i return to chechnya twenty years after the beginning of the world. ten years after my last journey i go back to this wounded and forgotten. the wall left a hundred and fifty thousand one hundred of the population. what has become of chechnya. what has become of grozny the devastated kennedy. no trace twenty years after the beginning of the war the towers of grozny have raised everything. now for the mayor put in isn't all the wars. he who orchestrated the second war he who came to power by crushing the rebellion of the chechen people is now celebrated everywhere. at his side the young iron fisted chechen president runs and installed by the kremlin. brand new asphalt glass towers and a personality cult. in grozny order prevails. passers by strode along preaching never knew the form of victory street. they walk as if nothing had happened on the pavements of streets now called scuffed paratroop division and general trash. those who wants to track them down. how did it get. why did this people who for centuries never submitted. finally given. i am lookin

i'm pretty sure what the russians have done in chechnya is a poly. but because terrorist strategies depend on use of media -- is appalling. but because terrorist strategies depend on use of media, the russians have a better chance of defeating it then the use of media in a free society. it is the price of freedom, that we will be more vulnerable than a closed society. another consideration is message trade-offs. and you folks at heritage notice. -- know this. what appeals to one audience completely turns off another audience. poliis polly psy 101 -- -sci 101. and when you are doing the messaging, you have to calibrate it. some things that might look simply irrational to us in america make really good sense if you pay attention to the audience for which this theater is directed. some of you may remember three years ago, there was a poor jordanian officer captured by the islamic state and was burnt alive in a cage. turn it off. for us. but imagine you are a young, angry guy, who really wants to stick it to the crusaders. i want to join isis, man. i wan

there with the brutal murders of political opponents in chechnya, that was the russian journalist andentally, circuit magnets keep worked for a british company in russia, alexander litvinenko, it is a long litany of people who have been murdered. i say this with no pleasure whatsoever, but some of us have said for a long time that when we just have said for a long time that when wejust shrug our shoulders, or did so wejust shrug our shoulders, or did so when thejudge wejust shrug our shoulders, or did so when the judge decided, that alexander litvinenko was killed on the express command of president putin, when we just shrugged our shoulders and tried to maintain good diplomatic relations, what vladimir putin learned from that is that he's going to keep doing his keepy uppies and everyone will smile. if it is established very soon that russia is behind this, prince william would be able to go to the world cup, will he, should the football team go there, what should we do in response. i have argued for a long time that the award of the world cup to russia was completely corrupt and it

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this hour on international or russian security services helicopter has crashed in the republic of chechnya due to severe weather conditions that's according to local police officials who say at least five people have been killed and we will keep you updated with that story as soon as we get more information. about saw news out of and i'll be back at the top of the hour with more so don't go away. by too many clubs. so i know the gang so i got. the ball isn't only about what happens on the pitch for the fun of school it's about the passion from the fans it's the age of the shape of money just to spend spend to twenty million like. it's an experience like nothing else really because i want to share what i think what i know about the beautiful guy like rachel what chance we're. going to. under-performing the stock market oh my god blackstone one arbitrage opportunity you have brought amongst yourselves i suggest you short your styles of money into the eviscerate your own corporate balance sheet and then blow your brains out live t.v. they give us all a big kind of fun experience for their fin

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as well as public sector workers the audience included delegation said from chechnya and other russian federation republics apache arctic backdrop for putin's latest appearance days after he set the course for a new arms race with washington on saturday he sought to whip up nationalist fervor . if we stand together i believe we will achieve stunning victories in the coming decades of the twenty first century we need to do that yes that there. the russian national anthem topped off an appearance of just seven minutes putin seems confident that's enough to secure the support of voters in two weeks' time. a massive storm system has knocked out power for more than a million homes in the eastern united states the storm known as the northeast has pounded coastal areas of massive waves and caused widespread flooding inland residents had to deal with heavy snow at least five people have been killed by falling trees and branches and federal government offices in washington d.c. were closed for the day. a perfect storm battering the beach towns of massachusetts. here waves higher than two story

as well as public sector workers the audience included delegation said from chechnya and other russian federation republics apache arctic backdrop for putin's latest appearance days after he set the course for a new arms race with washington on saturday he sought to whip up nationalist fervor . if we stand together i believe we will achieve stunning victories in the coming decades of the twenty first century we do there yes we out there. the russian national anthem topped off an appearance of just seven minutes putin seems confident that's enough to secure the support of voters in two weeks' time. where just a couple of hours actually away from the film industries biggest night we're talking about the oscars where films like get out lady bird and the shape of water are competing for the top awards including best picture but you know not every film gets such accolades and this movie for example looks cute but it hasn't gotten any oscar nominations at all in fact the emoji movie was considered so terrible it's now received hollywood's most famous from around the razzie award for worst pi

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an intimate tale of oppression chechnya war without trades at this time on al-jazeera. it's impossible to underestimate the size and scale of the economic crisis it's not just about the billions trillions of dollars of debt it's not just about the banks it's not just about the government about real people. and act of youthful defiance we've rode your turn next of the us out on the school will they arrested me at home at four in the morning electric shock treatment was the worse that triggered a revolution. the arrest of those children sparked it all of which became a battle without and that was the beginning of the armed struggle in syria. the boy who started the syrian war at this time on al-jazeera. this is al jazeera. and either this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes .

over the decades thousands of jihadists from the broader middle east including syria fighting in chechnya against russia. so for russia, the outcome of the syrian civil war is as much about russia's internal security, as it is about the country's external security. (bells toll) (speculative music) - [narrator] policymakers disagree on whether to approach putin's russia with engagement or confrontation. - [polyakova] the american people, i think are rightfully quite confused about 'is putin a good guy?' 'is russia really that bad?' 'why should we care?' it's 'cause our political leaders have never clearly articulated what our stance is towards russia. - [w. bush] i found him to be very straight-forward and trustworthy. i was able to get a sense of his soul. - we want to reset our relationship as... - [male voice] let's do it together. - so we will do it together, okay? (both laugh) - russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors. not out of strength, but out of weakness. - we look forward to a lot of very positive things happening for russia, for the united

about norway for years i started working as a foreign correspondent reporting from flashpoints like chechnya afghanistan or iraq. this time the crisis zone was her own hometown oslo and the perpetrator a neighbor who for a period of time lived close by science does house in a respectable neighborhood. he comes out of the society he was on the surface a very ordinary person he went through the same school system we have the same experience so what made him into this warrior of. you know believing that this country's being islamicized says like he came out of you know the society but. then it's up to the reader to decide whether one from the bomb blast remains a wound in the heart of oslo. on the ground floor a memorial pays tribute to the victims. here cameras and mobile phones used by the teenagers who tried to contact their families during the shooting rampage the book one of us also recounts their stories. now their mobile phones were lighting up soundlessly in the darkness they were calls that would never be answered only the police officer said to watch over the dead could hear the ringi

in siberia or chechnya, i wouldn't be as politically active as i am here. >> afraid?ther die standing up or live on our knees. if we take to the streets, i'll be in the front row. >> we support the president. we support his decision to run. we'll all be giving him our vote. >> they may support alexei navalny, or ksenia sobchak, or putin. it seems the 2018 presidential election has at last politically galvanized russia's young people. >> hello. i'm collecting signatures. michelle: cornwall is one of the most picturesque coastal regions in britain. known for its stunning seaside towns, surfing, and sandy beaches, tourists flock here not just in the summer but all year round. but because of its location, currents wash up tons, actual tons of plastic waste on to its shores. it's not just unsightly. it is devastating to the natural environment. but a local environmental activist in penzance, a town on cornwall's most westerly tip, has managed to inspire the local economy to go plastic free. >> it's picturesque and wildly romantic, the steep cliffs along cornwall's breathta

inside syria or chechnya i wouldn't be as politically active as i am here.e're going to back up to. your way i'm afraid we either die standing up or live on our knees if we take to the streets now be in the front row got the award and then you get over to the point newsroom brazilian that. we support the president and would sing it with you got something but if we support his decision to run and that's it that's it you know anyway and we'll all be giving him our vote let's hope you know. they may support alexei navalny or qsymia subtract or putin it seems the twenty eight thousand presidential election has at last politically galvanized russia's young people. follow.

named linsky as a preferred negotiator because he was a critic of russia's military operation in chechnya now but orders for the coordination actually go on from duty. the way it did when you tube. actually in the coming is your political career when do. his party loses seats in the duma and forces him to sit out the two thousand and four election. another figure on russia's political scene that to me is you're enough ski he was for nearly every presidential election campaign also skips this vote bolstering his image as the eccentric firebrand of russian politics he allows his former bodyguard to run for the presidency instead of that's perhaps the most surprising thing politician he did back then. by. the still. taking part in a quiz show. survival show. and even a tabloid to michelle. actually back then tabloid t.v. was the domain of another two thousand and eighteen candidate because sonia subject that's on the subject is far from politics building itself a scandal its reputation as a russian paris hilton. was seized to u.k. like it was in the forty's casual the two thousand and eighte

in siberia or chechnya i wouldn't be as politically active as i am here right if there was more thanyeah we'll get you back up to. your body i'm afraid no we either die standing up or live on our knees if we take to the streets now be in the front row got the award in the throat of the previous room busy and. we support the president and would a senior we do get some good we support his decision to run in this and that's the only way to and we'll all be giving him our vote and sympathy and. they may support alexei navalny orks in use of charcoal or putin it seems the twenty eight thousand presidential election has at last politically galvanized russia's young people. kind of i'm collecting signatures for extended subchannel. cornwall is one of the most picturesque coastal regions in britain known for its stunning seaside towns surfing and sandy beaches tourists flock here not just in the summer but all year round but because of its location currents washed up tons actual tons of plastic waste onto its shores it's not just unsightly it's devastating to the natural environment but a lo

is a senior camera person for al-jazeera english she's covered major news events like the war in chechnya the for the taliban in afghanistan and the version of iraq and stephanie decker since two thousand and five she's traveled extensively for al jazeera english reporting stories from gaza israel iraq and recently turkey and syria she's joining us from a current assignment in alice ever ladies journalist it is fantastic to have you here. i am just wondering alina when did you know that you had to become a camera person when you know this is my job i have to do it. i started my career in general as well when my son was well and you are. so exciting and you. were in my way and i never looked back. i just. didn't want tried to dissuade you did anybody say that was a terrible idea that. people asked me what is the camera man's job and my answer was well you know. and then you have a different angle. to it and we can bring boortz camera so why not give it let me share this with you this is from. an al-jazeera english interactive journalism jenna's she remembers the first journalist who inspir

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i challenge the russian government on human rights in russia, on lgbt rights, on chechnya and much oforeign policy. does that mean we don't talk to them? absolutely not. we have to talk to them and assert all of those values. borisjohnson yesterday named putin as being responsible. do you think it's wise for the foreign secretary to antagonise the russians by naming putin as the culprit? the basis of any assertion or allegation has to be based on evidence. i'd be very interested if the foreign secretary has evidence that wasn't revealed during the week by the prime minister in two statements to the house of commons. i think we need cool heads. we need people that are going to be serious about this and not shoot from the hip. richard galpin is in moscow. and kathryn stanczyszyn who is outside the foreign office in central london. the russian elections are taking place, is it just the russian elections are taking place, is itjust sabre rattling, it is going to damage vladimir putin? there is genuine anger about the way britain is portraying what happened in the uk two weeks ago and they

in siberia or chechnya i wouldn't be as politically active as i am here. but was more than i will when you back up to. your way i'm afraid we either die standing up or live on our knees if we take to the streets you know i'll be in the front row got the i wouldn't get over to the river in your room brazilian that. we support the president as you would a senior would you get said we support his decision to run in the. euro anyway and we will be giving him our vote. i may support alexei navalny ork sr subtract or putin it seems the twenty eight thousand presidential election has at last politically galvanized russia's young people. hello i'm collecting signatures fixing the subject. it's time to look now at sunday's bonus league action and two teams with champions league dreams going head to head dortmund with their usual only that has faced frankfurt who have proved to be a very strong team on the road all the makings of a bonus legal thrillers. over eighty thousand packed inside technology you know park for this one early in the match american wonder kid c

in the dark anyone who dares to remember i an intimate tale of repression chechnya war without trace at this time in our disease. we know the culture we know the problems that affect this part of the world very very well and that is something that we're trying to take to the rest of the world we have gone to places and reported on a story that might take an international network for months to be able to do it united nations peacekeepers they're going anti-riot the old. guard challenging the forces we're challenging companies we're going to places where nobody else is going . when the winning the win of the people hinges on the mass media and state p.r. machine it's going to overdrive. but just the spin fill in saying. we just don't know yet where the lines will be drawn between what can be said on what conduct. some journalists decided to sacrifice their integrity for outside the polling the media opinion the listening post based on al-jazeera. the nature just news as it breaks it's estimated ten million children of school age are still roaming the streets of baghdad with details cov

as well as public sector workers the audience included delegation said from chechnya and other russian federation republics apache arctic backdrop for putin's latest appearance days after he set the course for a new arms race with washington on saturday he sought to whip up nationalist fervor . we stand together i believe we will achieve stunning victories in the coming decades of the twenty first century we will do that yes we feel that there's. the russian national anthem topped off an appearance of just seven minutes putin seems confident that's enough to secure the support of photos in two weeks' time. you're watching news if you're just joining us the center left social democrats here in germany have voted yes to once again for general lyon's with anglo-american conservatives and form a so-called grand coalition two thirds of as p.d. members voted in favor of the coalition deal hammered out by their party leaders and their calls conservatives this gives the chancellor another term in office or fourth the new government could be in place in less than two weeks time. just ports now

states have a blemish free record but what russia has done to its own people and what it's done in chechnya georgia ukraine and syria are clearly violations of international human rights in the war and we need to take a stand in terms of upcoming events that the commonwealth the world with the summit which is just coming up and the calm of day we've just had this week and the calm of games of course starting next month for the gold coast of australia what do you see a campaign as worth that the combo of group of caucus. well there are fifty three member states in the commonwealth and thirty seven of them have a total prohibition on homosexuality. nine of them have life imprisonment in parts of two countries two commonwealth countries the people can be put to death that is completely in violation of the principles of the commonwealth charter which guarantee universal human rights and which all those numbers date of signed up to so again the commonwealth needs to wake up it needs to stand true to its principles and we need to ensure that the one hundred to two hundred million there's been gay

states have a blemish free record but what russia has done to its own people and what it's done in chechnya georgia ukraine and syria are clearly violations of international human rights law and we need to take a stand in terms of upcoming events at the commonwealth the world with the summit which is just coming up and the calm of day we've just had this week and the calm of games of course starting next month for the gold coast of australia what do you see a campaign as worth the calm of group of caucus. well there are fifty three member states in the commonwealth and thirty seven of them have a total prohibition on homosexuality. nine of them have life imprisonment in parts of two countries two commonwealth countries the people can be put to death that is completely in violation of the principles of the commonwealth charter which guarantee universal human rights and which all those members states of signed up to so again the commonwealth needs to wake up it needs to stand true to its principles and we need to ensure that the one hundred to two hundred million there's been gay bisexual tra

later, another man from chechnya was stabbed near prater park.izen in connection with the second attack. translation: we know at 7.45 there was a stabbing at the bar behind me. an unknown man attacked a family. all three were heavily injured. shortly after, another attack happened near the praterstern. here, a person was also attacked with a knife, and has critical injuries. the police spokesman says it was not clear if the suspect was involved in the first incident as well. he wouldn't comment on possible motives. bethany bell, bbc news, vienna. counting has begun in sierra leone where voters are choosing a new president and parliament. the current president ernest bai koroma is standing down, after serving two terms. there are 16 candidates to replace him, many promising to tackle endemic corruption and poverty. lebo diseko reports. the votes have been cast, ballot boxes sealed, and counting is underway in sierra leone's general election. there was some tension as polls closed, with reports of a scuffle between police and the opposition candida

in the dark anyone who dares to run and i and intimate detail of repression chechnya war without trace at this time on al-jazeera. we should all be here in doha with your top stories on al-jazeera the un human rights chief says the syrian government's offensive in rebel held eastern ghouta can't be justified zaid bin rog see it all hussein says civilians are facing a catastrophe as government forces target a few hundred faces monitors a report.

states have a blemish free record but what russia has done to its own people and what it's done in chechnya georgia ukraine and syria are clearly violations of international human rights in the war and we need to take a stand in terms of upcoming events at the commonwealth the world with the summit which is just coming up and the calm of day we've just had this week and the calm of games of course starting next month for the gold coast of australia why do you see a campaign as worth that the coming of group of caucus. well there are fifty three member states in the commonwealth and thirty seven of them have a total prohibition on homosexuality. nine of them have life imprisonment in parts of two countries two commonwealth countries. people can be put to death that is completely in violation of the principles of the commonwealth charter which guaranteed universal human rights and which all those member states have signed up to so again the commonwealth needs to wake up it needs to stand true to its principles and we need to ensure that the one hundred to two hundred million there's been gay

could be over one hundred percent and over one hundred percent voting for putin why not say eric in chechnya so no nor he'll get you know he'll get a rebuffed mandate there's no doubt about that ok so no doubt about a robust mandate but out of there was a huge campaign wasn't there to get people to the polls why this person concerned that not many would turn out to vote well you know one reason is if you look back at the two thousand and sixteen duma that is parliamentary election the vote was at a historic was at a historic low it was just under fifty percent and so there the kremlin certainly appears to be greatly concerned and so there was this push indeed as paul said to have a greater turnout this time but the concern you know clearly the kremlin has been concerned that there would be a low turnout and the opposition leader. is barred from from sanding in this presidential election he's been a boycott did he get that boycott. well it's a it's a little bit unclear now whether or not he did certainly there will be a number of people who will be boycotting indeed in moscow there will be a