they will come to maidan. all change comes from maidan and we have to believe on this. >> on february the 20th leas year more than 50 protesters were shot dead many allegedly by government snipers though there were weapons on each side. the protests lasted over three months and claimed over 100 lives. >> the crowds, the fires and the shooting are all gone from the maidan, it is now once again a busy city square but in a city and country much changed. a year on and the force he of change that united on maidan have given way to a country still riddled with corruption close to economic collapse and on the version of partition. many ukrainians do still lean westwards in the hope of a european future. a future now in jeopardy because of war raging in the east. jonah hull, al jazeera kiev. >> still ahead when we come back freed by boko haram former hostages speak about their experience in captivity. plus. playing for peace. how one musician is spreading the message of love in war torn iraq. >> tuesday on "the stream

it's the anti-maidan movement is expected to draw a crowd of 10,000 people.ssentially they are marking the first anniversary of the maidan revolution, where the president at the time and over in ukraine, the current president petro porashenko has been leading a sombre service in maidan square marking a year since protesters were killed. here is jonah hull with his report. >> reporter: on kiev's maidan or independent square where the protests took place, the faces of the dead stare. and there are candle lit memorials. emotions are still raw. many remember the worse day of gunfire. they call those who fell in the hundreds. a year on. some wandered whether it was a good fit. >> it's a high praise for the independent country, and it hasn't been addressed. >> translation: no death is justifiable, but it happens. what can we do. we remove the tyrant moving us. petro porashenko moved by some in the crowd, blames it squarely on russia. he has other problems an economy on the verge of collapse. >> translation: we will win, and no matter how good it is how many disaste

in russia. >> i came here to support putin to say no to maidan. women and children died there. i'm sentimental. i came to support russia. er. >> it is a call for fascism. >> look, people die. ukrainians have died. we need to put a stop to it. >> anti-maidan is just the latest of a long line of extensively grassroots movements, and the objective of all of them is to display what is good for the russian state is also good for the russian people. >> before they were involved in anti-maidan they were involved in this. they were shown terrorizing the country. in thes say all this is a successful strategy to keep a lid on anti-kremlin protest. >> this is a campaign in which sending messages to anyone who would want to join groups, movements, what have you that are in opposition to the kremlin. you think twice. >> even if events like this are being managed the message chimes with a good many russians. it's not hard to hold up the ukraine as a tragic example and say, look, we don't want that, do you? >> the town of debaltseve in eastern ukraine was captur

and the shooting are all long gone maidan. >> a year ago the forces of maidan have given way to a country riddled with corruption, on the verge of collapse. many cranes do still lean west wards in the hope of a european future, a future now in jeopardy because of war raging in the east. al jazeera kiev. >> everton's here. i'm english, i don't care if it rains for the rest of the cricket cup all over australia. >> we've got the kind of weather england could have done with to avoid the thrashing earlier. >> i meant that. >> weather will be very useful if you're in australia. look at the eye on the storm making its way into the course. that is a typhoon sorry a severe tropical sky clone. another around australia and that is land. 809 millimeters of rain in 24 hours. we've seen heavy rain along the eastern coast. both of these systems are weakening quickly. that is the good news. we will see more extremely heavy rainfall over the next days. some of these over 200 millimeters of rain. it means the cricket in brisbane is likely to taper off. >> doesn't really matter. thank you. >> what happens

cnn, kiev. >>> from the mood at maidan square to russia. russia's economy has struggled for months now fuelling fears of a recession there. for the country's most famous gunmaker, business is booming. we have this report as fighting escalates in ukraine and russia so do weapon sales. >> reporter: it's the weapon of choice for rebels tourists and national armies alike. the ak-47 assault rifle has been on the front line of pivotal conflicts since the second world war. while his home country may be facing economic turmoil, it is one business bucking the trend. >> reporter: the stret secret of their success is the power of the brand. it is also good weapons, both civilian and military which our buyers like. >> reporter: strong demand sent sales soaring by a third since 2013 despite sanctions imposed by the west. >> we were surprised that we were included on the sanctions list. because of that we were forced to change the strategy of sales since we lost 80% of our sales volume. the only option was new markets with military products rather than c

they're calling it the anti-maidan march. say there are growing fears of the kind of popular uprising that led to the former president coup to challenge russian vladimir putin. one woman told me they say they want to get rid of the opposition and the opposition has no chance to take over while president putin is in power. they also say -- one woman i spoke to says they want to stop the war in eastern ukraine. i've seen thousands of people here and there are media report that is this was organized using so-called administrative resource. which means various agencies participate in bringing the people to moscow. the schools were asked to supply teachers. we saw also ads asking people to come to today's rally. >> sfoorz the fighting in the eastern parts of ukraine, what are you hearing from people on the ground there, especially with this truce that some are saying is in name only? >> reporter: people here that we've spoken to say they very much see the military activity in ukraine has sort of a punitive measure, a punitive oper

they will honor those who died in the maidan square. but there are promising new signs that a cease-fire agreement is having an effect of the on saturday the ukrainian government and pro-russian separatists conducted a prisoner swap. 139 soldiers were released from captivity. 52 rebels were freed as well. the prisoner exchanges are part of a major minsk agreement. let's bring in nick payton walsh, live in donetsk, ukraine. let's start with the anniversary of the maidan demonstrations. were you there last year. >> reporter: after seeing a year ago those scenes unfold in central kiev where a decade ago a government had been ousted in similar protest peacefully to see it collapse into snipers shooting at times unarmed men dead in the streets around us it seemed that ukraine was embarking on a terrifying new episode in its history then and i think even those who thought worse was coming could never imagine we'd be standing in donetsk now in the middle of a civil war. the noise you hear behind me is a remarkable small, but noisy children's f

the maidan uprising as it is known toppled the former president.ah hull is in kiev in independence which is also known as the maidan and joins us from there. a very grand ceremony for a very somber anniversary. >> reporter: yes, a very solemn anniversary, really. a year ago this square was the scene of mass killings. of course people have come here to remember those who fell the so-called heavenly hundred but also to reflect on what has happened in this country since. this is a country in crisis divided in a very real sense, a country at war. to talk more about this i'm joined by a professor of political science at kiev's academy. thanks for joining me. earlier on as the orchestra played, you were clearly very emotional. explain to us the significance of this moment in time a year ago. >> well there was a peaceful non-violent resistance to criminal and corrupt dictator yanukovych who was supported by kremlin, but unfortunately the regime responded first with repressions with people who disappeared, kidnapped, who were tortured and killed. and final

not just us, the other side is tired of this as well. >> maidan was only half the job and possibly the easy part. building a new state maintaining its borders uniting east and west, that could be much harder. >> a senior opposition figure in venezuela was taken from his office by security forces. his arrest already sparked protest. >> reporter: this is the moment when caracas' opposition force was taken away. the aides to the mayor said that the men did not identify themselves. hours later hundreds gathered outside of the agency's headquarters demanding the mayor's release. his wife spoke to al jazeera. >> i hold president nicolÁs maduro personally responsible for my husband's safety. >> after the arrest, maduro took over national tv networks and again cued others of attempting to topple the socialist government last week. >> antonio ledesmo was captured to be investigated according to venezuela justice for the crimes committed against the peace of the country and the security of the constitution. >> he said that the plotters had the backing of the u.s. government. the u.s. calls that

. >> thousands have gathered in kiev costs -- kiev's maidan square to commemorate protesters who died in the square one year ago. the uprising eventually toppled pro-russian president viktor yanukovych, but it also set off a tumultuous chain of events in ukraine. current president viktor poroshenko vowed to stop the war in eastern ukraine and ensure the victims did not die in vain. our correspondent is covering the commemoration. what has the atmosphere been like? >> i have a feeling this is a night of mourning, a night of sadness, a night where not only the remembrance on the hundreds of killed protesters here year ago played a role, but also thoughts through the country going on today. obviously, the cease-fire is not really holding today. i think the most emotional moment i have seen is that people really -- or my impression is people really have the feeling this is a moment to stand together. >> president poroshenko finds himself in a difficult position trying to boost his popularity. does he have the crowd support? >> well, he was not food -- booed, so i have a feeling he found t

is day three of event, as you say, marking the anniversary of the street protests centered on the maidan independence in kiev that resulted in the fall of the viktor yanukovych government. among many people they led to hopes of a new country, freer, and more democratic. the events have been sombre. you don't hear much about what was achieved a year ago. rather a sense of what was lost what has occurred since in a capital essentially on a war footing. >> reporter: a year after street demonstrations signs of how far this country is from living that victory. the government has put on a display, including military hardware in the east that it says provides memories in the fighting there. there are moves showing what is described in the region. and the confessions of what is said to be russians having an effect. ukraine should respond with force. yes, of course miliarial for a rush. soldiers - in a corner of old kiev there's a center for those who with the fighting in the east were registered daily. there are donations. they'll see them given food and shelter. >> i really hope but unfortunate

jonah hull has that story. >> on kiev's maidan or independence square, where antigovernment protests take place, the faces of the dead stair back. look back at them emotions still raw, those who well remember the worst day of gun fire and bloodshed. here they call those who fell the heavenly hundred and a year on some wonder whether it was all it. >> i think it's very high price for independence of our country and still hasn't been achieved. >> translator: no death is justifiable. but it happened. what can we do? they were fighting to remove the tyrant who was ruling us. >> reporter: president petro poroshenko booed by some in the crowd for his handling of the war in the east placed the blame squarely on russia. he has other problems. an economy on the verge of collapse amid rampant corruption. >> translator: we will win no matter how difficult it is, how many disasters we face. i promise you that we will prove those sacrifices will not go to waste. >> on the anniversary of the worst day of shootings and killings on this square spot lights marked the places where protesters fell and

. >> i came here to support putin, to say no to maidan. sorry. i am sent mental.e to support russia. >> soldiers, look. people die. ukrainians die. we need to put a stop to it. >> maidan is the latest in a fairly long line of grassroots movements that have at least a tacit approval of the criminallen. the objective is to display that what is good for the russian state is also good for the russian people. >> groups like the night wolves are foot soldiers to rally russians around the flag. before they were involved in anti-maidan, they were doing things like this a theatrical spectacular in newly acquired crimea goose-stepping it nazis, puppets of the u.s. they say were shown. analysts like littman say all of this is a successful strategy to keep a lid on anti-kremlin proceed protests. >> that's government campaign in which the government is sending messages to anybody who would want to join groups movements, railways, what have you that are in opposition to the kremlin. you think twice. >> even if events like this are being staged managed, the message generally chi

one year since the maidan clashes.ent cease-fire is holding up. ♪ francine: welcome back to "the pulse." live from london. a test for you can't -- a test for ukraine's truce. rebels take the city of debeltseve as leaders insist the minsk truce holds. i don't know how we can say the truce is intact. >> we are at a critical stage here. the cease-fire which was supposed to have taken effect on sunday has been violated over the course of the week. the battle for debeltseve was a major violation which was announced by germany and other countries. what we are looking at now is whether or not they can salvage the peace agreement reached last week. the lot -- there is a lot at stake. if the agreement collapses we are looking at an escalation of the conflict. the u.s. has said it is considering sending defensive weapons to ukraine, which would mark a major escalation in the way it is involved. russia has said it would respond and you could end up with a proxy war between russia and the united states. the diplomatic efforts are

. >> on kiev's maidan or independent square where last winter's anti-government protests took place the faces of the dead stare out through flowers and candle lit memorials. looking back at them motions are still raw of those who well remember the worst day of gunfire and bloodshed. here they call those who fell the heavenly hundred. and the year-on some wonder whether it was all worth it. >> i think this is very high price for the country's independence, and it still has not been achieved. >> they were fighting to remove the tyrant who was ruling us. >> president petro poroshenko, booed by some in the crowd for his handling of the war in the east placed the blame squarely on russia. he has other problems,. >> we will win no matter how difficult it is, how many disasters we face. i promise you that we will prove that those sacrifices won't go to waste. >> on the anniversary of the worst day of shootings and killings on this square, spot lights mark the places where protesters fell and almost endless sea of people have come to pay their respect. there has been almost nothing in the way o

thousands gather to remember the maidan protest and a blast kills two. i am phil lavell at the oscars in hollywood where we have not a long now t

the event will be a march and petro porashenko and his guests around the city square ending at the maidan. there'll be a handful of senior european officials mostly a level of officials and diplomatic areas, something of a disappointment. he was hear in the square giving a rousing speech. he promised victory to the east. the prime minister and president and the doors of the european union was wide open. the problem he has is he can't guarantee anything in the east despite a shaky ceasefire. it is still looking like the party and is entirely a time of frozen conflict designed to hold ukraine back from a meaningful partnership or alliances with the west and may be why the big names are keeping their distance on this occasion. >> at least seven people have been killed after the cap sizing of bangladesh according to a local government official. it hit a cargo in the river, 40km north-west of dhaka. there were thoughts that passengers were on board. >> a town has been taken from boko haram. it was occupied for six years. these pictures show baga before boko haram moved in. five days later, pic

independence square the maidan, is dozens of protesters were killed by snipers. jonah hull reports the government is preparing the people for a long war. >> a year after street protesters thought they had run back ukraine's freedom shows how far this country is from achieving this victory. the government has put on a display of military hardware captured in the east that it shows material evidence of russian involvement. there are video booths that show russian propaganda and the confessions of captured soldiers said to be russian. it's all clearly having an effect. >> this is russian aggression for our country. >> do you think ukraine should respond with force? >> yes, of course because military for russia, russian soldiers attack our ranks. >> in a corner of kiev there is a center for those who had fighting in the east. there are steady donations of clothing and other essentials. and people who don't know when or whether they'll see their homes again are given food and shelter. >> translator: i really hope but unfortunately my hope is melting with every passing

bomb hit a rally in kharkiv marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of demonstrators in the maidan protests that topped president -- toppled president viktor yanukovych. the ukraine government says it's arrested four suspects tied to russia. thousands also marched in kiev while a parallel rally was held in moscow to denounce the maidan anniversary. despite the continued unrest fighting has stopped in several areas and the ukrainian military and rebels have exchanged dozens of prisoners. the top u.n. envoy on syria is in damascus today in a bid to halt the government's bombing of aleppo. staffan de mistura said last week he had received assurances from the regime of bashar al-assad to stop attacks on aleppo for up to six weeks. if implemented, it could be one of the most significant diplomatic breakthroughs of syria's four-year civil war. mistura will go on to turkey in a bid to secure an agreement with opposition leaders, who have not yet signed on. over the weekend, turkish forces carried out a raid inside syria to rescue a group of its soldiers guarding an ancient tomb. meanwhile

"one year on, maidan's impossible justice." at least 95 civilians are believed to have died, along with 17 police, and investigations are dragging along, not helped artifact that many -- helped by the fact that many protesters working at the time were masked. few people have faith in getting any justice. in "le figaro," a reporter went to to baltimore -- to debaltseve in the east of the country. he speaks of "zombies" emerging from the ruins. people are desperately seeking humanitarian aid. one woman was hoping to get a little bit of heat. most of the town's inhabitants fled the violence, but there were others who stayed. they have caught viruses and diseases due to bein gholed -- being holed up in unsanitary conditions. one woman said, "we were forgotten. nobody cared." clare: let's move on to the international papers and their focus on greece. oliver: this editorial says it is far from over, despite alexis tsipras' apparent caving to demands. the battle with brussels could still pay off. the greeks present their plan to bruss

it was on february 20th 2014 that the ongoing protests on the maidan square erupped into the worst violence up to that point. protesters and security forces traded fire. in the end, almost 50 kill, dozens more wounded. the blood shed galvanized the movement to oust then-president yanukovych. afterward he fled in the middle of the night to russia, the country that had supported his regime. today ukraine's military honor those killed in the uprising and so did scores of ordinary civilians. laying down flowers, many still overcome by ey motions, even a yearing on -- overcome by emotions even a year on. "what can a regular person like me feel but sadness and respect for the people who give up their lives for the glory of ukraine," says this man who says he was on the square while the protests were going on. this is a day of remembrance for most here, but it's also a day where they take stock of where the sun and a year on. it is a country that seems disillusioned by the pace of reforms, the economic situation, but also of course by the situation in the east of the country. large crowds gathered

had thousands and thousands of people out on the streets of moscow of what is being called an anti-maidan rally. that is to say that the people what are on the streets in moscow were saying what happens in ukraine a year ago was a bloody disaster, and nothing of the sort should be allowed to happen here in russia. >> greece has struck a deal with other eurozone members with the financial bailout. it won't last forever but all sides are pretty happy. it means that greece stays even zood on for another four months, which is what germany wanted and what the greek government said it would not do. in return they say it is free, it will be allowed to pick ute how it reforms its economy on things such as tax collections and pensions. greece's finance minister said that it will work tirelessly for the monday deadline. they have avoided greece leaving the eurozone, but if they don't like the plan then the crisis continues. we have this report from athens. >> reporter: this was the greek and european nightmare. it would if a preliminary agreement reached in brussels holes, those bank notes are like

more than a year ago that viktor yanukovych was president of ukraine and protesters stormed the may maidananding change. russia instituted a political land grab in the crimea, taking the peninsula away from ukraine. began armed uprising and mysterious military columns in unmarked tanks unmarked military uniforms moved in to fight. using economic sanctions to ease russian pressure on the new ukrainian government. late, machining members of congress have been speaking up. >> let me demonstrate, will not allow the ukrainian military to defeat the russian military in a full fledged war. but will decrease the risk and pierce the veneer that there are no russians in ukraine. >> what is this not? this is not a fight between two friends that we should not take sides. friends. this is a fight between a struggling democracy, and an autocratic dictatorship and we should take sides. >> joining us for rest of the program, frederiga bindi, she's also the former senior advisor to italy's foreign minister. and john herbst. frederika, let me start with you, you heard john mccain that this must be made more

have thousands and thousands of people out on the streets of moscow for what is being called an anti-maidan rally. that is to say that the people who are on the streets of moscow are saying saying that what happens in ukraine a year ago was a blood which disaster, and that nothing of the sort should be allowed to happen here in russia. >> still ahead on al jazeera, the war in winter. syrians displaced by the conflict face another battle, this one. >> on the stream >> from schools collecting data on your kids, to skyrocketing child identity theft, we'll show you, your kid's digital footprint, that's leaving an easy trail for criminals >> the stream on al jazeera america >> to the top stories once again. the nigerian army has recaptured the town from boko haram fighters. the armed group took over the town in what was reported to be one of the worst atrocities of the six-year insurgency. the deposed yemeni president president hadi, has left sanaa after being held for weeks by houthi fighters. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that russia will face further sanctions because of actions

the struggle unleashed on the maidan continues today. rebels are blaming each other for violating a cease-fire. one town at the center of the violence is where our correspondent now reports. >> after nine months of this war, the landscape is littered with its twisted remains. here on the road, the ukraine army fought off the rebel advance for weeks. the checkpoints fell and the town soon followed. this was a ferocious assault for all their abandoned hardware. the ukrainian soldiers were simply overwhelmed. the victors scavenged through the wreckage most from the eastern ukraine but there is at least one russian here. the bodies of two ukrainian soldiers lie out in the cold, uncollected and ignored three days after they died in this desolate lace. -- place. there is a unexploded ammunition everywhere, out in the field mines to get rid of. we move on. it has not been flattened but weeks of shelling have taken their toll. the rebels are everywhere. the town is fairly quiet -- eerily quiet. as you can see this street is practically deserted

on maidan square behind me people will come from around the country to celebrate one year of their democraticolution. the president is scheduled to speak tomorrow night here. we will see where his support stands at this point. >> the real question is, is the minsk agreement still alive? >> well, everybody is holding on to it. this country needs peace and a cease-fire, much more than russia or the rebels. because this country is in a disastrous economical situation and needs to reform. for now, it is still on the table. >> frank hoffman, thanks for joining us from kiev. we will go back to our stop -- top story now. athens sending a request to the european union to have its loan extended. berlin said no. we will pull in our correspondent from greece. the fact that they asked to extend the loan, does that mean they are caving in to pressure? >> it is quite clear that greece has blinked first in this showdown and it is caving in to pressure. coming very close to the stance of its creditors. athens has effectively agreed to remain under strict supervision of its creditors confining itself to a pro

had thousands and thousands of people out on the streets of moscow for what is being called an anti-maidan rally. that is to say that the people on the treats of moscow are saying that what happens in ukraine a year ago was a bloody disaster, and that nothing of the sort should be allowed to happen here in russia. >> there has been more shelling between the border between doctor nearby the border between myanmar and china. it began almost two weeks ago. so far 30,000 refugees have crossed the board to seek safety in chin china. >> several times today we've heard the distant thud of artillery. the fighting on the other side of the border does tend to ebb and flow. here on the chinese side things are relatively calm. what we don't know, of course how many civilians have been killed, caught in the cross fire. one chinese journalist, i spoke to, who is able to get to the town 10 kilometers away from here said that he saw the bodies of 20 men and women lying in one street. we can't verify that, but we've also been hearing stories of our own from refugees who escapeed. >> the new trade and exhib

thousands gather to remember the maidan protest and a blast kills two. plus, i am phil lavell at the oscars in hollywood where we have not a long now to see when who has won what. some are asking: who do these awards really represent? >> just to let you know we are expecting a speech from egypt abdul fattah alsisi. we will take that spooech live on al jazeera. we will break away from what we are doing to here what the president has to say. fighters have claimed responsibility for an attack on the iranian ambassador's residence in tripoli. they targeted the building with homemade bombs more on hoda form until neighboring tunisia. what's the significance of this? >> reporter: the most significant part of this is really to create the sense of insecurity even in tripoli. now, we know that benghazi, there is lawlessness and it has been there awhile. tripoli has been more or less stable. so probably the main point is that bearing in mind that the residents of the ambassador had been an empty building since 2012 and that the bombs were not really very big. the

and about the maidan revolution that led to the oust are of viktor yanukovych. this is what they say, deliberate acts of instigation in their own backyard. talking about a broader policy that n.a.t.o. has. breaking promise made to russia over the fall not to expand it. n.a.t.o. is in the baltic state. nato is in poland and other eastern european areas. so for russia an n.a.t.o. bolstering of forces in eastern europe and a consideration by the united states for arming the ukranian military both those things fit into the narrative, and they feel aggrieved and justified >>> okay. rory challands live in moscow. thank you very much indeed. we are going to go to syria now. the capital damascus and other nearby districts. state media is reporting three are dead, another-eight are injured. the syrian observatory for human rights said the army of islam is where the rockets came from we go live to stephanie dekker our correspondent monitoring events in syria, from the capital of beirut. tell us about how sustained this attack is on damascus. >> it happened around 7:30 in

i would remind you during the maidan revolution he kept saying that this was a peaceful protest, even at the moment when molotov cocktails were used for months. he said that molotov cocktails were used only because protesters i'm quoting him were impatient. i would not give much credence to what he said and the defense minister already denied it. the problem is not in russia's role. the operatests hold 3% of the ukrainian territory. and the ukrainian government thinks this is enough to announce a marshal law to use artillery. so the many problem people are killed on the ground. it is not in the relations between states. >> okay, we have seen a dramatic increase in fighting, so you can understand why all parties are incredibly concerned. what do you think is going to happen if this cease-fire sticks and is there any chance of it sticking? >> well, i think that there is a chance. there is still a chance for the cease-fire although even in the agreement that was signed there is a lot of contradictions. i mean, the ukrainian authorities insist that they must control the border between the

. >> thanks for your time here on maidan independence square, where commemorations continue a year after protests led to the fall of the viktor yanukovych government. back to you. >> thank you. jonah hull reporting live from kiev >>> now, some breaking news out of nigeria, and we are getting reports that a female suicide bomber killed five people and wounding dozens of others in the north-eastern nigerian town. this comes a week after another female suicide bomber killed 10 people also and nearby nigeria. the latest attack as a planned offensive is to be carried out by the regional force against the armed group boko haram next ponth. the french foreign minister is meeting cameroon's president, one of the country involved in force, in a show of support for the fight against boko haram. they have carved out territory the size of belgium, and has been carrying out more cross-boarder raids. >>> there's more ahead on the al jazeera newshour. yemen's abd-rabbu mansour hadi insists he's still president. the houthis relevant that claim. >>> plus indonesia's death penalty under scrutiny. a brazil

it is called an anti-maidan rally. that is to say, the people who were on this were saying what happened in ukraine was a disaster and nothing of the sort should be allowed to happen here in russia >>> rory challands reporting from moscow. secretary of state john kerry says there's gaps in reaching a nuclear deal with iran. kerry warned that america is ready to act if no framework is reached by the march deadline >>> the nigerian army has retaken a town formerly under the town of boko haram. it is on the border with chad niger and cameroon. the town is a headquarters for a multinational military force from all four countries, we have more from abuja. >> reporter: the recapture of baga is a significant victory for the nigeria army. it's been the thorn in the fight against the group over the last year. two controversial event have taken place in the town this year in january. there were reports that at least 2,000 people were killed by boko haram, and the military were basically accused of turning a blind eye to this. 20

had thousands and thousands of people out on the streets of mofkt 0 on what is being called an anti-maidanally, to say the people on the streets of moscow were saying what happened in ukraine a year ago was a bloody disaster and nothing of the sort should be allowed to happen here in russia. >> reporting from moscow. some of the rments of war-torn eastern ukraine were able to return to their homes today inand what they saw was heartbreaking. many breaking out in tears as they surveyed the damage. the town of debaltseve was captured four days after the start of a cease-fire that was supposed to stop the fighting. al jazeera paul brennan was in debaltseve as the towns people examined what's left of their home? >> scene of the final big battle on the edge of debaltseve is scattered with the debris of war, burned out vehicles and appear tank and the black ended evidence of intention close-quarters combat. it's four days since the ukrainian troops fled but the shell-shocked civilians are dazed and bewilders. galina is left homeless by the fighting. i wanted and tried to hard to maintain the hou

hundz gathered tohundreds gathered to mark the one year anniversary of maidan square.discussions are being clouded by new accusations that tehran is hiding parts of its nuclear program. john terret is here, john. >> began the bi-lats. both know that time is not on their side now if a deal is to be reached. delegations from both u.s. and iran are in geneva for another round of talks over iran's nuclear prap. u.s.program. hoping to strike a final deal with iran before a june deadline they've set for themselves. a framework for that agreement is supposed to come by march 31st. the so-called p-5 plus one are trying to develop a program in exchange of easing of economic sanctions. iran on its part says it's not seeking to enritual enrich uranium. iran has disconnected a machine that could refine uranium more efficiently. the agency remains concerned about the possibilityiveness examine in iran of military activities and military operations including development of a military take load for a missile. benjamin netanyahu blasted the country, saying it can't be trusted. the u.s

today, christine, is a year since the unrest began in central kiev and maidan.magine ukraine could possibly imagine it would be here right now. >> absolutely. nick paton walsh, thank you. >>> the government of venezuela has arrested the mayor of the country's capital caracas. a military source confirms that the mayor antonio ledezma was arrested over an involvement of the coup. men this arrest comes on the one-year anniversary over the demonstrations which led to the arrest of leopold lopez. >>> police arresting a 19-year-old in a road rage incident that left four dead. 19-year-old erich milton nowsch taken into custody after a standoff with police at his house. just one street away from victim tammy meyers. meyers husband robert emotional and lashed out at the media for what he felt blaming his wife and son for escalating the confrontation. >> are you happy? my son. there's the animal a block away! are you happy! >> after nowsch's arrest robert meyers spoke out saying his wife knew the suspect from a local park and tried to help him. >> my wife's spent countles

. >> these protests were part of a movement called anti-maidan. it was set up at the beginning of the year. it involves a strange collection of disparate groups. it has gangs and politicians the kremlin uses groups like this movements like this to provide a platform for the messages it wants to get out there. we did hear from one girl that she wasn't there of her own accord. and the institute that she was part of told her to come along. but certainly movements like this and the expressions that you hear there. do chime with normal russians who feel victimized by the west, and feel now is the time to rally around the flag. >> thank you for that. rory in moscow for us. >>> no. eastern ukraine the town of debaltseve was captured on wednesday. an important rail hub is the scene of a huge loss. paul brennan has the latest on the situation from debaltseve. >> it's not difficult to appreciate the importance of the debaltseve when you come here now because the traffic of the separatist fighters is already moving up and down this main road. the debris of b

i remember when i was in kiev at the end of 2014 when the whole maidan protest movement was kicking off, and you had many many protesters in kiev trying to overthrow the government. there was a lot of talk then about what the implications of a revolution would be. there was talk about a potential civil war. it seemed impropable at the time that that would happen. fast-forward to where we are now. that is what is going on. we have well over 5,000 deaths on the grounds in eastern ukraine. we have a country that is ripped apart. that always had to deal with subdivisions but those divisions have now been magnified many many times. and it's turned into the most serious security situation. than has been in europe for some time back. >> we have to go back to the wars in the balkans, 20 or 10 years ago to find anything that is similar. >> thanks a lot. we'll leave you there for the time being. go and get warm. we won't leave you there, but we'll depart from you. rory challands in bell awe ruse. now -- bell awe ruse. now, the head of the i.m.f. announced a bail out package involving financing. >

remembering the maidan protest today, east ukraine still beset by violence. what more can you tell us? >> >> yes, that's right, as well as the violence you mentioned there in the conflict zone in the east just outside the conflict zone, a bomb blast during the afternoon at a peace marsh in kharkiv where two were killed, many others injured. the authorities talk of a counter terrorism operation in which there have been a number of people detained. people may well now wonder if this conflict has the potential to spread, even as you say, they gather to remember the events of a year ago events that led many to hope for a freer and more democratic country itch is now effectively at war with russia. >> three days of anniversary events for last winter's protest have been marked not by celebrations but what was achieved in ukraine but by a somber remembrance of lives lost. there were more lives lost on sunday. a bomb exploded in the eastern city of kharkiv, close to the conflict zone during a march for peace. ukrainian authorities are treating it as an act of terrori

i was at a protest rally a week ago that was pro-kremlin talking about how a maidan revolution should never happen in russia. and there were pictures of nemtsov, calling him a traitor. that's how many thought of him. we're getting more from the investigators as well. different things that maybe he was in league with certain ukrainian businessmen who wants him dead because he disappointed them in trying to instill revolution and unrest in russia. possibly this is a personal matter to do with a girlfriend, a jealousy. that sort of thing. different opinions depending on who you talk to, and depending on which side of the political spectrum you exist on in russia. >> rory challands 37 thank you for that. we go to london to speak with the former ambassador to russia. tell us about your relationship with him and what you knew of him? >> he was a fine man full of life and very much attached to the principles to make our world work. i think the most important word in what vladimir putin said about him and his desire to investigate this crime is the word provocation, which is intended to sugge

. >> more coming up including thousands gathered to remember the maidan protest in kiev as a blast kills two. and march in kharkiv. plus... >> i'm in an indian village with free wi-fi and other amenities. coming up, how the village set itself apart. >> and real madrid capitalized. robin with that story and the rest of the sport in half an hour. >>> the syrian government criticized a turkish operation inside the territory. hundreds of soldiers were sent to remove an ottoman tomb given to turkey. damascus said it was notified, but had not provided permission. bernard smith reports from istanbul >>> under the cover of the night, the turkish military crossed the border into syria. moving through territory controlled by i.s.i.l. they were heading 30km to a piece of soil the size of a football pitch the size of an ottoman shrine. the tomb was left under turkish control when the french drew the borders of modern syria. suleyman was the grandfather of the first ottoman empire. citing fighting the kurdish government decided to evacuate 40 or so troops stationed at the shrine. turkish troops enter

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. >> thousands gather to remember the maidan protests in kiev.last kills two at a march in karkiv. plus. >> in the heart of columbian rain forests where conservationists are fighting to preserve jaguars for future generations. egypt's president has defended his position to attack isil target did in libya. he said it was planned top avoid civilian casualties. he said egyptian forces delayed attacking isil targets for several months due to this reason. >> we launched an offensive against 13 targets. these targets were subjected to strict and inaccurate surveillance. intelligence information was gathered in absolute secrecy and accuracy. >> let's bring in al jazeera's hoda following from djerba. what will be made of what president sisi had to say there? >> reporter: president sisi was talking both to the egyptians and the international community, to the egyptians, he clearly said that he needed to do that the blood of innocent egyptians had been spilled on libyan soil and he could not face the families and pay his condolences without doing that. >>

little bit more upbeat and the crowd gathering behind me and we're seeing them there right now in maidan square. back to you jenna. jenna: greg palkot in kiev. thank you. jon: from america's election headquarters new jersey governor chris christie might be losing ground in the crowded field of potential republican presidential candidates. many donors in his home state apparently are defecting to jeb bush. bush has been quite aggressive in locking up big bucks for a possible campaign. let's talk about it with guy benson, political editor for townhall.com and a fox news contributor. richard fowler is a democratic strategist around radio talk show host. guy, to you first. we are more than, well, almost two years away from electing our next president. chris christie apparently feels that if he is going to get into this race he can to it on his own time and his own terms he doesn't need to be about the business of locking up big donors and raising funds right now. does he have a point? >> well you're right there is a long way to go. we're what six, seven months away from the first republican