you know, i'm with greenpeace partly because of her, because when greenpeace approached me to consider this position i was in the middle of a hunger strike. actually, i was 19 days only on water. it was a campaign to put pressure on my government in south africa not to protect the dictatorship of robert mugabe in zimbabwe and to stand up against the human rights violations that were happening to the zimbabwe people. and greenpeace calls me on the 19th day to say, you know, would you consider being a candidate? and i said, you know, thank you very much, but i can't make such a big decision in the state that i'm in at the moment, having been out here for -- >> fasting, hungry? >> yeah, just on water for 19 days, and then my daughter said, what did greenpeace want? i told her, and then she said, dad, i won't talk to you if you don't seriously consider this position when you finish your stupid hunger strike. and i said, why? and then she said, greenpeace is about my future. this planet is being destroyed, and greenpeace is not like some other organizations that talk too much and don't act.

, when i went as greenpeace for the first time in 2010, before when i went as greenpeace for the first time in 2010, before i even arrived there, there were so many ceoeoof big companies that wrote to me saying, we want meetings. and by the time i got there, i couldn't attend any sessions because i was, like, fully booked from one ceo to the other, and i was late getting to one ceo. and i said, i'm so sorry i'm late, but i'm in this new situation. in my previous roles, nobody wanted to speak to me. now i come as greenpeace, and you folks all want to speak to me. and then the ceo tells me, well, kumi, you understand what's happening, right? i said, what? he said, well, many of the ceos of the big companies are desperate to get greenpeace to the table because they hope that way they won't be on your menu. you know, back to -- >> well, you've had some success negotiating with these multinational corporations, instead of confronting them. unilever and coca cola agreed to stop using hfc gases, which can actually do more damage -- >> than carbon dioxide. >> -- than carbon dioxide. you got ne

russian investigators filed piracy charges against greenpeace actually after they're tempted to climb onto an offshore oil platform in protest against drilling in the arctic. top officials and ecology expos feel to russia's north just cause the arctic and this is melting ice makes world government stop on their hunt with the region's massive oil and gas reserves. also this hour is syria iran on the n.s.a. spy scandal i.g. to dominate discussions at the u.n. general assembly in new york. and kenyan forces are clearing the westgate mall for misses following a four day hostage crisis with authorities saying british and american nationals were among that. you so russia under on the wall this is all see with me hello and welcome to the program. says she greenpeace activists south facing charges of piracy after trying to board a russian oil platform in protest against drilling in the arctic both russian and foreign activists are among those being investigated and for more let's now go to our season. he is here in the studio with us had alex say so what exactly are the protesters accused of

and greenpeace. greenpeace ship was boarded by armed russian coast guard after activists attempted to disrupt an oil rig in the arctic sea that and more after the break. this is the media leave those who we. love the oceans. the way you call the usual get your shoes that no one is it would be guess that you deserve answers from . politics. choose your language to actually make it with zero in for the many rules candidates will come up. with said. she looks good the consensus to. choose the opinions the great. choose the stories that if you. choose the access to. welcome back you're watching live from moscow and lindsey france. inequality unemployment and soaring debt europe's had its share of troubles in the five years since the financial crisis struck the aggressive austerity programs launched to cure the ailing economy appear to have made everyday life worse a new report suggests almost a third of europeans will live in poverty by two thousand and twenty five the details now from lucic half an off.

greenpeace said clearly. and. during this conference the russian president was actually asked about the detained activist and he said greenpeace had clearly violated international law by sending activists from the ship in inflatable boats to try to board the pre put it but it was long now oil platform in the future or a sea but the greenpeace believes that despite what well they say that it what their intentions were peaceful. and and they they believe that despite the massive funding of the project there not enough is being done to protect the environment and they say that nobody should be drilling there and we're going to thanks very much indeed for bringing us all the very latest twists and turns in this case of course and just remind our viewers so we'll be closely following the developments surrounding this case and we'll be bringing you the very latest as we get it here on our team. now thousands of people have throng the streets of athens in protest against the far right golden dawn party police fired tear

has a concern that he's a frequent traveler here and he might leave the country now on board that greenpeace international ship they were called the arctic sunrise they were citizens of seventeen countries including including russia canada and the u.s. by the way the captain of the ship is a u.s. citizen investigators of russia's prosecutor's office want the activists arrested so that they can go ahead with the investigation of the incident at the russian oil platform in the arctic now if the greenpeace activists were detained last week having ignored russian authorities warnings while trying to climb the platform the russian oil platform greenpeace says they acted in peaceful protest against oil drilling in the arctic russian authorities believe whatever their intentions the activist technically broke the law we know that the detained activists refused to answer investigator's questions invoking their right under the russian constitution to remain silent and not to give any any statements against themselves under russian the law prosecutors have food to press charges and that they have done

greenpeace campaigners will remain in custody for two more months while the era tam to board an offshore russian oil rig is investigated the activists could be charged with piracy. and poll suggests the majority in britain support a ban on muslim women covering up using burkas in the cobs as the debate over traditional religious clothings sparks back into life. to be out in moscow you're watching our team in the marina joshing welcome to the program the u.n. security council's permanent members have finally agreed on a draft resolution that would rid syria of its chemical weapons the document imposes legally binding obligations on all parties of the syrian conflict although panel these for noncompliance will not be automatic here's a nice in our way with the details of an agreement being seen as a landmark diplomatic breakthrough. and russian ambassador to the un has said that the council could vote on friday on this resolution the five permanent members of the u.n. security council reach an agreement on thursday over the wording of binding and forcible text to eliminate syria's. now the

russia investigations filed piracy charges against greenpeace activists saying they may have endangered the region's environment that they try to climb on to an offshore oil platform in protest against drilling in the oxic. meanwhile the arctic is the focus of top officials on a culture experts who flock together in russia's north downsize governments beginning to honor the oil and gas treasures being revealed by the melting ice. and the dead you u.n. speech by the new iranian president under statement from the n.s.a. time to brazil in the are expected to be the highlights of this year's general assembly in new york. international news and comments live from moscow this is the with me thanks for joining us. she greenpeace actually a south facing charges of piracy after trying to board a russian oil platform in protest against a trilling in the arctic both russian and foreign accidents are among those being investigated let's get more now from our. he's here with us in the studio so what exactly are the protesters accused of and tell us more about the charges how serious are they all tho

said to us of course they are not pirates but he said greenpeace had clearly violated into. to his from the ship inflatable boats to try to avoid the rush of the world clock for the president suggested that the activists should choose other forms of dialogue. but it's not only greenpeace activists who are being detained russian media staging protests by refusing published images for a day after a russian photographer was arrested along with others on the ship so go to our website r.t. dot com to find out more. boss we have a story of a u.s. soldier and was launching a campaign for former afghan interpreter who had his american visa revoked after years of service alongside u.s. troops. now addressing the u.n. general assembly in new york believe his president adam raul is called for barack obama to be put on trial for crimes against humanity a link to an aggressive foreign policy battle channel managed to speak to him shortly after his comments here is what he said. the. i want to remind you of that when obama was elected president is a bit his aim was to end all wars we're j

three participants in a greenpeace protests are denied bail and will stay in custody for two months as a chord in northwest russia decides the fate of twenty seven others will storm the rig over drilling in the arctic plus. greek police tear gas an angry mob trying to storm the offices of the far right golden dawn party as the ideological rift in the debt ridden country deep woods. and resolution and side over syria as russian and u.s. diplomats put the finishing touches to a un security council draft to oversee chemical disarmament. if you're watching are you coming to live from moscow four pm in the russian capital i'm marina joshie welcome to the program accord to in russia sports city of more months kaz remanded three people involved in a greenpeace protest to stay in jail until the end of november almost three dozen others are awaiting their verdict after they scaled an oil platform against drilling in russia's arctic waters well we'll be joined by our correspondent going to get all the very latest for us a little bit later in the program so do stay with us for that. in the meanti

president clinton says greenpeace activists are not pirates but reprimands them for breaching international law when trying to storm a russian oil rig. in the u.k. a brig's its own citizens people of a tiny mid atlantic island say they're being squeezed down to make room for a u.s. military base. are they watching r.t. coming to you live from the sky. now addressing the u.n. general assembly iran's president hassan rouhani says he's ready for dialogue on the country's nuclear program he's called for a consistent force from washington on the year she while obama also signaled his willingness to talk on the sidelines of the gathering in new york russia and the u.s. also continued their work on a consensus over syria artie's nice and now it has this report. at the u.n. iranian president hassan rouhani stressed iran is not a threat but made to be won by other countries to promote interests in the region he said no military solution is acceptable in the region and the syrian crisis is a result of external influence to change regional order now rouhani talked about how people in the world are tir

moving on thirty greenpeace activists are facing charges of piracy after trying to board a russian oil platform in protest against drilling in the arctic both russian and foreign actually it's are among those being investigated. has the details this could entailed up to fifteen years in prison and up to a half a million fine now also from the russian investigators that after the boat the arctic sunrise was seized in the waters in the economic waters of the russian federation close to the oil rig. also the found some kind of electronic equipment on board that vessel the equipment which is used according to investigators for an identified means and also the biggest irony here according to the investigators is that the activists of the greenpeace organization the organization which has always been fighting to prevent any kind of ecological disasters and catastrophe. but you could ask if you were a disaster by breaching the security of this oil rig and thus you could have endangered the. entire region of course that is yet to be determined whether their actions could have led to such drast

greenpeace campaigners will remain in custody for two months to board an. investigative activists could be charged with piracy. in the poll suggests the majority in britain support a ban on women covering up using. the bait. clothing. and. carried out. the un security council's permanent members have finally agreed on a draft resolution that would read syria of its chemical weapons the document imposes legally binding obligations on all parties of the syrian conflict and the penalties for noncompliance will not be automatic is a nice way with the details of an agreement being seen as a landmark diplomatic breakthrough. that it's work and rest ambassador to the u.n. has said that the council could vote on friday on this resolution the five permanent members of the u.n. security council reached an agreement on thursday over the wording of binding and forcible text to eliminate syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons now the resolution doesn't allow for immediate chapter seven action of the u.n. charter which allows for military and nonmilitary action in case o

greenpeace campaigns will remain in custody for two more months while their attempt to board an offshore russian investigative. could be charged with piracy. in the poll suggests the majority in britain support a ban on the burqa which covers a woman's entire body and the debates have a traditional muslim clothing sparks back into life. means a lot more twenty four hours a day this is out. the u.n. security council's permanent members have finally agreed on a draft resolution that would reduce syria of its chemical weapons document imposes legally binding obligations on all parties of the syrian conflict penalties for noncompliance will not be automatic. with the details of an agreement being seen as a landmark diplomatic breakthrough. started to work and rest ambassador to the u.n. has said that the council could vote on friday on this resolution the five permanent members of the u.n. security council reach an agreement on thursday over the wording of a binding and forcible text to eliminate syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons now the resolution doesn't allow for immediate chapter se

the standoff in the arctic russia's coastal guard captures a greenpeace ship and the rest all on board saying they threaten the lives of all right workers by trying to disrupt their work those stories and others coming up shortly. the first caracas has declared america's decision to deny airspace to the venezuelan president is nothing short of an act of aggression nicolas maduro was on route to china for a state visit when he was reportedly turned away from puerto rican airspace. more than now it's venezuela says is dead or gets could potentially be denied american visas head of a major u.n. meeting next week. is following the story for us. after initially denying airspace to the venezuelan president the us did an about face and granted approval for mr nicolas maduro to fly over puerto rico on his way to china a spokesperson for the u.s. state department so the u.s. initially denied them as well as a request because it was submitted only one day in advance instead of the mandatory three days. authorities granted over flight approval to the venezuelan leader now this happen only after a

russian coastguards or greenpeace ship after after activists attempt to disrupt and. work the work of an oil rig in the arctic see that and more after the break. we'll look at. science technology innovation called the least developed mints from around russia we've got the future covered. wealthy british style. time to. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mikes concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report. back you're watching our two live from moscow and lindsey france. iran's recently elected president has offered to oversee talks between the syrian government and the opposition assan rouhani addressed the western world in an editorial for the washington post calling on countries to focus on the future and not past frosty relations the apparent readiness of iran's new leader to engage has given hope for a far in relations with washington but that's not an easy goal to achieve let's take a look at the tensions between the two in the past decade or so a year after the cia

russian investigators filed piracy charges against greenpeace activists saying they were have endangered the document that's after they tried to climb on to an offshore oil platform in protest against drilling in the arctic. meanwhile the focus of top officials on the coach expos hope flock together in russia's north that says governments are beginning to like the oil and gas treasures being revealed by the melting items. this is our see coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program speaking of the u.n. general somebody new york bomber has a defended america's foreign military interventions and tries that washington must remain heavily engaged in the middle east after his brazilian con devolves to the chance to criticize the u.s. for the recent global spying scandal let's cross live to our marina portnoy who's in new york for us hi there marina so how did obama justify his position. well u.s. president barack obama spoke at length about of variety of issues but of course the international community did expect for him to address syria and that he did he called on the interna

kumi naidoo is executive director of greenpeace international.stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. the intergovernmental panel on climate change is set to issue friday it strongest warning yet the climate change is caused by humans and will cause more heat waves, droughts, and floods unless governments take action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. the ipcc releases the report every six years. it incorporates the key findings from thousands of articles published in scientific journals. -- the ipcc began meeting earlier this week in stockholm ahead of the report's release. this is the ipcc chairperson rajendra pachauri. >> they will approve the summary policymakers an acceptable report. this is happening at a time when the world is awaiting the outcome of this session with great expectation because of its obvious significance in respect of the current status of global negotiations. in the ongoing debate on actions to deal with the challenge of

the russian court has ordered that twenty two people arrested during a greenpeace protest in the arctic last week should remain in custody pending an investigation another eight campaign is out to be held for three days until the next hearing on the activists were detained aboard a greenpeace vessel after attempting to scan an oil platform in protest at drilling in russian waters. as more. as of now twenty two people who are on board the arctic sunrise will remain in jail for the next two months says investigation continues that's not a sentence that's basically time that the court gives for investigators to do their job and present their case there will be another hearing on monday as we understand and the court the more minds will decide what to do with the other eight members of the crew on board the greenpeace ship with their words thirty people citizens of seventeen countries including russia canada and the united states the captain of the ship is an american citizen they were all detained now the greenpeace activists so were detained last week having ignored russian authorities wa

in the arctic russia's coast guard captures a greenpeace ship. saying they threaten the lives of oil rig workers by trying to disrupt their work. life from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned ten pm this is with international news and comment the hague based chemical weapons watchdog has received data on syria's toxic this comes as part of the country's chemical demilitarization plan hammered out by top russian and u.s. diplomats last week. as the details. well under the deal a brokered between washington and moscow in geneva last weekend a syria has until saturday to disclose its arsenal of chemical weapons and the process has begun the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons or o.p.c. w for short a spokesman for that organization says we have received part of the verification and we expect more that's what the spokesperson was quoted as saying it's believed that the initial declaration outlining syria's chemical weapons program has been handed over however when contacted by our take p.c. w. did confirm that a me

it raises questions about greenpeace tactic. in choppy and dangerous waters, they bring the protesters down from the side of the oil platform, the largest of the greenpeace boats try to push its way between the coast guard and activists. the coast guard in orange clearly waves at the protesters boats to back away at a safe distance. instead, the much larger green peace boat serges forward and nearly mounts the front of the coast guard boat. only then are the warning shots fired. it under lies the considerable danger faced by the activists, the coast guard officers and oil rig staff. >> they knew full well who we were. we were entirely peaceful, and we were peaceful when we were putting the climbers up. things started to go regressive when the coast guard came in threatening people with knives, trying to sink our safety boats, and then even shooting shots into the water. >> reporter: the 30 crew members of the arctic sunrise have now been taken in where prosecutors are to question them initially on suspicion of piracy but that sp

border greenpeace straight after acts of his attempts to disrupt and work of an oil rig in the arctic sea that's a. well that's right. well good. science technology innovation all the least i'm elements from around russia we've got the future covered. wealthy british style. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cars or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kaiser report on our. this is the welcome bond iran's recently elected as president has offered to receive talks between the syrian government and the opposition has some reality address the western world in editorial for the washington post calling on countries to focus on the future and not past frosty relations the apparent regine is who runs a new leader to engage has given hope for a somewhere in relations with washington but that's not an easy goal to achieve and let's now take a look at the tensions between the two in the past decade or so a year after the end after the cia accused iran of having one of the world's most active nuclear prog

the russian car has gone to the border greenpeace shape up to acts of its attempt to disrupt. what i want to rake in the same that's much more off of the bag. there's a medium leave us so we need to be. by the sea pollution security play your part of the musical. push use that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from. politicking only on our t.v. . choose your language. killing the killer though if they feel some of. the consents to. choose the opinions that invigorating to. choose the stories get in the money. choose the access to your office. this is r.c. welcome bank it runs recently elected president has offered to oversee tools between the syrian government and the opposition has some rouhani and dresses the western world an editorial for the washington post calling on countries to focus on the future and not past frosty relations the apparent regine is so iran's new leader to engage has given hope for a foreign relations with washington but that's not an easy goal to achieve and let's now take a look at the tensions between the two and the pas decad

the russian car has gone has seized a greenpeace ship in the arctic are resting the twenty seven x. of his aboard the action was taken after the environmental is trying to describe the work of an oil platform those sources say the protests threaten the lives of the recruits to see. greenpeace say that at the moment thirty or so of their activists are being held at gunpoint all nerved boat the arctic sunrise in the barents sea they say that fifteen mosques men with guns that they believed to be from the russian security services stormed their boat and arrested them on it that comes after dramatic scenes yesterday asked for greenpeace activists tried to board the oil rig up their own by gas from its gas from first attempt to try and drill for oil in the barents sea greenpeace say that that operation threatens very dangerously a very delicate environment up there shots were fired across the bow of that that greenpeace ship up there and those activists were removed from from that from that oil rig the foreign ministry takes a very different view to greenpeace it calls their activities a

photographs from their websites in protest of the detention of a photographer held together with greenpeace activists who tried to scale an arctic boil rick. u.k. ponders the role of the full face veil in british lives with a skeptical public unconvinced by arguments over religious rights and necessity. this is r.t. coming to you live from moscow with me marina joshing. now there's been a much needed breakthrough at the u.n. security council as its permanent members agree on a draft resolution overseeing syria's chemical weapons disarmament and as russia has long been insisting it doesn't contain any threat of outside military action or he said he's now has more on the deal which seemed to be impossible from the outset . that attack and wrestle ambassador to the u.n. has said that the council couldn't vote on friday on this resolution the five permanent members of the u.n. security council reach an agreement on thursday over the wording of binding and forcible text to eliminate syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons now the resolution doesn't allow for immediate chapter seven action of the

russian investigators for piracy charges against greenpeace activists saying they may have endangered the region's environment that's after they tried to shore oil in protest against drilling in the arctic. is the focus of top officials and experts who flock together. countries are beginning to oil and gas treasures being revealed by the melting ice. from our studio in moscow where it's just turned eleven pm this is r.t. with international news and comment speaking at the un general assembly in new york barack obama has defended america's foreign military interventions and stressed that washington must remain heavily engaged in the middle east that's after his brazilian counterpart took the chance to criticize the u.s. for the recent global spying scandal. is in new york with the latest so. syria to give up its chemical. but what price. well centering on syria at the start of his speech u.s. president barack obama called on the international community to enforce a ban on chemical weapons in syria which you just referenced the u.s. leader went on to insist the security council should i

and greenpeace protesters accused of piracy await their fate as a court herring kicks off in the russian port city of movements the activists earlier refused to give statements to investigators. focusing live from moscow twenty four seven you're watching out. thousands of people have thrown the streets of athens in protest against the far right golden dawn party police fired tear gas and stun grenades are outraged demonstrators who threw petrol bombs and stones at the party's headquarters with the latest wave of anger over the murder of an anti fascist rock musician starved to death by a man who admitted to being a member of golden dawn or polls show that since the killing of. greece's the largest party has lost considerable public support this comes as no great surprise the level of racist violence has jumped significantly in crisis play greece let's have a look at her on the map you can see the number of racist attacks several years ago but today there are hardly any empty spots on the map of racists crime from a discussion on a disturbing trend we're joined now by artist lucy craft of

and there is anger among russian journalists as a photographer is remanded alongside the greenpeace arctic oil rig protesters for two months. to start to come to life in moscow. welcome to the program. now there's been a much needed breakthrough at the u.n. security council as its permanent members agree on a draft resolution overseeing syria's chemical weapons disarmament and as russia has long been insisting it doesn't contain any threat of outside military action now we has more on the deal which seemed to be impossible from the outset. this is a major break for her when you think about how less than a month ago it looked like russia and the u.s. would never agree and obama was rallying support and getting ready to bomb damascus the resolution vote on syria's chemical weapons is expected friday and outlines a legally binding compliance but no threat of sanctions or military action and the five permanent members of the u.n. security council reached an agreement on thursday over the exact wording of binding and enforceable tax to eliminate stockpiles of according to the geneva according t

russian investigators for piracy charges against greenpeace activists saying they may have endangered the region's environment that's after they tried to climb onto an offshore oil platform in protest against drilling in the arctic. meanwhile the arctic sea focus of top officials in ecology experts who flock together in russia's north and countries are beginning to see the oil and gas treasures being revealed by the melting ice. this is a party live here in moscow with you twenty four hours a day speaking at the u.n. general assembly in new york barack obama has defended america's foreign military interventions and stressed that washington must remain heavily engaged in the middle east now that's after his brazilian counterpart took the chance to criticize the u.s. for the recent global spying scandal well we hope to get more from auntie's marina porter from new york live a little later this hour here on r.t. . greenpeace activists are facing charges of piracy after trying to board a russian oil platform in protest against drilling in the arctic russian and foreign activists are among

photographs from their websites in probus and the detention of a photographer held together with greenpeace activists who are trying to scale an arctic oil every. living hell to bring the beautiful game to doha human rights groups sports fans and football is called ceasefire to move the world cup after revelations of horrific conditions causing a daily deaths causing daily deaths among laborers. five in moscow you watching r.t.i. marina josh welcome to the program while there has been a much needed breakthrough at the u.n. security council as its permanent members agree on a draft resolution overseeing syria's chemical weapons disarmament and as russia has long been insisting it doesn't contain any threat of outside military action lived. in new york and used to tell us more about this resolution and what else do we know about it and in fact how much of a breakthrough is it. really this is a major break for her when you think about how less than a month ago it looked like russia and the u.s. would never agree and obama was rallying support and getting ready to bomb damascus the resolution v

greenpeace protesters await their fate as a russian court decides on piracy charges against them after activists tried to storm an oil rig in the arctic. fencing golfed in street violence police fired tear gas at furious crowds trying to storm the offices of the far right golden dawn party following the killing of an anti-racism musician. last compliance the u.n. security council inches closer to a resolution on syria's toxic weapons and the use of force has been a stumbling block. for costing lives twenty four hours a day you know watching out. russian caught to decide the fate of greenpeace activists it's the piracy accusations in the arctic it's possible they could be freed later today if the court decides to drop the case although be held pending further investigation all thirty activists are now awaiting a preliminary hearing it rushes into months be facing up to fifteen losing jail found guilty international team was seized by coast guards and they tried to scale the russian offshore oil platform greenpeace insists it was a peaceful protest of netherlands called on russia to imme

and greenpeace protesters refused to give statements to investigators as the russian court prepares to head their policy case thirty activists were arrested for storming an oil rig in the arctic. around the world and around the clock this is r.t. on kerry just. now thousands of people have thrown the streets of athens in protest against the far right golden dawn party police fired tear gas and stun grenades at outraged demonstrators who threw petrol bombs and stones at the party's headquarters what's the latest a wave of anger over the murder of an anti fascist rap musician stabbed to death by a man who admitted to being a member of golden dawn the polls show that since the killing of have lost his ass greece's third largest party has lost considerable public support this comes as no great surprise the level of racist violence has jumped significantly in crisis play greece has had a look here and on the map you can see the number of races attacks several years ago but today there are hardly any empty spots on and free of racist crime my colleague sean thomas discussed the disturbing tr

do tell us how russian authorities are explaining their moves well the decision to walk keep the greenpeace activists in jail for the next two months after their arrest stems from the fact that the investigation is still ongoing and the russian officials are saying the those who are under investigation could leave the country while the investigation is still taking place there were about thirty people out there with thirty people on board from more than a dozen of various countries obviously some of them were russian others weren't so the authorities are saying that doesn't mean that all of those who are now in custody will stay in jail for the entire duration of two months that of course depends on the course of the investigation now why did the russian authorities arrest him in the first place all there is saying is because the activists onboard the arctic star the greenpeace vessel have occurred numerous warnings which were issued to them from russian authorities including a warning not to enter the northern the sea routes and also not to scale the oil rig in the right in the northern be

this is our c welcome back says he greenpeace activists are accused of piracy of trying to board a russian oil platform in protest against a drilling in the arctic russian and foreign acts of its are among those being investigated and the norway now joined live by aussies aleksei get a shed ski aleksey hideout so looks exactly are they accused of and how serious are those allegations those are legations the charges are indeed quite serious according to russian investigators the greenpeace activists and there are believed to be around thirty of them have violated the article of the russian criminal code relating to piracy organized by a group of people and the maximum punishment for this for this violation is up to fifteen years in prison and a half a million ruble fine of course that is yet to be determined but i remind our viewers that the incident in question happened last week when the arctic sunrise vessel registered to the greenpeace organization reached the. lawn there. in the russian northern barren sea and the activists tried to board this oil platform according to the russian inve

photographs from their websites in protest of the detention of a toggle for hell together with greenpeace activists who tried to scale an arctic oil rig. and living how to bring the beautiful game to doha human rights groups sports fans and footballers calling fifa to move the world cup after revelations of horrific conditions causing daily deaths among laborers. in moscow watching r t m or even josh welcome to the program. now there's been much needed a breakthrough at the u.n. security council as a permanent members agree on a draft resolution overseeing syria's chemical weapons disarmament and as russia has long been insisting it doesn't contain any threat of outside milledge reaction arjun he said now has more on the deal which seemed to be impossible from the outset. this is a major break for her when you think about how less than a month ago it looked like russia and the u.s. would never agree and obama was rallying support and getting ready to bomb damascus the resolution vote on syria's chemical weapons is expected friday and outlines a legally binding compliance but no threat of