tear gas and brutal clashes mark the anniversary of the bahraini uprising we wait for delhi rebellion that refuses to die down despite a three year crackdown and sounds of arrests. and another danish soon sparks global outrage announcing that a second healthy giraffe may be put down in the space of a week despite several offers to house the animal. which in our theatre national coming to you live from moscow i'm reading joshie welcome to the program now all the winter olympic action and drama here on our t.v. as we continue our special coverage of the sochi games and we're live now to an eastern hour who is in our studio there. good morning hello from sochi today's action is getting started but russian fans still socks from the events of day six the clear favorite in the men's figure skating and a living legend for some you go had to pull out of competition during warm up due to injury center farmer has been keeping track of the dramatic developments and now joins us andrew it was heartbreaking to watch last night what now for the ice hero . really was wasn't poor old you get any plac

here gassen brutal clashes mark the anniversary of the bahraini uprising we report on the rebellion that refuses to die down despite a three year crackdown and thousands of arrests. and another danish zeus' bars global outrage announcing that a second healthy giraffe may be put down in the space of a week despite several offers to house the animal. which are two national coming to life in moscow with me maureen and josh. now all the winter olympic action and drama here on r.t. international as we continue our special coverage of the such a games i shall go live now it has an hours to go there. though from sochi today's quest for medals is just getting started but it's a somber day for russian fans after a big disappointment in the men's figure skating the clear favorite in the discipline and a living legend first time you get a person had to pull out of the competition due to an injury or two center farmer has been keeping track of the dramatic developments and joins us now from the mountain cluster andrew it was so heartbreaking to watch what exactly went wrong for the ice here oh. yeah

here gassen brutal clashes mark the anniversary of a bahraini uprising we reported on are a billion that refuses to die down despite a three year crackdown and thousands of arrests. and zoos in denmark draw condemnation from animal rights groups as another healthy giraffe is due to be put down to comply with european breeding laws just days after the first animal was killed and scanned. which now he's a national coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie and welcome to the program. all the winter olympic action and drama here on our team to nationals we continue our special coverage of the sorts of games let's now cross live to any snowie who is in our studio in sochi. there's just a couple of hours to go before the next medals will be won here in sochi but there still is some dude mood among many of the russian fans over a big disappointment in men's figure skating in co a poster boy for the sport seen by some as a living legend unexpectedly pulled out of the competition due to injury and promptly announced his retirement farmer has been keeping track of developments poor old you

here gas and brutal clashes marked the anniversary of a bahraini uprising that we reported on a rebellion that refuses to die down despite a three year crackdown and thousands of arrests. and soon in denmark draw condemnation from animal rights groups as another healthy giraffe is due to be put down to comply with european breeding laws just days after the first animal was killed and skinned. let me out in the russian capital you're watching r.t. with me marina joshing all the winter olympics. now all the winter olympic action and drama here in r.t. as we continue our special coverage of the sochi games let's go live now tunis now we who is in our studio in sochi. hello from sochi today's quest for medals is just getting started but it's a somber day for russian fans a big disappointment in men's figure skating the clear favorite in that discipline and a living legend first time you have any pollution go had to pull out of the competition during warm up due to injury barges enter farmer has been keeping track of this dramatic development and joins us from the mountain cluster andrew what

three years later tear gas petang and torture failed to hold bahraini activists as they stand by and take a look at what the future could hold for the country. migration concerns afflicting several e.u. countries and knock on norway's door of the country increasingly worried about how to control their influx without infuriating brussels. nine pm in moscow i mattress i could have you with us day seven now of the twenty second winter games and we start off with our special coverage from the heart of sochi our teams kevin owen standing by in our studios there. yeah hi all nice to see again well welcome back to oxy so kevin owen as you can see we're broadcasting from just above the beautiful olympic lovely behind us it's not the sporting venues on the coastal cluster here of course as you say i'm out with no weekend to the game just flown by the bin triumph who's been defeats has even been a heartbreak to we've loaded all few let's cross now live to pull scott the sun for us so far today day seven poll. yes well russia could be about to that medals tonally elated nikita is currently in t

three years on tear gas battalions and torture failed to hold bahraini activists as they stand a fire we take a look at what the future holds for the country. migration concerns afflicting several e.u. countries now knocking on norway's door country increasingly worried about how to control the influx without infuriating brussels. ten pm in moscow i matter as it could be with us again seven of the winter olympics wrapping up and we begin with our special coverage of the games live from our studios in the heart of the action with kevin ollie. speeding by isn't it welcome back to aussie so. just above the olympic the main coastal sporting event you can see behind me is looking fantastic again. thing into the night you joined us so weak now is met with silence of the games and so far they've been full of old the usual triumphs defeats even heartbreak that we've grown to love with the olympics so let's go to paul scholes so he's been busy following this one. so another metal added to russia's tally just noted that come from up medal. yes well russia how i did a bronze medal to that tally

three years on tear gas but tongues and torture fail to halt bahraini pearl from active as they stand defiant we take a look at what the future holds for the country. migration concerns afflicting several countries knocking on norway's door the country increasingly worried about how to control the influx without infuriating brussels. eleven pm in moscow i am at present good to have you with us day seven of the twenty second winter olympics now and our special coverage begins again from the host city of sochi kevin owen standing by in our studios in the heart of the city. yeah hi again old nice to see again welcome back to sochi kevin oh you joy this high above the park is of course the main seaside spalding but you can see over my shoulder there the limping flame burning bright into the night as you say we know we can into the games now what a journey it's been so far the celebration the upsets and yes even the heartbreak to the reporting yesterday pool scott sums up the day's events for us. well the russians have added a bronze medal to that tally on day seven eleven in a key to fini

tear gas some brutal clashes marked the anniversary of the bahraini opera izing reports on every bally end that refuses to die down despite a three year crackdown and thousands of arrests. and zoos in denmark draw condemnation from animal rights groups as another healthy giraffe is due to be put down to comply with the european breeding laws just days after the first animal was killed and skinned. you're watching artsy ensor national with me marina call survivor welcome to the program it's a day seven of the winter olympics in salt she and of course artsy as continue in at special coverage. well today's first battles are yet to be won but there is a sub atmosphere among the russian fans after a big disappointment and the men's figure skating. who was a clear favorite for gold unexpectedly pulled out. that's left russia without in the olympic medal in the discipline for the first time in thirty years artes and a farmer has been keeping track of the developments poor old you can eat. that is the end of his competitive career he was always going to retire after these olympics aged thirty

what is the role of the united states with the bahraini and monarchy?> the fifth fleet is a part of this, and the relationship between the u.s. and the regime -- they want to be on their good side, i guess. i guess they do not see how supporting human rights and bahrain is going to do them any good, and that is not how the government of america should be thinking if they feel like they represent freedom and democracy. they should be taking first about the people and the freedom that they are demanding, the democracy they are demanding, not thinking first about how their interest in the region is direct --supporting dictators. that was bahriani human rights activist, zainab alkhawaja. just out of jail. we are back in 30 seconds. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now, democracy now.org, the war and peace report. i am amy goodman. we turn now to my recent interview with pakistani anti-drone activist, kareem khan. he made headlines earlier this month when he was abducted just before he was due to travel to europe to speak out about u.s.drone strikes. in

the death of a bahraini activist in prison has sparked clashes between antigovernment protesters and police the demonstrators claim twenty three year old. who was detained on suspicion of smuggling weapons died after being tortured and refused medical help we spoke to a human rights activist who served time in a bahraini prison and he says torture is a common practice. according to what we heard from so many different victims that those people whenever they get arrested they will be subject to they will be blindfolded for days they will be put in called they wouldn't they would face. every kind of torture no one could imagine me as a victim of. my time there i know what it is to be in the. medical care. will be leaving you and your last breath and then once you are taken to the hospital it doesn't mean that you will get the treatment. other than ours is the late last victim or should say the latest victim of our rest in the country that has continued for three years the turmoil has seen more than one hundred forty people killed by security forces after the government launched an all

tear gas and brutal clashes marked the anniversary of the bahraini our pricing reports on every bally end that refuses to die down despite a three year crackdown and. thousands of arrests. and zoos in denmark draw condemnation from animal rights groups as another healthy giraffe is due to be put down to comply with the european breeding laws just days after the first animal was killed and skinned.

sensational statement came from the country's information minister so i mean that our job i think the bahraini opposition is the main ally of the west the terrorist members of the opposition and their leader have close ties to foreign embassies in bahrain wiki leaks are veiled many documents proving it i talk to the americans and clearly ask them to speak to their friends in the opposition who should understand that bahrain cannot be ruled by an ethnic sectarian party or bahrain's opposition say the allegations are laughable if that was true they say then why is there no action from the western states the u.s. navy's fifth fleet stationed in bahrain and washington's close ties with saudi arabia may be among the reasons if what is happening through in terms of human rights abuses is happening. the whole was all come up with the whole media. because in that region. close to saudi arabia really keep quiet about it. i haven't seen full in three years one single time that you can then over your drive by these with the scenes of the second anniversary of bahrain's uprising with thousands protesting

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. >> we are calling for a country isre every bahraini respected and treated equally. we won a country where we feel we have rights and dignity, where people can't step all of us, can't torture and kill and get away with these things. we're living in the country basically where the criminals are the most powerful people in the country and where a lot of us feel proud when we are in jail because we know in bahrain when you go to jail, it is because she did something right, not wrong. >> the pro-democracy uprising in bahrain markets third anniversary last friday. to see the full interview with zainab alkhawaja, go to democracynow.org. u.s. regulators have announced they will not appeal a court ruling that struck down rules promoting equal access to the internet. instead, the federal to medications commission says it will rewrite the regulations on net neutrality, which were sent providers to provide all content at equal speeds. a court rejected the rules last month after a legal challenge by verizon. a trove of newly released documents has raised new questions about ties

has a responsibility to ensure that the bahraini government adheres to its human rights commitments and enacts meaningful reforms. these should include relosing -- releasing political prisoners and ensuring accountability for torture. absent such steps, the u.s. must consider contingency planning for relocation of the fleet. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recesses until approximately 5:30 p.m. today. >> this got underway a few minutes ago. >> it is a special marine corps task force. the way the marines organize the task forces is with four elements. it is comprised of a command element in the top box on the upper left of the slide. web the air combat element, the ground element, and the logistics element. we think this is what makes us unique. capable ofask force operating across the mission sets assigned to that force. the marine corps has freestanding mag tafs. starting on the far right, marine expert gary --marine forces. the incumbent -

bahraini police have quassia at another anti-government protest this time over accusations that detainee was tortured to death the twenty three year old man they sent over the raw diet in custody while being held on suspicion of smuggling weapons campaign has claimed he was refused a vital medical treatment something their sources deny one former bahrain prisoner described to us what it's like serving time that. according to what we heard from so many different think terms that those people when ever they get arrested they will be subject to kulish and they will be blown for good for the is they will be put in calderon's they wouldn't they would feel. every kind of torture no one could imagine me as a victim of torture and by her in my time there i know what it means to be in the north. for medical care so. you will be leaving you and to your last breaths and then once you are taken to the host with it doesn't mean that you will get that to beat them and. it's been more than three years since anti-government protests began in bahrain with human rights reform of the heart of the demands i