unfair treatment the chance of him getting an unfair trial do you think perhaps there could be any positive intervention from the human court of the european court of human rights here well we would certainly hope that that would be the case or not they will actually do that is another question but we can see this case running and running and running perhaps for the whole year and again i think this is one of the reasons why they're doing that because it's tying up an enormous amount of wiki leaks resources both in time and money. very interesting here what you have to say sharm ward thanks very much indeed for joining us campaigner from justice for joining us there live in london thank you. the continuing crisis in north africa has highlighted the need for russia and the e.u. to coordinate their efforts in terms of foreign policy and economy one that's according to prime minister vladimir putin who addressed the media following a meeting with the european commission president jose manual but also and daniel bushell has been following the events in brussels for us obviously our question is dominating world affairs at the moment and this was no exception althoug

of justice. >> his bumpy legal right continues, possibly all the way to the european court of human rights. bbc news. >> the united nations peacekeeping mission in ivory coast says fighting has erupted in the west of the country between the armies of the incumbent president and the northern rebels. a spokesman said the fight has escalated. the saudi arabian national has been arrested and charged in the united states in connection with a suspected bombing plot. and actually targeted former president george w. bush. khalid ali-m aldawsari was detained in texas on a federal charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction after purchase of certain chemicals and equipment. police in an indian city have beaten thousands of cricket fans. the fans camped overnight to buy tickets, but 7000 available tickets quickly sold out. this is "bbc world news." coming up, the canine crackdown. shanghai is telling its citizens one dog is enough. every year, hundreds of young british women are forced into marriage against their will. many are teenagers. most cases involve women who have family links to

of justice. >> and so the bumpy legal right continues, possibly all the way to the european court of human rights. >> the united nations peacekeeping mission in the united coast says the fighting has erupted between the armies of the incoming president and forces of the former no. rebels. a u.n. spokesperson says this could escalate the in -- could escalate things. a saudi arabian national has been arrested and charged in the united states in connection with a suspected bombing plot, potentially targeting the former president, george w. bush. the department justice says he was detained in taxes on federal charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction after the alleged purchase of certain chemicals and equipment. police in bang galore have beaten thousands of cricket fans who had been queueing for tickets for the world cup match against england. thousands camp overnight to get tickets but clashed with police but protested when tickets quickly sold out. the prime minister of new zealand has said the number of people killed in the christ church earthquake could far exceed 200. 103 people a

it is needed lithuania and gladys polanski's says he will appeal to the european court of human rights an appeal he's convinced would be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr polanski when it comes to the events of january one thousand nine hundred however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here in vilnius peter all over r.t. lithuania. well coming up later in the program we bring you the story of. a mental institution in russia. right now. and i'm a fighter tarzan redhead coming up that's it has been for these political asylum in norway will return to russia to stand trial. but first some other international news in brief for you an iraqi defector who said saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction has admitted. claims were among those used to justify the u.s. led two thousand and three invasion of the country he said he saw an opportunity to topple the regime and bring democracy to iraq research group say the war has re

lithuania and gladys polanski says he will appeal to the european court of human rights an appeal he's convinced would be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr pilots sort of comes to be of beds of january nine hundred ninety wall however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here and build this picture all over if you wait here. and let's now take a look at some other international news stories and bring. a tropical low pressure system in australia has turned into a category one cycle own bringing more flooding to the country down when the north it's been paid face time with over forty centimeters of rainfall and this is his suburbs demonstrating today emergency service koreans say they've received more than two thousand calls for help since the storm began and forecasts are expected to worsen by friday the side clothes for the severe flooding in queensland for weeks in the east with schools missing and. rescue party from a bri

in his native lithuania and gladys polanski says he will appeal to the european court of human rights an appeal he's convinced would be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr politico so it comes to the events of january one thousand nine hundred however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here in vilnius peter all over r.t. lithuania or nowadays we live in the information age and the era of the internet but for many people around the world russia remains a mysterious and misunderstood land it's often portrayed as an evil totalitarian state where only vodka helps people survive the eternal winter as artie's you've got this kind of reports it seems foreign media finds dated caricatures a better story than twenty first century truth. today kids have gone since the cold war ended but it's ghost seem to be alive and well in some ways to make wars but it's the way russia is presented is often one sided or plain negative and if ther

by the courts in his native lithuania and gladys polanski's says he will appeal to the european court of human rights an appeal he's convinced would be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr polanski when it comes to the events of january one thousand nine hundred one however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here in vilnius peter all over r.t. lithuania. you're with us you live from moscow it's now just turning quarter past the hour let's get to some other international news in brief for you know iraqi defector said saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction has now admitted that he lied. claims were among those used to justify the u.s. led two thousand and three invasion of the country he said he saw an opportunity to topple the old regime and bring democracy to iraq research group say the war has resulted in over one hundred thousand civilian deaths. pressure system which developed into a category one cycle and has battled the northe

it is needed lithuania and gladys polanski says he will appeal to the european court of human rights an appeal he's convinced will be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr combs to the events of january one thousand nine hundred wall however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here in vilnius peter all over r.t. lithuania. you with r.t. live from moscow now european security the middle east and economic cooperation they're all on the agenda of russian president dmitri medvedev this visit to italy he's in rome to hold negotiations with his counterpart as well as with prime minister silvio berlusconi italy is a leading business partner for russia so the visit will focus on diversifying trade and modernizing the economic partnership but we are therefore also meet the pope at the vatican becoming the first russian leader to go there after the two sides established diplomatic relations in two thousand and nine. let's go to some ot

it is needed lithuania and gladys polanski's says he will appeal to the european court of human rights and appeal he's convinced it would be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr polanski when it comes to the events of january one thousand nine hundred however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here in vilnius peter all over r.t. if you weigh in here. the court in norway has ordered the russian nationalist be extradited back to his country for just that sequels and then in his mixed martial arts days as the ginger escaped from a psychiatric ward in russia and sought political asylum when the snow line crosstalk correspondent catherine is out of a who has the latest. for you know this isn't treating cases that tell us about the latest twist. well the latest twist in the saga of the redhead tarzan as he's known or just loved. as he's known to the legal system is that of course the courts in norway have agreed to extradite him b

it is needed lithuania and gladys polanski's says he will appeal to the european court of human rights an appeal he's convinced would be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr polanski when it comes to the events of january one thousand nine hundred however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here in vilnius peter all of a r.t. lithuania. recap of the week's top stories is coming your way after the break. for the. we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. we're covering the main stories of the week here in our team this sunday here are the top stories middle eastern states are ravaged by antigovernment protests by the uprisings in tunisia and egypt at least two hundred wives are reportedly killed by the military in the air. and the european union scrambles to help italy with waves of north african immigrants as politicians and experts sound out on whether multiculturalism is viable for e

by the courts it is needed let us know and gladys polanski says he will appeal to the european court of human rights an appeal he's convinced will be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr comes to the events of january one thousand nine hundred wall however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here and build this picture all over . still ahead for you this hour a runaway wrestler and you know and see the prize fighter who broke out of a mental institution in russia and its state and escape to norway's refused political asylum and will stand trial by charges all the details on that story coming up and. that's now have a look at some other international news stories in brief an iraqi defector who claimed saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction knitted he made it out graphic algy now that he was a key source for the bush administration he used his claims to justify invading the country in two thousand and three said he made the false all

it is needed lithuania and gladys polanski says he will appeal to the european court of human rights an appeal he's convinced will be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr polanski when it comes to the events of january one thousand nine hundred however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here in vilnius peter all over r.t. lithuania. we're going to take a short break here on our team and i'll be back with the headlights. would be soon much brighter if you know about sums from funds to freshen some. meals for instance on t.v. dot com. the week's top stories on our c middle east is engulfed by violent protests first by on the west in egypt and tunisia but experts warn it's too early to talk of regime change of all militaries the main targets. wiki leaks feels a blow to nato as new cables reveal washington spies on its own allies to influence them. policy. also get you out of books washing hands by tin pot with consequent milit

hamza is serving a seven year prison sentence for inciting murder and racial hatred the european court of human rights wouldn't allow his extradition to the u.s. until it satisfied he'll be treated humanely the case also harboring other suspected terrorists in a similar boat in two thousand and three alleged chechen terrorist akhmed zakayev who is granted political refuge the same year asylum was granted to russian tycoon bodies but it's all ski a case that took two years and severely damaged russia's relationship with the u.k. that is of ski laces said he'd been trying to overthrow the russian government using the u.k. as his base basic tradition relating to asylum is anybody can come here provided. they are loaded provided they've got lots of money we will let them in because we want them in with their money and therefore it's not particularly the russian magnets and all the gox are welcome here. shakes. may have a jew be a criminal record as it were of torture yet they were allowed to swarm around london and knightsbridge bayswater wherever no problem whatsoever while julian assange looks set to be

and then if they have to they say that they will go to the european court of human rights so this is a case that will certainly continue into the summer but i wouldn't be surprised if it carried on for much longer than that. and that reporting there from london well international extraditions lawyer douglas mcnabb says that if washington wants to lay its hands on a songe american prosecutors will certainly find something to charge him with. very little evidence needs to be shown in order to support and extradition from u.k. to the u.s. so i would see that if the u.s. wanted to extradite mr of songs at some point but now would be the time to do that i suppose to seeking to have him extradited from a realistic point of view i think the politics does come in deployed i think that the united states very very much wants to get their hands on mr a song in a u.s. courtroom what they're ultimately going to charge mr a song for we have i don't know. we have something like four thousand three hundred federal crimes in the united states. and approximately fifty five additional cry. times are ad

by the courts in his native lithuania and gladys polanski says he will appeal to the european court of human rights an appeal he's convinced would be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr polanski comes to the events of january one thousand nine hundred one however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here in vilnius peter all over r.t. lithuania going up in a few minutes of our schools of interview on how the fight on drugs is progressing in afghanistan with the un stop cutting our products official stay with us. if francis trisha's and this is a product of an upright and healthy eating. we need to test these foods from time sissy allergenicity immune response lower nutrition in for environmental contamination don't you feel like a lab rat some consider the experiment each human treatment very highly significant differences between the g.m. fed that they both at they don't cheer at that much they weren't treated so well themselves one ques

and then if they have to they say that they will go to the european court of human rights so this is a case that will certainly continue into the summer but i wouldn't be surprised if it carried on for much longer than. life outside the courthouse in the u.k. thanks so much. and it's got some more analysis on this now we are going to speak to a writer and journalist. you're actually also a credited with the wiki leaks story the court ruled in the case on the case so quite quickly today when you think was the final swing point for the judge well you know it's really difficult for a judge. in the role of the european country actually not to accept a warrant issued by a fellow europeans the. european union state. that's a law that was accepted by the opi of the union that it is able to. warrant and search warrant should be served in any other country so basically it was difficult from the very beginning to clearly. he should not be excluded members of your opinion and they have to work together here when it comes to the legalities of this process so they couldn't say no basically or a n

by the courts in his native lithuania and gladys polanski says he will appeal to the european court of human rights an appeal he's convinced would be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr polanski when it comes to the events of january one thousand nine hundred however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here in vilnius peter all over r.t. lithuania. a recap of our headlines of the week's top stories is coming your way after this short break. is he used. to. watching our to you live from moscow we're taking a look back at the week's top stories this sunday the middle east is engulfed by violent protests spurred by an arrest in egypt and tunisia but experts warn it's too early to talk of regime change while militaries remain in charge and. wiki leaks deals a blow to nato as new cables reveal washington spies on its own allies to influence a blocks of policies. also the. defense budget with postcard military spending still equaling almost. w

and then if they have to they say that they will go to the european court of human rights so this is. case will certainly continue into this but i wouldn't be surprised if you carried on for much longer than. flanders from the american activist group international action center says washington is making an example of a sound so that others do not follow in his footsteps. it is threat coming directly from the u.s. it's politically motivated it's an effort to shut down wiki leaks to intimidate others from taking action of revealing u.s. secrets which are enormous it's the way the government does business but particularly the threat or the possibility that julian assange could be brought to the u.s. when you consider the terrible conditions under which bradley manning is held of really locked down the isolation in solitary confinement it's a form of torture intimidation and repression is always an effort to stop what already exists and will continue because people all over the world have a drive to know there is a technology technological ability today to reveal this and so the threat of

by the courts in his native lithuania and gladys polanski says he will appeal to the european court of human rights an appeal he's convinced would be carried out from a jail cell history may not agree with the opinion of mr political when it comes to the events of january one thousand nine hundred however those same historians are unsure whether it's the role of the legal system to determine who can say what about the circumstances of the deaths of fourteen people here in vilnius peter all over r.t. lithuania a court in norway has ordered a russian nationalist be extradited back to his country which is love datsik also known in his mixed martial arts days as the ginger tarzan escaped from a psychiatric ward in russia and sought political asylum catherine as a river has the latest. a request was sent by the russian prosecutor general's office to norway asking that this man be returned to russia to stand trial he is of course wanted here in this country for a number of robberies he is also of course known for many strange and bizarre acts he. self-proclaimed in relative to some sort of pagan gods tha

and then if they have to they say that they will go to the european court of human rights so this is a case that will certainly continue into the summer but i wouldn't be surprised if it carried on for much longer than. i was artie's i lorimer the report of the outside the courthouse in london or let's get some more do some details on this are and i'm joined by investigative journalist tony gosling who can bring us up to date on this. it looks like we're now having some openable difficulties here on r.t. we apologize we will get to our investigative journalist tony gosling to talk more about the julian assange goes in the very near future bear in mind if you missed anything on any of the stories we're covering on so much more you can always log on to our web site that's our two dot com. we are going to have to go to the issues with the fears and. that is going to be brought to his knees as a new wave of immigrants is expected to flood the country thousands of refugees have reached the shores from unstable regions particularly in the arab world in northern africa the government has ca

and then if they have to they say that they will go to the european court of human rights so this is a case that will certainly continue into the summer but i wouldn't be surprised if it carried on for much longer than. usual and reporting more continuing. for russia and the e.u. to coordinate their efforts in terms of foreign policy and economy that's according to prime minister vladimir putin who addressed the media following a meeting with the european commission president jose manuel barroso daniel bushell has now been following the latest events for us in brussels. obviously our question is dominating world affairs at the moment and this was no exception although vladimir putin has kept his powder dry on the issue up until now he has come out with a passion usually for foreign powers to stay out of the conflict in so much as to allow the democratic process and the people to elect their own leaders in that region themselves he gave several examples of how interference has brought the reverse effect it was because of that which is today we say we're concerned about things happenin

court and then if that doesn't succeed. cool here in the u.k. and then if they have to see a state of the european court of human rights this is a case that will continue into this on that but i wouldn't be surprised if you carried on the much younger than us who are emmett's reporting there from london enough for a perspective from the us joined by brian becker he's director of the coalition in washington you can see here on r.t. so what do you reckon is washington behind all of this. well i think if you think of that courtroom as a theatrical stage you have the actors you have the judge the prosecutor the defense attorney and of course mr songe but in the director's chair i believe is the washington government particularly in the obama administration in the cia they want to stop wiki leaks they're doing all sorts of extraordinary actions stopping pay pal or leaning on pay pal master card and other private corporations to to not allow donations to be made to wiki leaks these charges have been pursued unusually vigorously for charges of sexual assault they should those kind of charges should never be trivialized but the fact that they are trivialized r

be the end of the story the defense always said that if they would take the case to the high court and then if they have to up to the court and then on to the european court of human rights they say. this case when finished but in fact it seems likely that it could go on for much longer than that all right. to life in london outside the courthouse thank you. but it's the storm of revolt but as the arab world before being increasingly felt in europe italy has declared a humanitarian emergency on its southern island of lampedusa the tiny outpost buckles under a wave of immigrants desperate to escape the regional trouble five thousand refugees have already reached the shore was with fears the number could quickly swell to three hundred thousand and. eighty miles off the coast of north africa the tiny italian. fishing in tourism means sources. for the first time in years. there always are here we have been going out to sea for twenty days now since the recent uprising in tunisia has been flooded with refugees who have arrived in just two weeks sometimes up to three hundred refugees just one tiny fishing boat to make the hero's journey to the mediterranean. doesn't. mean you.

and then if they have to they say that they will go to the european court of human rights so this is a case that will certainly continue into the summer but i wouldn't be surprised if it carried on for much longer than that. and that their reporting from london will for more on that decision to extradite join in the song john now joined by gerald button who's a member of the european parliament for the u.k. independence party thanks indeed for joining us joining us blames the european arrest warrant system for the outcome of this hearing but some why shouldn't the british courts acknowledge the seriousness of this case and cooperate with sweden well i'm i do apologize we did make contact with general a little earlier can you hear me now and your about in there in london can you hear me. i did make contact with him a little earlier and unfortunately seems of we've lost our link there with gerald back in london and i hope that we'll be able to return to him a little later to hear what he has to say so apologies for that now the continuing crisis in north africa has highlighted the need

lose they will go to the high court and then possibly even if they lose their to the european court of human rights so very unlikely that today will be the end of the story some are saying that this is a case which might not conclude till the summer but it wouldn't be surprising if it carried on way past that. laura reporting that you can always go to r.t. dot com for more news blogs and analysis and check out some of the items were lined up for you right now one article portion could soon mean murder. in the u.s. state of georgia has a new bill seeks to criminalize the practice and ensure that oath or he's investigated all miscarriages. and the gold rush is about to make a comeback here in russia as parliament possible which would reopen old mines to tourists and amateur thinkers find out more. special forces are stepping up the hunt for a gang of militants hiding out in a mountainous area in russia's southern republic of korea it's part of a major terror effort in that region police sources say weapons and explosives have been found in a hidden militant camp that targeted groups are suspected of

and then if they have to they say that they will go to the european court of human rights so this is a case that will certainly continue into the summer but i wouldn't be surprised if it carried on for much longer than that. reporting meantime investigative journalist tony gosling says this coast is a coverup and the real goal is to stop working. leagues and julian assange aren't from releasing more secret diplomatic cables. to really dangerous decision essentially what's happening here is that wiki leaks is being sabotaged by the british judicial system there haven't even been charges laid in sweden against the sand and it just seems to me like this is a blatant piece of victimization by going to sweden this is a way a by the back route because it's actually a lot easier to extradite percentage to the united states from sweden which is a back route getting around all the political problems they would be extraditing a sense directly from britain to the united states they're trying to trying to bog down with this legal court case to take his attention away to stop him running wiki lea

and then if they have to they say that they will go to the european court of human rights so this is a case that will certainly continue into the summer but i wouldn't be surprised if it carried on for much longer than that. well brian becker the director of the answer coalition in washington told me earlier that the u.s. is trying to put an end to wiki leaks and julian assange extradition to sweden is proof of that. in the director's chair i believe is that washington government particularly the obama administration and the cia they want to stop wiki leaks they're doing all sorts of extraordinary actions stopping corporations to not allow donations to be made to wiki leaks these charges have been pursued unusually vigorously for charges of sexual assault they should those kind of charges should never be trivialized but the fact that they are trivialized routinely and that this case has used extraordinary measures with the european arrest warrant and finally this proceeding for extradition when mr assigned was willing to cooperate with swedish prosecutors while he when he was there i

privacy but by the time any of this got to court there wasn't a clearly laid out right to privacy which europe does have europe has article eight of the european convention on human rights which says citizens do need a right to privacy that there's a certain dignity and personality that needs to be protected so i think that's determined a lot of the differences in terms of how the governments react to the question but how do we see you know they also announced that they want to extend this this right to privacy to the right to be forgotten especially when it comes to the web how to actually be implemented that's become a big source of concern for a lot of people on this side of the atlantic the right to be forgotten has a few elements that do resonate well with americans a lot americans would say that they don't want big companies to retain their data forever that's something that most americans can get on board with but there have been many countries in europe that say not only should this data not be retained but people should have the right to remove items from their google search something that was embarrassing or in public record or that was you know somethi

european convention of human rights all together? >> well, i have to say that my honorable friend speaks for many people when he says how completely offensive it is to have once again a ruling by a court that seems to fly completely in the face of commonsense. i mean, requiring serious sexual offenders to sign the register for life as they do now, i would say has broad support right across this house and right across the country. so i'm appalled by the supreme court ruling. we will take the minimum possible approach to this ruling and we will use the opportunity to close down some loopholes in the sex offenders register. for instance, we're going to make it compulsory that they have to report to the authorities before any travel and also that sex offenders cannot change their name to avoid having their name on the register. i could also tell my honorable friend that the commission we are establishing to look at a british bill of rights will be established imminently because i think it's about time we started making sure decisions are made in this parliament rather than in the courts. >> thank you, mr. speaker. given the difference in time between drink responsibly and smoking kills, w

european convention of human rights all together? >> well, i have to say my honorable friends speaks for many people how offensive it is to have a ruling by a court that flies completely in the face of common sense. it's requiring sexual offenders to sign the register for life as they do now has broad support in this house and the country. i'm appalled by the ruling. we will take the minimal course to the ruling and close down loopholes. for instance, we'll make them report to the authorities before any travel and also that sex offenders cannot change their name to avoid having their name on the register. i can tell my friend the commission being established to look at a british bill of rights will be established imminently because we have to make sure decisions are made in this parliament rather than in the courts. >> thank you, what action will the prime minister take from my constituent who wants to see much harder hitting labels on alcoholic drinks. >> well, i think what we should be looking at is what action we can take through the tax system, and we are looking at this in terms of dealing with the problem drinks and also tougher minimum pri

european union. he knew the court system works, the way you are treated is the same. for example, there are some practical things that need to be done in terms of the constitutional court. the court of human rights says anybody should be able to stand for elections. that is significant. there are lots of issues around building the economies. these are all things europe can help with, but it has to come from the people themselves. we do not impose the european union. they have to what it. it is a long journey and it is tough. so, president josipovic, 51 it enough, you can work with the european union to get there. -- if you want it enough, you can work with the european union to get there. >> what is outstanding to you? >> it is very important to resolve additional problems we have, especially in the judiciary and the economy. we are doing our best to resolve those problems. we are bleeding very important plants against corruption. all results have been pretty good. we have continued in our policy and our practice. it is important not only to have good legislation. we are trying to do our best. just a few chapters are now left open. we have to close them very soon. we are very near to this. >> yo