really for me, uh, maybe even more complex, but might say yes to be the streets. we must make it clear that they have a lot is in their hands. so i am in one bank that continued to impose. they have policies on that email since king and population b. i am historically how the order is how we want to quote interest not just to qualify you know, loans and sustainable,

but also use the leverage in terms of the financial capital. i didn't want him to much of our internal affairs and even to use them to manipulate what is clearly the key december i am made sure that the to the only problem is to do the relation on 11 o investment. your bill was actually cute or this did want enterprises and discount please. once meetings on that i am a fund loveland for this. so this is a to for the a more lonely on the for the, for the united states and get a new one on it. has to be understood that even though the that there is a solution, a v i in less than loveland, is not the file. because video,

file design and telephone lines our lead us to implement and the people undertake for policies. but yesterday, the very low non violence from the assault of technique was actually a big sports industry. so i am, you know, on a p me on, i'm from, it's a story called the behavior. it's some of the colonial um approaches. that's the $1.00 to $1.00 of the ones. most of the african countries, including canyon, to be some mission, to only on the dictates, we must positive on the when external inches that's continued to strongly met all political discourse plus leads only independence. i'm from there. i know, but genuine people do shop the on distance after

a 14 year long legal bible and almost 2000 days behind bars. julian assange has walk free and there's not a home in australia. this is the moment he was met by his family at cumber report. the, the wiki leeks founder and made a necessary pit stop on a remote pacific island, where he appeared in court and fed guilty to a single charge of conspiracy. as per deal struck with washington, the us judge there, sentenced in to time sir of the, the

data science could be seen leaving the court in a free month after over a decade on fostering extradition to the us on while his sog is finally over his legal team say's the case house, how about showing in your, in your last sports teams and we'll go to attempts to criminalize during this unprecedented in the united states to use the espionage act to criminally. prosecute the journalist for a publisher. it's in the more than a 100 year history of that law. it has never been used in this fashion. it is certainly our hope that it will never be again used in this fashion. julian spent years in bill marsh. no one should spend a day in prison for giving the public news worthy and important information, in this case, information that the united states government had committed war crimes. i think the

sense here with the whole a home coming is of course, one of human joy, people are really happy to see judy designed released. but underneath that, there's an issue of, you know, how he changes for you. what do you have to do? how we have to bend his knee if you like, to accept a criminal conviction. and this goes to the heart of the debate. now, you know, uh, the united states will maintain that julian assigned. just notice as the of 7, a criminal. this has huge impact on journalism, on a global scale. the united states, of course, was the engine of the case against the julian assign. so it's understandable that amount with health problems with the young family who had spent, you know, you know, almost 15 years, essentially imprisoned 7 years, the ecuadorian embassy, remember at and then a bell, marsh flies, security, prison. anyone who knows anything about bell marsh or a security for this is a very grim place, rapists and murderers and terrorist. it's a bit as secure

a place you could put anybody have julia and such as a journalist, quite a gentle mind. and so this did so the dom, max, the brutality of the whole engine behind this, one of his lawyers at outlining the reality of the deal. and the impact that this deal will have going forward on, on global journalism problem with the espionage act is there is no 1st amendment defense in the espionage act. it does by its terms, not matter. the reason why you, you publish the us for years and us government has claimed that these publications do great harm to day in court of the united states. government admitted that there is not a single person anywhere that they can produce that was actually harmed buddies, publications, in order to win he's freedom, joanne pleaded. guilty to conspiracy to commit espionage for publishing. evidence of us will crime, human rights abuse, human rights abuse, and us wrong doing around the world. this is journalism. this is the

criminalization of journalism. and while the plato does not set a traditional precedent, it's not a court decision. the prosecution itself, that's a president that can be used against the rest of the media for the process in a very dangerous place. it's not, it's not evidence that it will move towards more protection, but rather less that would have been the only good outcome for the preston general. if, if the u. s. government had to abandon this case entirely. you know, i think very quickly the debate will turn from the, the human story, the joy on the so operation around the world for anybody and everybody who stood on the side. besides that, on the side of justice, the right to report the truth. very important to remember. nobody from the united states

a culpable in the crime is the wiki leaks expose the julian assign. she has dedicated his life to expose it. nobody has been charged with anything. you've got. well, over a 1000000 civilians dead in afghanistan, iraq, syria, libya, the, the list goes on and on and on. so the mind who expose the crimes is never criminal . the people carried out the crimes which he exposed are completely blame is as it seems. so again, it's going to come back to the mechanism by which the max of taking their pound of flesh, if you like, you most spend your need to us, you must accept that you are criminal. and it's very difficult to see how anybody wouldn't have accepted this deal after such a long time in solitary confinement, most brutal conditions that he had to take the deal due to his health. but the big issue here is, what does this mean for global journalism? what does it mean for the pursuit of truth? well, joining us out and spend over a dozen years locked in an ethical, legal bustle after you released details of us some of the tree atrocities in iraq and afghanistan. now the majority of that time is spent finding extradition from

the u. k to the united states. let's take a look at a recap of just what the wish to lower enjoy before finally stepping farther on home. so the one data centers released sparks celebrations in his native australia. people

outside the u. s. consulate general in the sydney held banners, balloons, and images of the friedman demonstrators gathered to toast the item of the court. hearing on the 52 year old, long awaited homecoming, that's it. some us politicians from their government for attacking those working in investigative journalists. and he was arrested and that's why many people here send me here in the united states, new york times for a release government information all the time. but it's only the information that the government secret, the american the bad news is that he had to plead guilty

to conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense in so which means the us security states succeeded in criminalizing journalism and extending the jurisdiction globally to norm citizens. julian had to take this, he has heart problems and he would have died in prison. but the security state has imposed a horrifying president and dealt a big blow to freedom of the press. when we spoke to international human rights lawyer, a side of dela, where he says julian hassan, just case expose the american double standards when it came to freedom of the press on democracy that we could not leg dollars a sort of bully and harass journalism and journalist into, you know, a not really using information as the street. it's quite difficult as we know to come across information and you use when i go over directly with you, especially in this case of war crimes are concerned. and this, you know,

is basically the hypocrisy that people call should be point out that you don't. if you always go across the world being the policeman. and then you doubt that you will, we have freedom and then you go and you are asked, journalists like this and for work. he explored the truth. he was the reason why they weren't crafted are all going to want to sign and go down to move into light and the whole persona of the united states being this week. oh, oh, that finished basically at that point in time, and julian finally has reached kendra and you know, he's now a free citizen. but at what cost? not admitting the withdrawal of us troops from nature and shot washington is seeking to shift its military presence to other african nations opponent visiting botswana. the pentagon, this top military commander said, there are plenty of locations where the u. s. can make an impact on the culture that there's other countries in the region where we already have either

a small presence or relationships. part of this is looking at how we continue to build on those relationships which might provide the opportunities for us to buy sure some of the capabilities we had in this year and some of those locations as well. general brown, junior touchstone in governor on a on monday. the news comes of several african states are reassessing their relations with western powers, including the us. botswana is currently hosting an international conference of military leaders with the presence of foreign troops on the continent is on the agenda. the u. s. army chief saves the events, gives the pentagon a chance to show freaking leaders. the washington wants to provide more military assistance. but some nations aren't buying it. last summer mirrors military government, ordered american troops to leave. washington has agreed to pull all of its soldiers

from the west african country by mid september. the 2023 friends withdrew all of its military personnel from this year after local authorities, croft and military packed with par us, and shot has also told us troops to leave in our base and the country. however, washington has described up withdrawal as temporary let's cross indeed to southern africa and speak to political commentator, an officer of no white lies. kim heller. at joining us from johannesburg, you're most welcome. what's your overall thoughts then on the u. s. military commanders, i suppose charm offensive in botswana. i think it's, we've seen in the configuration of the geo politics of the african continent. america is emerging vig community, as the big news in the situation of civil west african nations,

are asking us to review, take troops, and they do some vague for told. and i think this latest a conference in botswana is in a desperate attempt by the united states to gain subtraction in the continent without increasingly this will come but nevertheless, we have got a confidence at us general their adult. we thinking that new alliances will be ford's cousin, which african countries do you think would be more inclined to welcome american troops after a general brian statement, i think clear the scope for the you is 2 fold alliances. what in countries way they have? what we would for a topic most is of the waste. and that would include countries like kenya, which is an up into model at the moment. and we see an old

generation of need is to avoid the hold and to the waste. so i think certainly within countries like in your, in particular, we would see as perhaps some of the and perhaps even gone, or we would see the americans trying to forge and that sort of presence. and i think that's in direct conflict with what's happening in africa and the new way forward for africa, which is young need is coming to the full and saying enough is enough. we don't want imperialist countries, we also don't want pockets. we don't just stick to southern t, but as always in different continents. and every geography we do have need is that both sides with the waste. and so the people out and i think re, to, for instance, is what it says need to. so i think of all the countries that go to find great support from that particular president. yeah, right now, as you said, can you in

a state of van k, us at news you're on shot, as we mentioned, said they wanted american flip side because they haven't help the security situation in those countries. what do you make of that? i think what you're saying is sparked on because america just sold the mist that they were here for the wellbeing of african nations. in fact, even in the states has ministry conference in botswana. they speak about the mooching of interest, joint interest and cooperation. but america has never been the corporation o putting the wellbeing of african nations 1st. it's always about the interest and that, that is emerging more and more. so at the, at the cost of the conference is american, imperialistic interest. they want to be a watch tower across africa. and um, i think they go to find that they're not going to be very successful. because if we look at some surveys that have been done by citizens in these countries,

we see that russia and china are very well perceived, and america is declining significantly. is that perhaps the do is when you look at this a hell region and you had a number of years ago, a rising tide of islamist and spreading. that doesn't really appear to have been stem from friends on the us. and you have a long running military presence from those nations in, in those african countries. and indeed beyond those borders, what have the american forces? if we take that nation as an example, one of the actually managed to achieve their well, what they have managed to do is to create a propaganda that they, they to assist with security and stability. but what has to us the question? why has a peace keeping, if it's not to pass the window at any valuable results for the people of african nations? in fact, there's

a lot of evidence that nation slapping you is fusing fighters they using if they bought it conflicts, that may occur in some countries. and they simple sizing those for the benefit because these a great scramble for africa, especially in diamond rich and results which countries so the, the whole list of them america as a piece and keeping a piece it, the force is actually the incorrect. and i think sunny but surely that image is being eroded as people are recognizing that america is no framed but of food. and other people favorably upon nations such as china and russia, particularly russian who have had had a story. can you do sound relationships with much of the continent and it proves that mitchell in the, in the continent that has been friends of

a difficult times. good times. and i think in the future rush, it would be very well positioned and seen, well, not only by governments, but the ordinary citizens. certainly, that is emerging more and more just with that in mind. and the u. s. planes. it's seeking to come to russian, china on the content, but given that some countries as you being leading, i pretty eloquently say that they prefer to work with, with countries such as russia and china instead of the west. and why is washington attempting to dictate just what happens there, instead of saying, well, okay, these countries are, are showing more of an independent streak. now it's time for them to choose their own path forward. we'll step out of the way. if you want to work with us well and good if it's somebody else, ok. with that, not be the proper way to, to do business to dictate relations in africa. i think the difference that we