busts twenty one doctors it cleared of illegal protest charges in bahrain after spending two years behind bars while some still remain in legal limbo. over good evening news center tonight it's now nine pm moscow time first the nineteen people have been killed in a wave of suicide attacks on mosques in iraq is the latest in a bloody campaign that's playing on sectarian divisions regional iraqi election candidate narrowly escaped an attempt on his life after a bomb found in his home was disarmed five other candidates though how big killed in assassinations bombings and raids this month believed to be the work of al qaeda cells loosely caffein off just returned from the country she described to my colleague ted we must say what the atmosphere was like. the iraq that we saw it really felt like a country that was still in some ways a war zone and on one hand you do have relative stability in the sense that there aren't tanks shooting there aren't soldiers with guns fighting but almost anywhere you go the first thing you see is massive blast walls all around the streets to protect various buil

i'm afraid will allow regime change and go to cause in bahrain.and i'm curious given be growing calls for democratic change in countries like kuwait and bahrain for instance do you envision a situation where the u.s. might shift its position sort of the way it did in egypt when it went from a backing hosni mubarak to backing the calls for change and the revolution there and i don't lou to see the reason why because egypt is very different i think that egypt is very economically dependent on u.s. aid and this analysis so that the u.s. will completely bar it goes where would come into power would still be dependent on u.s. money and the brown envelopes in our if you like whereas in bahrain for instance of saudi arabia's arabia who asked all reserves so if they were the opposition were to take power or new groups works take power in those countries that it would have their own natural resources so they would be naturally more economically independent of the u.s. and the u.s. would not have the whole of them and the other factor of course is the oppos

spent a long time in bahrain reporting for us. when i came to some money hospital which is the mainly medical institution in bahrain it looked more like a fortress with riot police protecting its doors and for no reason we just couldn't get in and talk to the doctors but i did manage to talk to some of them and things they told me were just astonishing. they told me that if you were a protester if you were part of the opposition you were injured at a protest you being delivered to the hospital there's a high chance you will be delivered to a basement of the hospital and tortured there one of the doctors told me that a member of the royal family was personally involved in torturing her she electrocuted her beat her up and did some horrible things with her this woman this member of the royal family later went on trial as we know but still i mean things happen like that imagine how difficult for you sort of to. contact you had with the authorities what have they had to say about that while credit to the bahraini authorities we had a

because these great promoters of democracy when it comes to bahrain and saudi arabia not siding withthe protesters they're not signing with the opposition they are in syria on the contrary they're sending more military hardware to these countries and they are supporting crackdowns on the opposition. time now to update you on some other international news this hour at least nineteen people reported have been killed in kenya in a series of attacks on police stations on the day of the country's presidential election two voting stations of also stormed by the insurgents the government has blamed the killings on the separatist group the republican council kenyans are electing a new leader for the first time since a controversial two thousand and seven vote that spot weeks of deadly into ethnic violence. in further clashes in bangladesh three people have been killed and dozens injured as nationwide rallies enter a fifth day people there are protesting against the death sentence given to the country's opposition islamic party head last week the leader along with other party members have bee

from bahrain's largest opposition party says people are outraged by the government's reluctance to admit that there is a crisis the collective punishment is a. policy of the. security of course and. excessive force. security forces this main problem worse and worse the or thirteen don't want to admit there is a political problem no all at the local human rights situation which meant that people promised. the people in the state and wrote this for me and to show intention to continue to lead and when the moment common. goal. well you can stamp the speed with the current international news dot com where today we report on an ill fated campaign a report suggests the much anticipated nato from afghanistan in twenty fourteen will leave the country defenseless against militant attacks. also on just days after the inauguration of the new pope the pontiff says francis the first never wanted to head the catholic church. in china the shift from one generation of leaders to the next one is complete the new prime minister. is now in charge of the world's second largest economy he faces the challenge

welcome back you're watching our team bahrain has been engulfed by clashes between protesters and police on the second anniversary of saudi intervention which crusades pro-democracy uprising security forces fired stun grenades and tear gas at thousands of angry marchers who burned tires and hold stones at police along this latest a wave of andress i'm joined now by. former m.p. form the largest opposition party mr most the way the authorities claim many uniform were attacked by stones iron rods and even a homemade bombs it's obvious police have to act to stop that isn't it. so we do believe the police have the role exist. to be remaining and keeping this peculiarity in the country for everybody this is part and that's what we are looking for and this is the man's role of the police but even on the other the police they don't follow the code of conduct they gone through the security and safety of the forms the collective punishment is the. kind of policy of the. security forces lots of people being killed by excessive force by the security forces which means that the police are not taking

because these great promoters of democracy when it comes to bahrain and saudi arabia are not siding withthe protesters they're not signing with the opposition they are in syria on the contrary they're sending more military hardware. and they are supporting crackdowns on the opposition diplomacy is failing a military action against iran should be seriously considered that's the general tone of the american israeli public affairs committee conference now underway in washington more than ten thousand delegates are gathered to push for greater u.s. backing of the jewish state to make up for a series of setbacks the powerful israeli lobby has recently suffered the meeting has drawn not only media attention but also quite colorful protests as we can see here more than a hundred activists descended on the venue to express their anger with america's unconditional allegiances towards israel among the major concerns is the aggressive settlement expansion on land the palestine considers part of its territory but he's got a car and has more on what's been said and indeed not just outside but inside

. >> they ininclude bahrain, china, syria and vietnam. but they have a lot of help from companies based in the west. >> blue pat from the u.s. and a french firm. >> he's enjoying his new life in berlin. here, unlike in his native aaron -- iran, he's free to say what he likes. the iranian authorities accused him of spreading propaganda and sent him to jail. >> they blocked my personal website despite a lot of readers. ! reporters without border say such cases are common in iran. the government tracks the content. the technology is made by european and american companies. >> we're convinced this software is the same as an analog weapon. it's a digital well. >> reporters without borders is calling for a ban on exports, for example, to places like bahrain. censorship is so strict that everyone is being monitored. reporters without boarders have has also dubbed china an enemy of the internet. it snooms on journalists, steals passwords and listens in on scrambled internet calls. >> china has a sophisticated system of censorship but we can also

stories making global headlines this hour thousands of shia protesters clashed with riot police in bahrain marking two years since the saudi led crackdown on the nation's pro-democracy uprising protesters burned tires and threw stones at police who responded by firing stun grenades at least thirty five people were wounded clashes were the most violent seen in the last few weeks bahrain's been locked in political and religious turmoil for years because she had majority demanding a greater voice from the sunni groups. a blast targeting the office of a television network in pakistan's kharaj she has left three dead and five wounded there remotely detonated to kill obama's planted near the office gates in a poor area in the east of the city no groups claim responsibility for the attack ethnic and political tensions in pakistan are running high as the country heads toward a general election in may. after the break r.t. looks through the diary of the syrian bloody conflict stay with us. living in the seventeenth century. strict. on. the clearly distinguish between the old. guard their families a

other stories making global headlines this hour thousands of shia protesters with riot police in bahrain marking two years since the saudi led crackdown on the nation's pro-democracy uprising protesters burned tires and threw stones at police who responded by firing stun grenades at least thirty five people wounded clashes with the most violent scene in the last few weeks bahrain's been locked in political and religious turmoil for years with the shia majority demanding a greater voice from the sunni rulers. a blast targeting the office of a t.v. network in pakistan's kharaj he has left three dead and five wounded the remote detonated to kill obama's planted near office gates in a poor area in the east of the city no groups claim responsibility for the strike ethnic and political tensions in pakistan running high as the country heads towards a general election in may. ten thousand belgians marched as leaders got together to discuss fresh austerity plans police stepped in to arrest protesters after a hundred fifty activists from belgium denmark germany and italy occupied the european unio

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stories making headlines across the globe thousands of shia protesters clashed with riot police in bahrainmarking two years since the saudi led crackdown on the nation's pro-democracy uprising protesters burning tires and threw stones at police responded by firing stun grenades at least thirty five people were wounded clashes were the most violent scene in the last week offering been locked in political and religious turmoil for years with a shia majority demanding a greater voice from the sunni rule. blast targeting the office of a television network in the pakistani city karachi's left three dead and five wounded their only detonated to kill obama was planted near the office gates in a poor area in the eastern part of the city no group has claimed responsibility for the attack ethnic and political tensions in pakistan running high as the country heads towards a general election in may. breaking the set coming up next stay with us. to speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on the team reporting from the will talks about six of v.i.p.'s interviews intriguin

from bahrain's largest opposition party says the people are outraged by the government's reluctance to admit there is a crisis. the collective punishment is a. kind of policy of the. security forces also on. the security forces this makes a problem and worth the thirteen don't want to admit it's a political problem no political for human rights situation which makes the people . the people insist the state and wrote this for me and to show intention to continue to end when the moment comes they achieve their goals. stay up to speed with the current international news online at r.t. dot com where today we report on an ill fated campaign a report suggests the much anticipated nato withdrawal from afghanistan and twenty fourteen will leave the country defenseless against militant attacks. just days after the inauguration of the new pope the pontiff sr claims he's just the man to cope with the many scandals surrounding the catholic church you can find out more at r.t. dot com. in china the shift from one generation of leaders to the next one is complete new prime minister is now in charge

because these great promoters of democracy when it comes to bahrain and saudi arabia not siding withhe protest as they're not signing with the opposition they are in syria on the contrary they're sending more military hardware to these countries and they are supporting crackdowns on the opposition. still to come live here shows its devotion to the idea of joining the euro zone despite the currency blocks economic woes critics say it could be bartering financial safety for political leverage plus . a mysterious acid attack that nearly blinded the artistic director of one of the world's most renowned ballet theaters the bolshoi could be a step closer to being solved as police arrest a suspect this after a short break stay with us here on r.t. . wealthy british style it's time to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my next concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report. thanks for staying with us here on r t twelve minutes past the hour now moscow police have brought in a suspect over an acid attack

the report of a fresh protests in bahrain restore police once again using tear gas and sound bombs to disperse the pro-forma demonstrators on friday a court cleared twenty one doctors of taking part in anti-government protests in twenty eleven after keeping them in jail for almost two years dogfight about haji who's also faced five years behind bars told us what she went through during her confinement. we were told the most of the during interrogation we were forced to sign some fashion line without weeding them and that the assumptions were taken or extract. to give and i mean by severe storms they're physically and psychologically ok we've been denied from speaking for our. be standing for days not given food or nowhere where hard to get seen. no shower or lots of sound be seeing you think that from what. holds it is that like all of five executions that has sexual harassment acts to be angry all of that gets extractions off confessions doing that is just basically become a break they're preventing and they will shove the whole word that they are venting you know are very are. just

and it's proving hard to crush the pro reform movement of bahrain study. in the king that there is was the first protest is calling for regime downfall to talk about that very soon now after the break as well north korea reiterate some serious about threatening war with a sucks with his claims once again stirring up the u.s. more than a couple of minutes with me kevin out as well. i get north korea is once again stressed it's now in the state of war with its southern neighbor threatening to close a joint factory seen as a symbol of cooperation between the countries already facing the toughest ever u.n. sanctions for its war mongering bottom drole from the korean friendship association told me the u.s. should stop playing with peace between the nations. concerning threats we especially be talking about other things specifically peace peace is what everybody wants nobody wants a war the number of human lives that would go into any kind of aggression either side is incalculable if the united states thinks this is just a war game then kim jong un will prove wh

well truth is proving hard to track the progress for movement in bahrain stun grenades sound bombs in the kingdom is wrought police dispersed protesters calling for the regime's downfall but more details on that so also to north korea reiterating it's serious about threatening war with the south with these claims once again stirring up the u.s. more on that just after the break. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize that everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur becomes a big picture. you mean speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks about six of the ip interviews intriguing story so you. can try. to find out more visit our big teeth dog called. north korea has once again stressed that it's now in a state of war with its southern neighbor threatening to close a joint factory seen as a symbol of cooperation between the countries pyongyang is already facing the toughest ever u.

and cleared of illegal protest charges in bahrain after spending two years behind bars we'll be hearing from a medic with firsthand experience of the case. hello very good evening if you just joined us kevin owen here live at the new center tonight at eight pm moscow time as you just heard in our top story nineteen people have been killed a suicide attack struck several mosques in iraq the latest in a bloody campaign this playing on sectarian divisions regional iraqi election candidate narrowly escaped an attempt on his life after a bomb found in his home was disarmed five other candidates though i've been linked to in assassinations of bombings and raids this month and they're believed to be the work of al-qaeda cells catherine off just returned from the country indeed she described to my colleague ted we must say the atmosphere there right now. the iraq that we saw it really felt like a country that was still in some ways a war zone and on one hand you do have relative stability in the sense that there aren't tanks shooting there aren't soldiers with guns fighting but almost anywhere

there are reportedly fresh protests in bahrain tonight where it's thought police are once again using tear gas and sound bombs to disperse the pro-forma demonstrators on friday a court cleared twenty one doctors and taking part in anti-government protests back in twenty eleven after keeping them in jail for almost two years i spoke to dr fatima haji also faced five years behind bars she told me what she went through during her confinement. we were told the most of this done during interrogations who were forced to sign constant pressure and blindly without leaving them and that you some questions were taken or. by could be its own ship and i mean by severe storms or physically or in psychological torture we've been denied from speaking for our. standing for days not given food or nowhere where hard to get seen. so we get our word for last thing you think that from what static. holds it is that like mall of five electrocution that has fictional harassment acts to be angry all of that gets and structure and confessions doing that is just basically become a break there for good looking a

because these great promoters of democracy when it comes to bahrain and saudi arabia not siding with the protest is not siding with the opposition they are in syria on the contrary sending more military hardware to these countries and they also according crackdowns on the opposition a new generation are ready to take the reins of china lacking little ambition. precedented economic expansion a military cash injection see beijing intensify a march towards becoming a superpower our analysis of the national people's congress still to come. plus a lot of fear shows its devotion to the idea of joining the euro zone despite the block's economic woes critics say though it's bartering financial safety for political advantage. israel's prime minister made his feelings clearer than ever on iran benjamin netanyahu told a meeting of the u.s. most powerful israeli lobby is that negotiations with tehran were a waste of time and only military action may make the difference or he's policy or reports on his hawkish message these were the prime minister is at it again interested in his plea for topic w

. >> bahrain for example the people who are protesting, they were not only shiite against sunni. they only wanted freedom. >> rose: here's an interesting point. you are saying the people at the heart of the arab spring and who were the people first in tar rear square were people in relationship with the wealth. that's some of the values they were trying to promote in their own country. >> not only the values but the cyber dividend were training in the west and pushing towards more freedom and democracy. and all this business they didn't know what was happening that's not right. so the point here is that to push towards democracy is something that could be done and supported by the west. my only concern is when it comes to politics, you made the points. you made the point is that we are for democracy. >> rose: you would argue that they would like to see the principles evolve at different times. here's what you wrote. when nations have so often so long been visibly supporting dictatorship in the name of frequently undisclosed economic interests it would today be denied to make the

congressman burton delivered a passionate speech about bahrain and urged fellow lawmakers to support the country and its regime. i had occasion to visit a great friend and ally in the persian gulf area and if we ever needed our allies in that area because of iran we sure need them right now and i'm talking about the country of bahrain now the us committee on ethics says that staff members can receive expenses from private organizations quote an affiliate of an affiliated with any government for foreign travel so basically they can get their trips paid for as long as the expenses don't come directly from the government itself but that doesn't mean that the trip isn't intended to promote national interests as if one trip wasn't enough he's going back and this time the congressman isn't alone the former congressman will also be joined by u.s. ambassador to the united nations john bolton is just one of the many perks of being a policymaker and it could end up affecting american attitudes toward the nation so the next time your congressman skips town ask where he is and where he's going a

comes as two policemen were quoted of killing a protester in a separate incident a model from the bahrain center for human rights says the international community should listen to the voice of the people we are in the middle of a geopolitical conflict going to unite the united states of america especially we are holding the fleet and iran and saudi arabia and to. you by any people who are middle of this it's like we are a battlefield the international community and the international government western governments should assure that even if they were interested in the security of the region if they do not back the human rights of the people of bahrain if you do not respect the democratic demand of the people tomorrow these people might take over and these people might not like that but the united states or other governments did not support them in one day and us basketball legend has called the north korean leader an awesome kid. that's when he took a trip to the isolated country to film a documentary find out the details of what else he got up to on our website. and the filthy rich moscow

what about bahrain where the u.s. has been silent on many human rights abuses? how will he ensure the people that he is still committed to the values of human rights and democracy? >> the best posture on this is also not unlike the iranian issue. this is not an issue for one place that he goes to. we should have a set of common principles that we are talking about, repeating all the time in the area. yes, he is going to a monarchy. yes, we have a very strong strategic stake in the well- being of jordan and of the king and his government. the president in public should emphasize our commitment to jordan, he should also emphasize our commitments to a set of principles and how we want to do them fulfilled everywhere. privately, i think the focus should be on how can we work with jordan to improve their governance? there are few things that will have more of a positive effect over time and enhancing the effectiveness of jordanian governance. the mix of public and private messages is something that should be part of this trip overall. >> let me say, i don't think --

the iranians are fine with it but western countries which provide saudi arabia with weapons to up a bahrain and bomb our people, then the united states really and the europeans don't have much to say about human rights. >> well, can you confirm are snipers going to syria to prop up the government that is is there, yes, or no? >> i think that you that if you compare what iran and syria is doing, it's comparable to what the west is doing. the iranians are supporting the non-plan and the iranian's supported the geneva talks and elections d fair though u.s. likes to take advantage of -- >> but the question is simple. are iranians not just going into syria to prop up the government, yes or no? >> the irans i do not know any secret information about what iran does with syria, but i'm sure what iran dwuzz seera are what two legally recognized countries, the relationship they have with one another, but the countries supporting non- -- closing their eyes to al qaeda affiliates in syria and then bombing them with dones in yemen. the same people who are the hip transits here. a little analyst from the

announced pivot to asia those numbers may actually grow in the gulf nations while you see kuwait bahrain the presence there has been growing since the withdrawal from iraq huge presence all across the globe so why all this this is more than fighting terror more than fighting anything colonel douglas macgregor is with me today to discuss all those wise colonel macgregor let's take germany almost forty thousand troops why so many in germany before we run through the regions let me tell your viewers something that's very important up front because all of these numbers that you've posted are about to change you have a secretary of defense name chuck hagel and a surgery of st john kerry and both of these men are committed to conflict avoidant everything that you've got posted is going to change starting in germany where we've had soldiers for sixty years and we don't need them and haven't needed them certainly since one thousand nine hundred ninety nine hundred ninety but for various reasons when the soviet state system collapsed and the soviet armed forces withdrew from eastern europe there

again in bahrain on thursday twenty one doctors finally wore free after spending two years in jail accused of taking part in anti-government protests they were initially convicted of instigating hatred and participating in a legal gatherings the doctors insisted they were only doing their job though in treating the wounded and claimed that they were tortured into confessing crimes they hadn't committed their acquittal didn't fully deflect attention from the gulf state massive internal problems though and crackdowns on dissent the sunni want to he's been suppressing and see regime rallies now since twenty eleven using violence to disperse campaigners asking for jobs and freedoms physician dr francis recounts her own experience while being held by the country's security forces to. rent a. house after house right from. the room and we just have to sit here and it will look a lot too good for both the lawyer out of the if it were life for the most of the. who were forced to sign well first in line you know that we did them and that. this is going to think you know. by the vehicle and i mean by

live from moscow this week an appeals court in bahrain cleared twenty one medic's of involvement in deadly anti-government protests two years ago they were initially convicted for treating demonstrators and participating in illegal gatherings last november but health workers will now avoid having to span several months in prison some of them said the initial charges were a result of confessions exacted torture erast were part of a violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations in a kingdom which has been engulfed by and rest for over two years now right activist up there not of the you've spent two months in a bahraini prison herself she thinks the government crackdown will continue while the latest ruling was only a p.r. stunt due to the high profile nature of the cases. we need to see the accountability established and those who are responsible the doctors and that is doing the doctors and putting forth charges and crimes against the doctors and giving them all of this being all this time they should be brought to justice before we think of anything else it's just the doctors case h

sorting out is the weekly or other top stories of our seven days i mean bahrain on thursday twenty one doctors finally will free after spending over seventeen months behind bars accused of taking part in anti-government protests they were initially convicted of instigating hatred and participating in illegal gatherings the doctors insisted though they were only doing their job including the wounded at the time and claimed they were tortured into confessing to crimes they didn't commit their acquittal didn't fully deflect attention from the gulf states massive internal problems and crackdown on dissent the city want to he's been suppressing anti regime rallies no since twenty eleven using violence to disperse campaigners asking for jobs and freedoms physician dr fatima recounts her own experience to me the week after being held by the country's security forces and facing five years prison a self. mandates if the distance from the house was to house right from last if there are rooms and then we just have the sixty and eighty two and that's a lot to get full blown through lawyers or our

political crisis is taking on a geo political international dimension and that is the real story here in bahrain twenty one doctors have been cleared of involvement in illegal anti-government protests but maddux have spanned more than a year and a half behind bars for as they say treating injured demonstrators dozens of health workers along with opposition activists have been arrested and charged since the uprising began more than two years ago dr fifteen haji faced similar charges as there was clear today and she told us what she had to go through during her confinement. line called a. line . and that. if something isn't going to take your time then. to give your physical and psychological ok we've been denied from speaking for our . standing for days not given food or owner. who are hard to get seen so we know how it works one last thing you think the. whole of that is that all of five really cute and that has sexual harassment and acts to be. instructional confessions doing that is just basically become a break there for developing and it will show the whole word that you are venturing you kn

in bahrain a twenty one doctors finally walked free after spending over seventeen months behind bars after being accused of taking part in anti-government protests they were initially convicted for instigating hatred and participating in illegal gatherings however the doctors insisted they were only doing their job and treating the wounded and claiming they were tortured into confessing to crimes they didn't commit their acquittal didn't manage to deflect attention from the gulf states massive internal problems and its crackdown on dissent since the uprising began over two years ago the sunni monarchies been continuously using violence to disperse campaigners asking for political reforms scores of activists have been arrested and charged over that time physician dr. accounts for own experience while being held by the country's security forces. granting. them didn't have to have the right. if. we just have the fifty and eighty left a lot to get the lawyer out of the. line right now. for two thousand people in line here without reading them and that. this is going to think you know. i

justice is handed out in bahrain incensed the anti-government movement this last week seven protesters three of whom were children were jailed for ten years for the attempted murder of a policeman during a rally last year while at the same time to bahraini policemen were acquitted of shooting a protest a dead human rights activists say it's high time the international community spoke . we are in the middle of a geopolitical conflict between the unit the united states of america especially who are holding the fleet and the iran and saudi arabia interpretation behind the by any people who are in the middle of this it's like we are a battlefield the international community and the international government western governments should assure that even if they were interested in the security of the region if they do not back the human rights of the people of behind if you do not respect the democratic demand of their god if you will tomorrow these people might take over and these people might not like that but the united states or other governments did not support them in one day. now take a

the report of a fresh protests in bahrain way it's called police are once again using tear gas and sound bombs to disperse the program from demonstrators on friday accord twenty one doctors are taking part in anti-government protests in twenty eleven after keeping them in jail for almost two yes dr to mudgee who had almost a phase five years behind bars told us what she went through during her confinement . we were called the more during interrogation who were forced to sign full from fashion line without reading them and that you were thinking or trying. to give and i mean by appearance on your physical and psychological ok we didn't deny from speaking for. the first family or gave not given food or a clue where we were very hard to get in. our words were locked down the thing you think the phone would stay. hold it is that like all of five electrocution and then have fictional harassment threats should be angry all of that to get instructions off confessions doing that are just basically become a break there for diversity and they will show the whole world that there are very you know