she's come from vienna to kazakhstan to see her lawyers.he's been fighting for four years to bring the perpetrators to justice. her husband, a bank manager, in kazakhstan, disappeared with a colleague in 2007. their bodies were found only last summer. being killed. >> we'd known for a long time that we were in danger. my husband and his colleague had challenged one of the most powerful men in the country. he was their boss at the lang -- bank and they refused to go along with his corrupt business dealings. after he threatened him, my husband stopped our children going to the school or to the shop himself. i thought they just wanted to fire or intimidate him but leave him alive. >> the man held spann is rachat aliyev, seen here in archive footage. he has since been sentenced in absentia back home. he was also the deputy head of the secret police and deputy foreign minister, positions he used to amass enormous personal wealth. opponents were dealt with swiftly and severely in 2007, shortly after the disappearance of the two bankers, rachat al

and coming up this hour analyse the cookbook of politics in kazakhstan. takes not to let things out an ear for the common people and season with the new fulfilled promises that's the lucid recipe for peace that kazakhstan is serving up in a region simmering with unrest. last it's a perfect recruitment ad for the tired been produced by and starring american troops see reaction to the shocking footage of u.s. marines urinating on that i get it. the syrian government has released about one hundred ninety prisoners under a journal i understand oust on sunday by president assad syrian officials say another batch of prisoners will be released monday once that papers are finalized the on the stick of its peaceful protesters those who carried on life and weapons and army defectors who turned themselves in before the end of the month the move comes in accordance with the arab league peace plan etc by the british meanwhile you unachieved by and can move has demanded that the syrian government halted cracking down on protesters with reports suggesting at least seven

is that it's all based on by lateral agreements so russia will have an agreement with kazakhstan kazakhstan has the bilateral back with russia but there are very few c.i.s. instruments because this is was done intentionally to be very decentralized because of the memory of the soviet union and presumably that with the memory of the the russian empire itself so it's really what you put into it is what you get out of it for example georgia left of its own on its own because of the conflict that it started in south of thirty in august two thousand and eight and and it went on its own way isolated in the neighborhood because it doesn't have the same kind of agreements that it would used to have through the c.i.s. so i'm i guess i'm a guy it's a long way of me saying there are actually some benefits to it it just depends how much you want to put into it. very true but if the instruments that have now been put in place to create a single economic space are to thrive then they do eventually have to work on the type of arrangements which the e.u.'s taken forty years or more to work on namely to hav

and coming out of the sour narcy the cookbook of politics and kazakhstan takes not to let any of that common people and season with a few fulfilled promises that's the least of recipe for peace that kazakhstan is serving up in a region simmering with unrest. also u.s. military optimism for afghan progress is crushed by a leaked cia report painting a group picture of all this going on in the country suggesting majors decade long occupation has had stalemate. the syrian government has released about one hundred ninety prisoners under a journey to stand down still on sunday by president assad syrian officials say another batch of prisoners will be released monday once that papers are finalized the amnesty covers peaceful protesters those who carried unlicensed weapons and army defectors who turned themselves in before the end of the month the move comes in accordance with the arab league peace plan earlier accepted by the regime meanwhile is one triggered by a good mood has demanded that the syrian government holds its quiet down on protesters with reports suggesting at least seventy peo

coming up this hour an archie big cookbook of politics in kazakhstan takes not to let his other near for the common people and season with a useful build promises that the release of recipe for peace that kazakhstan is serving up in a region simmering within bread. also u.s. military optimism afghans progress is crushed by leaks the cia report painting a grim picture was going on in the country suggesting natives decade long occupation as a stalemate. the syrian government has released about one hundred ninety prisoners under a drill on a stand down stand sunday by president assad syrian officials say another batch of prisoners will be released monday once that papers are finalized the on the stick of a peaceful protest as those occurred on license for weapons and army defectors who turned themselves in before the end of the month the move comes in accordance with the arab league peace plan earlier accepted by the regime meanwhile un chief ban ki moon has demanded that the syrian government holds its climb down on protesters with reports suggesting they look at least seventy people w

but first people in kazakhstan are heading to the polls the parliamentary election comes just a month after the country was shaken by deadly riots in the town of zen the scene where striking oil workers clashed with security forces over poor pay the polls were originally scheduled for next august but because it's not there by of dissolved the parliament in the autumn and brought the date forward the move is seen as an attempt to broaden the single party dominated parliament on a boy who reports the time seems right for change in a country that doesn't want to follow in its restive neighbors footstep. it wasn't for the snow and the freezing temperatures stance capital of aston i could easily be mistaken for one of the gleaming cities of the gulf a village just two decades ago it is now an oasis in the desert but it's architecture having a distinct arriving flavor like many arab countries kazakhstan's primary sources of income our oil and gas and it is that x. ray that allowed this country the luxury of building its new capital city from scratch in fact kazakstan is now producing about

summer in kazakhstan which many see is next in line for regime change to find out why that's unlikely despite the similarities to other troubled nations. europe's debt management got a cold shower from a major ratings agency this week especially being told that the austerity they're imposing on people isn't working standard and poor's lowered nine countries scores france and austria stripped of their top aaa status reaction around the euro zone was mixed with some expressing disbelief and others like germany's foreign minister calling for europe to have its own ratings agency chancellor merkel said that there is a long road ahead when it comes to rebuilding investor confidence is now in ever sweet to see how world stock markets will respond on monday john locke and from the institute for democracy in cooperation paris says the ups and leaders have become accustomed to blaming the ratings agencies for their troubles. downgrading shows that those strongest countries are not as strong as we thought they were even austria has been downgraded so this idea that a call europe can somehow sav

reach the surface they fell into the pacific ocean for boys grow it was launched from baikonur in kazakhstan in november it was supposed to reach the martian moon of course in september this year to collect soil samples but it got stuck in earth's orbit supposedly because of engine failure the probe weighed thirty eight and a half tons and was one of the heaviest pieces of space junk ever defaulter worth ten tons of that there was fuel now the pieces cause no harm to the on the ground that's the latest we're hearing these details are just coming through it is only just happened despite earlier speculation that the spacecraft could have led to serious damage so at the moment the reports of good will be talking to a correspondent peter all over a little bit later this hour for more. now the news that shape this week the crisis in relations between iran and the west peaked again fueled by wednesday's assassination of a top nuclear scientist into ran the radio officials blame the murder on the u.s. and israel want to stop its nuclear program meantime american and british warships are gathering i

millions of people went out to vote today in kazakhstan flocking to polling booth to decide on a new part of the meant elections come a little less than a month after all workers staging a prolonged strike over poor pay class fatally with security forces feel actions were said to take place in august but the president dissolved parliament last november and ordered an immediate vote to move with welcome by the opposition and is expected to break the country's single party system as a clown avoid going to reports brianna think violent unrest is a priority in context having learned disturbing lessons from the arab spring. if it wasn't for the snow and the freezing temperatures stands capital of aston i could easily be mistaken for one of the gleaming cities of the gulf a village just two decades ago it is now an oasis in the desert but it's architecture having a distinct arriving flavor like many arab countries kazakhstan's primary sources of income our oil and gas and it is that x. for that allowed this country the luxury of building its new capital city from scratch in fact kazakstan

but not as a buy off of kazakhstan precise and flatteries in favor of the new union he wants to see that happen the slav half of this country other russians are more ecumenical but let's be serious racism overt racism is growing in russia absolutely this is a popular force working against this type of integration this reasoning in the street over. giving away our money to the to the caucus why should we give it some for you and all the rest so there are a lot of complex issues here and in the end in the end it will involve two things that the successful why is leadership on the part of russia and the former republics and the united states not to meddle in the process then i think we're going to malign process and in the end those former republics that want to join will join and if it works those who didn't join will probably join later if they see anything you say if we look at christan for example because i believe we see the past leadership right there really is a small country and it plays different major powers off against each other sometimes and it's not a good idea because th

that we deliver obviously on the former i don't think that kazakhstan should serve as a good example on the left there maybe more so however i would also offer the experience of another neighboring country that has achieved a lot in recent years in terms of improving overall business georgia has made tremendous strides in terms of improving overall business and so in that in my opinion georgia should be a country that should be looking forward to much more. than what four years foreigners viewed putin's regime as a stability factor do you think that's still the case or does he now represent stagnation from any i don't thing that putin represents a stagnation a den of the day all foreign businesses look for stability when they make a judgment in terms of which country to go would like to invest into and i think that if putin should do we should assume that he comes back as a president if he somehow manages. to into. some cautious changes in the political environment and at the same time ensuring that the country continues to grow at four or five percent every year i think this will be

but there's other news coming out of kazakhstan this sunday that's not a lecture and related a mosque what are the biggest in central asia caught fire in the capital of sanaa the building was still under construction but almost complete and there's still no want to supply to the structure which made firefighting much more difficult over a hundred workers have been evacuated from the site and one person is known to have died the country's emergency services say the fire has now been put out. well the world was shocked this week by an online video that showed american marines urinating on the dead bodies of taliban fighters the u.s. military says it's identified the soldiers in the clip and appointed a three star general to investigate but original experts say the damage has already been done and it will be u.s. troops currently in afghanistan who will pay the price. let's not forget that the americans came to understand with the explicit objective also of transforming this country into a more humane country into a democracy and we are seeing happening right now with the appearance of t

polling booths across kazakhstan have now closed and millions of people cast their votes to choose the country's new parliament and those votes are now being counted the elections come a little less than a month after all workers staging a prude long strike over poor pay well looked in fatal clashes with security forces the elections were set to take place in august but the president dissolved parliament last november and ordered an immediate vote as a poll so far show that the ruling knew or tons of party has amazed some eighty one percent of the vote with its closest competitor coming in at seven percent and that party will now become the second political group to enter parliament and does acts on a boycott reports preempting violent unrest is a priority in kazakhstan haven't learned disturbing questions from the arab spring . but it wasn't for the snow and the freezing temperatures kazakstan capital of astronaut could easily be mistaken for one of the gleaming cities of the gulf a village just two decades ago it is now an oasis in the desert but it's architecture having a distinct a

now, preliminary results from kazakhstan's parliamentary election show that two new parties have won seats in parliaments for the first time. however, the ruling maintains a big majority winning over 80% of the vote. but the communist and pro business party past the % there are hold required to gain parliamentary seats. now, monitors are saying the election failed to meet basic democratic principles. the bbc's reporter joins me now from the kazak capital with more on the results. what are the international monitors now saying? >> we heard from the organization for security and corporation, they traditionally monitor elections, and they said that the sunday vote in kazakhstan did not meet democratic principles. they said that the authorities did not create the atmosphere for holding genuine election, because a number of opposition parties were not allowed to take part. the only opposition party which was allowed to spend in these elections, according to the election commission, got just over 1% of the vote, and just next door from here, where i'm talking to you, the opposition is hold

enter parliament and does acts on a boycott reports preempting violent unrest is a priority in kazakhstan having learned disturbing meshing lessons from the arab spring. it wasn't for the snow and the freezing temperatures stance capital of aston that could easily be mistaken for one of the gleaming cities of the gulf a village just two decades ago it is now an oasis in the desert but its architecture having a distinct arabic flavor like many arab countries kazakhstan's primary sources of income our oil and gas and it is that x. word that allowed this country the luxury of building its new capital city from scratch in fact kazakstan is now producing about as much oil as libor was churning out prior to its civil war and the similarities don't and here both kazakstan and libya have predominantly muslim populations both were consider still roots of calm in their turbulent neighborhoods and both have experienced decades of rule by just one man in terms of style that's fast no short on the bizarre bias is the exact opposite of erratic more market afy and of course he's still in power but the l

still ahead this hour the book of politics in kazakhstan takes up an election in a year for the common people and season with a few fulfilled promises that is the elusive recipe it seems for peace the cosmic start is serving out in a region simmering with unrest. plus it's a perfect recruitment for the taliban produced by and starring american troops syria action to the shocking footage of u.s. marines urinating on dead afghan soldiers. syria's president bashar al assad's issued an amnesty for crimes committed during the ongoing anti-government uprising in the country according to the official state use agency it will pardon peaceful protesters also those who carried out on carried unlicensed weapons and army defectors have turned themselves in before the end of the month meantime pressure on assad's been growing this week the ruler of qatar suggested a military intervention should end the unrest in syria shaping khalif for families become the first arab leader to openly endorse military action qatar a monarchy itself is an ally of the u.s. in a strong advocate of regime change in dama

in season with a few fulfilled promises nose and seems to be the elusive recipe for peace that kazakhstan is serving up in the region. that elsewhere is simmering with unrest. also u.s. military optimism for progress is crushed by a league cia report painting a group picture of what's actually going on in the country suggest ignitors decade long occupation has it's still me. next though syria's president bashar al assad has issued an amnesty for crimes committed during the ongoing anti government uprising in the country according to the official state news agency it will pardon peaceful protesters those who carried on license weapons and army defectors who turned themselves in before the end of the month meanwhile pressure on assad's been growing this week the ruler of carter suggested a military intervention should in the arm rest in syria. become the first arab leader indeed to openly indorse military action. self is an ally of the united states and a strong advocate of regime change in damascus syria mideast research and syracuse university says this exposes the double standards of the

dimitri band of the shy program from kazakhstan is the focus of attention his cause is completely unfit to offer aid exploits yet he has travelled four thousand kilometers to join the band of adventurous. imperiously winds of course i'd never dared to go out such a place on why are. you going with a group is a different thing. besides the experience guys took a look at the route beforehand and said we should be able to make it. dimitri ran into problems assumes the cars left the highway and the next five hours were very hard however his fellow travelers tell him it's the only way a rally across tyga is a real test but for the driver and for the vehicle. adrenaline is pumping the car is stuck the wheels are spinning and the terrain is getting more and more difficult now the participants will all experience the hardships of traveling off road through the siberian tiger the crews will help each other out if not many of these cars will end up. abandoned in the swamps forever by the time the convoy arrives it is already late but the drivers for go exhaustion and start repairing their vehicle

people in kazakhstan are heading to the polls a parliamentary election which show deals for next august but president not survive dissolved the one party parliament in the autumn and brought the date forward actions come a month after deadly riots the city of. my state of emergency still thinks at least sixteen people were killed and dozens injured when striking oil workers clashed with security forces in pay but experts say the early poll shows that the circle for it is realize the time for a change in the country is now. in general i think the president wants more here he wants to have more dialogue between. palestine is in many ways an exception or centrally share because it was a relative economic success story over the political resume regime is march soft there on the in neighboring uzbekistan it's certainly not democratic as the regime in kyrgyzstan but on the other hand kyrgyzstan. which. like you. he avoided so it was a relatively successful country until now not very typical for this region but of course you know the same brands that we see in kyrgyzstan i think that every qua

her the probe was launched from baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan on november the ninth to collect soil from a martian room shortly after it failed to hit its course to mars and remain stuck in earth's orbit and eventually came down in the pacific ocean on sunday. look at some more world news now and hopes are fading for twenty nine people still missing following the italian cruise ship disaster that's killed at least six italian navy is now using explosives to get into parts of the vessel in a scramble to find survivors liner capsized after hitting a reef off the italian coast on friday the captives accused of abandoning the ship before it was evacuated and could face manslaughter charges. insurgents in iraq have attacked a checkpoint killing five policeman bringing the total number of deaths already this year to one hundred fifty five it took place in the town as police guarded a border highway with jordan in a former stronghold the country has seen a wave of violence since the u.s. troop withdrawal at the end of last year. and the trial of egypt's former president hosni mubarak has b

is viable one and seems to be the model that the new customs union between russia kazakhstan be a little perhaps someday ukraine is moving along those lines introducing twenty years later we might get to that many thanks to my guest today in oxford london a day in thanks to our viewers for watching us here r.t. see you next time and remember crosstalk. the close of jesus has been to. earth plays to the most ambitious football club in the world. now r g goes to the far east where the timber industry attracts three legendary siberian tigers where the ancient native community loses its way in the modern world. and where the country's mineral wealth starts its way across the ocean. to the bronx creature. on. the u.s. rebuffs iran's demand not to bring its aircraft carrier back to the persian gulf while the standoff sparks fears of a new military disaster. his foreign policy very distinct from the other candidates but republicans also understand that time decision to win the general election antiwar advocate ron paul comes third in the first caucus to pick the republican presidential nominee

the deal the more was open two years ago morgan stanley will buy from a group of investors from kazakhstan if the shopping centers changes hands successfully the deal be the largest in russia's real estate market. well that's all for now but don't forget you can always find most always just log on to our website. slash business. wealthy british style. sometimes that's right sometimes we don't target. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with much stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds of reports . here with r t live from moscow our top stories russia launches its latest bid to rally the un around a resolution to bring peace to syria as the country sings taper into violet's moscow says the draft is balanced and rules out foreign military intervention calling for syria's wearing sides to lay down arms. resume iran over the nuclear scientist murder that's being part of the blame on israel which is feared to have started a cold war terror operation.

ease of viable one and seems to be the model that the new customs union between russia kazakhstan belittle which perhaps someday ukraine is moving along those lines it's interesting twenty years later we might get to that many thanks to my guest today in oxford london and in thanks to our viewers for watching us here are to see you next time and remember across time. i. wealthy british. what's really happening to the global economy. headline to. the u.s. warships will stick to the. oil out of the persian gulf despite warnings from iran to stay away the standoff continues to drive up oil prices. presidential candidate. with. the rise of crime and gang culture among british youngsters from troubled families who say it's their only way of escaping. we've got a special.

and not only russians that these sentiments are sufficiently widespread in ukraine in kazakhstan in. probably given the emotions running at the time running high the time it's difficult to imagine another outcome particularly because local elites were very busy taking advantage of the situation at the same time there is a considerable frustration with the way things turned out because there's a sense that what they wanted was the separation that came about was produced under false pretenses in other words people wanted some sort of freedom and autonomy they didn't want it to be difficult to visit their uncles and relatives across the border they don't understand why one has to go along with the other so i think that sort of ambivalence continues. although now things have become so entrenched that it's hard to think of a clearer way to reintegrate again but i do think archie's point about the model of a closer association along the lines of the e.u. . viable one and seems to be the model that the new customs union between russia kazakhstan be a little perhaps some day ukraine is movin

frequent disruptions of russian space technologies the probe was launched from baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan on november the knife to collect soil from a martian moon shortly after it fell to had its course to mars and remains stuck in earth's orbit eventually it came down in the pacific ocean on sunday. a look at some world news in brief for you this hour five more bodies have been found inside the cruise liner that capsized off the italian coast the coast guard says the four men and one woman were discovered in life jackets at the front of the vessel bringing the total number of deaths to eleven several others are still missing it's emerged that the captain abandoned ship before it was fully evacuated and was ordered to back ordered back i should say onto the coast of concordia by coast guards. insurgents in iraq have attacked a checkpoint killing five policeman and means one hundred fifty five people have now died in violence since the beginning of the year the latest assault took place as police guarding the border highway with jordan in a former al qaeda stronghold iraq has seen a wave

viable one and seems to be the model that the new customs union between russia kazakhstan belittle which perhaps someday ukraine is moving along those lines it's interesting twenty years later we might get to that many thanks to my guest today in oxford london and in thanks to our viewers for watching us here as you see you next time and remember across time. i. welcome to the lawn of show where you get the real headlines with none of the mercy or can live in washington d.c. and i'm going to speak to the founder of the alternative banking group people keep saying the occupy movement isn't offering any real solutions while this group of bankers and traders and lawyers they want to help but how are they being received then glenn greenwald joins us to discuss the notion that america supports democracy in the arab world we heard a million times during the arab spring but if the jig it finally up are you ready to admit but really we.

viable one and seems to be the model that the new customs union between russia kazakhstan be a little perhaps some day ukraine is moving along those lines it's interesting twenty years later we might get to that many thanks to my guest today in oxford london and in thanks to our viewers for watching us here as you see you next time and remember crosstalk. emission free cretaceous free in-store charge free. arrangement free. three stooges free. old free blow against cloning videos for your media projects a free video done to our teeth dot com. blogs are been in washington d.c. and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture mitt romney ekes out a caucus victory in iowa does he have the momentum heading into south carolina or is it works in forums showed his feel and president obama bucked republicans today using executive powers to make a recess appointment what ticks republicans off more recess or the fact that the middle class is getting so much in health plus the european union is on the brink of a monumental collapse but germany is doing better than ever.

is a viable one and seems to be the model that the new customs union between russia kazakhstan be a little perhaps some day ukraine is moving along those lines introducing twenty years later we might get to that many thanks to my guest today in oxford london a thanks to our viewers for watching us here r.t. see you next time and remember crosstalk. mine. would be soo much brighter if you knew about some from fungus to pressure in some. news for instance on t.v. dot com. one stream cascading from mom. to you is miss march. the mother's beauty brings down at a speed of more than two hundred kilometers. to stampede along. the. welcome boxes asking to have. the ripples of tension song of a persian gulf without being felt bold why does oil prices have jumped in response to this standoff between iran and the us of a naval exercises anti-rust threats to council for please supply routes for many american sanctions this week the us expected to formalize a bonhomie call to rein in crude oil later this month. which wrongly wins the iowa caucuses by a whisker kicking of the republican race to pick a c

coming up this hour on to the politics in kazakhstan right now from election day and for the common people and the season. we'll probably see that if you see the recipe for peace the kazakstan has been serving up in the region and has been simmering with unrest might mean that's ahead also u.s. . the optimism for afghan progress is crushed by a league cia report by the britain picture of what's going on in the country jesting baiters decade long occupation is it stalemate. pressure on syria's president assad's been growing this week the ruler of qatar suggested a military intervention should end the unrest in the country has become the first arab leader to openly indorse military action international affairs consultant mood when i was told r.t. that arab league countries lecturing syria on democracy are being hypocritical now south is clearly not what you would call a democratic leader but within the context he is certainly not the worst one on the contrary and watch out i believe he's doing i mean you do see an oblique represent the past arraign you united arab emirates so do you review t

a viable one and seems to be the model that the new customs union between russia kazakhstan be a little perhaps some day ukraine is moving along those lines introducing twenty years later we might get to that many thanks to my guest today in oxford london in thanks to our viewers for watching us here as you see you next time and remember across time. they had a family they lived in a fairly nice community wasn't which was an upscale it was just like you know to society ok then they started. what happened was my company decided i could get cheap labor and they got rid of. me rosa eaglets love legally we have to get up every morning we have to go to work and you know we have to pay our bills only have to do it and i'm going to that's just the american dream and if you want the american dream you have to go by the law so i figure it's here's one of the major trails in to the united states. i watch and they run run down my property and something about this noise. mortars from coming to the wire is protecting the country i'm the kind of guy who doesn't mind your newspaper and sturdy so i com

viable one and seems to be the model that the new customs union between russia kazakhstan be a little less perhaps someday ukraine is moving along those lines introducing twenty years later we might get to that many thanks to my guest today in oxford london a thanks to our viewers for watching us here as you see you next time and remember across time. i. want to. i. more news today. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule the day. top stories tonight the u.s. says it will stick to their mission is there a crucial to the persian gulf despite warnings from iran to stay away the standoff continues to drive up oil prices should. the republican presidential candidate gets under way and vote still unclear just who to put forward to capitalize on barack obama's plummeting poll ratings. plus the rise of crime and gang culture among british youngsters from troubled families who say it's their only way of escaping violence at home we've got a special report.