back in court russian opposition leader alexina valley is seen in public for the 1st time since ending his hunger strike also. a module for a plant a chinese space station is launched into a war that. welcome to the program corona virus cases and the course in india have reached a new high as the country grapples with a devastating 2nd wave more than 3600 deaths and nearly 380000 cases were reported on thursday many people in new delhi are killing outside factories to philip oxygen tanks and hospitals are running out of beds and medical supplies the foreign secretary says 40 countries have pledged to send up to 550 oxygen generating plants but many patients can't afford to wait then. we have an out of a house is 2 in the morning there is no oxygen available in all of delhi and after a lot of running around we finally got here by around 4 initially there was a queue on the other side then we were told that we had to come to the fun site and queue here my mother is very ill and for the past 2 days we've been trying to get a bed in stone money hospitals in delhi. in west bengal state elec

you want your deservedly so robin doha reminder of our top stories alexina valley has appeared in court for the 1st time since ending a 3 week hunger strike the kremlin critic attended a hearing by video link to appeal against his conviction in february for defaming a world war 2 veteran in a separate court case proceedings on whether to label the valleys opposition network extremist have been adjourned it's a move that could ban the group and leave activists facing long prison sentences ben smith was at the hearing in moscow. so prosecutors want to ban on these anti corruption organization they want the court to this declared an extremist organization that and his regional political groups as well this could put down to corruption organization on the same level as al qaida meaning people who finance his group or supporters of the group could face very very lengthy jail sentences and very very heavy prison terms essentially the court has already issued an interim injunction earlier on this week banning his organization from operating pending its final ruling the court has now adjourned

russian opposition activists alexina valley has declared a hunger strike after claiming he's being mistreatedin prison he's demanding the right to choose his own doctor and has made various allegations of mistreatment that have been quickly picked up by the western media now than he was jailed more than a month ago for breaking the terms of uscis. bended sentence for an earlier embezzlement conviction his case is now being reviewed by russia's human rights committee which is conducting a tour of the russian prison system r.t. joint russian prisons shrouded in dark mystery a beloved topic for the merchants of doom but lately the gaze of the international media and rights activists has been glued to one penal colony holding alexina valley in one of the toughest penal colonies it's a place that's very isolated there are very strict information flows it's a demoralizing and very difficult place to spend a lot of time this particular in a flat in the region is one of russia's most of the 2 of our colleagues set off to check up on these alarming reports of abuse not as journalists though but as mem

for show well being able to play table tennis in a penitentiaries is great and all of that but alexina valleyhasn't been complaining about the lack of exercise he's accused the administration of denying him medical care privately though inmates from the same unit as novelli say that they heard a very different account from him. as i can tell he's regularly taken to the medical unit on top of that a doctor from a regional institution has seen him he said he was taken for an m.r.i. but said that he had not yet received any diagnosis in us which lama bottle at personally examined him and his condition was satisfactory he did all the tests gave blood and urine samples had a full examination on the 24th of march he was taken for examination at the regional hospital in the city of atlanta and you're all just prescribed treatment for him which he has refused and is still refusing to this day. maria buton now an expert for russia's commissioner for human rights has seen the inside of an american prison so she can put the conditions here in context she visited in a valley and here's how it went christ

against the killing of alexina valley in jail. against having many political prisoners. the rallies were met with mass arrests. that did not stop thousands from gathering in moscow as night fell. brute force has not caused dissent in russia just yet but i leave. it to the u.s. now where borders have been paying tribute to dante write the 20 year old black man shot and killed by police earlier this month white was killed during a traffic stop minneapolis on april 11th the officer who shot him has been charged with manslaughter and the memorial service is take. place the day after a jury convicted for a place off the dark chauvin of a mud tree another black minneapolis residents torched floyd last may well only i spoke to d. w. stefan simons who is following developments for us in minneapolis yesterday was a day of pure emotion after the verdict was announced and 3 guilty verdicts are mr derek showing was found guilty on all 3 counts today is a more somber mood no having said that of course people are still coming here to george floyd so-called george white square and pay

was russian police arrest dozens protesting in support of opposition leader alexina valley.

against the killing of alexina valley in jail. against having many political prisoners in the police things of which. the rallies were met with mass arrests. that did not stop thousands from gathering in moscow as night fell. brute force has not caused dissent in russia just yet. john. from moscow did of use images showing the joins me now emily nevada's supporters want him set free of course but how likely is that to happen in proteins russia. i think we've lost the connection to our correspondent in moscow there and we're coming to our next story ukraine is seeking international support against russia's military buildup along its borders in an interview with the reuters news agency ukraine's foreign minister says it's important to the west acts now to prevent russia from launching military action rebels fought the ukrainian army to a standstill several years ago in the country's east did obviously connally now reports from the ukrainian city of mariupol where people are preparing for war. only a few of the older children here ca

russian authorities say opposition leader alexina valley has been moved to a prison hospital they describe this condition a satisfactory the kremlin critic has been on hunger strike for 20 days in protest that not being allowed to be treated by his own doctors or russia rejects the growing foreign concerns about neverland these health and warns the supporters that the protests they are organizing will be considered illegal burnet smith has more from moscow vladimir region prison hospital number 33 these were alexina valmy has been transferred. the lawyer for the 44 year old opposition leader says after 20 days on hunger strike drinking only water is klein situation is only getting worse or bitter and he looks sad so sad he's getting finner finner than he used to be he walks with difficulty he has no strength alexei is one of his doctors he's not been allowed to seize patient but going by his latest record says no valmy is at risk of kidney failure recent just released his health is already in higher then or now and every day the risk increases the longer person stays on hunger strike the d

so off to russia now wealth already there say opposition leader alexina valley has been moved to a prison hospital the kremlin critic has been on hunger strike for several weeks protesting against his jailing on what he says are politically motivated charges russia rejects all foreign concerns about the valleys health and warns his supporters that planned demonstrations on wednesday will be considered illegal eve foreign ministers say they're not considering punitive measures against the kremlin at the moment. not being a request for how widespread its fall short of russia from the lads from all other e.u. member states why did they mean there is no move on to feel of a more changes to russia this can change the situation is the way i'm explaining. that smith has more from moscow. the prison authorities in russia say alexander van has been transferred to a prison hospital it's about 90 kilometers away from the penal colony or colony where he's serving 2 and a half year sentence for parole violations now they say he's also receiving the vitamin therapy by his own consent the valley started

gaze of the international media and rights activists has been glued to one penal colony holding alexina valley in one of the toughest penal colonies it's a place that's very isolated very strict information for it's a demoralizing and very difficult place to spend a lot of time this particular in a flat in the region is one of russia's most 2 of our colleagues set off to check up on these alarming reports of abuse not as journalists though but as members of russia's human rights watchdog our crew strong along novell need called this a concentration camp here is what we were shown the facility has a library a medical unit 3 floors of conjugal visit rooms the daily routine is hardly spa like of course the administration has the facility in an iron grip but this is not a resort it's a correctional facility and of course things you're allowed to do on the outside she wanted out in here some of the feels like groundhog day get up at the dinner exercises make the bed a tiny of breakfast and morning inspection then lungeing it's a free time's up look evening inspection and more tidying up dinner lect

purpose to raise my voice against future and ongoing repressions you see 3 against the killing of alexina valley in jail and you know they gainst having many political prisoners. just disappeared. the rallies were met with mass arrests. that did not stop thousands from gathering in moscow as night fell brute force has not caused dissent in russia just yet but highly recommend child was. ended up using militia and joins us now from a moscow evaleen avali supporters want to set him free but how likely is that to happen in proteins russia. i think we've lost connection to moscow and we might emily can you hear me now no it appears that emily is not hearing me and so we're trying to reestablish that connection later in the show becomes our next topic germany's parliament has passed a national law imposing coronavirus lockdowns on areas with high infection rates and ends a patchwork approach to tackling the pandemic by germany's 16 federal states opinion polls showing the jordie of german support the new legislation but wednesday also saw its opponents take to the streets of the capital. chancellor a

of people have been arrested for protesting in russia in support of jailed opposition figure alexina valley it comes on the day that president vladimir putin used his state of the nation address to warn foreign powers against provoking moscow the u.s. has warned wasco will face concert.

back in court a russian opposition leader alexina valley is seen in public for the 1st time since ending his hunger strike also. i pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify $100.00 days in office we take a look at u.s. president joe biden is recalled so far and the promises that remain to be fulfilled also. a module for a planned chinese space station is launched into orbit. i'm going to go with the sports as south korea begins vaccinating its and then pick athletes head of the tokyo games. welcome to the news our current virus cases and deaths across india have reached a new high as the country grapples with a devastating 2nd wave more than 3600 deaths and nearly 380000 cases were reported on thursday many people in new delhi are queuing outside factories to philip oxygen tanks and hospitals are running out of beds and medical supplies the foreign secretary says 40 countries have pledged to send up to 550 oxygen generating plants but many patients can't afford to wait in the desert for what we have an out of a house is 2 in the morning there is no oxygen available in al

of course and russia has ordered organizations connected to jailed opposition leader alexina valley to freeze their operations the course is now considering banning mist in the valleys anticorruption foundation and its regional network as prosecutors accuse them of political extremism this is the latest state crackdown against the let's say in the valley as a force of political opposition of germany has condemned the code who've been declaring it unacceptable to use anti terror on those gates political opponents. we can go now to moscow where we joined d.w. correspondent aren't tilton welcome and what effect will these moves have. well basically if the anti-corruption foundation is found to be an extremist organization long term it would basically freeze all of their operations moving forward it would ban their symbols prevent them from actually carrying out any business in the country and actually slap anybody who continues to work with the organization with lengthy prison terms now we know the head of the organization if they continue to work with the anti corruption foundation and k

people gathered to protest at news of the deteriorating health of imprisoned opposition leader alexina valley. the heavy police presence was supposed to deter those protests ikea aides in a valley was snatched from the street in moscow and locked in a police van on the grounds of the interior ministry. yes there is this just this just i think that everything that is happening is to scare all the other people quite i was literally detained for the thought of showing up at the rally. so i will be detained until the late evening in this police van. but you know perfectly well what you should do that you shouldn't be afraid to let. go of those please nobody get at you but yet said. the crackdown could not prevent protests even in far flung parts of the country like here in the remote siberian city of. shots and i came here on purpose to raise my voice against future and ongoing repressions. 3 against the killing of alexina valley in jail and you know against having many political prisoners and the police to secure. their rallies were met with mass arrests. that did not stop thousands from gatheri

now close allies of kremlin critic alexina valley of call for massive protests in moscow and st petersburg on wednesday as his health deteriorates and volleys daughter dasha is calling on russia to allow her father medical treatment after doctors warn that he's now risk of kidney failure he was jailed in february for violating parole conditions as a result of traveling to germany for treatment after being poisoned. you would have you ever seen with your own aunt's house someone is killed you're seeing it right now whatever the urge people have to look the other way you know not what think about to change the subject that doesn't change the fact that alexian of only is being killed in a terrible way and in front of everyone's eyes and why it can or is following the story from washington 1st of all how significant is this warning from the biden administration about the possibility of consequences should never die in prison. well the warning from the national security adviser jake sullivan is very significant indeed it's warning that there would be strong consequences should know about me die

by the government to demand freedom for the opposition leader and to voice their support for alexina valley well it's goodbye for me good bye from the team and have a great day. live . live. live live . again. you know when i was just the last look at just what i thought it would be now most of it if i'm the last one but i don't want to get off this why is there no better. but we did enough and there. was some of that but a lot of the most of it. in the end you have a sense on of that that unless it is the other and. you can list the book until to me over the c.c. list that i wanted to be done in i'm going in earnest. and innocent as you know. and you're not seeing. how easy it would be. well that i looked up at your number i found out today gosh i'm going to you are going to write into my yeah. because i suicide in the end. i mean by the end of it i mean by that. i mean i would use him up at all in my and say by evil. with it all right joey. did that mean. that all those women to get out back in africa it only a moment to give you your company though said that they own your. wish. memphis

russian prison staff are threatening to force feed jelled kremlin critic alexina valley amid an ongoing hunger strike the valley says he's protesting because staff are refusing to treat him properly for acute back and like pain those were the headlines some as a dam will be here with news in about half an hour's time next it's what i want to stay with us here on to sara. it's a very bleak picture for a lot of americans out there white supremacy impacts all of our patients you're putting more money into the hands of someone 1st taking money out of the hands of other workers their own goes to their camp and becomes a us versus them this is the deal about constraining your nuclear program the bottom line the big questions on out is there. in japan's ancient and revealed traditions they conceded to me gone it's kind of the dog needs to get their story of. this problem didn't care. for. the world of japanese sumo wrestling is off limits to most outsiders it's one with scandals and he didn't even when it's life and death i'm only talking more so that the get out of the game. i have gotten mor

prioritize its long term relationship with moscow is it likely to escalate the situation of alexina valley or indeed tensions around ukraine in the crimea. yes so if the valley were to die europeans and americans would have a strong reaction but if russia were to go into your crane with a deeper military thrusted more territory than they already control this could be a long term issue that would throw russia's relations with the west further off track the west nato has been providing a lot of military assistance to ukraine many forces are well prepared they would take much higher casualties from russian invading forces now than they were able to do in 2014 when they were caught unprepared i think the criminal think hard about the risk to us troops because a war in which russian troops die in ukraine won't be so popular at home. well thank you for sharing your views of this with him courtney joining us there at the global policy think tank rand corporation speaking to us from washington thank you . you're you're watching the news hour live from london still ahead. a public memorial for germ

people have been detained across russia for protesting against the incarceration of kremlin critic alexina valley must demonstrate civs of demonstrations are being held demanding his immediate release and access to medical attention russian authorities have deemed the protests a lawful due to current virus restrictions that only he was imprisoned in january for 2 and a half years for violating terms of probation and his aides amongst those detained at your station is just that this just is what i think that everything is happening to scare all the other people i was literally detained for the thought of showing up at the rally i'll be detained until the late evening in the police van that you know perfectly well what you should deal you shouldn't be afraid i want freedom front of on the even from the police fanned the valley should be alive safe and free. with joins me now from moscow where those protests have been ongoing let's just begin with those news of arrests and the protests in support of the valley what seems to be going on burned. so well in the valley supporters a call for protests nat

coming up on al jazeera this news hour twin court challenges for kremlin critic alexina valley and his anti corruption organization but his supporters say they will fight on. fighting over water at least 3 people are killed as rival countries claim a disputed reservoir and then sport could concussion in athletes be quickly diagnosed with a groundbreaking saliva test. joe biden is marking 100 days in office says president of the united states biden celebrated by picking a flower for his wife jill as they cross the white house lawn to catch is official helicopter the bidens were heading to georgia where he's about to address a drive in a rally of supporters earlier they met with the oldest living former president jimmy carter on wednesday biden addressed congress with what he called his blueprint to build america promising $1.00 trillion dollars in investment in jobs infrastructure and education 100 days since i took the oath of office live to my hand all for family bible and her nation we all did it was in crisis the worst period. the worst economic crisis since the great depression the

welcome to the program alexina valley has appeared in court for the 1st time since ending a 3 week hunger strike the kremlin critic attended a hearing by video link to appeal against his conviction in february for defaming a world war 2 veteran in a separate court case proceedings on whether to label the valleys opposition network extremist have been adjourned it's a move that could ban the group and lead to activists facing long sentences in prison but a smith has the very latest for us from moscow bernard you're outside the court just tell us what happened there a short time ago and what's at stake. so prosecutors that want to buy these anti corruption organization they want the court to this because an extremist organization that does regional political groups as well this would put corruption organization on the same level. meaning people who finances groups or supporters of the group could face very very lengthy jail sentences and very very heavy prison terms essentially the court has already issued an interim injunction earlier on this week banning his organization from operating pe

is warning of consequences if kremlin critic alexina valmy dies in prison the valley is in the 3rd week of a hunger strike and close to death according to his personal doctor. close allies of the are calling for massive protests in moscow and st petersburg on wednesday. have you ever seen with your own eyes how someone is killed you're seeing it right now but whatever the people have to look the other way and not think about it change the subject that doesn't change the fact that alexina violently is being killed in a terrible way and in front of everyone's eyes russia has expelled 20 diplomats from the czech republic it's a reaction to a similar move by prague accusing the russian spies of involvement in a 2014 explosion at an arms depo the men in question are also wanted in the u.k. for the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter came ruling party has emerged victorious after sunday's parliamentary election prime minister your gracious career is silver ran a campaign based on turning around the economy it's been devastated by them it. india has reported 275000 new cases tha

the jailed russian opposition leader alexina valley is ending his hunger strike after $24.00 days of on these own supporters and doctors that edged him to end the protest to to his deteriorating health he is demanding access to his own doctor to address numbness in his legs and arms prominent kremlin critic is serving a jail sentence for breaking parole conditions by traveling to germany for treatment after being poisoned well then 1500 of his supporters were arrested during widespread protests on wednesday calling for his immediate release now france says that its anti-terrorist prosecutor is heading the investigation into the fatal stabbing of a police of ministre to the attack took place at a police station in the town of a 60 kilometers southwest of paris police officers shot dead the attacker who was a tunisian national after he stopped the woman twice in the throat 3 people have been arrested alleged to be part of the killer's entourage. now u.s. president joe biden has called on global leaders to work together on a transition to clean energy on the 2nd day of his leaders summi

headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes back in court russian opposition leader alexina valley is seen in public for the 1st time since ending his hunger strike. also india says 40 countries have pledged to supply oxygen as elections go ahead into large states hit by the coronavirus also.

generation has been lost prison staff in russia threatening to force freed jailed kremlin critic alexina valley as he continues a hunger strike the valley says he's protesting because staff are refusing to treat him properly for acute back and leg pain is allies say he's lost 15 kilograms since arriving at the facility last month he was sentenced to 2 and a half years in jail in february on charges he says are politically motivated. mexico honduras and guatemala have agreed to increase the number of troops on their border as a growing number of migrants try to reach the u.s. that's according to the white house. or of people seeking asylum in the u.s. is increased in recent months that's despite mexico deploying more soldiers in march and honduras doing the same in january. more hot ash gas and rocks have rained down on the caribbean island of st vincent after a 2nd volcanic eruption in less than a week the explosion at a free a volcano is believed to be one of the largest in more than a century around 16000 people have been forced to leave areas around the volcano authorities say they're concer

alexina valley has been diagnosed with 2 spinal discourteous according to his lawyer imprisoned russian opposition leader is said to have lost sensation in his legs and hands just in the valley is on hunger strike in a penal colony. to a chair or the lack of one which is dashed hopes of a smooth meeting to reset relations between the e.u. and turkey to the european union's top leaders russian a fog the line on shall be a show about visiting the turkish president reggie on tuesday but as they gathered for talks a problem with the seating and diplomatic protocol soon became apparent what happened next viral. it was a meeting that said hopes for reengagement between the e.u. and turkey but spending time has got off to a rocky start. one of the e.u.'s most powerful female executives was left without some way to sit instead of being placed in equal rank according to diplomatic protocol arcilla funds in lyon the european commission president was placed on a sofa while the men took center stage it draws stock comparison to previous years where e.u. and turkish leaders were seated in equal stan

the russia's president service says it has moved jailed opposition leader alexina valley to a medical facility the valley's doctors say he is on the brink of death 3 weeks into a hunger strike the u.s. and e.u. have war the consequences if he dies in prison this is the prison compound where alexei navalny was being held and where he went on hunger strike 3 weeks ago his health deteriorated so rapidly that he has now been transferred to this medical facility i didn't other prison the russian officials call his condition satisfactory on these doctors say years that acute risk of heart failure their demanding access to their patient which we spent 2 hours here waiting on these help is in critical condition but unfortunately we were not allowed to see him. the opposition leader survived a poisoning with nerve agent last august he holds the kremlin responsible for the attack after treatment in a berlin hospital in the vanni returned to russia in january where he was promptly arrested and sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison. in washington has threatened moscow with consequences of nir

already done even if they haven't been declared extremist as of yet we here in the west to view alexina valley if something goes a. democracy how is he regarded in russia do people much care about what's happening to. well it's kind of an interesting question to answer because on the one hand around 20 percent of the population says that they support his actions they support the actions of the anti corruption foundation and his opposition work there is slightly around 50 percent of the people who say they don't actually find him very sympathetic and they don't like what he's doing you know we in the west really kind of focus on him because he is an opposition figure he's one of the most prominent opposition figures here in russia but it would be kind of a stretch to say he is the de facto opposition leader i mean that there is a large population of opposition parties here in russia some in the system some with out of the system election of only is the most visible proponent of the opposition that being said after his poisoning last year and because of some of the demonstrations around him and

the us is one of consequences if kremlin critic alexina belli dies interests of the valley is in the 3rd week of a hunger strike and close to death according to his personal doctor. global coronavirus cases are at their highest level yes despite the vaccination rollout fuelling the rise is india which has reported more than $261.00 bells the new cases on sunday. germany has held a public memorial service broadcast live across the nation for its covered 19 victims and all the 67 people have died there in the past day as the country is hit by a 3rd wave brings the number of deaths to just under 80000 stephanie deca has more from berlin. a poignant tribute to germany's coronavirus victims a 1st such event broadcast live on t.v. and radio and attended by the president and chancellor angela merkel is in the mood to fund the last abandon me we are tired of the burden of the pandemic and wounded in the fight for the right way forward because of that we need a moment to stop ourselves a moment apart from daily politics a moment that allows us to take a look at the human cost of the tragedy o

says he'll stay on hunger strike until a prisoner authorities allow him to see his own doctors alexina valley supporters have asked people across russia to come out and demonstrate on wednesday evening in moscow is supposed to be one of the places where they're going to gather and it's already being fined stoff russia's police have advised people not just come out and protest but it's meant al-jazeera moscow. a ukrainian soldier has been killed by separatists in the country's east fighting has escalated in recent weeks undermining a cease fire agreed last year russia backs the separatists and has been building up its military along the border but even foreign ministers meeting in brussels didn't announce any new sanctions stratfor sent this update from near the front line ukraine's foreign minister dmitri labor called an e.u. member states to impose new sanctions on russia to try and prevent a further escalation of fighting in eastern ukraine but it seems as if those demands have been denied the chief diplomat in the e.u. joseph borro said there were no new sanctions planned for the sign bein

against the killing of alexina valley in jail. against having many political prisoners in the police to secure. their rallies were met with mass arrests. that did not stop thousands from gathering in moscow as night fell. brute force has not sinned in russia just yet. joined by. these supporters who want him set free of course but all likely is in putin's russia well i think that the chances of that happening are pretty much slim to none after all from the point of view of the russian authorities viney is in prison on embezzlement charges which of course self say it says are politically motivated letting him free would be tantamount to essentially admitting that there is no rule of law in russia but if you're asking me whether street protests can have an effect in russia i think they can have a limited effect the kremlin certainly will be concerned after the protests that took place yesterday across russia not just in russia's biggest cities but also in smaller cities as we just saw in that report for the kremlin public opinion do

welcome back supporters of opposition activists alexina valley have rallied across russia with police saying more than 10000 turned out in moscow and some petersburg alone 6 russian human rights monitors say as almost 1800 protesters have been detained with more than a half inch of peaches but now found his team calling for the un sanctions demonstrations after a weekend of paul's his health was deteriorating he's been on hunger strike in prison for 3 weeks demanding to see his doctor was never found he is currently serving 2 and a half years for violating parole on 2014 for charges which he calls politically motivated. the u.k. border stuff there around 100 people a day are trying to get into britain with fake covert certificates raising questions if existing restrictions keep the country safe from foreign virus variants artie's kate partridge picks up the story. in the u.k. cases of coronavirus ound cope with 19 deaths a fully following the look of the vaccine rollout but there are concerns this progress could be scuppered by the variants of the disease being brought into the countr

purpose to raise my voice against future and ongoing repressions thing against the killing of alexina valley in jail. against having many political prisoners and the police to secure. the rallies were met with mass arrests. that did not stop thousands from gathering in moscow as night fell brute force has not caused dissent in russia just yet i believe that your child was highly. to the us now where mourners have been paying tribute to dante right the 20 year old black man shot and killed by police in this month wright was killed during a traffic stop near minneapolis on april 11th the officer who shot him has been charged with manslaughter and memorial service is taking place a day after a jury convicted former police officer derrick show than of murdering another minneapolis resident floyd last may let's go live to minneapolis and speak to. simon's staff on what is the atmosphere like just a day off but it was announced. that well yesterday was a day of pure emotion after the verdict was announced and 3 guilty verdicts are of mr jerry showing was found guilty on all 3 counts today is a mor

people are being detained across russia for protesting against the incarceration of kremlin critic alexina valley there must demonstrations are being held demanding his immediate release and access to medical attention russia north already is of deemed the protests of morphology to coronavirus restrictions the valley was imprisoned in january for 2 and a half years for violating terms of probation his aides are amongst those detained your station is just that this just is what i think that everything is happening to scare all the other people i was literally detained for the fought showing up at the rally i'll be detained until the late evening in the police van but you know perfectly well what you should do you shouldn't be afraid i want freedom for novell me even from the police van de velde they should be alive safe and free. as joins me now from moscow where those protests have been gathering through the day and across the country burnet when we spoke to a little while ago there was a small demonstration going on just a solicitor what's being going on in the capital right now. well i think yo

again now off to 3 weeks russian political activists alexina valley says that he is ending his prison hunger strike he had be complaining of ill health from poll medical treatment however russia's human rights commissioner reported that he was receiving necessary you could on off brings us up today. well the election of ali he announced that he was going on a hunger strike on the last day of march and now just over 3 weeks on he has said that he is and during the strike in a statement though published on his instagram page the opposition activist has said that he is not retracting his main claim his main demand they should say to allow civilian doctors over his choosing to the premises into the prison into the prison where he's being held so that they could examine him but right now he has said he's ending the hunger strike as a measure of compromise and now as for the overall health of the opposition activist recently he had been transferred to a different prison in the russian town of lattimer with a large prison hospital where several doctors examined him several prison doctors exa

kremlin critic alexina valley has appeared in public for the 1st time since ending a hunger strike the jailed russian opposition figure was seen on video for a court hearing at the same time develop these political network announced it was disbanding after a court imposed a ban on the group. germany's highest court has ruled that time its protection laws don't go far enough to protect the future generations the ruling is considered a victory for environmentalists who argue that greenhouse gas reduction targets must go well beyond current legislation focused on the 2030 the court has given the german government until the end of next year to reform the currency and all. this is g.w. news from berlin you can find much more news on our web site that is d w dot com. before u.s. president biden delivered his 1st speech to congress last night history had already been made behind him seated side by side the speaker of the house and the vice president the 2 people in line to become president should anything happen for the 1st time ever we're both women it wasn't making history but rather repeat

well in all the stories we're following russian opposition figure alexina valley is in the 3rd week of a hunger strike in prison and close to death according to his personal doctor the volly who is president vladimir putin's most prominent critic has been refusing food in protest against his treatment in jail his doctor is not allowed to see him but after receiving test results says he could die any moment of ali was jailed in february for violating parole conditions as a result of traveling to germany for treatment after being poisoned. large crowds are violent in the u.s. city of chicago after the release of a video showing the fatal shooting of a 13 year old boy by a police officer tensions are still high over the shooting by police of a young black man in minnesota chairing a traffic stop on sunday highlighting the issues around policing and racial injustice a chaper tense here reports. hundreds gathered in chicago a day after police released video from the march 29th killing of 13 year old adam toledo by a police officer. in the off tomorrow if the police had said that the boy had

close allies of kremlin critic alexina valley have called for massive protests in moscow and st petersburg on wednesday it's happening as the health of the opposition figure rapidly to terror the velma his daughter is calling on russia to allow him medical treatment after doctors warned he's now at risk of kidney failure he was jailed in february for violating parole conditions as a result of traveling to germany for being treated after being poisoned as you're castro has more on the response to develop these deteriorating condition. it's been nearly 3 weeks since alexina vali launched a hunger strike after russian prison officials denied him access to private doctors to treat back pain and the loss of feeling in his legs the symptoms possibly lingering effects of the poisoning of all he suffered in august but the opposition leader barely survived and blames on the kremlin now his colleague tells al-jazeera the bombing may be near death situation deteriorated on friday when we seized his blood which showed up normal level of the touch which is associated with imminent risk of getting a fai