i knew and has been drumming up international pressure. lucas shanker to step down in may. a ryan in flight, heading to lithuania, was forcibly diverted to minutes where police detained an opposition journalist on board romano pro to say, which is accused of being involved in so called terrorist activity. and last month bell, russian police rated the offices of 14 rights groups. non governmental organizations and independent media outlets. ah, well, let's bring in august. now joining us from warsaw is an a toll co tower international relations manager of the bell. russian sports solidarity foundation. the organization helps athletes who faced repercussions for expressing political views in brussels. we have a cat, a lantern chief executive of the center for european policy studies, and also in war. so valerie sep carlo bell, russian opposition, leader and former presidential candidate a warm welcome to all of you. so anatole, if i could start with you than 1st because i know that you have spoken to christina tim on sky. so just fill us in. first of all, what has she told yo

is this all about really all about mr. lucas shanker trying to point school against the e u. because of the position of sanctions and he knows he's got a weak situation there because his country board is lithuania and latvia. well i think that's correct. this is directed at the you, but in particular, the lithuanian country country lithuania. let's go back and really look to see how we got to where we are today. roughly a year ago, lithuania was at the forefront of the fight against the door, tearing regime in baler roots and after a completely falsified election, an election that alexander lucretia go stole an election that fits on a chicken australia we believe. and data supports actually won that election. she was forced to flee her country and take up brad region. lithuania. their lead by foreign minister lands burgess and others. they took her in, they supported her. now other western organizations are supporting her and she is building a very strong and vibrant opposition movement based in gone this that's the 1st of that, the 2nd event was the series of sanctions promu

to what extent has the seminar sky as case expose the tactics of the bell russian regime on de luca shanker? well, i have a question. i would say a couple words about the symptoms and you know, just all the lamps lined lamps on this junior. we also told that bill respond delegations, they were like you guys, and they were looking after sportsmen, so they didn't allow them to be in contact with their representatives of the state . so they aware people would leave the country. oh would leave us for for it would be a big thing for the reputation. no one was afraid. and we remember somebody who fled in fact in areas believe this over to a geisha and stayed in protest at the time. i think that this is the same symptoms actual enough in the house. we bring all the lamps of this regina and when you been sports, ma'am that very well day. i'm proud of the story, jim. they want us sports definitely extend. class even sports, man. women decided to stay away from these times. i think it's very, very symptomatic and it's kind of to be very so carolina, how should the e you react to this? now? i don't kn

she's now fled to poland. lucas shanker says she was manipulated by outside forces when last week 26 year old activist vitale shelf was found dead in the ukrainian capital. kia, please say it may have been murder disguised as suicide, because shanker denies any info and need to talk to was he from me in for bella? luce in general. ok, only me a president, and i could not know him, but i'm sure that only 3 or 4 people in this room, you him. he will no one to us. what madmen could hang him in bella. ruth, the opposition leader exiled and living in lithuania, says lucas shanker, must be pressured by the west to stand down. know dealing with this regime? it's impossible to talk to elisha to make the president who keeps power on the thanks to violence and torture and repressions. just if you need to talk to somebody, there are representatives in barrows who you can deal with, but not to be the criminals. a year ago, self expression was a weapon of the bell roost position. now it's a movement living in fear and dependence on foreign support. andrew simmons, i was just one of convicted pete

both inside and outside, be, say, were full joint weeks of popular protests prompted president lucas shanker. to crack down on dissent with leading opposition figures arrested despite criticism from capital cities across the continent use sanctions and worldwide condemnation. his government has continued its suppression of dissidence. now, one analyst says this case shows, but even athletes are under scrutiny. the problem with that you don't have to be a politician, you don't have to be in activists to, to become political. everything is political if it's just if it's public, if it's in the street or online, she openly criticize the isn't all the pic team and they tried to do it and done, which is of course and, and nowadays, impossible demo sky i had originally planned to fly directly to warsaw from tokyo, but a polish government sol says she changed her plans almost at the last minute for security reasonable terminal sky a went to the olympics to run fib yellow roof. but now she and her family are on the run from it. dominic came out, jazeera berlin, ah, just quick look at the main stories

i used by lucas shanker regime as the tool as a weapon against the european union in general. and particularly sienna, because of its very strong political position in an effort to stop the influx of migrants and asylum seekers. lithuania has been constructing a barrier on its 670 kilometer long border with barrows. these are desperate people who have become victims of political conflict. far away from home. their presence here, this gateway into europe, shows how vulnerable district you stance on asylum seekers and migrants has become . the e u. s. had more than 100 board of troops and pledge 37000000 euros to helpless away. and yet that usually only sees a fraction of these arrivals to deal with the crisis. bella, russian opposition leaders, atlanta taken off guy, i was living in exile in lithuania, or just the you not to give in to look was shanker, what regime is doing is blake mailing european union with this migration situation . and the answer should be even strong, but you can't be blackmailed by regime. the number of migrants arriving at the board has decreased since

anniversary of a dispute presidential election that led to a term in the office for alexander lucas shanker. in the netherlands, people have expressed their continued opposition with an arctic suspicion. the fastened report from their faces young and determined girls locked up in these entrance enter and bella was painted by a fellow detainee was since like the country each day, i guess a new girl was coming in or moving to another place. and you can see that they are professions like software test, my su, photographer, or sales assistant lawyer or yes, it shows me the strength of human spirit, the serious of sadness, these. but looking at the faces of the girls, i feel hope the but the hope for change route by hundreds of thousands of bella roshan, one year ago, seems far away. now. alexander lucas shanker was accused of rigging his re election as the assembly and power mass demonstrations against this rule has died down. no matter we both have here, but messages of resistance case in a different form. while many evaluation voices might be silence one year often disputed presidential elect

for example, the olympic committee there about discrimination against athletes who criticized lucas shanker. early to share, they refused to recognize the results of the elections within the limited commit to the r c, saying the election hadn't been held in an irregular way. and as a consequence, not surprised me. perhaps the son of the president was elected. his date is the head of the me, valerie slipped the committee that meant a lot of officials were banned from even coming to tokyo. and it's not just olympic sports being effected in valerie or mental house, the ice hockey world cup. early this year it got taken away from by the race with the world governing body, saying it was currently impossible to guarantee the welfare of team's fans and officials going about a race. so you just kinda think within that sort of context was enough really done to guarantee the welfare of valerie southwick's in talk here. and the more widely you said to me yesterday that the organizes of the games would probably continue to say that they weren't actually contributing to the current of our situation and

yeah, it follows laws, he is mass protests against president alex, not lucas shanker, disputed election victory back in tokyo. tim last guy said she was deprived of her right to compete, but at least for now she said in the polish embassy and she hopes they can help to secure her future norbert man. the elder sarah ah hello, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. at least 8 people have now died in turkey where high wind and temperature is above 40 degrees celsius. fanning wildfires. thousands have been evacuated from their homes and tourists forced out of their hotel. the hate driving taking 5 is causing similar emergencies in easley and grace. coastal areas around the italian cities is catania, and the scar a have been engulfed in flames. china has put millions of people back into lockdown as it tries to contain and outright driven by the more infectious delta variance of kind of 19 with more than 400 cases so far recorded. they have been 60, want to locally transmitted infections in the past day. katrina, you has more from beijing what's particularly concerning is that prev

yeah, it follows laws, he is mass protest against president alex malden lucas shanker. disputed election victory back in tokyo. tim last guy said she was deprived of her right to compete, but at least for now she is safe in the polish embassy and she hopes they can help to secure her future. norbert among the outer syrup. ah. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories, at least 8 people have now died in turkey, where high winds in temperatures above 40 degrees celsius, a fanning wall. 5000 have been evacuated from their homes and is forced from the hotels easily. and grace are also trying to contain multiple wildfires, the coastal areas around the italian cities of continue and pisca have been engulfed in flames. afghanistan's president has blamed his countries deteriorating security crisis on the speed of the withdrawal of us troops ash ref, connie said he's government has a 6 month plan. without elaborating the taliban has made rapid games, including towards the southern cities of laska and kanda hung. madame, because you will raise the way i once told the president of the united

yeah, it follows laws his mass protest against president alexander lucas shanker, disputed election victory back in tokyo. tim last guy said she was deprived of her right to compete, but at least for now she is safe in the polish embassy and she hopes they can help to secure her future. norbert among the outer syrup. ah. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories. the delta variant is being blamed for the covert, 900 surgical, 30 cities in 19 provinces. and china and jing, this belief to be ground 0 of the nation wide flare up among the hardest tooth is the scenic city of tomb jaw chair, where all the attractions have been closed. good for you has moved from beijing. what's particularly concerning is that previously we had cases in china that were sporadic isolated outbreaks. this time, this has become very widespread. we've seen it reached now 16 provinces. that's half the provinces in china. it's the delta, very highly infectious strain of covered 1900. and it's also taking place during china's peak travel season. it's the some holidays here and many families are traveling to differ

in the wider context of, of what is happening to support and valerie under president, alexander lucas shanker. the has been long term concerns about the level of government intervention in, for example, the olympic committee day or about discrimination. against athletes is criticized lucas shank. early this year, they refused to recognize the results of the elections within the limited commit to the r c, saying the election hadn't been held in irregular way and as a consequence. and not surprisingly, perhaps, the son of the president was elected is the, is the head of the new valerie selected committee. that meant a lot of officials were banned from even coming to tokyo. and it's not just a lympics, it's been effected in delray. they're meant to host the ice hockey world cup early this year it got taken away from bella race with the world governing body, saying that it was currently impossible to guarantee the welfare of team's fans and officials going about a race. so you just kinda think within that sort of context was enough really done to guarantee the welfare of dollar recently in tokyo,

lucas shank with opposition to his own nation. and in this case, i very much doubt that there is any majority behind. look shanker any more because similar things happened 10 years ago or 15 years ago, and it was a habit of lucas ankle to deal some people then trade them for some benefits and that's how he kept going. but i think after 2020 there is a certain point of no return and the not live union position. i mean if union is in the position, definitely, and we are strong advocates office position about this position of european union. and there was no disagreement in the block, but you know, next door, you're right physically we are next door. yes. but the same arguments held where there was a debate about russia imposing sanctions. i would say on home, people after crimea, where europe and union and post sanctions and, and russia and both factions that made foot more expensive or some, some products that usually came from european union, unaccessible for, for, for russian people. so this was not the faction against european union by the sanctions, against against the russia people, but still there was impact

and we had quite a reaction from the bell rouge and leader, alexander lucas. shanker britain. good, god, go check on those sanctions, profiles and years. we haven't known britain and we don't really want to your america's yes men. now a number of countries around the world are the target of us sanctions. the obama administration escalated these sanctions on a number of countries. new sanctions were imposed under donald trump as well. and it seems like the biden ministration has now come forward and more sanctions are being imposed on della ruth. while the usa continues to demonize the leader of bella roost, alexander lucas shan't go far left hand far right. groups clashed violently in the streets of portland, oregon. on sunday and t for activists had stormed and disrupted a prayer service being led by a homer phobic pasta. they were confronted by members of the proud boys who were acting as security skirmishes between the 2 sides went on into the night involving a painful gunfire. fireworks and pepper spray. a catholic priest has been murdered in western france the killers rep

villages near the border with the bell, a russian president, alexander lucas shameka, had link lucas shanker rather, has defended his leadership as the country moxy years since he was elected for a 6th time in what the opposition call a rig. and those are the headlines i'm emily angland, they'll be more news a little later on. but states you now for talk to me, we understand the differences, minorities of conscience across the world. are you taking out era or bringing the news and current affairs committee? ah, era the attack on the 17th of october, 2019 shocked mexico. the sin, lower drugs called to, to go over the streets of the northern city of cooley account, with a devastating rate of high powered weaponry from machine guns to keep 47. it's so right to commit cruise right, gun drum to the teeth despite strict gun control, gang members smuggle weapons across the border from the united states. about 70 percent of the guns seized emit scope. the trace to the us, successive mexican governments have asked us to do more to stop the weapons flows. those cool fraction of growing louder because

now, considering bonding flights between baghdad and mince can, meanwhile president lucas shanker ordered his defense agencies to stop people from returning from lithuania to bela ruth. as the diplomatic crisis deepens, vulnerable, people are being jostled between countries that do not want them. their hopes and miseries exploited for political means. the far came out, jazeera, columbia, and panama say they will work together to stem the flow of thousands of migrants stranded up the border around $10000.00 from cuba and countries as far away as gone . a molly and target was stuck in the small board of town choked cheese. teresa bows near the ferry terminal unexplained the challenges people facing what went wrong is that there's not enough both to take them all to the other side. and the government on the other side just announced that they would be only allowing $200.00 people to cross because they declared what they say is a state of calamity because of the amount of people that are crossing this part of the country. and that's why there's hundreds of people that are being found that we

now considering bonding flights between baghdad and minsky. meanwhile, president lucas shanker ordered his defense agencies to stop people from returning from lithuania to bela ruth. as the diplomatic crisis deepens, vulnerable, people are being jostled between countries that do not want them. their hopes and miseries exploited for political means. the far cam i'll just 0. columbia is facing a new migrant crisis. more than 10000 people have arrived in the border town of nicole clee. they come from places like cuba, haiti, and as far away as africa they are trying to cross into neighboring panama to eventually reach the united states. that is, a boy is lifeless. now from nickel clee in columbia. so theresa just gives a sense of what's happening there behind you and, and why it's happening now. while i'm here in town up totally understand completely overwhelmed by the amount of migrant, mostly from haiti that are arriving here. this town you go okay to the right time because we have all the people that you can see right behind me. i've been waiting very many of the week trying to cross t

vitale shelf, and show support for the anti government movement back home. president, alexander lucas shanker, has waged a violent crack down on his opponents since last year's disputed election. 150000 people fled to neighboring ukraine, shore front, an organization which helped some of them free prosecution and move there. he was found hanged in a park near his home and give protest against me in law's military government broken out across the country. demonstrators mocking the anniversary of the brutal suppression of an uprising against the previous june to in 1988 video posted on social media, showed protest as marching through man delays. calling for the release of political prisoners restoration of democracy and an end to military rule. in laws, military deposed the government, 6 months ago ending a decade of democracy. really new prime minister of tele bennett says his bala and its financial backers, iran will pay a price if rocket fall continues. he says he also hold the lebanese government responsible after a flare up of violence along the border with 11 and last week, israel carried

country marks a year since he was elected for a 6th $101.00 of the opposition called a rigged vote. luca shanker says he is government prepaid for the presidential election democratically and with complaint transparency. he also used his speech to deny any involvement in the recent death of a bell, a russian activist in the ukrainian capital. with that, we then carried out preparations to the elections and the elections themselves on the conditions of total transparency and democratization of political life. the only difference was that some were preparing for just and fair elections, while others were calling for smashing the government. andrew simmons, his life for us in london. hello there, andrew. the president certainly struck a defiant note. what else did he say? well, you're right. he did strike a define. this whole thing is called the big conversation, but very much one way traffic in the majority of the vast majority of people inside that whole are sympathetic with this government, i wouldn't dream of speaking against it. there's only a very small amount of foreign journalists, yet rema

imposed on dela ruth, while the usa continues to demonize, the leader of bella. ruth alexander lucas shanker. or corona virus cases in the u. s. are on the rise again with numbers topping last summer's peak. and even though many states have fully reopen, some might still think twice about holding a big birthday bash. but having just turned 60 years of age, former president brock obama wasn't going to let coven rain on his braid. so the, the, the, the the, the cobra 19 has gotten more contagious. so it's more important than ever to get vaccinated vaccines, the safe and the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones. so well on the birthday was the classic move of i do what i feel like i do. tough fun. but then when i'm going to talk to the public, i'm going to say what they should do. so it's quite critical, don't they don't, they're not following the rules. i think that the rules don't apply to them. so they're not accepting setting an example for the general population. why the general population feels, it's not important where math is not to take very important. take test vaccine, 10

anniversary of a disputed presidential election that led to the 6th term in office for alexander lucas shanker. that election followed a violent crack down with thousands of arrests, several deaths, and hundreds of critical prisoners still behind bars and the netherlands and russians of express. they continued opposition with an arctic submission, surpassing reports in the hague. their faces young and determined girls locked up in these engine center and barrows, painted by a fellow detainee, was since like the country each day, i guess a new girl was coming in or moving to another place. and you can see that they are profession like software test, my su, photographer, or sales assistant lawyer or yes, it shows me the strength of human spirit to serious a sad of these. but looking at the faces of the girl, so i feel hope a but the hope for change roused by hundreds of thousands of barrow shifts one year ago, seems far away now. alexander lucas shank was accused of rigging his re election as the assembly and power mass demonstrations against this rule has died down. no matter we both have here

k, saying london can quote charles on them. alexander lucas shanker has defended his ladyship as the country monk c. you can see was elected for a 610, and what the opposition cold of rig device. andrew simmons is live for us in a landa. hello the andrew. what more could you tell us about these sanctions? it's hardly a coincidence they've been made on the anniversary of his controversial election. is it? no coincidence whatsoever. very political. the u. k. was the 1st to impose sanctions back in may, and it's now revised that and also increased the pressure on the better roost announcing that it will sanction all states complete products such as potash and petroleum products. furthermore, the variation industry of better reduce will be boycotted effectively and the know will be no over flying. the u. k. the president fleets of luxury jets will be service. now this all of course is set by the british to be because of the fraudulent election. exactly. a year ago, when 35000 opposition protest as were arrested, and 600 activists remain in jail. so many went overseas at the bordering sta

but that example lucas shanker has responded by saying they can choke on them. he has defended his leadership of the country marks a year since he was elected for 6 time in what the opposition call a rigged vote. at least 51 civilians have been killed in attacks by an arm group in northern molly that's according to the army. it happened in villages near the border with news yet. india's farmers have continued their protests against the laws. they say will hom, their livelihoods, by favoring large private retailers. but only $200.00 allowed outside parliament. those are the headlines inside story is next here. and i just, you know, news news, news news, a little messy is want to put balls. biggest name at the argentine in is leading barcelona because the spanish club can't afford to keep. so how footballers become too expensive and what will message departure mean for the sport and the fan, this is inside the door. ah, ah. hello and welcome to the program i'm hammered. jim john leonel messy and barcelona as long and illustrious history together is now over. the a

you have imposed new sanctions against the bellow, russian president's government. alexander lucas shanker, has defended his leadership as the country marks a year since he was elected for a 6 term. the opposition says the vote was rigged with all that. we then carried out preparations for the elections and the elections themselves on the conditions of total transparency and democratization of political life. the only difference was that some were preparing for just and fair elections, while others were calling for smashing the government. troops in mozambique, backed by rwandan forces say they recaptured a key town from rebel fighters. the port of marcia, both the prya has been a strong hold for the group known as chabad. the army has been struggling to regain control of the northern carbo delgado province. one of africa's biggest liquefied natural gas projects is located rolanda and south africa have sent troops to shore up operations. violence in the region has worse, and since last year, displacing at least 800000 people. the korean justice ministry says it will release the jailed sams

yeah, it follows laws he is mass protest against president alexander lucas. shanker disputed election victory back in tokyo. tim last guy said she was deprived of her right to compete, but at least for now, she saved him the polish embassy, and she hoped they can help to secure her future norbert among the outer syrup. ah! this is al jazeera and these are the top stories, at least the ice people have now died in turkey, where high winds in temperatures above 40 degrees celsius. fanning was 5000 have been evacuated from their homes and tourists forced from the hotels.

now considering finding flights between baghdad and minns can . meanwhile, president lucas shanker ordered his defense agencies to stop people from returning from lithuania to bela ruth. as the diplomatic crisis deepens, vulnerable people are being jostled between countries that do not want them. their hopes and miseries exploited for political means the far came out 0. 1 of russia's most prominent foreign businessmen will not serve time in prison despite being found guilty of embezzlement. us invest and michael calvary was given a 5 and a half years suspended sentence. trial is cause major concern in russia. business community with say that could impact foreign investment. calvin insisted the legal system was being exploited by one of his business rivals. now health officials in england say the levels of corona virus found people infected with a delta variance as similar, regardless of whether or not they've been vaccinated. this they warn, might have implications for people's infectiousness, but added that more search is needed. data from hospital admissions with the delta vary, it shows

how is this organized who is behind it, and what is the role of president alexander lucas shanker? in this, 1st of all, they are invited to be rats and we've seen the attempt of lucas angle regime to get more routes that would fly over to misc we, we hear about negotiations with countries, for example, like pakistan and others opening gulf of, of new new new roots, we know that the travel agencies that are close to regime because whole sort of business is close to regime in that country, are also part of it. and when we see on the bill ocean propaganda, the military guy commencing the option of opening up of b as a tourist destination. these the sounds a little bit, we're not mentioning the people, the uniform people that we physically see at our borders. also in this attempt of people from iraq or other countries who are time to, to, to cross the border needle, or you could vince that alex on the look of shank and russian officials are personally involved. he simply declared that that he will flood european union of a quote with drugs and my grants, and that was his threat. so of c

with iraq now considering bonding flights between baghdad and minns can . meanwhile, president lucas shanker ordered his defense agencies to stop people from returning from lithuania to bela ruth. as the diplomatic crisis deepens, vulnerable, people who being jostled between countries that do not want them, their hopes and miseries exploited for political means. the far came out. 0 huge wildfire in northern california has become the 3rd largest in the states. history. emergency crews are trying to stop it from reaching more foreign towns, the code at the dixie fire. it is already destroyed, much of the historic town of greenville mass evacuations. north of athens as wildfire tear through the vast areas of pine forest, and edged closer to the great capital, thousands of people have now said their homes, while others have been fighting to put out the flames. more than a 1005 fighters and 15 aircraft, a bad thing to fight across greece with reinforcements arising from other parts of the e. u as well. 2 people have been killed in those funds which have been building for 11 days now. same bus rob

because this is what's gonna happen to you. lucas shanker, dubbed by his enemies, the last of europe's dictators, has ruled 27 years. but since a disputed election a year ago, he's been cracking down on a physician support in may a protest lead a roman protest, a which was detained after a passenger plane, heading to vilnius in this way, nia was forced to land the capital of beller, whose security agents had effectively hijacked the plane, the leader of the opposition's fet, lana, taken off. gaia has been on a world tour trying to read night. the western outrage that follow that arrest the u. k. prime minister barak johnson said he was the 1st to impose sanctions and vowed moral support for the opposition. diplomatic niceties. aside though, the opposition leaders said none of the people was safe, least of all her. i can disappear any moment, i understand that. but i should do what i'm doing. i can hold because i'm you know, i feel this responsibility for future my phones with the same as all those the sense while fighting the moment feel the responsibility said longer taking those sco