coming up on our day we bring you our exclusive interview with dana's free speech activist lars hedegaard but first of all the latest business news with us right now. welcome to our business program i'm sure. it has just been reported that b.p.'s russian shareholders have decided not to approve a one point eight billion dollar dividend for the fourth quarter of two thousand and ten this comes after an extraordinary board meeting of they are consortium which owns half of the joint venture with b.p. are to correspond us or first has the details. positivism course would go to b.p. and they way some of that money is called a big old bill now the latest with between the russians and b.p. they claim that the times of their contract with. the right for. any new activities that b.p. has should be run the russian shareholders. that wasn't signed that deal with that now we know. to the high court and this is it is going to be made tomorrow or whether they'll be able to get an injunction to block that they are going. and brant crude has surged to a twenty eight month peak on worries of going instabi

acquitted of free speech after this who was on trial over critical remarks he made about islam lars hedegaard slam domestic violence within most culture. up next a performance you're unlikely to forget where the stage is a prison and the actors are inmates that's next stay with us. that was always preceded by bursts of laughter and swearing and shave today it's you they were all wrong schools swearing all the time i am. i am the first glance this theater this like and i am the difference is that this stage is found in a prison i am located in two thousand kilometers east of moscow convicted criminals read in tiny plays or similar playhouses by wire and such. that the us will use this puppets were made it recently. the general should not be ignored. and then comes the judge. its downfall but any of these inmates regularly visited the theater before they landed behind bars valentini ivanov was given eight years for being in possession of heroin. the ex drug trafficker puts on puppet shows an unusual spectacle for a penal colony. we design the puppets i make them from anything available here thi

has acquitted of free speech activists who was on trial over critical remarks made about islam lars hedegaard slam domestic violence within muslim culture. more news coming up in fifteen minutes after discourse with. hello welcome your watching this board news thanks for joining us our top stories this hour. or so when again and extend their lead in the spanish championship while real madrid suffer an unexpected defeat. phil mickelson falls short of a full title at torrey pines they'll not leave the losing by one stroke to fellow american bubba watson in the fall most insurance open. and also france defend their world handball title in style denying denmark by two points in the final on sunday . let's get started in spain where barcelona have extended the boreal madrid to seven points in the league after beating me table are curious they can lungs open the scoring at the end of the pads or a drink is flawed no with a powerful strike leaving gokey buff tell it to you no chance that one goal advantage remained until the dying moments of the match before leaving no messy school twice within as m

next artie's and talks to lars hedegaard the president of the danish free press society he's currently standing trial in denmark over racism charges for criticizing islam and he faces two years in jail for his comments that interview is coming up next on our t.v. . your organization defends freedom of speech your site details attempts to curtail speech freedoms particular related to multicultural policies would you prefer there be no immigration to the e.u. . no that's not what we're about we have we have no position on immigration as such. we simply insist on our right to describe the problems associated with for example immigration so we knew position on that what message do you think a guilty verdict for your hate speech trial would send to the european press and beyond well so very good question. i don't know i hope it might be a wake up call but i'm not certain what message do you think an acquittal word and i don't know if the press is really up to job of protecting free speech in acquittal would send a message to the general public that we can speak freely about matches that con

has acquitted a free speech activist who is on trial over critical remarks he made about islam lars hedegaard slam domestic violence within the muslim culture well ahead of his verdict i managed to catch up with mars had a guard to talk about his views on immigration and multiculturalism in europe. your organization defends freedom of speech your site details attempts to curtail speech freedoms particular related to multicultural policies would you prefer there be no immigration to the e.u. . now though we're about we have we have no position on immigration as such. we simply insist on our ranch to describe the problems associated with for example immigration so we know position on that you've been a supporter of kurt westergaard since his publication the publication i should say of his depiction of mohammed caused a global scandal what effect in publishing such cartoons have on media censorship in europe i don't know if it's had any effect i think it's clarified to watch that the issue is. it has made those who are in favor of free speech more vigilant determined to protect it and it's made

and don't mark a free speech campaigner is on trial over racism charges lars hedegaard the president of the danish free press society will be handed his verdict later today well hedegaard was prosecuted after drawing attention to the trend of honor killings and sexual abuse in the song muslim families this trial has been criticized by human rights activists who say denmark's authorities are trying to suppress free speech head guard told r.t. that the problems created by multiculturalism in europe could only be solved by speaking openly about them it seems to these days that anyone who stands up against . the ruling ideology is the talk of it and. it stands to be dragged in front of over a corpse the policies failed failed me on the free speech because i don't have the solutions to choose to have this problem created by our politicians i can only say one thing the predict received for even be able to solve the problems is that we maintain free speech because without free speech there is not a chance in hell that we could ever solve any problems in the country. or you could watch that

more on what lars hedegaard has to say in fifteen minutes here on r t well afghanistan's president has convened a new parliament as he attempts to stop the fight over a new legit star legislator but the man who has hunted karzai as backing to become the new speaker has stirred controversy. has been accused of war crimes and numerous human rights violations the legitimacy of the parliament itself is under question for september's elections were carried out amid allegations of rampant fraud in a country ripe with corruption and graft by war the u.s. led campaign has so far failed to make a breakthrough against the taliban or to its military contributors says it's time for washington to change its strategy in afghanistan. the former u.s. ambassador to india robert blake will. came out last year we have a very creative and innovative idea that is to partition afghanistan his proposition were some merrily dismissed all across the board by afghan pakistani and american analysts as totally on the rally stick and harmful goals to the afghan and american interests in that area however this year