alexander lukashenko of stealing last month's elections and they're demanding that he step down look at genco claims the protests are being steered from abroad and he says nato is massing troops near the border now nato has vehemently denied that. putting on a show of force bellerose president alexander lucas told his military commanders to use the toughest measures possible to protect the country he claims enemies are at the border and as for opponents inside he's threatened to close factories if strikes against his regime continue. but look at his rule is drawing to an end so says exiled opposition leader. anyway even if we there. this moment will slow down or calm down i don't look good but our people. they don't want to accept our president anymore we have changed our minds have changed and will not be able to be under this president taking war under this authority as we will struggle till our what he tried to with the real good the changes in our country. the struggle continued on saturday women took a stand against the violent repression of protests. ignoring official warnings. and more

continue as dello russo after last week's contested presidential election which saw alexander look at genco secure a 6th term in office. and says this person has been in power for 26 years he's long street with his and doesn't want to let go. meanwhile prologue protesters also take to the streets in support of their under-fire leader. and let's just listen i support alexander lukashenko i wasn't forced to come here this is my personal choice. and in the other stories that shape of the week of the.

i was up genco six. on that victory was that is cries of. jobs to the sub monitor kind of sky apps let the country. for you for a life after she- call the vote great. as a regional coastal. the delivery into in is just to today saying they have used i'm last what a group of who they at the policice in in the westsf the country one of many cities arare the car hasas seen protess but what's interest is that that statete was late every day. and the words live i were removed and replaced by something that you might translate by regular arms seems lilike they're notot really wilg to admit that they've been using live ammunition but according to at least one. independent belarusian media outlet the hospital where the person who was wounded and was taken to confirmed that it was a gunshot wound with live ammunition and so far mostly across belarus the police have been using batons rubber bullets tear gas those kinds of weapons that they have been coming down very very hard on the day straightest. three nights at a hundred fifty engine with. i thank

dig up the dirt pacheco describes himself as a russia your range of political and economic analyst genco was a on the payroll of mr steele's. best a geisha and firm in london he also worked at the brookings institute and he co-wrote with fiona hill a 2010 brookings paper on russia's energy ambitions here is r.t. host and veteran journalist ben swan with more. than chink oh that is name of the person who is really the primary source of the still dossier his washington based lawyer now admits that yes in fact he provided source data and analysis for that dossier already online sleuths had made the connection between then chain co in the still doubt so here's what we know about then he was on the payroll of christopher skills investigative firm orbis business intelligence in london we also know that he worked for the brookings institution he co-wrote a paper with fiona hill in 2010 titled one step forward 2 steps back the realities of a rising china and work ations for russia's inner g.m. bishan keep in mind fiona hill became a sinner piece of the impeachment hearings as she had been presid

going onto the streets protesting what people say is very much an observer election result look at genco claiming more than 80 percent of the vote so they're going to want to help people are going to respond in the days ahead. on to other news now in the hong kong media tycoon jimmy lyons been detained the most high profile arrests yet under the beijing imposed national security law he is among 7 people arrested under the law on monday and executive in lyons media group says he's been arrested on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers more on this with sarah clarke in hong kong now tell us a little bit more about well not just the arrests but jimmy lie himself i've been reading about his apple daily website very popular and i'll go. look it is it is a sweeping police operation is currently underway in hong kong and as you mentioned 7 people have been arrested not just to me live but jimmy life is the founder of the tabloid media operation known as apple he was the founder and also the owner he's also well known for being a critic of the chinese communist party and he was detained ear

intervention is that likely yeah i think that the most likely solution and a good one would be if local genco leaves office and then somebody else takes power who enjoys the more popular support and can perform make the necessary domestic reforms but without really causing a major threat to russia in the short term i think in the long term bella ruth will end up looking like the other baltic countries and poland and so on it really should be part of the west but the timing is not good with president putin in power richard bias there speaking to us from where he stratton the defense and security analyst thanks so much appeal inside here on out of there richard. sure any time. well crowds in sudan's capital khartoum are protesting on the 1st anniversary of the country's landmark power sharing deal they say the transition to democracy has been slow following the overthrow of longtime leader of al bashir in the current transitional government is made up of civilian and military leaders who are slated to govern until democratic elections are held in 2 years well we can now speak to our corresponde