started taking the green peace activists into custody.re the russian coast guard officers, in uniform and guns and a knife. happened at the russian oil rig. the next day, the russians boarded the green peace ship. from a helicopter they rappelled down on to the boat with guns in hand. they arrested all 30 people on the ship. they brought them back to land. they threw them all in jail in rush yeah. and threatened them with charges of piracy and hooliganism. it could lead to 30 years in russian prison. the russians released the activists on bail. they were going to stand trial. looking at serious, hard prison time. until today. at 4:00 p.m. today, when the russian parliament passed amnesty bill that extend amnesty to those charged with hooliganism. the green peace activists arctic 30 will likely be freed. the amnesty bill is likely to free punk rock protest group pussyriot. two have been serving their sentences since then. maybe not for long after today. this is the kind of gesture a country makes when it knows the world is watching when it

petersburg before being released on bail after green peace posted a $60 million bond.n wednesday the news they had been waiting for over the last three months. >> we were illegally arrested. if this is a way for russia to start celebrating more human righting then like everybody i would be overjoyed, but i'm not prepared to say i see thatment cog at th-- that coming at this point. >> the psychological terror of being actually 23 hours inside this cell, and not -- not knowing what was going on outside. >> it's believed the amnesty decree will become law on thursday and the activists will be hoping they will be able to leave russia and be home in time for christmas. >>> the anger following the arrest of an indian diplomat in new york showing no signs of easing today. she was also given full immunity. kat turner has more on the case. >> reporter: outside of the u.s. embassy in new delhi, police oversee the removal of concrete barricades. another sign diplomatic relations with washington are quickly deteriorating. indian authorities have reportedly asked officers to return

the green peace people have been released on bail, but they can't go anywhere.hey are hoping they will be home for christmas, but most of the people will be ordinary russians, 26,000 of them. they include the vulnerable, women over 55, men over 65, men and women who served in the armed forces, but no one with a criminal act or any commission of violence will be allowed to participate in this amnesty. a lot of the people too, 16,000 we understand are people who have been charged but not actually gone to court. it was an amnesty drafted by the president to mark the 20th anniversary of the constitution of russia, and should start to take effect in the next couple of days and will last for six months. >>> opposition forces and the ukrainian government now fighting over that deal with russia. ukrainian leaders say the deal with russia guarantees financial stability. the foreign minister weighing in this accusing the west of putting pressure on the ukraine to close closer ties with europe. >> everyone should respect sovereignty of every country, and everyone should al

pussy riot and the green peace protesters are among 20,000 prisoners included in the amnesty.lthough that is just a fraction of the half a million people being held in jails let's get more. >> there are 30 green peace activists. they will be hoping this is the end of a particularly nasty three months. they were picked up while protesting an oil drugging rig. they spent nearly two months in jail before they were moved to st. piecersberg, and finally a couple of weeks ago, green peace raced the -- raised the necessary bail, $60 million. they have been speaking in st. petersburg. here is what they had to say. >> we spent in jail for doing nothing wrong, and now we are deemed guilty but granted amnesty, and 26 of us will be able to go home sooner or later, but what does that mean for our russian colleagues. >> there is no amnesty for the arctic. these companies need to be stopped. >> how is this amnesty being received in russia peter? >> well, there are 26,000 people who will be receiving this amnesty. minors, women over the age of 55, men over the age of 60, pregnant women, men a

around the green peace. activists they're now released on bail why do you think he would do you think. we needed such great force which involves so many public figures around the world. do you think we need to. liberalize one of the criminal code because you've made be jailed for any flash mob positive. regarding anyone who is defending the environment but i don't think it is acceptable to. use this campaign. to promote themselves to p.r. themselves into earn money on that i don't want to give any examples. smuggle you but i won't be able to give you exact facts but not because i don't have the. very often. these activities environmental exhibit is. are exploited for a coke for a cause that is not noble they used to squeeze the money out of corporations asked for the fast well we didn't raising a fuss that's your colleagues but that's so who ask them to well that's those people who. fall aid to the lord why do what's the reason why. either to put pressure and get the money or maybe it's done on someone's ord

the reason he needs that stamp is because he was illegally seized after the green peace guys committedeaceful protest. when gets that stamp in his passport he can leave. so it could be a relatively long process, but we're very much hoping that they start to leave the country in the next few days. >> obviously green peace got a lot of the publicity out of the action. but it has it made any difference? was it worth it after all of this? >> i think ask the protesters themselves. and almost all of them they don't regret what they did. because more people than ever know about the problems of drilling in the arctic and how difficult it would be to clean up an arctic oil spill. you look at shell who is now under enormous pressure because of the publicity to break that deal. and the company needs that investment into the company to explore the russian arctic. so it has been an extremely difficult three months for the people in jail, and a very difficult three months for the organization, and us trying to get them out. but they are saying they don't regret it. it has been a remarkable moment th

green peace is known for doing things that are clearly over the top. i think the message is there, the message is a correct one in talking about global climate change, but evangelizing from the extremes is not necessarily the best approach. >> right. >> now i'm quoting from a bbc report, british broadcasting corporation. the increase in ice in the arctic totaled 1400 cubic miles. how do you explain that, if you say that climate is changing and we're all going to end up with an arctic that looks like soup? how do you explain this? >> you have to look at the world as a living, breathing organism. not every place is heating up at the same rate. so you have some places that are going to be hotter and some places that might be colder. so you look if it was just released early this afternoon that november was the hottest year reported -- recorded in 135 years. you have to understand that the climate globally is increasing. and mind you, when you look at in a data that has -- at that data that has come out, it is still 290 square miles less than between 1981

the members of russian punk band and activists from green peace could soon get their freedom now thein russia has approved amnesty for some low level criminals. diana magnay is live in russia. what are you hearing? >> thousands of prisoners might be relieved and you qualify if you're, for example, a mother which both those two activists are or if you're elderly but it's going to take a long time. possibly up to six months, the penitentiary service tells us to go through the documents and to see whether each individual prisoner qualifies. russian president who is, right now, giving his annual press conference said about the green peace detainees because there obviously is so much youproar because of their case. if they qualify, all well and good but they shouldn't go around exercising pr stunts if they want to bring attention to the plight of the environment. we will have to wait to find out whether the green peace qualify but it looks like they might. >> vladimir putin making some interesting comments about the nsa spying scandal and edward snowden. fill us in. >> reporter: absolutel

. >>> the amnesty lead to dropping of hooliganism charges in green peace activists.e from britain arrived in central london just hours ago. they spent two months in custody after be arrested during a protest. many have vowed to continue their fight against drilling in the arctic. >> it is not over for the campaign. the campaign continues. save the arctic and draw attention to the real crime, which is oil drilling in the arctic. >> ben is here in the studio with me. we just heard from phil a short time ago, still committed to the campaign, but it must be a relief your colleagues are now free? >> certainly it is a huge relief. there was a palpable sense of relief that they were home with their families. we're also glad they are back, of course. we think they never should have been arrested in the first place. ridiculous charges for a peaceful protest. >> and obviously many saying they are still committed to the cause. >> very much so, and the arctic 30 got an amnesty, but there is no amnesty to the arctic. it is still under threat. it's an accident waiting to happen, s

. >>> and green peace says russia won't let its activists go home despite an international court ruling♪ >>> our top story north korea's neighbors are trying to find out what the execution of kim jong un's uncle. it could mark the beginning of a wider purge. >> reporter: this was the final chapter in his downfall. widely held to be the second-most powerful man in the countried. on his way to summary execution. >> translator: despicable human scum who was worse than a dog perpetrated acts of treasury in the profound trust and warmer love shined by the party and the leader for him. >> reporter: he cataloged his crimes, building his own power base, trying to make the reins of the economy. and even failing to applaud properly people are now denouncing him and his allies. >> translator: for this group of traitors who were going to destroy our single-hearted unity, execution is too lenient. they should be torn up and thrown into the rubbish bin. >> reporter: they have openedly admitted to a charge and powerful threat from within. >> they announced -- what was wrong with him. and they executed

and green peace says russia won't let its activists go home despite an international court ruling.use ♪ >>> welcome to al jazeera. north korea's neighbors are trying to figure out what the execution of one of the most powerful leaders could mean for them. it could mean the beginning of a wider purge. >> reporter: this was the final chapter in jang song-thaek's downfall. on his way to summary execution. the course of the tribunal revealed an astonishing detail. >> translator: he was worse than a dog, perpetuating acts of treachery. >> reporter: they cataloged his crimes attempting to overthrow the leadership, trying to take the reins of the economy, and even failing to applaud properly when kim jung un was first promoted. >> translator: for this group of traitors who were going to destroy our single-hearted unity, execution is too lenient. they should be torn up and thrown into the rubbish bin of history. >> reporter: a leadership that always strives to maintain a image of perfect unity has acknowledged a large and powerful threat from within. >> they announced what was wrong with j

he passed an amnesty bill that will mean the release of green peace protesters, members of pussy rightand the political opponent. >>> as part of a deal with the ukraine, russia will invest $15 billion in the ukraine and cut gas prices. yanukovych saying the deal with russia doesn't go against any plans to trade with europe. >>> samantha power first going to a hospital in the capitol city. the hospital has been overrun with the wounded. she is also scheduled to meet with the religious and political leaders. >>> ousted egyptian president would be put to death if he is found guilty of charges against him. he was ak kuszed of conspiring with foreign groups to commit acts of terrorism. the egyptian .military deposing morsi back in july. >>> it took a jury just 90 minutes to reach a verdict in a case that shocked britain, two men found guilty of hacking a soldier to death last may. >> reporter: the two young men, both in their 20s, convicted today of the murder of that soldier, back in may on the streets of london in brood daylight. what they were not found guilty of, however, was attempted

. >> ahead, they are known as the arctic 30, dozens of greene peace activists held for months now poised for release. the international space station gets an early credit mas. present from two space walking astronauts, a successful mission. and a new trend has parents avoiding a popular vitamin for their newborn. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story next only on al jazeera america of parents are declining chose shots. the centers for disease control says that decision is leading to a dangerous trend. i don't think than martin reports. >> as a first time mother, amber had a lot of questions about her newborn, including whether or not her daughter need add vitamin k shot. >> our douala told us that what our option was, the vitamin k shot, and why some people were choosing not to get it. and we just felt like it was the best decision for us to get it. and that the benefits outweighed the risks for us. >> after medical research shows it could prevent a bleeding disorder now called late vitamin k deficiency, it was once

and the arctic 30 rounded up by russian border police during a green peace demonstration will also, iteems, will home for christmas. >> translator: as for the fact that they are covered by the amnesty, we're not doing it for them, but if they are covered, that's good. >> reporter: thursday's news conference is an annual event, but it comes at a perfect time for putin to put presidential spin on events here, just six weeks before the winter olympics in this sochi. peter sharp, al jazeera, in moscow. >>> coming up on al jazeera america, we'll tell you about the fallout from that massive credit card beach at target. how much it is going to cost you and target. >>> and it's a warm day across the northeast, but we have the chance for damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornados across the plains. if you are doing traveling you might want to stay tuned. we depend on you, >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> the stream. next on al jazeera america and join the conversation online @ajamstream. (vo) al jazeera america we understand that e

russia's jails have been emptied of all the most controversial prisoners, pussy riot and the 30 green peace activists. the only rationale explanation is the winter olympics but goes to show how much power rest in the hands of one man vladimir putin. bbc news moscow. >>> you can see the full interview on "hard talk" on bbc world news tomorrow. it's airing at the times seen on your screen. >>> it's nearly three years since the civil war began in syria and since then there's been a steady stream of people leaving the country to escape the violence. more than 2 million refugees have fled and the number is rising. the united kingdom is providing financial aide but not accepting any refugees. many syrians are willing to pay traffickers to gain access to the u.k. we have this special report. >> here's syria's war and could t comes to the gateway of britain. syrians join refugees of many nations hoping to cross the channel. as the war escalates more arrive. >> i called my doctor again. >> a chef, and this elderly man a professor. >> how do you feel now at the moment? >> i feel numb. i have had a li

we've covered that story here and ending the prosecution of 30 green peace crew members. do you think that's a move by putin to defuse some of the international criticism about his human rights crackdown in advance of the olympics? >> i'd like to point out people think that it's going to lead to the release. none of them have been released yet. while it's possible that this amnesty will in reality lead to the release of the pussy riot members and green peace crew, i tend to take a wait and see approach when it comes to the russian government. it certainly wouldn't surprise me if they go flee, but i'd like to actually see them leave jail, because there is ambiguity in the way the law was written as to exactly who is eligible. >> another issue for putin is what's happened in ukraine, it used to be part of the soviet union, ukraine was trying to get closer to the european community, now putin has gone in and offered $15 billion in aid to ukraine. he's a shrewd negotiator. >> he is trying to again create a sense of hostility between russia and the west. that is not getting at

he will also pardon a group of green peace protesters and two members of the all female punk rock group. he also brushed aside questions on edward snowden saying he's never met the former nsa contractor. >>> jay carney says the president will veto any bill that places sanctions on iran. the obama administration says it it will derail talks on the nuclear program. right now 26 senators support a bill that calls for increased economic punishments against iran if it doesn't comply with the current deal. that includes a number of democrats seeking reelection next year. however, it's a different group of democrats who are siding with the white house asking majority leader harry reid to not allow a vote on that bill. >>> so you probably heard about this, but the political backlash to the suspension of "duck dynasty" star phil robertson is now featuring some of the most prominent politicians in the country. it was on wednesday that executives at the show's network skpar a&e saying they would suspend phil for comments in a magazine. the mainstream media should not behave as the thought police c

. >>> paperwork is the only thing standing in front of the freedom of green peace demonstrators jailedo. russia is dropping the charges. peter sharp has more now from moscow. >> reporter: there is a gradual easing of the diplomatic and league log jam that has seen the arctic 30 basically confined to their hotel in st. petersburg since they were bailed in november. basically, the prosecutor's offers is summoning them one by one. they go there for the offers, they receive a document which proves, an individual document that proves that the charges against them, charges of hooliganism which carry a seven-year jail sentence have, in fact, been dropped. then the next process is that the defendants have to take that document to the federal migration service to get their exit visa put in their passport and only then can they leave st. petersburg. but it's a very time-consuming practice he is. is they were hoping they would be home for christmas, now they are hoping to be back by the new year. they are all going to be released. they are all going to be -- the charges will all be dropped agains

and the green peace. could be among those set to benefit under a new amnesty bill drafted by russia's president. and plans for a multi-trillion dollar free trade zone across the asia pacific struggles to overcome fear that some countries could fall prey to ravenous corporations looking to take advantage. live from moscow it's r.t. international for you today. from all of us here thanks for joining us it's been a nervous night in ukraine's capital where hundreds of troops and riot police have been deployed around protest sites and there have been fears their presence was a signal that force was about to be unleashed but so far police moved in no need to dismantle barricades blocking government buildings while leaving demonstrators on kiev's main square in peace now let's look at this video here and you can see that police are not cracking down on protesters just pushing them back from walkways and civic offices where the work has been paralyzed the days of the opposition leaders however say they will stand

members of the sort of old arctic thirty the green peace protesters who were arrested in the russian north are currently most of them were released on bail but they are still being charged with hooliganism so that means they should see charges dropped against them as well and also most of the protesters who were arrested during. mass clashes with your thirties during a massive protest rally in moscow they should see charges dropped against them as well we do know however that this amnesty will not affect the dollars found guilty of serious crimes so only call for that of course should not be affected by this draft is still has to be approved by the upper house of of quality federation council and then signed by the president but it is widely expected that the draft or the amnesty rather should come into force before the end of the summer still some work to be done before the holidays here in moscow are you going to scan all thanks so much for that live update. they did their duty and were repaid with sickness servicemen with the royal air force were tasked with carrying out nuclear t

surveillance program and talking about his stance towards a green peace activists these are just some of the issues president putin covered during his annual marathon q. and a session this week are to see corpus going off was there and brings us the details they've never met personally but is revolutions truly made an impact on the world. answering a question about edward snowden the president didn't reveal his exact whereabouts but he couldn't resist humoring his all relationship with barack obama and u.s. surveillance tactics. it was billed as a blip you want to know how my feel about mr obama after snowden's leaks i feel jealous i feel jealous because he can do these things and get off scot free still there is nothing to be happy about but on the other hand there's no reason to be frustrated however tough the criticism against the us may be all these measures have always been aimed at tackling terrorism but there must be some clear rules and certain agreements including those of ethics. ukraine was also discussed the country said it rough in the last few weeks with mass protest bot

and a very brief look now at some other stories making news around the world a green peace activists have been arrested in geneva after staging a protest and energy conference in polar bear costumes brought snow to the luxury hotel hosting the event before pouring oil on it and some of the activists dressed as waiters mannish and opening a ban and served oil spill cocktails to conference delegates environmentalist are opposed to drilling in the arctic plan by one of the summit sponsors russian oil giant gazprom. a series of targeted attacks has rocked pakistan's biggest city of karachi killing at least eleven people and want to solve armed man on motorcycles killed three clerics and two foreign students at a seminary the city remains tense with manning roads and markets closed. french medical experts have stated the former palestinian leader yasser arafat's was not poisoned and could have died of natural causes that contradicts previous reports by swiss lab which sided radioactive polonium to tan as the possible cause of death a longtime leader of the palestinian authority fell ill a

hot headline making cases may be trumped in creating against those charged in connection with the green peace process in the uk say you were has more now on who is likely to be pardoned and who will have to wait. this may be quite a large because up to twenty five thousand people could see charges dropped against them as soon as news about these plans came out. a lot of speculation around me benefit from it it could be members of the saw or the arctic thirty the group of greenpeace activists were arrested in the russian arctic also. some of the opposition activists of protesters were arrested during a large anti-government protests rally which ended in clashes between the testers and the police now if that's speculation what we do know is that this draft isn't planned to include those who were found guilty of serious crimes so it's very unlikely that for that of course he will be freed from jail but this draft is still set to be approved by the parliament while the president is planning to discuss its details with human rights groups all later on today and of course we'll be keeping you updat

for green peace, don't even think about trying to shut down russia's oil rigs.you pressured me. >> anybody can anticipate that something could happen to them. it's a real effective way of keeping people in control. >> reporter: he called the last month a living hell for you. and he also said that freeing political prisoners makes those in power at least a little more humane. but he also called their detention torture unworthy of a european country in the 21st century. >> tough words. >>> now the story is beginning to emerge as to why north korean leader kim jong un executed his own uncle. what are you learning? >> reporter: a lot of this information's been coming out in bits and drabs since the middle of december when we learned that jang had been removed. we do know that jang had been charged with 24 crimes. there have been varying narratives. and the first narrative was that kim jong un's own uncle was maybe trying to stage some power grab. and what is really emerging now is that perhaps the real fight here was over check -- economic issues, that perhaps he wa

hours but by dozens of questions he shared his thoughts on intelligence leaks the controversial green peace case and tensions in ukraine. was there for. they've never met personally but his revelations surely made an impact on the world. serious question about edward snowden the president didn't reveal his exact whereabouts but he couldn't resist humoring his own relationship with barack obama and u.s. surveillance tactics. you want to know how my feel about mr obama after snowden's leaks i feel jealous i feel jealous because he can do these things and get off scot free still there is nothing to be happy about but on the other hand there's no reason to be frustrated however tough the criticism against the us may be all these measures have always been aimed at tackling terrorism but there must be some clear rules and certain agreements including those of ethics. ukraine was also discussed that actually said it right from the last few weeks with mass protests in favor of against moving closer with the e.u. moscow is giving kiev a fifteen billion dollar loan to help cope with severe economic p

also with us, he is the arctic campaigner for green peace u.s.a., and what are we talking about, whatt of volumes? how do you compare it to what else is available? >> according to the u.s. gee logical survey, and 30% of the world's undiscovered gas resources in the arctic region as a whole. that is a lot of very rich resource areas and it's definitely something that aim of the arctic states are interested in developing. that being said, we do know that it is very hard to explore these resources a lot of them are offshore, and we have seen what happened in 2012 with the shell exploration. there are a lot of obstacles in the way of tapping into these resources. to you see this partly political, -- it is who gets to the good stuff first? >> it is important to know that the region is an area of peace and cooperation. they deal with governance issues for the region, in terms of tapping these resources, most of the countries are free to develop the resources within their geographic boarders and also on their continental shelf one those claims are approved. >> you have been following on this

passed its amnesty bill which will release many prisoners includes two members of the pussy riot and green peace. >>> first, if you could give us background on what we're seeing today. we're aware of the historic events in the south. what is the nature of the violence that we're seeing in south sudan? is it political or ethnic? >> it's primarily military and ethnic. events have moved very, very quickly in the last four days, and i'm afraid news has not been able to keep up with events. the reports i'm receiving today are that the has been taken and two towns to the south have also been taken. there are two other divisional commanders who have apparently aligned with mushar, former presidenvicepresident. they could have an explosive war in a matter of days, and the international community needs to realize easy words of let's be calm, let's be civil are not nearly enough. >> what led to the current crisis precisely? >> apparently there was in-fighting within the tiger brigade, as it's called. this is not a premeditated fir e fight that occurred, but it quickly spread and took on another dimension.

including the green peace activist arrested at sea after trying to board an oil rig. the surprise release is seen as an attempt by the president to brush up his image ahead of the up coming winter olympics in sochi. >> can you hear me peter? >> unfortunately it looks like he cannot hear me in moscow. we'll try to repair that link and come back to it later in the program with. now back to doreen in doha. >> we're going to cross over to egypt, because it looks to be another friday of demonstrations in the country. protests organized by supporters of the ousted president mohammed morsi began on friday. morsi's protesters have called for protests on friday against the charges of espionage. security forces also used tear gas to try to disburse the demonstrators. peter joins us live to give us an update on the situation, not only in cairo but also from giza. >> yes, as you say the protests have been taking place across the country. and this is really a part of a hard-core of demonstrators who have been out on the streets -- >> all right. i do apologize for that. we have los

. >>> copenhagen could face a shift penalty after a protest by greens peace.just begun talking to the media ahead of their games when a banner was lowered behind the coach. the poster was quickly removed. real madrid has already secured a top spot. >>> staying in group b, juventus will confront their rivals in front of a packed stadium. but the coach knows it won't be easy. >> translator: of course our aim is to win, but we will concentrate not to give an easy opportunity to juventus. we should play well, and we should play well to the end. > >>> midfielder had been named french footballer of the year. he helped france qualify for next year's world cup. he previously won the award in 2007 and 2008. defending champions, barcelona plays [ inaudible ] in the champions league on wednesday. but top officials have been meeting to decide whether to leave the stadium for a bigger stadium. two plans have bureaucrat considered, including up to 105,000 spectators or move away to a new stadium. either way it would be the third biggest stadium in the world. the decision is

and the arctic 30, rounded out by russian boarder police, and freezing northern boarders during a green peace demonstration, and a russian drilling rig will also seems be home for christmas. as for the fact they are covered by their amnesty, but if they are covered that's good. thursday's news conference is an annual event, but it comes at a perfect time. for the start of the olympics and the army of the army that will throw world spotlight on this country. al jazeera, in moscow. >> family members of a murdered british soldier -- the case involved lee rig by who was killed on a london street. a british jury took just 90 minutes to convict two men of murdering him in may. prosecutors say the men hit him with a scar and then stabbed him to death. the men are scheduled to be sentenced early next year. in washington, d.c. the obama administration is renewing its effort to reduce what is called undually harsh prison sentences. and to that end, the president commuted the sentences of eight sentences.aóaóaóaóaóaaaaaac racial discrimination within the sentencing system. three years ago, dong passed a

the members of green peace were taken into custody after protesting on a russian oil rig in the arctic ocean. so what is behind president putin's decision to let all these prisoners go? mark hollingsworth is keeping an eye on the olympics. >> he sees the olympics as a real showcase of his presidency. >> reporter: he said putin didn't concede very much, but they were slated for release in just a couple of months. kordokovski still has plenty of money and power. >> he could potentially use that money to run political campaigns from abroad, but i don't think he'll be as naive as he was in 2003 when he took on putin and he thought because he was so wealthy he could take on the kremlin and the russian state. >> reporter: whatever the reason for putin's change of heart it's garnered him positive headlines around the world. just weeks from the start of the olympics when the eyes of the world will be focused on sochi. john terrett. al jazeera. >> now to the central african republic where there has been more violence between christian fighters and muslims who hold the country. christians attack

and the arctic 30, rounded up by russianboarder police, in the freezing northern waters during a green peaceemonstration, at a russian drilling rig where also it seems be home for christmas. as for the habit they are covered by the amnesty, and as far as i know they are covered by it, we are not doing it for them, but if they are covered that's good. thursday's news conference is an annual event but it comes at a perfect time, to put presidential spin on recent events here. just six weeks before the start of the winter olympics in sochi, and the arrival of the media army that will throw world spotlight on this country. patents in the united states are supposed to protect the people that invent new products but a lucrative business known as patent trolling is allowing some companies to make a lot of money off of other people's ideas, that's next, and the united states is sending more help and bringing more diplomatic attention to the violence that is plaguing the central african republic. so many money stories sound complicated. but don't worry. i'm here to take the fear out of finance. every

the first of the so called arctic green peace left the country today, demetry was the fist to be freedfter two months of detention. the group was arrested in september when they illegally board add russian oil tanker. the got is now issuing fines for men trying to leave their wifes. the story from nigeria. >> she is back in her parents house, after her 20-year-old marriage clapped. our troubled started when her husband brought in a new wife. >> he kept mistreating me and showing preference over his second wife, but i never disobeyed him. you give someone your life and they turn around to betray you. her story is coed by women as young as 16, whose marriages have also ended. there are more than 1 million divorce sees here. many blames it on how inexpensive marges have become, and how religious and local authorities have abandoned their responsibles. >> is government is taken it a step further. developing a woman for baseless reasonings attract add 300-dollar fine. homeful that it might solve the problem. >> come out and take necessary action. because the consequences is of course the pr

he said charges against green peace demonstrators will also be dropped. >> once his rival, presidentll steer clear of politics. he spoke publicly for the first time. >> if the kremlin hold the world would forget him after his release, they were wrong. at a museum dedicated to berlin's cold war past, he arrived. at times, it was chaotic. he was quick to thank those who helped secure his release which he admitted came as a surprise. >> i did not have a choice at the time i was reds. a chief at the prison camp woke me at 2:00 in the morning. i was told i would be going home. during my trip, i found you that it would end in berlin. >> he said he would fight to help those left behind. >> there are other political prisoners who are still left in russia, not only those related to the criminal case. you should not see me as a symbol that there are no more political prisoners in russia. i ask you to see me as the itself of a civil society that could lead to the release of those people who nobody ever expects to see released. >> he had spent a decade in detention. he always denied the charges

and the arctic 30, rounded up by russianboarder police, in the freezing northern, toes during a green peaceemonstration, and a russian drilling rig, will also it seems will be home for christmas. >> as for the fact thatster covered by the amnesty, and as far as i know they are covered by it, we are not doing it for them, but if they are covered,s that's good. it comes at a perfect time. to put presidential spin on recent events here. al jazeera, in moscow. >> a british jury has found two men of hacking a british soldier to death. the soldier was just outside. they wanted to dive themselves and become martyrs. lauren lee has been following, his outside the court for us now. >> why they freely admitted in killing them, which they did, but they denied the charge of murder, because in their eyes this wasn't murder at all, it was warfare. >> he must fight them, an eye for an eye. >> this was the moment he came to the attention of the world, someone who says he wanted to follow the logic of revenge to the ultimate extent. >> they don't care about you. >> he freely accepted in court as well as aft

but take a look at an ad that green peace ran using santa claus to promote their message as well andhen you do this, you affect the kids. the kids want to see what santa is saying. watch this. >> there may be no alternative but to cancchristmas. >> so that fake santa thing on the bottom, we put that on. so kids are watching this on the internet and they are saying we are canceling christmas because of global warming. >> what is next. if santa is smoking an e cig, then what is next? barney? we're not saying take them off the shelves, we are saying target an audience the say way that true cigarettes are being targeted, let's regulate that much about how they are going to advertise, not to children but to adults. >> but using santa, you have to admit the kids are focused in whon santa claus comes up. but a world in which we don't influence kids negatively is a pipe dream. no pun intended. but we can't have everything based around outlawing things that might wrongly affect children. that is not the free market system we live in. we are not china or a place where the government tells ever

. >> it does say something about the chutzpah of green peace to say you have the power to cancel christmas. i'm wondering to what end? at this time of year do you actually see something like this boomerang on you? whatever your thoughts on global warming and whether we're behind and it destroying things or whatever. >> i don't know. global warming -- seems to be a kind of religious hold on some people. i mean, rutgers university just released a report saying it's going to be really cold, i think it's the european academy of sciences -- the national research council in america says there will be no more cold winters and the pine beetle will destroy the forests because they're not killed off. every weather event is a proof of global warming and facts don't get in the way. facts in front of your eyes, two feet of snow, doesn't -- >> you're right -- >> that globe warming is not happening. >> i remember quite distinctly to your earlier point about the forecast that in future winters would we would be rung -- running around in our bathing suits. now the stuff we're seeing now is part of global w

which is why for christmas, green peace has bar offed out a video of santa looking like saddam trappeds is not santa but a bad actor playing him. >> i've dreamed of bad tidings. for some time now, melting ice here

member of pussy-riot is in jail and another high-profile of group facing russian justice is the green peaceists. >> yes, they are still this a hotel in st. petersburg and unlikely they will make it home before christmas. i spoke to an organizer there and they are simply waiting for a document from the investigative committee, the committee that was actually laying these charges against them to show in writing that the charges have been dropped as per amnesty. when they get back the documentation they can go to the federal migration service and get the passport stamped and then they will be free to leave the country. you can imagine they are in prison or out on bail since september, a frustrating time if they want to get home to their families for christmas but as i say i think this is going to be unlikely. >> reporter: thank you, peter sharp in moscow and christmas is just around the corner and protesters say they have no intention of stopping the mass rally over the holiday period and showed solidarity with 100,000 of supports and jennifer glass caught up with one of them in the capitol. >

which is why for christmas, green peace has bar offed out a video of santa looking like saddam trapped in a spider hole. this is not santa but a bad actor playing him. >> i've dreamed of bad tidings. for some time now, melting ice here. the north pole. has made our operations and our day-to-day life intolerable and impossible. >> it's like a cialis commercial for middle earth. he goes on. >> i have written personally to president obama, president putin. all world leaders. sadly, my letters have been met with indifference. >> what's next? the easter bunny on a rack? proceed. >> my home in the arctic is fast disappearing. and unless we can all act urgently, then i have to warn you of the possibility of an empty stocking forevermore. >> next year they're going to waterboard the tooth fairy. and here lies the lesson, once someone's trying to scare the kids, it's because they lost on facts. this is true in most issues in our time, the drug war, satanic heavy metal music, ddt hysteria, day-care abuse, rising gun crime. once you focus on actual stats, the story dies. far better to stoke fear

and fraud and it's part of an amnesty bill pass bid parliament and frees members of the riot and green peaceivists and ukraine passed a bill with amnesty during a government crack down and the bill will next be sent to the president and they are calling it a victory and urging protesters to stand their ground and ukraine risks defaulting on debts and looking to the eu and russia for an economic life jacket and agreed to a $15 billion russian bail out plan. and this is in iraq capitol and 8 people dead and after suicide bombers targeted pill -- pilgrims and violence in iraq is the highest level since troops withdraw their two years ago. target is trying to contain a data security disaster threatening to drive off shoppers than hackers stole thousands from them since black friday and having a hard time contacting the website and call centers and one consumer already filed a lawsuit against the company and we will discuss the target breach with the cyber security expert. investigators are trying to figure out why a ceiling came crashing down in a packed london theatre and happened during a live

then you go to the green peace people.here, don't even think about interfering with our production of oil in the arctic. it's very important energy to russia. don't even think about climbing on to any vessels and trying to stop it. then khordovsky, your get a personal thing. he doesn't like him and the feeling is mutual. i think there's a bit of rubbing his nose into the fact that he's been in prison for ten years. i'm more powerful than you are. and you aren't as much of a threat as you used to be. therefore, i will let you out. so all of those are messages in addition to that issue of sochi. >> still, the timing is interesting. i don't think that vladimir putin is going to be placing any more people under arrest pre-olympics or while the olympics are ongoing. >> reporter: that's what a lot of people are saying that right now up until the olympics things are going to look pretty good. people released, no major problems. but after the olympics are over, after those cameras have gone some of the people you can hear this fro

the law, expected to go into effect tomorrow, could lead to freedom for 30 green peace activists. hoolism. >>> deadly reno shooting. the gunman killed himself and it was not a random act of violence. police searched room by room. >> if you can just stay in this room and let me know. >> as far as the suspect goes, we don't have a solid identity on him yet but we have several leads on who he is. >> they are interviewing at least two dozen witnesses to try to figure out a motive. >> a dramatic rescue to share about canada. a crane operator who has nowhere to go. then, in the nick of time, there it is, military helicopter from a nearby base swoops in and plucks that crane operator to safety. all is well this morning. >>> just in to the cnn "newsroom," at the top of the hour the president will review the nsa review group. >> reporter: not a lot to tell you here, obama that this was added to the president's schedule within the last hour of the white house alerting us in the white house press that the president will be meeting with this review group that is being looking at surveillance

green candle. the red signifies passion. white for peace. and green for money.hen of course, if you have a party, you can have little plates with red, white and green candles for all of your guests so everybody can have passion, peace and money in the new year. >> i love that. i also love tradition they have in scotland. where you have scottish men dressing up as vikings. to celebrate their viking ancestry. and it is called hogamanay. they light torches and have rivers of fire. that's about a four-day celebration. in scotland. >> in scotland. i spent some time in brazil. you were telling me in brazil people wear white. >> yes. because white represents peace. they throw flowers into the sea to pay homage to the goddess. people all over brazil and its beautiful white, and they may wear a bit of red underwear for romance. >> i've got to say, in mexico, they do the same thing. >> red underwear? and maybe yellow underwear and green underwear representing the different things. >> that's right. >> in ecuador, some people find it strange, they take straw and make dummie