here in lithuania i am suddenly free. that is great, but hard to get used to. >> the tele lechler as for russia and in the netherlands and is now found refuge in lithuania -- dinatale of left for russia -- italia. she wrote about alexander lukashenko and his abuse of power. >> the kgb confiscated 20 computers and put huge pressure of my colleagues. i lost two teams because people were afraid to come to work. the scattered when the police beat me up. >> hear the kgb museum in vilnius, she recalls the events of december 19, 2010 in the belarusian capital of minsk where her involvement in protest against election fraud are her of being and imprisonment. >> i cannot take it. they took me to a place just like this. the cell was similar. the beds, too. but there were so many of us that had to lie on the floor. it was awful. there are still innocent in people in jail there in minsk. one was given five years. >> minsk, where the dictator alexander lukashenko still ruled with an iron fist. natalia cher herself with irina chalip. h

of history's lessons lithuania declared twenty eleven to give remembrance what of course victims but it's not too late time to sing survivors of the mosque genocide tell you why. they to let peacekeepers have reportedly fired tear gas at protesters at a disputed border in northern kosovo beginning to remove barricades set out by ethnic said it failed to do so themselves. in kosovo now maria can you hear us hopefully you can so could you tell us more about what exactly happened . well you're in charge we know dozens of soldiers killed came for the nation that peacekeeping food chain call says i. and peachtree hundred of wild child have been running to the very take maybe the dogs need to remove roadblocks erected early a day by sisters in egypt egypt will just fall sick we are there and the moment allowed one hundred fifteen stooped over to gather to prevent the peacekeepers to do that to me they expected capel to comment that morning to try to contribute for and to alleviate blockade because only when the leaders will be called to the troops i did beating me just for they failed and.

michael went from ireland to lithuania to get the weapons. he did not realize that his every move was being secretly photographed by the intelligence services. he was arrested by police and put on trial two years ago. he wasn't just secretly filmed, some of his conversations were bugged. including one in which he talked about planting bombs in london. [inaudible] >> this is the handwritten list of weapons that they were willing to buy. sniper rifles, r p g-7 rockets and semtex explosives. police don't believe he was acting alone. at least four men were involved, including his older brother. he was recently found liable for a bombing in a civil action taken by the victims. he denies any involvement of the gun smuggling by his brother. they're trying to extradite him. the jailing is a blow to the ira. the security service might have saved lives not just in belfast, but in london. >> and this is bbc news. at the headlines. the un has called for a full investigation into the death of colonel gaddafi. they deny claims that he was executed. hundred

and the country managed to avoid the bloodshed that was characteristic of its baltic neighbors lithuania and latvia. this is the historical wide hall of fame parliament. came here in. the late summer of one thousand nine hundred ninety one to declare recognition of the three baltic republics that yeltsin said here flanked by the chairmen of their parliaments garman off represented latvia last previous from lithuania in early two zero from a store near yeltsin made a speech here he signed three treaties with the baltic states. estonian historian mark lauder began his struggle for his country's independence in the mid one nine hundred eighty s. he organized and took part in numerous acts of protest. the most high profile of them was the famous bowl to weigh in on august the twenty third one thousand nine hundred nine people in the three soviet baltic republics of lithuania latvia and the stonier formed a six hundred kilometer human chain linking the three capitals. on the reserve and . i began my struggle against communism when i was still a college student at the same time i campaigned fo

witnesses were still alive but prosecutors have only now unset him and they want him to come to lithuania agreeing as we do not consider mr melamine a suspect or only summon him to give testimony to either confirm or deny the statements he made statements among others a detail in lithuania and court victories of the car course where literally to capitated a rabbi and put his head on a window so everyone could see a man called let's go who reportedly imprisoned some sixty jews in a gamma beaten with quo bars and forced fire hoses down the throats water was then turned on so they stomachs exploded all of this captured by german photographers the source of the claims i witness is who survived the war very competent. in their help and reg. there were probably needed. this is not the first time lithuanian prosecutors have summoned holocaust survivors who also took part in the resistance to give testimony critics complain it's a way for us to avoid dealing with its holocaust history this is a campaign of defamation against holocaust survivors who are alive because they escaped the ghetto to joi

easy to find joseph melamed found the last eleven years ago he published the names of thousands of lithuania and implicated in the killing of jews at the time he sent the list to the lithuanian authorities asking them to investigate as many witnesses were still alive the prosecutors have only now one said him and they want him to come to lithuania decree known as we do not consider mr miller man a suspect but only summon him to give testimony to either confirm or deny the statements he made statements among others detail lithuanian court victor was of course who allegedly to capitated a rabbi and put his head on a window so everyone could see a man could loose go who reported the imprisoned some sixty jews in a gallery beaten with quo bars and forced fire hoses down their throats water was then turned on so they stomachs exploded all of this captured by german photographers the source of the claims i witness is who survived the wall very competent and in their hands and drag. they are. needed but. this is not the first time lithuanian prosecutors have summoned holocaust survivors who also to

of double genocide the very far right model that posits that communism and not system are equal lithuania officially recognizes that crimes committed by the soviet union and nazi regimes are equal and other european states to do the same the nazi crimes should not be excused merely because. there were some crimes. there in comparatively worse they were genocide. they were trying to wipe out a whole people and so instead of focusing on an eighty six year old holocaust survivor many say lithuanian authorities should rather at least be opening an investigation and does it matter made says he's willing to participate in an investigation for the reasons he believes the lithuanians are trying to run from one if they really are going. we. will bring you everything will be. and in the long run that seems the last thing the country would want. r.t. television. and our news and video reports are streaming live around the clock as. well lining up to write. the september issue charging small town of the higher ground fifteen lines changes antigay said killed by police after being let loose on the str

he went from ireland to lithuania to get the weapons. he did not realised at his every move was being secretly photographed by intelligence services. he was arrested by lithuanian police and put on trial two years ago. he wasn't just secretly filmed, some of his conversations were but. [inaudible] >> this is the handwritten list of weapons that the real ira was hoping to buy. sniper rifles, r p d-seven rockets. hand grenades and explosives. waspolice don't believe he acting alone. they say at least four men were involved, including his older brother. he was recently found liable for a bombing in a civil action taken by relatives of the victims. he denies any involvement, but the authorities are trying to extradite him from belfast. the jailing of michael is a blow to the real ira. the security services said they may well have saved lives in belfast as well as london. >> this is abc news, the headlines. the u.s. has called for a full investigation into the death of colonel gaddafi. the interim government -- the denies he was executed. as

august twenty third one thousand nine hundred nine people in the three soviet baltic republics of lithuania latvia and estonia formed a six hundred kilometer human chain linking the three capitals. and reserve and you and i began my struggle against communism when i was still a college student at the same time i campaigned for a stony as independence which was a logical thing to do and if we had lost our freedom as a result of a pact between two regimes that ism and communism. as a staunch opponent of communism markel our twice held the post of premier after estonia obtained independence now he is the country's defense minister. in the soviet union victory in world war two was celebrated on may the ninth mark long as one of those responsible for instituting a new date for a stone it thinks is a there is marched in a european style on may eighth but celebrations on that date or of an entirely different kind. ask what we are freedom fighters. sixty six years ago today. on may eighth one thousand nine hundred forty five. a world war two. officially came to an analyst. by freedom fighters the d

from lithuania in early chilled from a store nia he also made a speech here he signed three treaties with the baltic states. estonian historian mark lara began his struggle for his country's independence in the mid 1980's he organized intraparty numerous acts of protest. the most high profile of them was the famous baltic way. on august twenty third one thousand nine hundred nine people in the three soviet baltic republics of lithuania latvia and the stonier formed a six hundred kilometer human chain linking the three capitals. on to reserve a new i began my struggle against communism when i was still a college student at the same time i campaigned for a stony as independence which was a logical thing to do and if not we had lost our freedom as a result of a pact between two regimes that ism and communism. as a staunch opponent of communism markel our twice held the post of premier after estonia obtained independence now he's the country's defense minister. in the soviet union victory in world war two was celebrated on may the ninth mark clark was one of those responsible for institu

double genocide the very far right model that posits that communism or not since them are equal lithuania officially recognizes their crimes committed by the soviet union and nazi regimes are equal and other european states to do the same the nazi crimes should not be excused because if you want there were some crimes wrong for. there are only worse they were genocide. they were trying to wipe out a whole people and so instead of focusing on an eighty six year old holocaust survivor many say lithuanian authorities should rather at least be opening an investigation and those amalgamates is willing to participate in a basic a search for the reasons he believes the lithuanians are trying to run someone if they really are going through we. will bring it out. and in the long run that seems the last thing the country would want policia r.t. television. well now quick reminder of our breaking news from libya where government officials have confirmed the death of colonel gadhafi the news comes from the city of sirte which has been overrun by government forces and just looking at the images that w

of double genocide and the very far right model that posits that communism and nazism are equal lithuania officially recognizes the crimes committed by the soviet union and nazi regimes are equal and other european states to do the same with nazi crimes. cause if you want there were some crimes for all of them we have a story there in comparatively worse they were killers like. they were trying to wipe out a whole people and so instead of focusing on an eighty six year old holocaust survivor many say lithuanian authorities should rather at least be opening an investigation and doesn't have made faces willing to participate in an investigation for the reasons he believes the lithuanians are trying to run from one if they really are going. we. will bring out everything will be worse and in the long run that seems the last thing the country would want policia r.t. television. and news and video reports streaming live around the clock at home to his summer was where lining up figure right now a small town in the american state of ohio finds its resembling an african safari with dozens of lion

the biggest drop was in lithuania. the jobless rate dropped from 18.2% to 15.6% fuelled by a surging economy and help the experts. not all countries have seen a recovery. unemployment remains unchanged and the jobless rate rose in 10 e states. unemployment climbed from 12.1% to 16.7% and this is blamed on austerity measures. that has cut jobs in the private and public sectors. >> we picked it up in germany. when communist east germany collapsed more than two decades ago, germans on both sides of the wall were shocked and dismayed to learn just how deep the tentacles of the secret police reached into every level of society. one in five people worked for them. some of those former spies have in facbeen employed -- have in fact been employed at the archives. >> a few weeks after the fall of the berlin wall, east germans stormed the headquarters hoping to find out who had spied on them and what they recorded. even after 20 years, that information has not lost its relevance. at the archive offices, the work of uncovering th

. >> rick perry did not research about lithuania and no other country before he hits. >> the brusselsspaper finds that the tax burden is more burden some than on those with progressive systems. those are the facts. >> if you gut the taxes at the top and the capital gains taxation and bring down the rates, if you make it up, you make it up at the bottom. that's obvious. you make it up by closing down education and closing down infrastructure and health care. when you look at the 18% ceiling and go through the numbers quickly, social security about 5% of gnp. medicare and medicate total about 6%. veterans benefits and food stamps another couple percent. we are up to 13%. military is 5%. that's 18%. let's add on interest payments on the debt and that takes us to about 21% and we haven't even started with education environment and national science. the ju sishl system and the penal system and anything we need to be and secure and the poor? we don't give them any at all. that's what started with the budget earlier this year. social security, forget it. we squeeze that. medicare, don't coun

it's worked in estonia and lithuania. it's worked because people know that they get a fair deal.y know what they're supposed to pay and it leads to economic expansion. and that's the one thing this country needs right now is economic expansion, not this politics of envy. >> i sure as hell hope he catch up to lithuania. i mean, john, i have to tell you, there's been a progressive tax in this country under reagan, under roosevelt, under every -- under eisenhower. >> and look what it's done. it's screwed up -- >> we've been the most successful economy in the world. right now we're having a hard time. whether you change your tax system in a difficult situation like that to go to something as flukey as the same percentage is to me a strange time to do it. anyway, i'm just trying to keep up with mitt romney. i'm not running for president, you're not, john, we're just trying to keep up with mitt romney. i'm telling you, this guy is so fast at changing his positions, you have to have a stopwatch for this guy. >> i think what mitt romney is saying is he wants a fair, flatter tax code. wha

michael campbell went from ireland to lithuania to get the weapons.e did not realize that every move was secretly photographed by the intelligence services. he was arrested by lithuanians police and then put on trial two years ago. he was not to secretly filmed, some of his conversations were recorded including one where he talked about planting bombs in london. [recording playing] >> this is the hand written list of weapons that the real iraq was hoping to buy. this included sniper rifles, are pg rockets, hand grenades, and explosives. the lithuanians police do not believe that he was acting alone. they say at least four men were involved including his older brother, leon. he was recently found liable for the bombing. he denies any involvement in the gun smuggling by his brother. the authorities are trying to extradite him from belfast. the killing of michael campbell is a blow to the real irate. -- the jailing of michael campbell is a blow to the real ira. >> soon it will be easier to find your way all around europe. a russian rocket has fired two s

checks in their final game against lithuania to qualify. well the stadium which will host the euro two thousand and twelve final has officially been opened the limpy skin national sports complex in kiev was packed with sixty thousand spectators for a special celebration to mark the occasion colombian singer secured i was the star attraction in a forty minute concert at the stadium cost four hundred seventy million dollars to build and will host a friendly between ukraine and germany on november the levy. well logistics will be one of the most difficult problems for russia in hosting the twenty eighteen world cup that is according to many hope spring marketing director by labor coups and we caught up with a german in moscow and our first question was one close to his heart that have investment. if i would have done it in the from your the spend the three most important points before this all the way off so to speak the last of the water infrastructure let me see the stadium and about the brain management i would spend that one million euro d

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the rain is two one win over serbia in crete say the czechs but bad place with a full on win in lithuania all gray should be glad to see you know to go into the heart of thursday's draw along with montenegro despite that you know the three to switzerland other matches are able to legs and a shuttle from november eleventh and twelfth return game on the fifteenth of november. meanwhile fifa general secretary jerome valcke has been on a visit to russia to check on the nation's progress for the twenty eight seen world cup it might be just under seven years until the competition kicks off here but there's just one year to go until russia last nine eleven cities and twelve stadiums which will house sports biggest tournament and the country's sports minister is confident about russia's preparations so far. russia was given the right to host the world cup we've had a little meetings and consultations with people only do six budgeting branding and other important issues concerning the world cup it's quite basic need it was cities we stadiums public transport or. local transport there was a nationa