government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please talk to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check him. out and using the pledge to close guantanamo to help him become president more than four years ago barack obama has dropped the goal from the top of his agenda as you go to this kind of now recaps the failures to bring the dog stories of the camp to an end. the story around the closure of guantanamo bay prison has stuck to president obama ever since he pro

officials continue to deny a mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay more than one hundred detainees have reportedly been starving themselves for forty days. new yorkers revolt against the city's police department on mass after n.y.p.d. officers gunned down a sixteen year old boy in a brooklyn neighborhood. syrian quagmire two years since the bloody conflict began some european states are reaching to put weapons directly into the hands of rebel armies infiltrated by islamist extremists. and the handover of power in china is complete with a new leader is aiming to keep the economy and military investments grimmy says the u.s. continues to build its presence in the region. watching our teams weekly news review with me carol. the strike at guantanamo bay is continuing after forty days with more than one hundred detainees reportedly starving themselves in protest of the desecration of the qur'an by prison guards lawyers for the captives claim the state of their health is close to life threatening but the u.s. military has strongly denied the crisis saying only fourteen detainees are refusing

guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than a month now the facility which is now on strike holds most of the inmates there one hundred thirty people out of one hundred sixty six the total number of prisoners at guantanamo the detainees through their lawyers say most of them are taking part in this we cannot verify exactly how many will left a message with robert do ran the media person for guantanamo very much hope he will get back to us the attorneys for the detainees are saying their health is deteriorating we spoke with. her client there says he lost twenty pounds is the beginning of the strike at the beginning of february said she and a number of other attorneys had sent a letter with their questions to the authorities at guantanamo copying the justice department she said they had to respond to it. just point the strike is more than thirty days old old and by a forty by we understand from medical experts there are serious health repercussions that start happening things like lost hearing chancel blindness and in a couple of weeks worse than that ultimately you

a desperate act of defiance of more than one hundred guantanamo prisoners on a hunger strike and putting their lives online but the u.s. military is trying to play down the scale of the protest. it's an anniversary but nothing to celebrate it's been two years of under arrest in syria inspired by the arab spring revolutions but it's resulted in a civil war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. and a peaceful vigil turns violent in new york demonstrators vento period over the police killing of a black teenager blaming the cops for racism and brutality. you're watching r t a line from moscow with me to ban would say it's good to have in company with us more than one hundred prisoners at the guantanamo camp have been on a hunger strike for five weeks now in a desperate attempt to draw attention to their plight the strike was launched in protest against the seizure of personal letters and the rough handling off of their korans their lawyers and human rights activists are sounding the lead over their critical condition budging u.s. military officials claim nobody is in danger r.t. has a

lawyers representing guantanamo prisoners have sent a letter to the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel urging him to help end the standoff one of them eric montalvo says are running the facility and spending millions in doing so is just upsurge with those kids of all charges by the obama administration still held the for no reason. there are people in guantanamo bay right now that have been determined by the obama administration to be clear of any charges but they languish down there because we have policies of no transport to certain countries like yemen it's really an abominable you know humanitarian situation where you're depriving these people of life and liberty and for no really valid basis president obama in his first term within twenty four hours said you know i'm going to close guantanamo bay because this doesn't need to exist and yet we sit here how many years later and we talk about you know all of the the budget cuts and all the concerns in the millions and millions and millions of dollars that we're spending upon this facility the medical care

senator barack obama promised to close guantanamo bay now we are into his second term and gitmo is still open for business in fact some are planing has actually made it worse for people inside of the facility that story ahead. he spoke for war than twelve hours on the senate floor about drones but what did senator rand paul at his epic filibuster actually say about u.s. drone policy will question more. and do you ever look for the made in us sign before you buy something there used to be a push to buy american made products but you may be surprised to learn that some of the most iconic american brands have actually been sold to foreign companies spotlights the outsourcing of america. it is friday march eighth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. starting off this hour the funeral of late president hugo chavez was held in caracas today delegates from fifty five countries were in attendance including a low level u.s. delegation outside the chapel hundreds of thousands gathered to mourn the late president here's what his fellow latin american leaders had to

a life threatening mass hunger is striking the guantanamo detention camp continues but prison officials still deny the threat claiming only fourteen inmates are refusing food. decisions on defense washington dropping a key piece of its european missile system citing a lack of money and development problems with the pentagon opting to put more missile interceptors on the u.s. west coast instead of. back to earth after one hundred forty two days in orbit a u.s. astronaut two russian cosmonauts planned in kazakstan after completing their mission aboard the international space station. one pm in moscow matter as a good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story the health of detainees at guantanamo bay detention center under serious threat with a mass hunger strike continuing for more than five weeks it's claim more than one hundred inmates the majority of them jailed without charge or refusing food in an act of defiance struggling to draw attention to their plight can't officials though say any talk of this being a mass strike is a gross exaggeration on our requests for information

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur amr was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of one tunnel for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check them. nearly all hundred sixty six prisoners had good mo have been held. there since the prison was set up eleven years ago about house the house of them have been found not guilty but remain behind bars because of u.s. transfer of strict ins still others are awaiting trial counter-terror divisor laura pitter from human rights watch says washington should put an end t

officials and the mainstream media dismiss added no allegations of a lot of threatening crisis at guantanamo bay more than a hundred tape knees are reportedly on hunger strike for the second month. is why two years of violence and seventy thousand lives lost in syria some western nations are ready to send more on the rebels including antitank an anti aircraft weapons. and to the once in a decade polish ship is compete in china with a new president and prime minister said to impose political policies that will shape the world. since five pm here in the russian capital you live with r.t. for more international news analysis and reports lawyers for more than one hundred detainees on hunger strike at guantanamo bay say many of them are close to death the situation has become so desperate representatives of the captives have made a direct appeal to the u.s. defense secretary but he was officials deny the allegations and much of the mainstream media remains on moved as archie's gannett cheek and reports. guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than a month now the facility which

reviewing the week's top stories hunger for justice more than one hundred prisoners in guantanamo bay reportedly fasting for forty days risking their health in a protest over their plight. protesting the police new yorkers take to the streets air raids at the top killing of a black teenager with commemoration rallies descending into arrests and violence in . syria's spiral the country marking two years since the start of its ongoing conflict resulting in tens of thousands of deaths the u.k. and france push to lift an arms embargo to get weapons to the rebels. and for power in china new leadership taking the reins eyeing to boost the growing economy and increasing military spending as the u.s. pushes for greater influence in the region. nine am in moscow i'm at treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. we begin in guantanamo where the mass hunger strike in the prison there has entered its fortieth day with more than one hundred inmates reportedly staging the act of defiance the strike was launched in protest against the confiscation of t

detainees desperation more than one hundred guantanamo bay prisoners reportedly hunger striking for more than forty days with some claiming it's a do or die protest and prison officials insisting reports are exaggerated. protests. clashes in tear gas in cairo in another episode of unrest as proud as protest against muslim brotherhood members attacking journalists plus. you are very lucky to be. in first and remember it is that something you probably won't see again r.t. speaks exclusively with the president of valorous alexander lukashenko who says all he wants for his country is a normal life as a european state. eight am in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story the u.s. is downplaying them as hunger strike at guantanamo bay detention center more than one hundred detainees reportedly fasting for more than forty days now in an act of defiance sparked by the confiscation of personal items and the desecration they say of their qur'an the prison officials though insist the reports are an outright falsehood saying there is only a handful of prisoners refusing

army veteran and former guantanamo god thank you for joining us here on alt. well on our website at moment want to know your view on this issue every. way you can tell us why you think want to put off to more than eleven years well perhaps you think the u.s. is to blame for not keeping its promise to close the facility maybe cuba should never have leased the base to the u.s. in the first place maybe blame other countries for refusing to repatriate detainees or indeed you may see the nine eleven terror attacks as the main reason. operational well you can head right now have your say and hear the results. the boss majority we can see that eighty percent blaming washington for failing to keep its pledge is almost equally small number eight percent. responsible for what is happening at guantanamo so if you haven't already done so. well coming up after the break police. protests over the killing of a brooklyn teenager n.y.p.d. angry clashes and arrests. and the chinese reshuffle the country complete. transfer of power. beefing up their presence in the region all th

hunger for justice for one hundred prisoners in guantanamo bay have reportedly been fasting for forty days risking their lives in a protest over their plight. take to the streets outraged at the cop killing of a black teenager with peaceful rallies descending into arrests and violence. syrian spiral the country marks two years since the start of a conflict which has led to tens of thousands of deaths u.k. and france push to. give weapons to the rebels. power transfer in china as the new leadership takes the reins to boost the economy and its military the u.s. pushes for greater influence in the region. watching artie's weekly news review with me kerry johnston welcome to. the hunger strike in guantanamo prison has ended its fortieth day now more than one hundred inmates reportedly staging the act of defiance it was launched in protest against the confiscation of personal belongings and the desecration of the qur'an while the prisoners lawyers are sounding the alarm over their client's critical condition as a campus officials claim the allegations have been grossly exaggerated. investi

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please touch me in the . by people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check out. if you had over to our teeth or call right now you can get the latest news on this ongoing hunger strike of guantanamo bay detainees as well as reports interviews and editorials on ongoing merican prison in cuba. also online for you at r.t. dot com the ukraine declares a state of emergency deploys the military after a massive snowfall hits the punishing storms expected to move n

putting their lives on the line guantanamo bay detainees who've been a hunger strike now for nearly two months say they're ready to go all the way. over again even if you just joined us for a viewer watching around the world kevin owen here tonight from moscow with a round of the big stories from r.t. for the last seven days in our weekly program and first avoiding bankruptcy has come at a steep price for cyprus while the wealthiest save his face losing up to sixty percent of the deposits ordinary residents have also been subjected to and president of capital controls daily cash withdrawals are limited to three hundred euros per person now per bank no checks can be cashed payments and transfers outside cyprus are limited to five thousand euros a month and those traveling abroad won't be able to take more than a thousand euros with them the restrictions have been imposed for an indefinite period two and a tester is still a found out families are already feeling the pinch. like many in cyprus later leaders agreed this is simply stunned at the speed and manner will finish the banking crisi

clubs are putting their lives on the line to guantanamo bay detainees who have been on a hunger strike who needed two months say they're ready to go all the way. at six pm here in moscow you're live with us on our sea for the week's top stories with me to say let's take a look right of voiding bankruptcy has come at a steeple prize was cyprus while the wealthiest savers of phase of using up to sixty percent of their deposits ordinary risk the residents have also been subjected to i'm president of capital controls let's take a look at those banking terms now daily cash withdrawals are limited to up to three hundred euros per person per bank payments and transferred outside to cyprus are limited to about five thousand euros a month and those traveling abroad won't be able to take more than a thousand euros per person per trip now the restrictions have been imposed for an indefinite period and as our earlier found out family already feeling the pinch. like many in cyprus need us this is simply stunned at the speed and manner with which the banking crisis in his country seems to be spirali

that the guantanamo detentions have been in operation. most of the detainees in guantanamo have been how bear for years without charge or trial born in iran now residing in germany was among them he was released after being found not guilty in two thousand and six but it was only after five years of detention i have been myself tortured and different kind of. the only reason why they brought us to guantanamo was because there's no any human rights existing over there like in prisons. and that's mean they could. do and make with us whatever they like to do and. they specially tortured me to force me for signing papers and every time when i refused they kept just touching me in different kind of face they just try to really all kind of way to break us. so. they tried psychological ways and physical torture to break the detainees and the same way with myself. every time if you refused to do anything they tortured you punish you for this i must have got tortured by electroshocks and waterboarding and stuff like that but i have seen also. kids

the week's top stories hunger for justice more than one hundred prisoners in guantanamo bay reportedly fasting for forty days risking their health in a protest over their plight. another protest this time with police new yorkers take to the streets outraged at the cop killing of a black teenager with commemoration rallies descending into arrests and violence. syria's spiral the country marking two years since the start of the ongoing conflict leading to tens of thousands of deaths while the u.k. and france pushed to look to new arms embargo to get weapons to the rebels. the transfer of power in china new leadership taking the reins eyeing to boost a growing economy and increasing military spending as the u.s. pushes for greater influence in the region. one pm in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story this hour the mass hunger strike in guantanamo prisons entered its fortieth day with more than one hundred inmates reportedly staging an act of defiance the strike was launched in protest against confiscation of personal belongings and a rough handling of th

detention camp in guantanamo sixteen percent say when the u.s. sets up new prisons elsewhere and the smallest amount say when u.s. defeats terrorism that's just that two percent you can head to our to dot com and let us know when you think if and when one ton of mobile bay detention center will be closed. and still ahead for you here on our t.v. look at washington's plans to scrap the european missile shield also how the u.k. is making money in the bedroom we investigate just what the u.k. government has in store for brits and their bed starting on april fool's day and it seems many on social housing will not be finding the move all that funny. plus space mission complete outside your spacecraft lands in conflicts and bringing home to russian cosmonauts and an american astronaut after nearly five months in orbit. technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of

following a mass hunger strike at the guantanamo bay prison entering its forty first day with some inmates claiming it's do or die but the prison officials insist reports are exaggerated. the protests played country clashes in tear gas in cairo at another episode of unrest as crowds protest against muslim brotherhood members attacking journalists plus. you very lucky to meet you it's a loss to take to. remember it is not something you probably won't see again as will the president of belarus how xander look at go answers to those who love to hate him in an exclusive interview to r.t. saying his ambition for his country is to live as a normal european state. ten am in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story the u.s. is continuing to downplay a mass hunger strike at the guantanamo bay detention center more than one hundred detainees reportedly fasting for more than forty days in a desperate act of defiance sparked by what they say is the confiscation of personal items in the desecration of their qur'an and prison officials though insist the reports are outright

our top story the health of detainees at the guantanamo bay detention center under serious threat witha mass hunger strike continuing for more than five weeks it's claim more than one hundred inmates many of the majority of them jailed without charge or refusing food in an act of defiance struggling to draw attention to their plight camp officials though say any talk of it being a mass trike is a gross exaggeration upon our information request prison spokesman captain robert duran responded that the number of detainees refusing all food is fourteen having risen from six it's the first time the guantanamo officials admitted the number of hunger strikers has more than doubled after weeks of denial one of the inmates lawyers though part is cabaret thinks the authorities are using questionable definitions to play down the scale of the fast how they are defining hunger strikers that it's also one clear i think that one ton of no is being very careful in the way that they're they're denying these claims they're saying the number of men who have refused all food the number of men who are bein

military to admit the number of hunger strikers at guantanamo bay has gone up but it denies more than one hundred starving themselves. washington cuts the final part of its european missile defense shield saying there's not enough cash and will put more interceptors on its pacific coast instead . and not see veterans march through the capital riga causing discussed among locals and tourists witnessing a fascist flashback our top stories this hour. international news and comment live from a studio here in moscow this is with you twenty four hours a day the u.s. military has denied reports of a mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay lawyers for more than one hundred detainees claim their clients have gone without food for over a month the captives most of whom were cleared for release years ago reportedly began the protest after prison guards desecrated their qur'an. spokesman captain robert duran denied the claims admitting only that the number of detainees refusing all food has risen to fourteen he added that some of being force fed and one is in hospital a lawyer for the inmates told r

following a mass hunger strike at the guantanamo bay prison entering its forty first day with some inmates saying it's a do or die protest but officials insisting reports are exaggerated. belo panic in cyprus is that eased controversial offer of assistance has huge implications with people losing large chunks of their life saving. a legacy of war haunting iraq nearly ten years since the u.s. invasion in two car bombs kill at least ten people in the latest part of violence amid ongoing criticism of washington's decade old decision. you were very lucky to meet. you. remember it was something else to be lindsey again that's what the president of belarus alexander lukashenko answers those who love to hate him in an exclusive interview with r.t. saying his ambition for his country is to live as a normal european state. one pm in moscow i matter as a good to have you with us here on r t our top story the u.s. is continuing to downplay a mass hunger strike at the guantanamo bay prison more than one hundred detainees reportedly fasting for more than forty days now in an act of defiance sparked by

detainee's desperation r t following the mass hunger strike at the guantanamo bay prison entering its forty first day now with seven mates claiming it's a do or die protest prison officials insist the reports are exaggerated. a protest plagued country clashes in tear gas in cairo and another episode of unrest as crowds protest against muslim brotherhood members attacking journalists. you're very lucky to meet. in person remembering something. again that's what the president of belarus alexander lukashenko answers to the media which loves to hate him in an exclusive interview with r t he says his ambition for his country is to live life as a normal european state. nine am in moscow i met tries a good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story the u.s. is continuing to downplay a mass hunger strike at the guantanamo bay detention center more than one hundred detainees reportedly fasting for more than forty days in a desperate act of defiance they say is sparked by the confiscation of personal items and the desecration of their qur'an prison officials though insist the reports ar

courts have no authority to order a release of someone who is in guantanamo they are in the hands of the president the president has the authority to do it congress has said he could do it only with difficulty but he has the authority to do it he needs to step up to the plate and get it done a look at me take an in-depth look at the plight of guantanamo detainees has been later this hour on the sets america and then abby martin challenging the idea of fulfilled by some journalists that it makes it a comfortable life and should be grateful for being locked up. i forgot to mention one thing about the guantanamo bay hunger strike going on how damn good the prisoners have it there are in a robert johnson military defense editor at business insider the hunger strike is not only been overhyped but get mo is apparently more like a club med than it is a prison about this headline of his the other side of the get most strike detainees are treated absurdly well yes absurdly well delicious meals video games for everyone's sports man what a life what more could these prisoners possibly want mayb

i don't understand because obama's promises of closing down guantanamo. you know he when he came to power he said he was going to close down guantanamo but what happened is actually nothing has changed since bush went of just obama came in and all the false and lying you know untrue promises that he made haven't changed anything the condition it's not got worse inside going tandem of the possibilities why things have changed i don't know if we could be some publicist the intent towards the inside the u.s. government it could be a change of venue directorship for new. guard force which doesn't understand how to deal with people inside going down i'm going to take some time until they understand they have to. understand what the reason for this mistreatment is essentially especially that more than half of the people in montana cleared for release they even themselves under their criteria is the americans right if they think these people are not criminals have not committed anything they are cleared for release you say that the conditions have certainly not

who is in guantanamo now also says the move only encourages more detainees to join the hunger strike and described her own client's plight. the first year that i saw him he was very weak he had not been able to sleep because he said said the camp authorities had lowered the temperature in much of the camp to very very fruitful temperatures it's it appears that the guards here at the base are trying to end the hunger strike by making conditions more difficult for the prisoners here including making the room the camp very cold and he had lost forty pounds when i saw him he used to weigh one hundred sixty seven eggs now one hundred twenty five pounds and when the prisoners the gantry strike it seemed that camp authorities began to treat them well harshly to try to end the strike and so many more men joined the strike to protest the searching of the qur'an and the worsening conditions and more harsh treatment here there are many men who are cleared for release at least eighty six of them in now and they're also being treated as prisoners of the refutation of the united states in the worl

guantanamo in '05 to '07.s several yemeni detainees at guantanamo. what should we be doing to get ourselves involved in this case. >> we should have closed it when it was promised we would do it. those responsible for guantanamo said that the reason for the hunger strike is that the inmates are disappointed that president obama didn't keep his word. they bought into it like many of us did. >> michael: david, you were at guantanamo recently. what did you see there? >> well, at guantanamo i'm told there are more like 120 to 125 detainees, but the exact number doesn't matter. i met with client from camp six where the hunger strike is concentrated. all were on hunger strikes. the other clients were too weak to see me. they had lost considerable amount of weight. it was clear to the eye. they were child wearing three layers of clothes to keep warm in a regular room temperature room. these men are serious hunger strikers. the spark the immediate spark was the authorities attempt to begin searching qur'ans been after

so reluctant to push for the release of shaker the british resident held in guantanamo without charge or for no other a decade. well it's very unclear why they're so reluctant we've been told that they have been putting pressure on we were told this back in two thousand and eleven and yet zero report was very accurately saying here are two governments both of which believe this man could be released and yet we haven't seen it there are a couple of barriers we think one is that there's now a law in the united states which basically says that anybody who is released from guantanamo must basically commit to not committing a crime in the future which i think many of us would think is a totally unrealistic commitment for any human being to make and there's also a theory that. the if he's back in the u.k. then chances are he will actually be talking about not only his experiences in guantanamo but what also happened to him earlier in bagram in terms potentially of allegations of torture and therefore there's this desire to sort of keep that very quiet and not bring that into the open but wh

no sign of improvement in the guantanamo hunger strike but a u.s. rights lawyer says the american public has very little awareness in fact what's actually happening inside camp delta. cypriots with six figure savings and many pensioners to now stand to see the bulk of their deposits wiped out europe's latest bailout terms dictated even wider cash grab them previously thought the central bank says up to two thirds of people savings above one hundred thousand euros to be drained in exchange for shares in collapsing banks and there are doubts whether the rest will ever be repaid that some thoughts on that when i. talk to patrick having said he's a journalist at the u k a column website patrick hi there are not a minute just a week ago cyprus to great fanfare rejected that ten percent tax now they're talking about up to a sixty percent tax i was that a breakthrough what went wrong well we're hearing. about three years ago to investigate and talk to people about what's really going on. you know this coming from the euro group just seems to be going to wo

military attorney now in guantanamo tells r.t. desperation over indefinite detention is reaching a critical level among detainees. and the biggest ever cyber attack of its kind of internet access globally after a clash between us bamm filtering company and a hosting firm ripples out across the web. and the banks open their doors in cyprus but little relief for citizens with empty wallets with strict cash limits set to avoid a run on the same. eight am in moscow i matter as a good having you with us here on our t.v. our top story the hunger strike in guantanamo prison going from bad to worse detainees who've been refusing food over mistreatment for several weeks now claim they're being denied drinking water by the guards there's some a growing concerns a strike might turn deadly with several inmates already hospitalized arche spoke with u.s. air force lieutenant colonel barry when guarded military attorney in guantanamo now who told us about the desperate conditions he says he found his clients. for an attorney in almost five years