but now in the southern republic of chechnya, said to be reaching horrifying new heights. >> they electrocuted me. >> citizens forced into hiding, fleeing an alleged government campaign of brutality. the strong man ruler's shocking response to outcry over human rights abuses. >>> and free o.j.? the long-awaited decision tomorrow. o.j. simpson up for parole after nine years behind bars for armed robbery. could he go free? we're with a juror from his original murder trial. what he thinks led to that verdict. but first the "nightline" five. verdict. first the "nightline" five. >>> number 1 in just 60 seconds. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight we begin with breaking news. former republican presidential nominee and long time senator john mccain of arizona has been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. a glioblastoma. mccain's office releasing a statement detailing the diagnosis after the senator had surgery to remove a blood clot above his left eye. his office said the 80-year-old senator will be reviewing treatment options with his family, including a combination of chemotherapy

now in the southern republic of chechnya. citizens forced into hiding. fleeing an alleged government campaign of brutality. the and free o.j.? the long awaited decision tomorrow. o.j. simpson up for parole after nine years behind bars for armed robbery. could he go free? we're with a juror from his original murder trial. what he thinks led to that verdict. first the "nightline" five. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of you contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com >>> good eve

do you think you can go back to chechnya now? >> translator: no, i will never go back. >> reporter: for both of these men, there's no good option. they've lost so much. their families, their homes, their country. what will you do now? >> translator: i don't know. as long as i'm here, i have no clue what tomorrow brings me. >> reporter: for nightline, terry moran, in moscow. >> and hbo had a, the latest a couple days ago and had a fascinating interview with the leader of chechnya who said there are no gays, if there are any, take them to canada, seriously, get them out of there. >> not only denying the repression of gays but saying they don't have gays in the country to begin with. so minimalizing the population anyway. >>> coming up, the potentially life-threatening danger in your spin class. >> you're watching "world news now." ♪one way or another, i'm gonna find ya'♪ ♪i'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'♪ ♪one day maybe next week, ♪i'm gonna meet ya' ♪i'm gonna meet ya', i'll meet ya'♪ ♪ round and round we go ♪ round an

discrediting the people of chechnya and most importantly no gay man even exist in chechnya.in talking to hbo says nothing new. it is very disturbing on the other hand and frankly there the circumstances there is nothing more incriminating than saying gay men don exist. >> how many gay men would you estimate have been arrested in chechnya and how many do you think have been killed? >> we carried out research on the issue and about six weeks ago published make report documenting the purge. according to our information, dozens and dozens of gay men, or rather people resumed to be gay, i won't say arrested because it is not official arrest, they were rounded up by law ep forceme enforcement and security officials and they were dragged off to official detention centers, secret prisons of sorts, and there they were tortured. when torturing them, their captors asked them about other gay people. that's how the numbers increased. as far as being more than 100 pirns dragged off and corps toured that way, we also received reports of about three people dying. honor killings by relatives

in chechnya, where there's so much deadly discrimination there. >> right. and the chechnya issue is so hard to get to the heart of because we don't have a lot of access to it. so, very few journalists have been able to report truthfully about what is going on there. and when you have the leader of chechnya saying that it's impossible that gay men have been either put away in these camps, hurt, or killed because there are no gay people in chechnya, then there is absolutely no believability there. the credibility has been extinguished from the officials. so, all of the reporting has to be very underground. the reporters themselves have been threatened. so what we know about what's going on there is about this compared to what is actually happening. we know something's happening. how many people are involved? we don't know. people are disappearing. families of gay men are not hearing from their loved ones for a long time. >> that's horrifying. >> so this is something that we need to definitely keep our eyes on. as journalists, we can't be activists in our role

the strongman leader of chechnya wouldn't come before the court.hen they asked for another key the lawyers say is most probably behind ordering the , security services went to chechnya to find him. he wouldn't open the door and they left. there is a whole series of problems here. the lawyers have said the problem is that maybe we know who was guilty of the killing. they have been sentenced. we don't know who asked for the contract killing to be carried out. that's the main thing that has to be found now. president isrmer to serve 9.5 years behind bars after he was convicted on corruption charges. that conviction marks the highest profile victory for charges against dozens of political and business elite. he denies the charges. he will remain for a pending an appeal. -- great pending an appeal -- free pending appeal. moment toe it was a celebrate. for others a moment of somber reflection. the conviction of the former president has polarized brazil. say he is an innocent man targeted because he was popular, a front runner for next year's presidential

go russia right but in russia these things are happening and of course recently we've heard about chechnya ok well we do we'll get to gesture but at the moment i mean what and lived in moscow before i let them live here said look first of all i'm here today not working forty so i have time for twelve years but somebody who's also had the exam. opinions on c.n.n. channel five channels in america and i'm glad that the three of us sitting here today a story out gay men could actually talk about that as. you know i mean everything and i can assure what you said that you know russia is one of the most homophobic countries in the world is it i mean the question is the fact that russia it's not illegal to be gay they did criminalize my sexuality in one thousand nine hundred ninety three rather and it's actually illegal in seventy nine countries around the world but constantly in the gay press especially in the u.k. it's russia russia russia and we just as a point about russia that it's a very influential country on the world stage and people notice what russia does it's a powerful country there's

five men from chechnya wait to hear their sentence, this man shot boris nemtsov in the back.elatives. all five men looked passive, indifferent, even amused at times. as the sentence came in the gunman wrote the word lie in the steam in front of him. good will be yourjudge this man says. all five claim they are innocent. it took half an hour in the end to read the verdict in this case, in the end thejudge read the verdict in this case, in the end the judge confirmed what the jury the end the judge confirmed what the jury had said, that all five men on trial for jury had said, that all five men on trialfor murdering boris nemtsov are guilty and are going to face a long time in high securityjails. boris nemtsov was murdered right next to the kremlin. his killers trailed him for months before they struck. their victim was once a popular political high flyer. a regional governor and a former deputy prime minister. undecember president putin he became a sharp voice of dissent. hours before his murder, boris nemtsov was on the radio. calling people to a protest march. it became a ma

draw cities in this autumn was russian really i think first of all western is need to know what chechnya is it's like literally comparing the falcons to to the whole it is so far removed it's got a different religion different traditions different leader and people seem to be so interested in gay rights and southern russia all of a sudden when isis last year were throwing gay people off roofs so you were interested in that i mean not that. media reports that i saw on facebook a lot of people have talked about the atrocities carried out against gay people in iraq for instance were you written against russia explicitly in gay times did you write against saudi arabia the flag of. russia i've written against a homophobic. a lot in russia and i think a political move me sick that is homophobic and i think you're really really having to work hard to say that there isn't ok atika i can i bring in politics i'm going to india because india actually made it illegal to be gay again two years ago when it's not in russia and hardly anybody mentioned it why is this there was nobody poor and broken jos

so dagestan is safer, chechnya is safer. whether syria and iraq are safer is another question. >> glor: where does vladimir putin want the people in the u.s. to believe he is on i.s.i.s. right now? >> i actually think it is relatively genuine when he says that we are fighting a civilizational war, and i.s.i.s. is the enemy. now, the technicalities of that in syria are another question. there are a lot of people and a lot of people in this administration who followed this directly, the u.s. administration, who say russian jets are not attacking i.s.i.s. russian jets are attacking whoever russia's enemy is that day and propping up the assad regime. but, overall, you know, russia presents itself as an enemy to i.s.i.s. and is trying to align itself with the u.s. on that very basis. >> glor: what do people in russia think about donald trump? >> they're disappointed. >> glor: in what way? they heard a candidate who said, we won't meddle in syria or elsewhere, we won't meddle in other people's backyards, who said i love putin, he

chechnya is safer.hether syria and iraq are safer is another question. >> where does vladimir putin want people in the west to believe he is on ice is now? >> i think it is relatively genuine when he says we are fighting a civilizational war and isis is the enemy. the technicalities in syria are another question. inre are a lot of people this administration who say russian jets are not attacking isis. russian jets are attacking whoever is russia's enemy that day and propping up the assad regime. overall, pressure presents itself as an enemy to isis and is trying to align itself with the u.s. on that basis. >> what do people in russia think about donald trump? >> they are disappointed. >> in what way? >> they heard a candidate who ind we will not meddle syria or elsewhere. we will not metal in other people's backyards, whose that i love putin. he says nice things about me, i will say nice things about him. i think the bombing of syria convinced russians that trial -- president trump: -- that trump is jus

here at the state department have spoken a lot about concerns about the eatment of lgblt people in chechnya. d -- i'm not going to repeat some of the things he said because it is horrific. we called on russia to have an investigation and human rights is something that is very important to us. we continue to speak about that and part of my job is speaking on behalf of secretary tillerson and that is something that is ery important to us. and talked about this. the conversation we put out a readout is one we consider and it was a foveringt right and deliberate conversation that had concern and our commitment to a resolution. othing is nt coming. reporter: are you calling the pluff and threatening to do the same to the u.s.? >> it's a hypothetical. i know they have threatened a lot of things and i'm not going to get into the various threats. >> reporter: how would you characterize the secretary. he is open to giving them the property? >> one of the priorities here or the priority here is to get the united states and russia to a place where they could have a good relationship and work on areas

after a complex investigation of five men were arrested all from the southern russian republic of chechnya and they were charged with the murder at the end of twenty fifteen last month they were found guilty and today the sentences were finally handed down one of the key men involved. is the actual gunman who pulled the trigger he was given a twenty year sentence he was a former officer in the church and security services four other men were given sentences of between eleven and nineteen years for their roles in the organization of the murder itself now authorities say one of the masterminds. still wanted at large and another one was killed by security forces in an attempt to detain him now it's worth noting the diet himself. saying it was cow. in revenge for alleged negative comments about islam he subsequently they were tracked to diet and maintained his innocence as the four other suspects we know at least one of them their legal team will be appealing this result. is that even his family they view this case and trial they allege that this was a cover up on that the men were poor simply

also from chechnya, from pakistan, from tunisia.g. why? who facilitates this thing for them? you were right in your introductory comments to say we have to give a lot more thought to this, because the middle east is coming to us and you gave the example, absolutely rightly of course, the refugee crisis, if anything will deepen. when i wrote the book the rise of the outsiders, it was fascinating to see the degree to which that was defining the politics of many european countries, from the vulnerability of angela merkel for a time, to the way social democrats in northern europe... all responding to that process. you mention the fact that the isis leadership are basically saddam hussein's old republican guard. so that western intervention has triggered all of this. what should the west do, in terms of dealing with this? i can't see what practical... what's not happening is american leadership, for example, that will be interesting. how the trump administration, he's talking about more troops in afghanistan, maybe we will hear more abou

zaur dadayev, is a former member of an elite military unit under the command of chechnya's strongman,nces ranging from 11 to 19 years. a congressional committee in brazil has voted not to send corruption charges against president michel temer to the supreme court. the charges will now be debated by the whole of congress, but it is increasingly unlikely that mr temer will face prosecution. it comes a day after the former president was convicted for corruption. now, there's nothing worse than a backseat driver! these fantastic pictures are of the world famous red arrows, the aerobatic team of the royal air force. but sat behind the nine british pilots are their american counterparts, the thunderbirds. to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the united states air force, the thunderbirds have been invited to perform at the 2017 royal international air tattoo this coming weekend. the american pilots checking out the moves of the red arrows from close quarters. you are watching you stay on the bbc. -- you are watching you stay on the bbc. —— newsday. still to come on the programme, we'll talk

after a complex investigation of five men were arrested all from the southern russian republic of chechnya they were charged with murder at the end of twenty fifteen last month they were found guilty and today the sentences were for. handed down one of the key men involves older diouf was named as the actual gunman who pulled the trigger he was given a twenty year sentence he was a former officer in the church and security services four other men were given sentences of between eleven and nineteen years for their roles in the organisation of the murder itself now authorities say one of the masterminds. is still wanted at large and another one was killed by security forces in an attempt to detain him though it's worth noting the diet himself confessed initially to the murder saying it was carried out in revenge for themselves allege negative comments about islam he subsequently there were tracked to diet and maintained his innocence as the four other suspects we know at least one of them their legal team will be appealing this result now. family they say they view this case and trial as a c

but now in the southern republic of chechnya, said to be reaching horrifying new heights. >> they electrocutedhocking response to outcry over human rights abuses. >>> and free o.j.? the long-awaited decision tomorrow.

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we arepeople , you know, your neighbor, armenian, chechnya and, it doesn't really matter. we are the people who gave the world the religion that people live together, all religions. so i'm hoping people will read it to know that you know, that's a great part of the war. >> and for the young people to know that this is not our faith. >> but you know, i'm happy. >> i'm going to write this book for this person or that person. >>. >> okay. >> there is a question here. >>. >> did you write this your notes and things compiling the book, did you start off in arabic for example, did you feel more comfortable? >> i came to this country 1974. >> and you know, this is my first time in the united states which is 20 years later. so i became english is an idiom for me. >>. >> very much. >>. [applause] >> thank you very much. i am sorry that the ia was supposed to have the book, they don't have it. and i'm unhappy about that but if you want to order the book, i know amazon will sell it a little bit cheaper but the people who publish my book, they really donate to a good portion of this i

soil, even to gay rights in chechnya. us now, evelyn farkas, an msnbc national security analyst. also with us, aid re an car nis ski, a senior fellow at the atlantic council and an expert on russia. adrienne, this is the buffoon meets the spy master. can it be anything else? >> if you think about it, there will be two people on each side in the room who have some role to play in the discussion. two of them have 20 weeks each of foreign policy experience. the other guys have 20 years each. so even from the point of view of a more normal presidency, this is unprecedented that a president would step in when president obama went in as a relative novice, he brought people like mike mcfaul and people who had spent years studying russia, years understanding their adversary. we have two guys involved in business transactions who are trying to get action going on russian soil. >> evelyn farkas, adrian reminds us that the least experienced president in history, who is an obvious ignore a muss about all things will be sitting there

separatist insurgency has fought the russian state, and violence has spilled over from neighboring chechnyare russia fought two wars. americans may know dagestan: the boston marathon bombers were from there. but now, a new problem. by one estimate, as many as 5,000 dagestanis are fighting for isis. again, in partnership with the pulitzer center on crisis reporting, special correspondent nick schifrin and producer zach fannin examine why. >> ( translated ): it is no accident the youth are tempted to go to syria, because today there is a revival of islam. >> reporter: kazim nurmagometov is 62 years old, and his son fought for isis. he was never tempted to go to syria, but he and his wife rashida understand why their son marat was. >> ( translated ): the islamic call i was talking about, the one in every muslim's soul, is hidden, deep down. it's like a light in someone's heart. >> reporter: nurmagometov lives deep in the caucasus mountains where nearly-dried-up rivers meander through 1,000-foot high cliffs, and beyond ancient rock formations, isolated dirt roads connect secluded villages. one

in five hours we had a response and it went on for a month including presidents of chechnya. doing a video is a response to our research of humor. i think that tells you story. but there are many ways you can get in. >> this been reports, it's open source that putin was involved in giving direction in the united states election, our intelligence basically said he was directly involved. he gave the order to do what was done. to have the same verification in your countries and nato allies that putin was directly involved in have you identified him as being directly involved so people would know where it's coming from? >> it if i found out that information i would not be sitting here. there is a general assumption in germany that the president's office is directly copiously involved in giving orders to russian interference. the actual it execution is delegated broadly. >> when it comes to montenegrin i can only report a quote what prosecutors mentioned. just a few weeks ago he said that because of these events from russian that certain russian authorities -- but at this moment w