holzman he is in strasburg following this case for us hi max how significant is it that the european court of human rights has ruled in favor of these to journalists. you can't get much higher than the european court of human rights especially of course in europe so what this does it sides with the constitutional court in turkey and let me just remind everybody how this played out because the constitutional court in turkey which is of course the highest court in turkey said that these two journalists need to be released but then a lower court said we're not going to do that we're against the constitutional court so you can't really be much more outside of the rule of law than that lower court has been and by the way those two aren't the only journalists that are being detained in turkey approximately one hundred fifty journalists at the moment are being detained after that coup attempt in two thousand and sixteen so this gives even more credibility to the highest court of turkey it gives it more punch and of course it builds up pressure against the turkish government max what are the consequences for thes

correspondent max hoffman who was in strasbourg for us hi max how significant is this that the european court of human rights has ruled in favor of these two journalists. you can't really get much higher than the european court of human rights in europe at least because this is the guardian of democracy and human rights for the whole continent not only for the european union and they highlighted again the situation in turkey and let me let me explain that again because you really have to save or that the constitutional court in turkey which is the highest court in turkey ruled that those two journalists should be released then a lower court said no we're just not going to do that so you can't really be much more outside the rule of law than in this case and of course this was an easy verdict for the european court of human rights this it here this is not in agreement with article five the right to liberty and security and also is a violation of article ten the freedom of expression so they basically followed the constitutional court of turkey here and this of course is significant max what are the consequenc

expels russian diplomats and the european court of human rights rules that turkey must free to imprison journalists it's the first time the court has condemned the crackdown on dissent in the wake of a failed coup. a sad day for conservationists the world's last mail northern white rhino dies in kenya only two females remain the last hope against the species extinction. it's good to have you with us the united nations says it is deeply concerned about . civilians fleeing from the crumbling rebel enclave of eastern ghouta in syria government forces are clearing out the last pockets of resistance in the area which is near the capital damascus as the country's civil war interest a grim terminal phase it's a little different in the city of free and where the turkish army has sent over one hundred thousand people running for their lives we'll hear from a kurdish doctor shortly but first this report on the death throes of efforts to oust syrian president bashar al assad. the u.n. calls it hell on earth. and these pictures from the syrian white helmets are full of the evidence of that. the org

right or not. or where they come from the court itself which court european court of human rights well i just told you that spain is one of the countries with the fewest cases of being condemned by the european court of human rights all something to treat i mean i've read reports and i've seen that our proportion is about the low point thirteen cases all the maybe something's wrong on that maybe your information is not entirely correct i don't know it is actually correct well let me let me talk more about your handling of this crisis the cattle crisis you have and say you're enforcing the no constitution according to the castle earning government your illustration has itself been in clear violation of the spanish constitution so from one thousand steps a turn back to october the first the civil guard opened private letters addressed to thousands of citizens searched government offices and private companies intercepted the post delivery and subscription magazines in an attempt to seize all material related to the coming vote all in violation of article eighteen of the spanish constitution well you k

outside the rule of law than in this case and of course this was an easy verdict for the european court of human rights this it here this is not in agreement with article five the right to liberty and security and also it is a violation of article ten the freedom of expression so they basically followed the constitutional court of turkey here and this of course is significant. max hoffman there reporting from stroudsburg well with a threat of a trade war looming how on a chinese leaders have used the national people's congress or just growing tensions over trade with the us there so i may have it later faced with the prospect of courage if china maintained that congress that it's still open for business now the higher gigi's on imported steel and many and go into effect on friday and perhaps a last ditch attempt to avoid the beijing insists that it will she treat chinese and international companies just the same. life can be tough full foreign companies in china there's little security for intellectual property and technology transfers are regularly demanded of all who want to do business there those a

and the noise of a council on true independence leader expected to ask the european court of human rights to rule on whether he can become the region's next president. present awaiting trial on charges of rebellion and sedition. colombians cast their votes on sunday in the first election since the signing of a peace agreement with fox rebels and the results show a resurgence of right wing parties opposed to that deal as he reports the polls to elect a new congress sort of as a preview for presidential elections in may. it's an image for the history books former rebel commander. and running for office in colombia all those who were did not think that this would happen so soon but we must think but these things to the peace agreement signed in a momentous event all of us colombians hoped for. but not everybody in the country agrees the peace deal guarantees the fark party ten seats in congress even if you colombians actually voted for them. and the peace deal still profoundly divides voters for candidates were pelted with tomatoes and rocks at campaign events. unfortunately our country is d

news around the world two turkish journalists are welcoming a favorable ruling by the european court of human rights the court condemned turkey for detaining the journalists in the wake of the two thousand and sixteen coup attempt one of them is still under house arrest however the other remains imprisoned former french president nicolas sarkozy is reportedly in police custody for questioning into the financing of his two thousand and seven campaign it is alleged that the regime of the late libyan dictator moammar gadhafi provided millions of euros to start in illegal contributions harvey weinstein's former company has filed for bankruptcy months after the oscar winning producer was accused of multiple sexual assaults when scene was fired as chairman last october when the allegations were first reported he has denied having non consensual sex with anyone. chinese president xi jinping has called for his country to take its due place in the world and vowed to fight a bloody battle against its enemies speaking at the people's congress in beijing as he unveiled sweeping reforms saved it strengthening th

is european court of human rights is set to rule within the hour in the case of two turkish journalists detained in the wake of the failed two thousand and sixteen military coup in turkey one of the two men shot piet was released from detention on saturday weeks after turkey's constitutional court ruled that his rights had been by lated by his imprisonment here's what he had to say. i'm extremely happy to rejoin my family but i can't say i have regained my freedom. these twenty months in prison were very difficult. and when i got out i left thousands of people behind who have nothing to do with terrorism or the coup. i believe that turkey will not be free as long as they are not. that that's all i have to say thank you. the neighborhood and jailed journalists are just the tip of the iceberg turkey has arrested some fifty thousand people in the post to crack down around one hundred fifty thousand people have been fired or suspended from their jobs or stumble correspondent yulia han sent us this report on how the purge is affecting people's lives. we will resist that's what these demonstr

every biggest advantage of the education so if we put money into and the health everybody benefits ok you're also the spokesperson for human rights do you see the j in the european court of human rights as failings. certainly will be very pleased. whenever we leave in the thirty first of march twenty nineteen that we no longer relationship with a the european court of rights they no longer have a say what happens ok thankfully there's been very little final months while all the talk has been very fortunate borders down the sea and all the rest of it i understand you offer an amnesty i couldn't believe when i read it but you know for an amnesty for volunteers i'm certainly not defacto because of your view that an amnesty should be given overall no what i've been very careful what i've said and done to all of my party. that it's wrong. percy those who. worn the uniform. are then head of the credible for. incidents or whatever they may be have taken many many years ago i feel very very strongly. but a lot back and why is it he's been pursued many many years afterwards why is it soldiers and police officers are pursued for issues and for the value of an amnesty own rules

expect a very now and the legal fallout of the failed coup in turkey two years ago that's right kristie of the european court of human rights is set to rule later today in the case of two turkish journalists who were detained in the wake of the failed two thousand and sixteen military coup in turkey one of the two men shot heene alpine he was released from detention on saturday weeks after turkey's constitutional court ruled that his rights had been violated by his imprisonment shaheen. called i'm extremely happy to rejoin my family but i can't say i have regained my freedom . these twenty months in prison were very difficult. and when i got out i left thousands of people behind who have nothing to do with terrorism or the coup. i believe that turkey will not be free as long as they are not. that that's all i have to say thank you. the seventy four year old alpine is not entirely free though because he is required to stay in turkey under house arrest and met out is still behind bars although turkey's constitutional court has also ruled that he must be released from detention he's one of around one hundred fifty media

every biggest advantage of the education so if we put money into and the health everybody benefits ok you're also the spokesperson for human rights do you see the j in the european court of human rights is failing is. certainly will be very pleased. whenever we leave in the thirty first of march and twenty nineteen that we no longer relationship with a the european court of rights they no longer have a say what happens ok thankfully there's been very little final months while all the talk has been very fortunate borders down the sea and all the rest of it i understand you offer an amnesty i couldn't believe when i read it but you know for an amnesty for volunteers i'm certain enough to factor because of your view that an amnesty should be given over all no while i've been very careful what i've said than done to all of my party. that it's wrong. percy those who. worn the uniform. are then head of the credible for. incidents or whatever they may be have taken many many years ago i feel very very strongly. but a lot back and why is it he pursued many many years afterwards why is it soldiers and police officer for issues and for the value of an amnesty a little so i'm fo

as a consequence that he is banned from public office, he has filed an appeal to the european court of human rightsmoment that rules him out of the possibility to hold any office but as you know, he'sa very hold any office but as you know, he's a very charismatic leader, so, asa he's a very charismatic leader, so, as a political leader from his party, as the opinion polls show, he is very able to mobilise the actors and his party is gaining, and there isa and his party is gaining, and there is a slight possibility that the right—wing coalition wins an outright majority on the day of the election. there is an interesting factor this time around that the electoral system is actually a new one. it is a very complicated. no one. it is a very complicated. no one is sure how it is going to work. it is complicated because it is a mixture of systems. two thirds of it is proportional in mechanism and the third part is first past the post. since the italian system, as everybody knows, is a very fragmented system, it is very unlikely that some party or some coalition gets a majority so, if silvio berlusconi i

running on the basis of a conviction on jumped up charges which were condemned by the european court of human rightsnacceptable, and after that, navalny said to all russians, "please, do not vote." he said that it meant fixing vladimir putin's problem by helping in disguise his appointment by making it look like serving like a proper election. why did you not heed his words? because if nobody will will go for the polls, putin will win with 100%. if everybody will go, business people, those who do not agree with the economical, who don't agree with the political, those who support ksenia sobchak, or support communists... if they will not go, the country and vladimir putin will think that everyone supports him. every percent of people — 15%, 20%, they will come and they will say we are voting for other people as candidates. so we will see the picture, the social picture in russia, the picture of opinions in russia. so navalny, of course, we can talk about his legal situation. but if we talk about who supports him, not many people support him. only abouti.5 or2% of people support him. with respect, you

science mentioned in what has it has moved on because they have been seven rulings by the european court of human rights against spain so you can spare fact perfect you can see that the system works. really yes and you have yeah and in your support come on in your support in your support of spain you totally ignored spain's record on this i am saying from italy. and sided with the government as you admit yes i admit that i side with the government because the government has the responsibility to make their constitution respected by the citizens if that happens in another country the same situation will happen why do you think that these separatists have not been supported in europe because what been ascertained is an important country and you won't touch it it's not that is the symbolism of it if you let these things happen and go around then you will not never have you know the member states existing in the european union you don't care about the symbolism of people beaten up simply for putting a piece of ny presence why don't you care about the symbolism of this is spectating their own constitution wh

being infected with a nerve agent lawyer as a pro independently are expected to ask the european court of human rightsto rule on whether he can become the region's next president jordan jody sanchez is in a spanish present awaiting trial on charges of rebellion and suggestion m c international have released these images appear to show villagers a man must reckon states being cleared to make way for military use it was a she says it believes a military base is being built on one of the townships that security forces are suspected of burning to the ground last august. hong kong's pro-democracy campaign as of last ground in a crucial by election kansas recaptured only two out of the four seats up for grabs that means the opposition won't be able to block any bills in the chamber the seats were vacated two years ago and pro-democracy candidates were ousted from office for using their oath to defy china a low turnout for the vote has raised alarm amongst the opposition. and around fifty thousand farmers have reached india's financial capital money by after a five day protest march demanding money from the

in september twenty third team he would later challenge the verdict against him at the european court of human rights and win since the court's decisions are also binding for russia the verdict was suspended subject to review but early twenty seventeen the court in fear of passed another judgment which reinforced the contested verdict was five years imprisonment to be suspended the bunny has thus been legally convicted and according to russian law can no longer be elected president undeterred however he embarked on his presidential election campaign. one of the great strengths of his campaign is that he is able to draw young people at times through the streets and that is a massive challenge for the kremlin after all in order to stay in power with the kremlin and lead to me of putin learning from the mistakes made by terry regimes and amongst other things this is revealed in the way they see violence towards demonstrators the problem is that excessive use of violence towards young people has a hugely negative effect in defiance of all political logic the sympathy of all the generations then shifts to

european court of human rights they have now backtracked on that saying they will not do that but will go for more procedural approach and of large an appeal to suit very sure there is no saying how long it could be before the supremes call produces a ruling but what essentially is that the spanish central government is trying to deadlock this whole process of the move towards capital and independence within legal measures that have included jailing leaders and that is generating some kind of tension here on the streets now as diehard supporters of secession in the catalonia region of pushing their politicians to make good on their promises to move towards greater independence for this region let's take a look at a demonstration that has recently taken place. there marching for their own breakaway. republic but they going nowhere fast do we need any. i was. in venice the. songs of freedom ring out but the political reality is discordant. it's been five months since many catalans voted to split from the rest of spain the spanish central government to so far block the move it declared th

judges at the european court of human rights in strasbourg ruled the submission "inadmissible".egal options in the uk. detectives investigating the hatton garden heist three years ago have arrested a 57—year—old man on suspicion of burglary. almost £14 million was stolen — the biggest burglary in legal history. six men have already beenjailed for their part in the raid, but a man caught on cctv and referred to as basil has remained on the run. the irish government has set a date for the referendum on the country's abortion law. it will be held on friday 25th may. voters will be asked whether to keep or repeal the eighth amendment of the irish constitution, which gives an unborn child an equal right to life as a pregnant woman. the headlines on bbc news: the serial sex offenderjohn worboys will remain in prison after two of his victims went to the high court to challenge plans to release him. a drunk driver is jailed for 13 years for killing three teenagers in a crash in hayes in west london in january. a viola player who suffered irreversible damage to his hearing has won a land