regional humanitarian coordinator for syria based in amman jordan. hundreds of people are hiding in basements and really the little food with the concept sheer not knowing if they're going to live another day that needs to change now if the routes are all plenty of aid can go in if medical supplies can go in and if injured people come out also people should decide what they want to do of course people love their homes and also well if you see they would like to stay where they are but if it's really continues as it is as we have seen of course they would rather be in a safer place when there are the moments when security council what is important is to apply its own resolutions there is allusions really have no meaning if they're just a piece of paper we have to see action in these areas we need to see essential facilities and it's not just above is a good day's above multiple occasions point nine million syrians today live in the hard to reach and beseech area these are areas where we are systematically do not have. to go in to talk to people to bri

regional humanitarian coordinator for syria he's based in amman jordan. hundreds of people are hiding in basements and really into the very little food with the constant fear not knowing if they're going to live another day that needs to change now if the roots are off and if they can go in if medical supplies can go in and if interrupted will come out also people should decide what they want to do of course people love their homes and if possible if it's safe they would like to stay where they are but it's really continuous is that it is as we have seen of course they would rather be in a safer place when they're at the moment the security council what is important is to apply its own resolutions there is allusions really have no meaning if they're just a piece of paper we have to see action in these areas we need to see a suspension facilities and it's not just the but is a group that is above multiple locations two point nine million syrians today live in the hard to reach of the siege areas these are areas where we are systematically do not have full

regional humanitarian coordinator for syria speaking to us earlier from amman jordan. here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world is saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salmond has arrived in the u.k. for an official visit but the event has sparked controversy with critics staging a protest over saudi arabia's involvement in the yemen's civil war it's also led to calls in parliament for the u.k. government to take a stronger stance on human rights abuses in the kingdom. a senior religious official and his bodyguard have been killed by a suicide bomber in the afghan city of jalalabad abdul's a here hakani and the head or was the head of the ministry of hodge and religious affairs in a hard province the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility via its news agency but it did not offer any evidence. of a high court in the eastern german state of saxony has handed down terrorism convictions to eight far right extremists the so-called frights whole group named after the small town in saxony where they operated carried out ar

regional humanitarian coordinator for the syria crisis joining us from amman jordan thank you for spending time with us and if you. are going to shift our attention now to another top story britain's interior minister says authorities now know more about the mystery substance that left a former russian spy and his daughter critically ill over the weekend police for phil toxicology toxicology findings later today as they seek to determine whether there was any foul play involved in the incident reports say investigators suspect the kremlin could be behind the incident in salisbury on sunday. this security camera footage is of keen interest to british counterterrorism. it may show a couple merely taking a stroll but police are investigating anyone who was in the area around the time former russian spy sergei scruple and his daughter yulia collapsed near a shopping center on sunday this alleyway connect salisbury's this is a restaurant where the couple are reported to have dined and the park bench where they were found unconscious days later large areas are still cordoned off investigators ha

she is live from amman, jordan. the government line is these are terrorists. rooting out terrorists. the rest of the world saying these are civilians and families. >> reporter: this is always the regime's narrative, christine. they always maintained they will go after terrorist groups. that is the word they used when talking about the rebel groups. we heard from president assad saying they will continue the campaign for eastern ghouta. that is the terrorism fight like other parts of the country. they are saying it is not impacting civilians leaving. the reality on the ground is complex. it is different. we have not seen civilians being able to leave despite president putin's humanitarian pause for five hours of the last week. this is all happening as we see the regime making advances on the ground as part of the ground offensive in recent days. there has been intense fighting on several fronts. on the eastern front, they have pushed in and taken over on sunday a number of villages and that prompted civilians in the thousands really to flee westward. so far the

jomana karadsheh joins us from amman, jordan.n speaking with women trapped in eastern ghouta. how are they surviving, jomana? >> reporter: well, you know the situation is absolutely horrific. a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding inside eastern ghouta. when you talk to the aid agencies. and when you talk to people inside. they are really terrified of what is going on right now. you've got this regime offensive. the regime is closing in on different parts of eastern ghouta, and people are really concerned about what's going to happen to them. we spoke to one woman who is desperate for the world to hear her voice and help her family. >> we woke to the sound of a russian warplane bombing us. we're all scared sitting in basements. >> reporter: she says her name is deanna lynn, a 44-year-old american from michigan trapped in syria's hell on earth. she wants the american president to save eastern ghouta. >> i would say to president trump that he has to make a move. he has to put pressure on any tyrant in this world. he has to put pre

and as one says he one regional humanitarian coordinator for the syria crisis joining us from amman jordan thank you for spending time with us thank you. well despite the united nations are warning of a potential apocalypse in syria politicians from the german far right party alternative for germany also known as a still believe that syrians have no need to apply for asylum in europe sent some of their members to syria on a fact finding mission to assess the security situation for themselves while the party has been pushing to declare syria a safe country to pave the way to legally repatriate syrian refugees in general our social media editor and sophie brandt has been tracking this story good to have you with us and sophie the politicians have been posting some of the findings online i believe that's correct that's kearny seven petitions on the ground in syria and they say their goal is to actually paint a realistic picture of what the situation is like on the ground in syria and the do that by posting images on social media let's take a look these images which peta of are seeing right no

report the human rights watch aspect of the gathered findings there he joins us live now from amman in jordan adam kugel what else did you find and have you put those points to the saudi authorities. yes absolutely so this report is based on a collaboration between human rights watch and justice project pakistan we tracked down twelve former pakistani inmates in saudi prison as well as seven family members of other pakistani inmates and we also managed to get in touch with two current inmates in back in saudi prisons and we asked them to describe the experiences that they had within the criminal justice system and frankly you know i we human rights watch have done a lot of work on the justice system system for many years but even i was a little bit surprised by some of the serious due process issues that we came across in clude inc individuals being held for very very warm periods of time five months six months without being brought before a court or seeing a judge. going before judges without actually being able to speak arabic or understand the documents they're being asked to sign and as y

jordan. currently in amman.oes the regime discrimination between rebel fighters and civilians in this offensive or not? >> reporter: well, cyril, when you talk to people on the ground, they tell you that they most definitely don't, they describe this as the most brutal campai campaign, relentless bombardment where no home no hospital, nothing they say has been spared. as you mentioned, more than 1,000 people killed. on the other hand, you hear from the regime saying that it is -- essentially blaming the rebel groups on the ground, saying they are the ones holding civilians, they are hostages, they're using them as human shields, the regime and the russians have announced opening what they call these humanitarian quarters, two of them at least for people to be able to leave eastern ghouta. only a handful of people have taken up that offer and moved through these corridors. why that's not happening, you've got the regime again saying that they're being prevented by these rebel groups who they say are targeting the