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earlier yukc yukio fushima spoke about the human rights watch. >> your organization is one of the few sources of information on libya. can you tell us, first, how your group gathered information in that area? >> researchers have been on the ground in the middle east since the beginning of the battle to conduct interviews with victims and witnesses. including medical staffers at hospitals. >> and can you tell us the latest from your colleagues? what they say? >> sure. on thursday evening, our researchers have arrived in the eastern city of benghazi after long delays at the egyptian libyan border. and then they were greeted with joy. everyone is excited and hopeful. however, we believe that we see the death toll will rise much higher unless gadhafi ends his attempts to suppress dissent. he should protect them from assault by pro-government armed groups. >> now, libya's deputy ambassador to the united nations called on the international criminal court to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for serious crimes in libya. what do you say to that? >> yeah, international crimina
earlier yukc yukio fushima spoke about the human rights watch. >> your organization is one of the few sources of information on libya. can you tell us, first, how your group gathered information in that area? >> researchers have been on the ground in the middle east since the beginning of the battle to conduct interviews with victims and witnesses. including medical staffers at hospitals. >> and can you tell us the latest from your colleagues? what they say? >> sure. on...
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read however having been on the ground with some of the people from from organizations like human rights watch they do play a very very important role this was absolutely an indigenous revolution but it was one where finally the international community got it right you had international n.g.o.s playing a supportive role doing what was asked of them instead of coming in and saying well let's do this and that and why don't you do this and you know that conduit from the very local to the very global almost daily was what helped. keep momentum and i think home and i think what you are starting to go ahead david look i think your focus i think your focus on the international community is very curious isn't this the same international community that has a human rights structures in the un to put libya in charge of them just a few years ago i mean it seems to me the international community goes off the rails quite often as well and sanctions regimes like zimbabwe and. like libya and so forth so i don't think to your face in the international community is right the other thing is i take issue again i
read however having been on the ground with some of the people from from organizations like human rights watch they do play a very very important role this was absolutely an indigenous revolution but it was one where finally the international community got it right you had international n.g.o.s playing a supportive role doing what was asked of them instead of coming in and saying well let's do this and that and why don't you do this and you know that conduit from the very local to the very...
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cu --la organizacion "human rights watch", denunci hoy 8 muertes y mas de una decena de desaparacionesevo leon, mexico, donde presuntamente estuvieron involucrados miembros de la policia, del ejercito y de la marina. take vo --la organizacion tambien destac que los familiares de las victimas habian denunciado los hechos ante las autoridades estatales y federales pero que en la mayoria de los casos no se conden a ninguna persona por los delitos. . take vo --y la policia de el salvador en autobuses? --le explico...a raiz de que las unidades agremiadas a la asociacion de empresarios de autobuses salvadoreÑos anunciran la suspension del alza al pasaje, la policia nacional civil efecta desde tempranas horas del dia un operativo de verificacion. --dicho operativo tiene como objetivo controlar de que no se este efectuando el cobro de una tarifa de 40 centavos que habian anunciado para el sector urbano. --hasta el momento, y de acuerdo con la subdireccion de transito terrestre no se han reportado mas alteraciones en la tarifa del pasaje en el area metropolitana de san salvador. roll weather op
cu --la organizacion "human rights watch", denunci hoy 8 muertes y mas de una decena de desaparacionesevo leon, mexico, donde presuntamente estuvieron involucrados miembros de la policia, del ejercito y de la marina. take vo --la organizacion tambien destac que los familiares de las victimas habian denunciado los hechos ante las autoridades estatales y federales pero que en la mayoria de los casos no se conden a ninguna persona por los delitos. . take vo --y la policia de el salvador...
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the group human right's watch estimates 300 people have been killed in cairo. anti-government protesters still want president hosni mubarak stoostem down. meanwhile a google check was set free today after 12 days in detention. he was behind the facebook page that helped spark the uprising. he rejoined protesters after his release today. >>> jerome today -- >>> at the hearing, his defense attorney says he has not been charged with a crime and they fear that he might wind up in the u.s. where officials [ son ] my parents always lived in the states, until my dad transferred to istanbul. they settled in quickly, found their local deli, a few shortcuts and a neighborhood hangout. but there's one thing they miss... the seventh-inning stretch. so citi helped me use my thankyou points to give them something special. their old seats: 5 and 6, row c. [ male announcer ] use citi thankyou points for almost anything. and earn them fast with the new citi thankyou preferred card. what's your story? citi can help you write it. . >>> san francisco is facing a multi million doll
the group human right's watch estimates 300 people have been killed in cairo. anti-government protesters still want president hosni mubarak stoostem down. meanwhile a google check was set free today after 12 days in detention. he was behind the facebook page that helped spark the uprising. he rejoined protesters after his release today. >>> jerome today -- >>> at the hearing, his defense attorney says he has not been charged with a crime and they fear that he might wind up in...
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the group human right's watch estimates 300 people have been killed in cairo. anti-government protesters still want president hosni mubarak stoostem down. meanwhile a google check was set free today after 12 days in detention. he was behind the facebook page that helped spark the uprising. he rejoined protesters after his release today. >>> jerome today -- >>> at the hearing, his defense attorney says he has not been charged with a crime and they fear that he might wind up in the u.s. where officials are critical of his release. >>> the cooling trend continues tomorrow, with big changes this weekend, possibly rain, we will talk about it in a few minutes. rocket scientists! you gave us the space age... but your savings accounts are stuck in the stone age! earn more commodore with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! [ laughs ] instead of earning zilch, your savings will be earning three times the national average. three times more? roger that! go online and sign up at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet?! where to sputnik? [
the group human right's watch estimates 300 people have been killed in cairo. anti-government protesters still want president hosni mubarak stoostem down. meanwhile a google check was set free today after 12 days in detention. he was behind the facebook page that helped spark the uprising. he rejoined protesters after his release today. >>> jerome today -- >>> at the hearing, his defense attorney says he has not been charged with a crime and they fear that he might wind up in...
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. >> the human rights watch is based on hospitals and cairo and other egyptian cities compared that figure of 300 people possibly dead. (music) >> the wind is going to possibly increase. with the satellite the warm, dry air is bringing us times with 70's and even 80s dominating. and notice this cloud diving down from the south. and that is going to pick up the winds overnight. futurecast, 10:00 p.m. however overnight. gusting up to 20 m.p.h. and even 35 m.p.h. near fairfield. continuing to early morning. wide-spread with 20 m.p.h. continuing until late morning and early afternoon. and the morning temperatures are going to be warmer overnight. there will not drop quite as much. widespread 40's. santa rosa, 38 degrees, sheltered valleys could also see upper 30's. for the most part, 40's. 49 in san francisco, 44 degrees and san jose. still above average in most spots 66 degrees in santa rosa. 60 in richmond, of vallejo, concord, 58 in antioch and also for the bay shore to the south bay. 57 degrees in half moon bay. your 7 day around the bay forecast and again, it is monday tomorrow. and this
. >> the human rights watch is based on hospitals and cairo and other egyptian cities compared that figure of 300 people possibly dead. (music) >> the wind is going to possibly increase. with the satellite the warm, dry air is bringing us times with 70's and even 80s dominating. and notice this cloud diving down from the south. and that is going to pick up the winds overnight. futurecast, 10:00 p.m. however overnight. gusting up to 20 m.p.h. and even 35 m.p.h. near fairfield....
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the international group hamas -- excuse me, human rights watch estimates that a death toll has topped 300. al jazeera reported on wednesday that a group of army officers in the town of nisrata some 200 kilometers east of tripoli have expressed support for the protesters. gadhafi on tuesday night called on his supporters to take to the streets, less than 1,000 turned up at the main square in central tripoli on against. a rift is widening within the government after security minister abdul fatah al aabaydi. >>> u.s. president barack obama condemned the violence in libya and studying a range of options to intensify the pressure on colonel gadhafi. >> the suffering and bloodshed is outrageous and it is unacceptable. so are threats and orders to shoot peaceful protesters, and further punish the people of libya. these actions violate international norms and every standard of common decency. this violence must stop. >> obama said he was considering actions including sanctions and a freezing of overseas assets that the united states could take unilaterally or with its allies. the president sa
the international group hamas -- excuse me, human rights watch estimates that a death toll has topped 300. al jazeera reported on wednesday that a group of army officers in the town of nisrata some 200 kilometers east of tripoli have expressed support for the protesters. gadhafi on tuesday night called on his supporters to take to the streets, less than 1,000 turned up at the main square in central tripoli on against. a rift is widening within the government after security minister abdul fatah...
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. >>> the organization human rights watch said on tuesday the deaths of at least 62 people have been confirmed at two hospitals in tripoli since sunday. reports say the death toll across the country has risen above 300. >>> nhk world interviewed one activist taking part in the protest. he asked we don't use his name but he did tell us what's happening around the libyan capital. >> translator: yesterday many foreign mercenaries were seen shooting randomly with live ammunition at unarmed civilians. this morning many protesters from cities close to tripoli tried to enter the capital. however, mercenaries surrounding the city are shooting live rounds to try to keep them out. so far, we have not seen any military officials joining the protesters, and there is no of firefighters in tripoli. >> a radio station in northeast libya has been airing broadcasts that it called the free voice of libya in place of the regular programming from the country's state-run radio. nhk team in denmark picked up the broadcast. >> earlier we spoke to a middle east specialist. >> professor, a middle east specia
. >>> the organization human rights watch said on tuesday the deaths of at least 62 people have been confirmed at two hospitals in tripoli since sunday. reports say the death toll across the country has risen above 300. >>> nhk world interviewed one activist taking part in the protest. he asked we don't use his name but he did tell us what's happening around the libyan capital. >> translator: yesterday many foreign mercenaries were seen shooting randomly with live...
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there is no tally of how may people died today and earlier the group's human rights watch said that at least 22 protesters had died. libya adequate deputy ambassador calls for the resignation of the president. >> he has to stop killing the people. >> as government buildings burned, he appeared on television to deny reports that he had left the country people at his son said the regime will fight to the last man, woman, and ballot. >>> involving crowds of demonstrators are swelling. they are expected to address protesters tomorrow. >>> demonstrators are gathered and at least 11 people died in bahrain during the early days of the uprising pay demonstrators were calling for reform but since the crackdown that has been a push for the ousting of the royal family. >> we do not want them to control us anymore. enough. 200 years is enough. >> bahrain's a shiite muslims have long complained about discrimination. >>> the unrest in the middle east is one factor contributing to rising gas prices. gas prices claimed about a dime in just a week. >> reporter: even here it is rapidly becoming pain at
there is no tally of how may people died today and earlier the group's human rights watch said that at least 22 protesters had died. libya adequate deputy ambassador calls for the resignation of the president. >> he has to stop killing the people. >> as government buildings burned, he appeared on television to deny reports that he had left the country people at his son said the regime will fight to the last man, woman, and ballot. >>> involving crowds of demonstrators are...
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based human rights group is claiming 297 people died in the resolt against the egyptian president. human rights watch that number -- says that number came from morgue inspections and interviews in egyptian hospitals. president obama saying egypt is making progress. for the most part life is now returning to normal in cairo. banks, post offices and gas stations reopened for a second day. in an apparent gesture to shore up support the mubarak regime announced government employees will get a 15% pay raise that. is not satisfying protester who's continue to say he must leave, now. >> and a rally in uc berkeley to show their support for demonstrateors in liberation square in cairo. 50 people showed up. they came to tell stories about life in their homeland under president mubarak. >> we've been living under emergency law. you can't have congregations of more than three people. you can't protest, you have to have prior permission to protest. what if we want to protest the government? >> the egyptian students say it's important to them the demonstrators back home know others around the world are with them.
based human rights group is claiming 297 people died in the resolt against the egyptian president. human rights watch that number -- says that number came from morgue inspections and interviews in egyptian hospitals. president obama saying egypt is making progress. for the most part life is now returning to normal in cairo. banks, post offices and gas stations reopened for a second day. in an apparent gesture to shore up support the mubarak regime announced government employees will get a 15%...
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-based group human rights watch says about 300 people have been killed since the protests began. >>> this morning a republican congressman from new york has resigned over a craigslist scandal and it's all because of this photo. that's christopher lee. he reportedly sent pictures of himself without a shirt on to a woman seeking a relationship on craigslist. the woman apparently googled him and realized who he was and then sent email along with the pictures to the gawker website. lee is married. he says he regrets the harm that he has caused to his family, his staff and his constituents. and in this day and age it makes you wonder, what's he thinking? come on? >> such a well-known public figure. >>> we don't want to see any of those pictures of you. >> i don't quite look like that, either. [ laughter ] >> so... >> you could have fooled me. >> you wouldn't see any of those pictures of me on there. if you are just getting up, it is freezing in some parts of the bay area. down to 31 degrees, clear skies in the napa valley. 32 in santa rosa. 31 degrees in fairfield. 35 in livermore. a litt
-based group human rights watch says about 300 people have been killed since the protests began. >>> this morning a republican congressman from new york has resigned over a craigslist scandal and it's all because of this photo. that's christopher lee. he reportedly sent pictures of himself without a shirt on to a woman seeking a relationship on craigslist. the woman apparently googled him and realized who he was and then sent email along with the pictures to the gawker website. lee is...
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the human rights watch estimate more than 170 people were killed in libya late left week and -- late last week and the numbers keep growing. protests are more peaceful in bahrain. >> if egypt can do it, why can't we? >> reporter: bahrain withdrew its tanks and police. "...nats church choir" and the recruitment at bay area >>> wisconsin, protestors are vowing not to let up in their standoff with the governor. we will have that story coming up. r future. >>> and the recruitment of bay area sunday services at the offer of a brighter future. >>> a doctor makes an unwelcome house call. what he was after and why he just gave up. weather center, nice to see the sunshine just a bit around the bay area. skies parting now, it's getting cold outside. will we see rain on president's day. we will talk about that coming up. side is giving in. the governor said again toda >>> in the wisconsin battle over how to fix the state budget, neither side is giving in. the governor said again today he will not compromise . protestors are jamming the capitol for a 6th day. >> a snowstorm kept crowds from gath
the human rights watch estimate more than 170 people were killed in libya late left week and -- late last week and the numbers keep growing. protests are more peaceful in bahrain. >> if egypt can do it, why can't we? >> reporter: bahrain withdrew its tanks and police. "...nats church choir" and the recruitment at bay area >>> wisconsin, protestors are vowing not to let up in their standoff with the governor. we will have that story coming up. r future....
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the group human rights watch estimates 107 people were killed in libya last week. and the death toll is growing. >> in the coastal areas we are concerned about reports of security forces firing on peaceful protests. >> reporter: protests are more peaful in bahrain following bloody clashes last week. bahrain withdrew the tanks and riot police. >>> i'm in madison, wisconsin at the state capital where the protesters vowing not to let up in the proettes the governor. we'll have that story coming up. >>> a reporter and photographer attacked while covering a story. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the center center. the skies are parting just a bit. when will the rains come back? ,,,, seven years ago, i had this idea. ,,,, to make baby food the way moms would. happybaby strives to make the best organic baby food. in a business like ours, personal connections are so important. we use our american express open gold card to further those connections. last year we took dozens of trips using membership rewards points to meet with the farmers that grow our sweet potato
the group human rights watch estimates 107 people were killed in libya last week. and the death toll is growing. >> in the coastal areas we are concerned about reports of security forces firing on peaceful protests. >> reporter: protests are more peaful in bahrain following bloody clashes last week. bahrain withdrew the tanks and riot police. >>> i'm in madison, wisconsin at the state capital where the protesters vowing not to let up in the proettes the governor. we'll have...
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. >> the agency human rights watch puts the death toll in egypt at 297 since january 28th. 232 of those taking place in cairo, 52 in alexandria and 52 in suez. >>> after 18 months in an iranian prison, two u.c. berkeley grads had a chance to proclaim their innocence. they appeared in a tehran p court yesterday for more than five hours. they pled not guilty to charges which could carry the death penalty. no observers were allowed in the courtroom including the swiss ambassador. the third hiker entered her plea in absentia. they were hiking when iranian forces they say took them into custody. sarah shourd was released in september of 2010 because of medical conditions on humanitarian reasons. she served 410 days in solitary confinement. the trial was set to begin in november, but delayed this this month. shourd was summoned to return, but stay in the u.s. her fiance and friend will have to wait for a second court session. the ambassador says the appearance could happen in two to three weeks. >> runners who watched a fellow runner collapse and die yesterday want answers tonight. why do wit
. >> the agency human rights watch puts the death toll in egypt at 297 since january 28th. 232 of those taking place in cairo, 52 in alexandria and 52 in suez. >>> after 18 months in an iranian prison, two u.c. berkeley grads had a chance to proclaim their innocence. they appeared in a tehran p court yesterday for more than five hours. they pled not guilty to charges which could carry the death penalty. no observers were allowed in the courtroom including the swiss ambassador....
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violent crackdown where there isn't a whole lot that's actually known in benghazi, the eastern human rights watch reporting widespread government crackdown, violent -- the number of casualties unknown. what can you say about what the u.s. government knows about what's happening inside libya. >> we're concerned about reports of violence and attacks on civilians. we've condemned that violence and our view is libya as throughout the region peaceful protests need to be respected. they need to be able to exercise their universal rights that people around the world share. those rites include freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and we'll stand up in support of those universal rights every where. in addition, david, what we're seeing across the region is a yearning for change, a hunger for political reform, economic reform, greater representation and we support that. >> we're going to get to that. specifically on libya, is moammar al gadhafi killing protesters? >> from what we can tell and as you know journalists are banned and we're relying on reports from human rights watch and other observers,
violent crackdown where there isn't a whole lot that's actually known in benghazi, the eastern human rights watch reporting widespread government crackdown, violent -- the number of casualties unknown. what can you say about what the u.s. government knows about what's happening inside libya. >> we're concerned about reports of violence and attacks on civilians. we've condemned that violence and our view is libya as throughout the region peaceful protests need to be respected. they need to...
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. >>> well, the human rights watch organization says at least 297 people have been killed since those protests in egypt began two weeks ago. and tonight, we are hearing from a google executive who played a pivotal role in starting the revolution. day 14 of egypt in crisis. >> reporter: a call to battle stations. in tahrir square, they rush for the barricade. there is no attack but it does show how fiercely they will defend this territory. state tv meanwhile showed pictures of hosni mubarak calmly meeting his cabinet. apparently oblivious to the worldwide sensation of the young google executive and online activist who disappeared 10 days ago from tahrir square. he was released from custody today. he says don't make a hero out of me. the real heros are the ones who died in the streets. they block aided a government building and stopped the employees from getting to work. the hosni mubarak regime are wishing they would just go away. people all over the world are talking about the demonstrate horse but the question is -- the demonstrators but the question is who, if anyone, is talking for
. >>> well, the human rights watch organization says at least 297 people have been killed since those protests in egypt began two weeks ago. and tonight, we are hearing from a google executive who played a pivotal role in starting the revolution. day 14 of egypt in crisis. >> reporter: a call to battle stations. in tahrir square, they rush for the barricade. there is no attack but it does show how fiercely they will defend this territory. state tv meanwhile showed pictures of...
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middle east amid bloody attacks on demonstrators as the region plunges into chaos the group human rights watch says at least eighty four people have been killed in violence related to any government to mission in libya one protester was shot dead in yemen capital when police opened fire on a march of thousands of demonstrators saturday marks the ninety second a day of protests in yemen and behind armored vehicles and troops have moved away from the center of demonstrations in the capital meaning one of the opposition the conditions for dialogue posed by the king reports suggests riot police which was.
middle east amid bloody attacks on demonstrators as the region plunges into chaos the group human rights watch says at least eighty four people have been killed in violence related to any government to mission in libya one protester was shot dead in yemen capital when police opened fire on a march of thousands of demonstrators saturday marks the ninety second a day of protests in yemen and behind armored vehicles and troops have moved away from the center of demonstrations in the capital...
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human rights watch now says 297 people have been killed in the fight for control of the streets, which is really a fight for the future of egypt. while it's important for the protesters to keep up momentum, to stay angry, to hold the world's attention, today both sides appeared to be in their own stalemate. the protesters have turned the main square into a quasi- permanent community, a village, and president hosni mubarak, despite everything being said about him is still there, still in office in his job as president. we begin our coverage with nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel in cairo. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this is now a standoff over power, trust and pride. president mubarak says he will not step down under pressure, and the protesters say they won't go until he does. tahrir square is now a camp city. it's more like a sit-in than last week's violent revolution. the army's protective cordon remains around the square, but protesters worry the military will push them out, so they formed a human shield around the tanks to stop an advan
human rights watch now says 297 people have been killed in the fight for control of the streets, which is really a fight for the future of egypt. while it's important for the protesters to keep up momentum, to stay angry, to hold the world's attention, today both sides appeared to be in their own stalemate. the protesters have turned the main square into a quasi- permanent community, a village, and president hosni mubarak, despite everything being said about him is still there, still in office...
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on demonstrators as the region plunges into chaos the group human rights watch says at least eighty four people have been killed in violence related to anti-government activist in libya one protester was shot dead in yemen's capital sanaa when police opened fire on a march of thousands of demonstrators saturday marks the ninth consecutive day of protests in yemen and bahrain king has asked his eldest son to start an announcement dialogue to resolve the political crisis in the country however the.
on demonstrators as the region plunges into chaos the group human rights watch says at least eighty four people have been killed in violence related to anti-government activist in libya one protester was shot dead in yemen's capital sanaa when police opened fire on a march of thousands of demonstrators saturday marks the ninth consecutive day of protests in yemen and bahrain king has asked his eldest son to start an announcement dialogue to resolve the political crisis in the country however...
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concerned that weapons supplied to bahrain authorities could be used against protesters but human rights watch dogs are calling for an involved supply. we can see across the middle east that the government is selling to repressive regimes all over that this could happen to any a point in and we've got to be aware that when we sell the both non-lethal and lethal equipment those will be used and. generally at some point that they will be used on someone innocent the u.k. government needs to seriously reconsider how approaches arm sales in the first place not only have these arms be licensed to be so dioceses in the case of bahrain . they are actively promoted as such the u.k. government and actively promotes arms sales to a number of the oppressive regimes this very weekend the u.k. government is sending representatives out to the launch in abu dhabi it's called eidetic. which the arms industry trade body in the k. claims ten percent of its executives will be british at this spare and the actively encourages as these companies to sell including the very equipment that is being used to protest th
concerned that weapons supplied to bahrain authorities could be used against protesters but human rights watch dogs are calling for an involved supply. we can see across the middle east that the government is selling to repressive regimes all over that this could happen to any a point in and we've got to be aware that when we sell the both non-lethal and lethal equipment those will be used and. generally at some point that they will be used on someone innocent the u.k. government needs to...
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. >> according to human rights watch, nearly 300 people have been killed in the clashes with police and government supporters. >> but anti-government protesters are not giving up. thousands are entrenched in liberation square this morning, a tent city, on this, day 15, since the revolt began. >> and one other impact in all of this, tourism. aaron katersky joins us from giza, right near the great pyramids. aaron, what's the events you are seeing there? >> reporter: this is vast emptiness. it's extraordinary to look at the pyramids of giza that have stood here for the last thousands and thousands of years. normally, there are thousands of people visiting this spot every, single day. since the protests began, they've been closed. first time in memory, tourists have not been able to visit. and that's taking a toll. not only on the economy, rob, but also on the country's soul. >> and, aaron, back in cairo, president mubarak has promised to raise salaries for government workers and investigate those reports of corruption that we're always hearing. will that send any of these protesters home?
. >> according to human rights watch, nearly 300 people have been killed in the clashes with police and government supporters. >> but anti-government protesters are not giving up. thousands are entrenched in liberation square this morning, a tent city, on this, day 15, since the revolt began. >> and one other impact in all of this, tourism. aaron katersky joins us from giza, right near the great pyramids. aaron, what's the events you are seeing there? >> reporter: this...
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police in the gulf states reportedly use supplies made by british companies to clear the protest human rights watch dogs are calling for an embargo on arms supplies and a disclosure of why export licenses were issued all of the plays from the campaign against the arms trade says britain should reconsider its arms trade policies. we can see across the middle east that the government is selling to repressive regimes all over that this could happen at any a point in and we've got to be aware that when we sell you both non-lethal and lethal equipment those will be used and. generally at some point that they will be used on someone innocent the u.k. government needs to seriously reconsider how approaches arm sales in the first place not only have these arms being licensed to be so diocese in the case of bahrain. they are actively promoted as such the u.k. government and actively promotes arms sales to a number of repressive regimes this very weekend the u.k. government is sending representatives out to the large arms fair in abu dhabi it's called i debts. which the arms industry trade body in the u.k. c
police in the gulf states reportedly use supplies made by british companies to clear the protest human rights watch dogs are calling for an embargo on arms supplies and a disclosure of why export licenses were issued all of the plays from the campaign against the arms trade says britain should reconsider its arms trade policies. we can see across the middle east that the government is selling to repressive regimes all over that this could happen at any a point in and we've got to be aware that...
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the new report from human rights watch says, of the 178 nations of guaranteed leave for mothers and new fathers, the u.s. falls at the bottom of the list. right next to swaziland and new guinea. in comparison, new parents in sweden get up to 16 months of paid leave after a baby is born. >>> well, federal drug agents are warning of more arrests to come, after picking up 20 people in south florida, including several doctors. all of the raids zeroed in on so-called pill mills, illegal prescription drug operations that dispense painkillers to people who have nothing wrong with them. they say the multimillion-dollar pain clinics are funding some pretty lavish lifestyles, as people buy prescriptions with no questions asked. >>> a california judge has made it clear that lindsay lohan is getting no special treatment and also could end up back behind bars. lohan was given a choice to either cut a deal and go to jail or take her chances of going to trial. she is accused of stealing a necklace from a jewelry store. she is on probation for a dui conviction. >>> turns out, as america gets fatter, so
the new report from human rights watch says, of the 178 nations of guaranteed leave for mothers and new fathers, the u.s. falls at the bottom of the list. right next to swaziland and new guinea. in comparison, new parents in sweden get up to 16 months of paid leave after a baby is born. >>> well, federal drug agents are warning of more arrests to come, after picking up 20 people in south florida, including several doctors. all of the raids zeroed in on so-called pill mills, illegal...
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european union wakes up after thirty years to the fact that there has been major violations of human rights watch of they've been doing for the previous thirty years because actually torturing people putting down you know opposition by force eternity in the last week or so we've seen the degree of the ball balloting of the mubarak regime the people of egypt are preeminent civilized and capable of conducting their own affairs they don't need a strong man they don't need robert gates to tell them from washington how to conduct their affairs. to some other news a sob exhibition hearing a we can make fun the german asuncion london has been adjourned for two weeks so you're going to sonship it in quarter london on friday as he continues his battle against extradition to sweden where he faces questioning of a sex crime and a gay friends he claims the case was complicated you ask sweden to her and her mother on a spare knowledge charges outings in the war and it has been keeping track of developments from outside the court. we were hearing today the closing statements made by base the defense and the pr
european union wakes up after thirty years to the fact that there has been major violations of human rights watch of they've been doing for the previous thirty years because actually torturing people putting down you know opposition by force eternity in the last week or so we've seen the degree of the ball balloting of the mubarak regime the people of egypt are preeminent civilized and capable of conducting their own affairs they don't need a strong man they don't need robert gates to tell them...
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middle east amid bloody attacks on demonstrators as the region plunges into chaos the group human rights watch says at least eighty four people have been killed in violence related to anti-government activist in libya one protester was shot dead in yemen's capital sanaa when police opened fire on a march of thousands of demonstrators saturday marks the ninth consecutive day of protests in yemen and bahrain armored vehicles and troops have moved away from the center of demonstrations in the capital meeting one of the opposition's conditions for dialogue proposed by the king reports suggest riot police which were behind. brutal crackdowns on protesters youth supplies made by british companies to clear protests human rights activist barnaby pace says the u.k. has been reckless in its arms sales. we can see across the middle east that the government is selling to repressive regimes all over that this could happen at any point in and we've got to be aware that when we sell the both non-lethal and lethal equipment those will be used and. generally at some point they will be used on someone innocent
middle east amid bloody attacks on demonstrators as the region plunges into chaos the group human rights watch says at least eighty four people have been killed in violence related to anti-government activist in libya one protester was shot dead in yemen's capital sanaa when police opened fire on a march of thousands of demonstrators saturday marks the ninth consecutive day of protests in yemen and bahrain armored vehicles and troops have moved away from the center of demonstrations in the...
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changes organizers of also mocked tuesday why day and sunday as a million man march is the human rights watch has issued a report saying that in the last two weeks of mine and two hundred and ninety seven people have been killed we haven't had any kind of comprehensive support from the egyptian government to the vice president almost to them and so on egypt's and state television on behalf of president mubarak and he said that the president had issued a presidential decree that would see what needed to be fake to the establishment to work in the two committees the first committee would look at implementing constitutional reform the second committee would look at implementing the decisions in the conclusions that have been reached in national dialogue those with those meetings between six opposition groups and the vice president almost two men there is a third. committee that is due to begin working in the next few days it won't consists primarily of young people and it will focus primarily on young people it will investigate the violence of the past few days and also ways of bringing people t
changes organizers of also mocked tuesday why day and sunday as a million man march is the human rights watch has issued a report saying that in the last two weeks of mine and two hundred and ninety seven people have been killed we haven't had any kind of comprehensive support from the egyptian government to the vice president almost to them and so on egypt's and state television on behalf of president mubarak and he said that the president had issued a presidential decree that would see what...
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european union wakes up after thirty years to the fact that there's been major violations of human rights watch of they've been doing for the previous thirty years while mubarak was actually torturing people putting down you know opposition by force we turn it in the last week or so we've seen the degree of the barbarity of the mubarak regime the people of egypt of preeminently civilized and capable of conducting their own affairs they don't need a strong man they don't need robert gates to tell them from washington how to conduct their affairs. and peter level and his guests will have plenty more to say about the end of the mubarak regime so stay tuned for crosstalk in the next hour here on r.t. and here's a preview. there's a long ways to go this is the beginning of a very long term process and really we've witnessed the first internet revolution we've seen the first indication that in age of facebook twitter or instantaneous communication the internet autocracies are inherently unstable they can't sustain themselves not one that the interior world is not generally want to and yet are sure. s
european union wakes up after thirty years to the fact that there's been major violations of human rights watch of they've been doing for the previous thirty years while mubarak was actually torturing people putting down you know opposition by force we turn it in the last week or so we've seen the degree of the barbarity of the mubarak regime the people of egypt of preeminently civilized and capable of conducting their own affairs they don't need a strong man they don't need robert gates to...
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the group human rights watch says 24 people were killed in the past two days in clashes between protestors and pro- government forces. >>> 4:40. could we see another apple in the big apple? how stanford could help create the next tech giant on the east coast. >>> plus, it's getting more complicated on facebook. the new relationship status options demanded by users. >>> and a new way to damage your credit score. the consequences if you don't pay your rent on time. that and much more when we come back. stay right there. >>> getting up today scattered showers located further south this morning but could see showers elsewhere. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> there is talk about stanford university setting up shop in new york city. the "san jose mercury news" says new york city has invited stanford to consider establishing an engineering school there. for a city that has just about everything, they don't have a high level research and graduate school for applied science. analysts say that's why new york has fallen behind metro areas like san jose and boston when it comes to attracting new
the group human rights watch says 24 people were killed in the past two days in clashes between protestors and pro- government forces. >>> 4:40. could we see another apple in the big apple? how stanford could help create the next tech giant on the east coast. >>> plus, it's getting more complicated on facebook. the new relationship status options demanded by users. >>> and a new way to damage your credit score. the consequences if you don't pay your rent on time. that...
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despite the government announcing plans for a peaceful transfer of power meanwhile the group human rights watch has confirmed that almost three hundred people have been killed since the start of protests although there is no official death toll given all the vice president announced that militant islamists linked to al qaida were among the thousands of prisoners who fled egyptian jails during the instability last month omar suleiman courted by the u.s. and israel is now amassing power but many experts say he lacks support of the opposition and the egyptians. saw him live took over as the head of the egyptian equivalent of the cia the general intelligence services in one thousand in ninety three and that's a position he held until two weeks ago when he became vice president each passing day diminishes the appeal of saleman and he did something very in some ways it undermined his credibility as a powerbroker with the protesters he organized a meeting with a hand selected group of people that he wanted to speak with i'm including members of the muslim brotherhood and though the people who attended
despite the government announcing plans for a peaceful transfer of power meanwhile the group human rights watch has confirmed that almost three hundred people have been killed since the start of protests although there is no official death toll given all the vice president announced that militant islamists linked to al qaida were among the thousands of prisoners who fled egyptian jails during the instability last month omar suleiman courted by the u.s. and israel is now amassing power but many...
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-based group human rights watch said nearly 300 egyptians have been killed in two weeks of protests.lizabeth palmer in cairo begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: a call to battle stations and the tahrir square protestors rush for the barricades. it turns out, it's a false alarm, there's no attack. but it does show how fiercely they'll defend this territory. state t.v., meanwhile, showed pictures of hosni mubarak calmly meeting his cabinet. apparently oblivious to the worldwide sensation of waled ghonaim, the young google executive and online activist who disappeared 10 days ago from tahrir square. upon his release from custody today he said "please don't make a hero out of me. the real heroes are the ones who died in the streets." back in the square, demonstrators were upping the ante. they blockade add government building and stopped the employees from getting to work. the mubarak regime clearly wishes they would just go away, but if anything, their camp is looking more and more permanent. people all over the world are talking about the demonstrators in tahrir square, but the q
-based group human rights watch said nearly 300 egyptians have been killed in two weeks of protests.lizabeth palmer in cairo begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: a call to battle stations and the tahrir square protestors rush for the barricades. it turns out, it's a false alarm, there's no attack. but it does show how fiercely they'll defend this territory. state t.v., meanwhile, showed pictures of hosni mubarak calmly meeting his cabinet. apparently oblivious to the worldwide...
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authorities to introduce constitutional reform to help manage a peaceful transfer of power human rights watch says almost three hundred people have died as a result of the revolt demonstrators are demanding the immediate resignation of president hosni mubarak and they're refusing to wait until september when his term ends but the president is in no hurry to leave office media reports say rampant corruption has made mubarak's family among the richest in the world international relations expert mark almond told r.t. that the west turns a blind eye to dodgy dealings to control politics in the middle east. for baraka his family. has been an enormous amount of american. direct from the us taxpayer to the vinci code to be as i also call the chore interest of. the agent on the whole interest goes through the. supporters have to hook a lot of work inside egypt so a lot of the army sixteen corruption serves two purposes or the want to have the westerners pay to get business that access in egypt we don't have or have egypt. the west the united states has go to egypt arab people are supporting the peace
authorities to introduce constitutional reform to help manage a peaceful transfer of power human rights watch says almost three hundred people have died as a result of the revolt demonstrators are demanding the immediate resignation of president hosni mubarak and they're refusing to wait until september when his term ends but the president is in no hurry to leave office media reports say rampant corruption has made mubarak's family among the richest in the world international relations expert...
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authorities to introduce constitutional reform to help manage a peaceful transfer of power while human rights watch says almost three hundred people have died as a result of the revolt demonstrators are demanding the immediate resignation of president hosni mubarak and are refusing to wait until september when his term but the president is in no hurry to leave office expert on international relations mark almond joins me now live from ankara to discuss the possible reasons behind mubarak stance thanks for being with us now media reports say mubarak's family is among the richest in the world where did this wealth come from. i think the reports exaggerate the world perhaps factor ten none the less by being in power for so long barak and his family have been able to benefit from two billion sources of well there's been an enormous amount of american military aid directly across from the us taxpayer to egypt goes to the ears and also from foreign investors like this one in each case. the aid and the foreign investment goes through the hands of the by his supporters to have a lender work inside egypt so
authorities to introduce constitutional reform to help manage a peaceful transfer of power while human rights watch says almost three hundred people have died as a result of the revolt demonstrators are demanding the immediate resignation of president hosni mubarak and are refusing to wait until september when his term but the president is in no hurry to leave office expert on international relations mark almond joins me now live from ankara to discuss the possible reasons behind mubarak stance...