i mean they've been in guantanamo bay guantanamo bay how seven hundred seventy nine men of those seven hundred seventy nine over six hundred have been released now the u.s. government promises us that if they can use evidence obtained through torture they can prosecute up to twenty individuals that's twenty individuals out of seven hundred seventy nine i say to you to guantanamo bay today is not about justice it's never been about justice and the fact that they've done seven proceedings in eleven and a half years it will never be about justice these men have a right to have a peaceful demonstration and to have their discrepancy heard they've been there eleven and a half years and they have no hope and their home countries don't seem to be coming to the rescue i mean to wait the strongest ally that america has sets on the sidelines and watches while it hosts thirteen thousand american soldiers we say kuwait what would happen if the situation were reversed i mean we need you to get involved we need people to stand up we need the humanitarian thing to occur what would happen we are a mill

it is worth taking a moment to recall the history of guantanamo bay. after september 11, the bush a mishmash and decided to bash bush commission should decided to set up an offshore prison at guantanamo order to evade the requirements of our constitution. an office of legal counsel memo said that guantanamo was the legal equivalent of outer space. it is a perfect place to escape the law. others even within the bush administration disagree. then the secretary of state objected. he said disregarding the obligations, reversed a century of u.s. policy and practice and undermine the protections of the law and for our own troops. it will undermine public support among critical allies, and making military cooperation difficult to sustain. the defense secretary approved the abuse interrogation techniques at guantanamo. the horrible images that emerged are seared into our memories. just as sandra day o'conner wrote a state of war is not a blank check for a president. by 2006, even president bush said he wanted to close guantanamo. in 2008 the presidential candid

have beenast year, i assigned to serve as military defense counsel for individuals detained in guantanamo bay, cuba. are 160 six there remaining and i represent one of them. people often ask me if it is difficult representing a detainee in guantÁnamo and i am proud to live in a country where my commander-in-chief can order me to perform such challenging missions. my colleagues are patriots who love their country. we are caught -- we are talked a perform her duties with honor, courage, and commitment. i am here today doing my duty to talk to you about my indefinite detention in guantÁnamo bay. my client has now been detained for over 10 years. after five years of detention, he was charged with material support for terrorism and in 2009, the military commission process was halted and the charges against him dismissed. a recent d.c. circuit court that material support for terrorism is now no longer a crime that he or anyone can neverrior to 2006 be detained for. i am not here today to ask for sympathy for a man i was ordered to represent but i would like to tell you a bit about him. he is an afg

five months of desperation in guantanamo bay the hunger strike drags on with prisoners failing to win changes to their plight is pressing on with force feeding . and south american leaders unite in support and condemnation lashing out at european countries for grounding the bolivian leaders plane with president murat is claiming the u.s. pressured them to do so our top stories this hour. international news and comment online on screen twenty four hours a day this is. violence has broken out in egypt tonight as clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of the deposed president morsy at least six people are said to have been killed and dozens injured nationwide well these are live pictures from the egyptian capital very close to here square and islamist backers a staging mass protests over the coup that ousted the country's leader morsy supporters are said to be approaching tout his square where he did president's opponents they're rallying there at the moment well earlier the military was accused of farting at demonstrators the army denied using live rounds saying they used rubb

dozens of detainees being force fed and fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay that's where a hunger strike is now entering its sixth month. as president gathers latin american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy after its jet was refused access to european airspace. and supporters of egypt's ousted president called for more protests after the army's crackdown on the muslim brotherhood is leading to fears the military and islamists will soon clash. at one pm on friday this is r.t. live from moscow. straight to your top world headlines right now the u.s. government is fighting a legal effort to stop the force feeding of hunger striking detainees at guantanamo bay and lawyers for several prisoners of appeal to a washington court to intervene but the administration says federal judges have no say in what happens at that camp now the mass strike at the notorious u.s. military facility now entering its sixth month nearly two thirds of the inmates have joined in the protest against alleged mistreatment and detenti

the average cost is like 1.5 million per year in guantÁnamo bay. in guantÁnamo. so the question is what is the benefit of keeping a prison open. there is absolutely none. there have been arguments made about somehow more constitutional rights will apply it to come to the u.s. supreme court has already ruled that guantÁnamo was treated like the u.s. and that is why they granted kbs and there are no greater constitutional rights here. so what is the cost? well, the cost is the cost. the sheer amount of money that we have to spend. to understand how the international community looks at one time out. and that was opened in the first place is an effort to get around the united states constitution. the hope that if we help them outside of the territory of the united states, we would not have to abide by those constitutional values and rules so that we hold dear in this country. and the world knows that. it is an international eyesore as a result. as it turns out, the supreme court says nice try, but you are in control of them so the constitution does in

dozens of detainees being forced fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay that's where a strike is nearing the end of its fifth month. bolivia's president gathers latin american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy. refused access to european airspace. and parts of egypt explode in jubilation after the ousting of mohamed morsy some of the deposed president's top aides are arrested however fears of clashes between the army and. it is just after eight am on friday here in moscow this is r.t. worldwide news with me rory sushi it's good to have you with us today. the u.s. government is fighting a legal effort to stop the force feeding of hunger striking detainees at guantanamo bay lawyers for several prisoners of appeal to a washington court to intervene but the administration says federal judges have no say on what happens at the camp now the hunger strike at the notorious u.s. military facility is nearing the end of its fifth month now nearly two thirds of the inmate have now joined in the protest against allege

and it's now day sixteen of the bradley manning trial the defense team today focus is on guantanamo bay and what was leaked about the facility more on the case and the testimony from the expert witness that took the stand today coming up and in egypt supporters of the muslim brotherhood fill the streets even with the military announcing plans for a transition government the stability of the nation remains chaotic latest on the unrest in tonight's show. it's tuesday july ninth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm maggie lopez and you are watching r.t. well starting off this hour russia's u.n. envoy vitally vitaly churkin announced today that samples have been collected from the site and were chemical weapons were used in syria those samples have been analyzed and are now being handed over to the u.n. in an attempt to prove that rebels and not the syrian government were the ones using chemical weapons. and reports. the u.n. investigation into the use of chemical weapons near aleppo never materialized the syrian government requested such investigation but some you want officials demanded access

for the meantime though the mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay now in its six month rule and perhaps its toughest period on monday that's when the holy muslim fast of ramadan begins now that's according to lawyers for the detainees who claim the u.s. military authorities running the facility preparing to operate a force feeding factory attorneys say the forty five inmates who are currently being fed against their will will struggle to survive in the coming weeks going without water during daylight hours as part of observing ramadan they'll also face nights in. dries cells for the painful force feeding procedures or through other practices worldwide is torture with us or it is maintain the measures necessary to prevent death a u.s. military lawyer barry wouldn't god who advocates for one of the prisoners he says there's no excuse for keeping people locked up without charge or trial ninety eight percent of these men have no allegations against them to say we can't release them because they might do something in the future is completely ridiculous look we understand that guantanamo bay

dozens of detainees being force fed and fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay it's where a mass hunger strike is now entering its. american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy was refused access to europe. and parts of egypt exploded in jubilation after the ousting of mohamed morsy some of the president's top aides are arrested but fears of clashes between the army. thank you for joining us this morning here on our. just after eleven am on friday. facility is now entering its sixth month nearly two thirds of inmates have joined in the protest against alleged mistreatment and detention without trial it's the largest strike in the camps eleven year history military doctors now force feeding forty five detainees to try and keep them alive this highly controversial practice has been condemned around the world but is still being defended by certain u.s. officials. picks up the story. calls for the u.s. to stop force feeding guantanamo hunger strikers the practice is against international law and is seen by man

military authorities at guantanamo bay are allegedly stepping up efforts to break the detainees hunger strike now at six months and british inmates shocker off mark claims that the guards are using bizarre tactics for example intentionally slamming doors hundreds of times during the night the deprive the prisoners of their sleep now officials have also said that the force feeding of dozens of protesters will continue during the holy muslim fast of ramadan which begins on monday lawyers for the detainees fear the military will operate at painful for speeding factory at night time the procedure involves inmates being placed in dry cells with nothing to drink this after they've been fed against their will but the highly controversial practice is still being defended by the u.s. as r.t. is going to to can reports the u.n. calls for the us to stop force feeding guantanamo hunger strikers the practice is against international law and is seen by many as a form of torture and here is what first the guards strap the detainee down to a chair like this one been they put a mask over his face so th

right now red light green light the detainees in guantanamo bay to receive hearings after years behind bars the fate of others already cleared for release that remains unclear more on that and the rest of the world's top headlines after the break. nobody chooses to be homeless nobody chooses to me and my sorrow. is that was for the show to. get in the six pm get out six six. they were in. school. and to me the class people in the. days that were against were. it's hard to think. of them. and to know that many may not have only been the last two should never be me but there are also do different closures that never should and. it's a quarter past the hour moscow time this is on it's here with me rule research show the world update in just a second for now though after years of indefinite detention almost half of the guantanamo bay prisoners will finally see their cases refute now the news comes as the hunger strike at the notorious prison six month legal reviews were actually ordered by president obama more than two years ago but it's only now the actual preparations have begun let's br

coming up and it's now day sixteen of the bradley manning trial the defense team today focuses on guantanamo bay and what was leaked about the facility a report from fort meade ahead. it is tuesday july ninth five pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r.t. well starting off this hour russia's u.n. envoy vladimir churkin announced today that samples have been collected from the site where chemical weapons were used in syria those samples have been analyzed and are now being handed over to the u.n. in an attempt to prove that it was the rebels and not the syrian government who are the ones using chemical weapons. and reports. the u.n. investigation into the use of chemical weapons near aleppo never materialized the syrian government requested such investigation but some you want officials demanded access into all syrian facilities which syria denied insisting on the investigation of that particular incident anyway that u.n. investigation never happened but nonetheless the u.s. came forward and said it had evidence that the syrian government used chemical weapons but there wer

government is fighting a legal effort to stop the force feeding of hunger striking detainees at guantanamo bay lawyers for several prisoners have appealed to a washington court to intervene but the administration says federal judges have no say on what happens at the camp. six months nearly two thirds of the inmates have now joined in the protest against alleged mistreatment without trial is the largest strike in the history and military doctors of force feeding forty five detainees to try and keep them alive the highly controversial practice has been condemned around the world but is still being defended by u.s. officials as a correspondent. now reports. the u.n. calls for the us to stop force feeding guantanamo hunger strikers the practice is against international law and is seen by many as a form of torture and here is one thing first the guards strap the detainee down to a chair like this one then they put a mask over his face so that the detainee can't move bite or spit then the nurse snakes the feeding tube into nasal cavity the feeding tube which is roughly the size of a pens in court f

well the united states is running up quite a bill by keeping guantanamo bay guantanamo bay open as well one hundred fifty million dollars per year now that's how much the pentagon is spending on the facility that's roughly a million prisoner compare that to the costs of regular in within the u.s. then put that into perspective the average american citizen makes nearly one thousand times less than what the government pays for each guantanamo prison that well that stay with us here in our t. because we'll be covering all things guantanamo throughout the day and we'll be talking to former prisoners their lawyers and military personnel about the situation at the facility. it is not a surprise to me that we. during a time of budget cuts we spend one hundred and fifty million dollars each year to imprison one hundred sixty six people dead more as become a symbol of around the world for america the quotes the evil. stories ahead including outrage in south america triggered by the grounding of the libyan presidential plane with the president saying he is ready to close the u.s. embassy in his c

that you know we don't care whether these men did anything or not they're going to stay in guantanamo bay forever because it's good for us politically and that is completely the wrong answer you know if president obama wanted to he could at least attempt to stop the hunger strike i was then guantanamo bay last week and i saw no indication of any action to even end the hunger strike let alone send these men back home or give them justice in some form. well beside the human cost guantanamo bay is also clocking in at a hefty one hundred fifty million dollars a year that's nearly a million being spent on every single detainee compare that to the cost of regular inmates housed in america which is around twenty five thousand dollars and while the average american earns nearly eighteen times less than the annual spending on a single inmate well it spells trouble and on air and online as well we're bringing you the latest from the continuing mass hunger strike at the notorious facility at our website r.t. dot com you can follow the protest with our guantanamo timeline that's at r.t. dot com. stil

government is fighting a legal effort to stop the force feeding of hunger striking detainees at guantanamo bay lawyers for several prisoners have appealed washington court to intervene but there ministrations says federal judges have no say on what happens at the camp and they must hunger strike at the notorious u.s. military facility is now entering its sixth month nearly two thirds of the inmates have joined in the protest against alleged mistreatment and detention without trial and is the largest tried in the camps and levon yet history military doctors are force feeding forty five detainees to keep them alive the highly controversial practice has been condemned around the world but is still being defended by u.s. officials as well she's been a trick on reports. the u. one cost to the u.s. to stop force feeding guantanamo hunger strikers the practice is against international law and is seen by many as a form of torture and here is one thing first the guards strap the detainee down to a chair like this one then they put a mask over his face so that the detainee can't move bite or spit then t

that you know we don't care whether these men did anything or not they're going to stay in guantanamo bay forever because it's good for us politically and that is completely the wrong answer you know if president obama wanted to he could at least attempt to stop the hunger strike i was then guantanamo bay last week and i saw no indication of any action to even end the hunger strike let alone send these men back home or give them justice in some form. braving the winds the e.u. tuned braze genetically modified food an ease the tide regulations surrounding it the country's environment secretary claims g.m. crops are actually safer than many of the alternatives although health organizations beg to differ g.m. crops such as corn and rice spread through the food chain via cattle are adding up in our daily products at around ninety percent of all biotechs see heeds our own by the us john monsanto which is accused of stifling small businesses and driving farmers to ruin meanwhile the alarm is being raised over the health implications of bio attack food ranging from simple allergies to devastatin

now on to the latest from the hunger strike in guantanamo bay where one hundred six prisoners are now starving themselves with forty five being force fed just as the month long fast for ramadan begins this week during a senate judiciary committee hearing on tuesday the nominee to head up the f.b.i. james komi was asked what he would do about the ongoing hunger strike he danced around the question. if i were f.b.i. director i'd i don't think it's an area that would be within my. job scope but i i i don't know more about what you're describing them what do you care say it's within all of our job scopes to care about how the united states of america acts. so earlier this week u.s. district judge gladys kessler punted on issue an injunction against force feeding ruling that only the present the united states has the authority to stop the practice when asked in april why did prisoners are being force fed president obama responded by saying that he simply doesn't want these individuals to die meanwhile several groups including the world medical association in the u.n. high commissioner for

detention facility at guantanamo bay as the hunger strike there lingers are lawmakers finally ready to do something about it we have an update on the hearing tonight show. it's wednesday july twenty fourth eight pm in washington d.c. same sex you're watching our t.v. then we begin with a story that could have been ripped straight from the headlines of the onion the n.s.a. which has the power to read all of our e-mails is apparently unable to read its own e-mails pro publica filed a freedom of information act request looking into the agency's p.r. efforts after a very friendly documentary about the n.s.a. aired on the national geographic channel basically pro publica was asking for records of e-mail exchanges between the n.s.a. and the national geographic channel but the n.s.a. freedom of information act officer cindy blacker responded to the request saying quote there's no essential method to search an e-mail at this time with the way our records are set up unfortunately she acknowledged it's a little antiquated and archaic. meanwhile today on the hill the n.s.a. dodged a bullet an ame

dozens of detainees being force fed and fresh claims of sexual abuse by guards at guantanamo bay where a mass hunger strike is now entering its sixth month. bolivia's president in american leaders to condemn what he calls u.s. intimidation tactics threatening to close america's embassy after his jet was refused access to european airspace. and part of egypt exploded in jubilation after the sting of mohammed morsi some of the deposed president's top aides are arrested but fears of clashes between the army and islamist. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at r.t. moscow. with this hour's top headlines the u.s. government is fighting a legal effort to stop the force feeding of hunger striking detainees at guantanamo bay lawyers for several prisoners have appealed to a washington court to intervene but the administration says federal judges have no say in what happens at that camp now the mass hunger strike at the notorious military facility now entering its sixth month and nearly two thirds of the inmates have joined in the protest against alleged mistreatment and detention wit

now you experience something like this firsthand as a prosecutor at guantanamo bay correct yes yes and now it only has faced some blowback from the latin american countries for its alleged role in diverting a plane the plane of the libyan president even morale is there now a lot of american countries in solidarity with morale is have a move there envoys from italy among other european countries so why isn't the us listening now well because we're the big kid on the playground who's going to tell us that we can't do it so again you know we're great at preaching to others about the rule of law and you heard the president yesterday on mandela's ninety fifth birthday talk about you know honoring you know accountability and respect for the law but we ignore it when it's inconvenient so that's certainly what we're doing here with italy where you know there are a lapdog when it comes to when we need a favor blocking evo morales you know head of state was an extraordinary step you know for the countries that forced his plane to land believing that snowden might be on the plane but then you kno

we are spending $2.7 million per year for each detainee held at guantÁnamo bay.onersys for the have filed an emergency motion accusing prison authorities of violating religious rights during ramadan. the military reportedly has blocked nightly communal prayers for those refusing to in the link the hunger strike. the new legal filing asked the federal court to grant an injunction ensuring the prisoners religious rights are protected. several are reportedly being force-fed with nasal tubes. the judge overseeing detroit's bankruptcy effort has frozen all legal challenges or the city seeks protection from creditors. detroit's chapter nine bankruptcy filing has set off what could be a prolonged legal battle with thousands of current and former city employees whose pensions and medical benefits based major cuts. on wednesday, judge roads stated all lawsuits against detroit, emergency manager, and governor rick snyder of michigan during the bankruptcy process. outside the hearing, detroit firefighter took part in a rally to save the pensions of public workers. >> everyt

it's been more than 11 years since the bush administration established the detentions and at guantÁnamo bayin that time i've spoken on the senate floor more than 65 times about the need to close this prison. i never imagined that in 2013, not only would guantÁnamo to be open, but some would be arguing it would keep it open indefinitely. the reality is that every day remains open, guantÁnamo prison weakens our alliances, inspires our enemies, and calls into question our commitment to human rights. time and again our most senior national security and military leaders have called for the closure of guantÁnamo. listen to retired air force major matthew alexander. he led the interrogation team that tracked down a house or car, the leader of al qaeda in iraq. is what the general said. pardon, with a major city i listen time and again to foreign fighters and sunni iraqis, state that the number one reason they decide to pick up arms and join al qaeda were the abuses at abu ghraib and the authorized torture and abuse at guantÁnamo bay. it's no exaggeration, the major said, to say that at least half

here to demonstrate the standard operating procedure for speeding detainees at guantanamo bay. through the. job. just so. i'm not. going to. me like you do in. i don't know about you but i was very difficult to watch in fact he couldn't even do it he later said it felt like an object steering his brain just imagine in forced against your will to incur this kind of treatment not once but twice daily so kudos to most def or even attempting to do it just to send us a powerful message now it's our job to make sure that message doesn't fall on deaf ears. like. you've never seen anything like. china's rapidly growing middle class is travelling the world like never before and providing a massive boost to tourist destinations in the proses spending over one hundred billion dollars last year alone but the benefits are not being felt there were a boy who has been looking into why the chinese are leaving me out of their travel plans. it's one of the top global tourist destinations but according to new research securing a visa to come to the u.k. spreading to be more trouble than it's wort

and there's the marks of his voice that outrage over the force feeding of guantanamo bay hunger strikers during the holy month of ramadan a popular american rapper finds out firsthand just how painful that procedure can be. here in moscow now tonight this is our t.v. one is kevin and it's good to have you company first in russia says rebel syrian fighters not the army were behind a chemical attack in aleppo four months ago which left twenty six people dead the russian envoy to the united nations says that conclusion was reached after samples taken from the site were analyzed moscow's no hand of the evidence over to the u.n. for more on this is go live to washington correspondent and you can bring us up to speed if you would know a little bit more about what's come out here what was found. kevin as you remember the u.n. investigation into the use of chemical weapons and near aleppo never materialized the syrian government requested such investigation but so. do you want officials demanded access into all syrian facilities which syria denied insisting on the investigation of that particula

nearly half of the prisoners at guantanamo bay will have their cases reviewed it's to decide whether the inmates still constitute a threat to america that merits continued to tension to the u.s. government more than two years to carry out this plan ordered by president obama well out of the hundred sixty six prisoners currently held at guantanamo bay seventy one inmates will get parole style hearings most haven't been charged with any crime because there isn't enough evidence to hold a trial but they were still considered too dangerous to be released of the rest only nine have been charged six of whom are awaiting death penalty trials and three have been convicted of war crimes and eighty six others are also in a legible reviews because they were cleared for release long ago while only were told to join eisenberg is one of the prisoners lawyers and he says that while parole hearings may be a welcome step toward shutting the facility down it's still not enough to make inmates stop their hunger strike which is now nearing its sixth month. in the case of these detainees the statement th

lawyers for the guantanamo bay detainees say there's no indication the mass hunger strike is ending despite u.s. officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have had one meal the first though since february. and violence in belfast clashes broke out at the annual orange order parade despite a very heavy police presence. within a syrian rebel spokesman tells us the west should be very careful about supplying the. which he claims has been hijacked by al-qaeda linked militants. worldwide news live from moscow this is r t with me wrong and welcome to the program today. lawyers have pledged support for edward snowden's application for refuge in russia following his meeting with russian and international human rights activists at moscow's sheremetyevo airport of course that's where he's been holed up now for about three weeks let's get the details live from joining us here on the program hello to you paula so what's next well are to confirm that russia's federal migration committee has yet to receive a formal application for asylum from edward snowden this is despite yesterday's meeting t

to demonstrate the standard operating procedure for speeding detainees at guantanamo bay. no drugs. no no no no i didn't. mean to do it. i don't know about you but i was very difficult to watch in fact he couldn't even do it he later said it felt like an object syrian his brain just imagine in force against your will to incur this kind of treatment not once but twice daily so cruel as to most def or even attempting to do it just to send us a powerful message now it's our job to make sure that message doesn't fall on deaf ears. like. you've never seen anything like that. and reckless british bankers could soon face jail terms for misconduct while managing banks chancellor george osborne has backed tougher rules for the industry but his response to proposals from the parliamentary commission on banking standards is already drawing criticism or he says are still he joins us now from london with the details so tasso why exactly does osborne support for a new banking rules mean. well first of all let's remember that george osborne's call out for the for jail time for bankers who are accu

that you know we don't care whether these men did anything or not they're going to stay in guantanamo bay forever because it's good for us politically and that is completely the wrong answer you know if president obama wanted to he could at least attempt to stop the hunger strike i was the guantanamo bay last week and i saw no indication of any action to even end the hunger strike let alone send these men back home or give them justice in some form. besides the human cost growing time obeys also clocking in i have to be one hundred fifty million dollars a year that's nearly a million being spent on every single detainee that compare that to the course of regular inmates housed in the us which is around twenty five thousand dollars while the average american is nearly a thousand times less than the annual spending on a single gone in mate. and online as well where bringing you the latest from the can to new hunger strike the notorious for so that he so log on to our website to follow the process with our grand time a timeline at r.t. dot com. a story numbers of britons are resorting to foo

will finally hold long deferred hearings for dozens of guantanamo bay in maids while eighty six others cleared for release still unable to leave the press. news a live from moscow this is r t with me rory sushant thank you for joining us today the n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden could finally set foot on russian territory today he's waiting for paperwork which would allow him to leave the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport and according to his lawyer the man who leaked secret u.s. documents is here to stay. right outside the airport let's get the latest from her right now and good to see you this morning so it's possible here that russia could become the official home all former n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden. rory that is a distinct possibility in this case the announcement came as a surprise to many seeing as how the applications had. and submitted far and wide for asylum in other areas and after a month staying here at sheremetyevo airport it turns out that he may be seeking asylum temporarily here in russia now the reasons for this are fairly straightforward acc

to demonstrate the standard operating procedure for its treating detainees at guantanamo bay. and. for that. job. no. drugs have. no i mean to. me he's got to do it. i don't know about you but i was very difficult to watch in fact he couldn't even do it he later said it felt like an object to syrian his brain just imagine enforced against your will to encourage this kind of treatment not once but twice daily so cruel as to most def or even attempting to do it just to send us a powerful message now it's our job to make sure that message doesn't fall on deaf ears. it looks like. you've never seen anything like that. now corruption has worsened all over the world over the past two years according to a newly released international poll a report from transparency international shows that people in most countries from the richest to poorest increasingly view their governments split all parties and police as corrupt while to get some insight into this we're now joined live from berlin by a sin heinrich who is research director at transparency international thank you so much for joining us

lawyers for the guantanamo bay detainees say there's no indication a mass hunger strike is ending despite u.s. officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have one meal for the first time since february. and violence in belfast as clashes break out of the annual orange order parade despite a very heavy police presence. within hears from a syrian rebel spokesman he says the front is tearing itself apart. militant. opposition. this is r t with. the week's top headlines here thanks for joining us lawyers have pledged support for edward snowden's application for refuge in russia following his meeting with russian and international human rights activists at moscow's sheremetyevo airport of course that's where he's been holed up for now well the past three weeks let's get the latest details he has. expressed his gratitude to the countries that have suggested they would take him in these include the likes of venezuela bolivia. but it's becoming apparent that it's increasingly difficult for him to get to these countries not only because of a lack of paperwork but also because of the mary.

also this week with no sign of a let up in the guantanamo bay hunger strike now in its six month prison guards are resorting to a new harsh techniques to and the standoff. this is our teens five pm in moscow i'm marina joshing welcome to the program. now three latin american countries have said they're ready to grant asylum to adult snowden the leaders of believe eleven as well in nicaragua are offering a helping hand to the man who exposed the u.s. government's global surveillance web washington's aggressive pursuit of the whistleblower has prompted those leaders to rally around the former n.s.a. contractor arches and he said now we have more i think snowden tsonga's prices though with a latin american twist a glimmer of hope after living in limbo for weeks then as well as nicaragua and bolivia for the n.s.a. leaker asylum after the european countries rejected his official request for most of the week if snowden himself didn't know where his future would be taking him then we certainly did and this really it was thought ecuador might be a possibility but president gray is sentiment tow

lawyers for the guantanamo bay detainee say there's no indication the hunger strike is ending despite u.s. officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have eaten a meal now for the first time since february. as clashes break out of the annual orange order parade despite a heavy police presence. shooting dead a top syrian rebel commander this in the latest escalation of infighting all among the opposition. well good morning from moscow worse now we're just off to eight am on saturday. world headlines let's get straight now to the whistleblower. lawyers have fresh support for edward snowden's application for refuge in russia now this following his meeting with russian and international human rights activists at moscow's sheremetyevo airport that's where he's been holed up now for roughly three weeks get the details out told scott who joins us here on the program paul good morning to you so what's next morning well after three weeks in hiding edward snowden has finally been seen in public he called yesterday's meeting with human rights activists and noise not just from the intern

way off the years of indefinite detention almost half of the guantanamo bay prisoners will finally see their cases reviewed by the news comes as the hunger strike of the notorious prison six months now legal reviews were actually older by president obama more than two years ago but it's only now the actual preparations have begun let's bring you some numbers here on the program let's have a look and see what we're talking about about one hundred sixty six prisoners currently held it gets a seventy one inmates will get parole style hearings that. most haven't been charged with any crime because there simply isn't enough evidence to hold a trial though they were still considered too dangerous to be released now all of the rest only nine have been charged six of which are awaiting death penalty trials three though have been convicted of war crimes that while eighty six others are also ineligible for abuse that because they were already cleared for release a long time ago now all this is a welcome step to closing down guantanamo it is not enough to make inmates stop their hunger strike tha

p it's just coming from the white house relative to guantanamo bay.ing the president has indicated he wanted to close. apparently, two prisoners are being repatriated from guantanamo bay to algeria. what do you know about this? >> that is a statement we just got from the white house. while it is significant that they're mentioning two have been repatriated back to algeria, so many more are still at guantanamo bay. the bottom part of that statement, the white house said we ask congress to help us resolve the situation with all the other people who are at guantanamo bay. of course, it is congress that has put restrictions on the white house being able to quote/unquote officially close out guantanamo bay. one of the very tricky things is that many of the host countries aren't -- don't want these people back in their home countries. algeria accepted these two. this has been a thorny issue the white house has been dealing with over the past four years. >> absolutely. let's get to anthony weiner and his difficult situation there. he's staying in the race, m

and also this hour as activists voiced their outrage over the force feeding of guantanamo bay hunger strikers during the holy month of ramadan a popular american rapper finds out first time just how painful this procedure could be. if you just joined us this is r.t. international it's kevin owen here with very good to have you company edward snowden's plea for political asylum looking precisely promising to save me a fugitive u.s. intelligence leaker now has three latin american countries venezuela the correct bolivia all willing to work willing to offer refuge to him from prosecution in his homeland but whichever asylum destination snowden chooses getting there of course is going to be no simple matter as art he's going to teach you can explains now. edward snowden submitted his request ask to have been his while this president indicated in very strong terms that his country was ready to accept him this is what you said about snowden he's a young man who in the spirit of her belly and has told the truth about the united states spying on the whole world so we see that snowden will be