lying unconscious in a minsk courtroom.siapan latypau moments after reportedly stabbing himself in the neck after addressing the court. translation: he got up and said, police officers l told me i would be put in the confinement cell. my relatives and neighbours would be prosecuted under criminal law if i do not confess. then he took something white and started literally to cut his throat, everyone started screaming. police officers could not open the defendant's cage for a while. eventually he was rushed to hospital. as the pressure on political prisoners grows, the prominent opposition leader svetlana tikhonovskaya met austria's leader. he pledged more action if things don't improve. translation: we should be open for further - sanctions if necessary. i think it's important that the sanctions should be as precisely targeted as possible, to target the regime and not the civil society, not the people. meanwhile, belarus's ally russia says it is planning to conduct 4,000 military training exercises, like these ones in 2017,

on the streets of minsk, life looks calm now, orderly.f many here whose lives have been transformed. levon ran a bar, but he was an opposition activist, too. and last august, he was arrested. he didn�*t see miki for six months. last year, vast crowds came out demanding change in belarus — an end to a quarter of a century of one man�*s iron rule. alexander lukashenko teetered but never fell. levon�*s time with his son is limited. he still has to serve a year of correctional labour somewhere farfrom home. many have already fled. those who remain are mostly keeping their heads down. belarus has seen cycles of protest and repression before, but not on this scale. there are hundreds of people behind bars. i�*ve never known belarus like this, not in all the years i�*ve been coming here. people now are just terrified to speak out because with the crackdown, with all the arrests, you never know who they�*ll be coming for next. now they�*re coming for the journalists. vasil was nervous about meeting, but his wife, a prominent news editor, has just

the flight was en route from greece to lithuania when minsk air traffic control told the flight there which was carrying six crew and 126 passengers. it was forced to land in minsk where two passengers, including the opposition journalist, roman protasevich, were detained. michael 0'leary was giving evidence to the transport committee. before he spoke, the chair read out a letter from the belarusian ambassador, who had been expected to appear before the mps. the authorities of belarus took necessary measures to ensure the safety of passengers of the flight in full compliance with the international aviation law. the belarusian side is concerned about the unfortunate decision of the british authorities to suspend belavia's permit to operate services from and to the uk. belavia is the belarusian state airline. michael 0'leary took a very different view of the incident. this was clearly a premeditated breach of all the international aviation rules, regulations, safety. an aircraft was brought down under false pretenses using minsk, and it seems clear that two passengers were removed again

thank god, her health is fine. sophia has been transferred to health arrest, but she is due in minsk. the only thing i know is that there is no tracking bracelet on her. i'm also bound by a non disclosure agreement, so i can give many details. now a little bit of background into this story in may, the couple was on board, a ryan airplane traveling from athens to vilnius, which is the lar, if you waiting and capital when it was grounded by bell russian authorities because of a false bomb threat. now, when the aircraft landed in minsk airport to the couple was immediately taken by bell russian police roman protest. savage was the founder of the next telegram candle, labeled as extremist by minsk afterward. pretty much became the number one source of information for the protesters against president alexander lucas sankoh. last year. so roman and his partner are facing charges of inciting, illegal unrest, and roman could end up being jailed for as many as 15 years. the incident with the ryan airplane and the prosecution of the activists has caused a real international uproar mainly in the

he is being held in detention centres here in minsk.ured. when it became clear to us that he was there, he was going to be taking part in the press conference, well, for us, that was impossible for us to be there any longer so we have walked out of that press briefing, which is still going on behind us now. that was jonah fisher. the india starting to see a decline in infections are rare and deity with india starting to see a decline in the second wave of coronavirus infections, a rare and deadly fungal infection has been spreading amongst patients. we'll be hearing from an expert about why it's so dangerous. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect than when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for 40 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. just a day old and the royal baby is, tonight, sleeping i in his cot at h

well, they've now been moved to house arrest from a detention facility in minsk. any patricia is across developments. so it has been confirmed by the lawyers and the relatives house arrest. it is for the time being for the bell, russian citizen, roman protest, savage, and his partner, russia, citizen, sophia, peg out for a month though they were in detention in men's. however, now we have already seen them walking in the streets of the bar, russian capital. we have also heard from sophia, so big is step father, who's saying that he has already had a chance to meet her. know, i was given the opportunity to meet her without police supervision in an informal setting. she looks good thing, god, her health is fine. sophia has been transferred to health arrest, but she is due in minsk. the only thing i know is that there is no tracking bracelet on her. i'm also bound by a non disclosure agreement, so i cannot give many details. now a little bit of background into this story in may, the couple was on board, a ryan airplane traveling from athens to building which is the l

carriers from flying in its airspace in response to the forced grounding of the ryanair flight in minskt month. hello. facebook has suspended former us president trump from all of its social media platforms for at least two years. he's been banned from facebook since january for his posts about the storming of the us capitol by his supporters, but last month, a review criticised the open—ended penalty. his profiles on facebook and instagram will only be reinstated if the social media giant believes his accounts are no longer a threat to public safety. in a statement, mr trump said the ruling was an insult to every person who voted for him. 0ur media editor amol rajan has been examining facebook�*s changing role in the political landscape. silicon valley, that weird strip of motorway on front of me, just adjacent to the bay area and san francisco is home to the dentist concentration of software engineers and computer scientist in history, but these days, they are being dragged into ever more into political philosophy. where? by a curious quirk of history. a former leader of a liberal dem

roush and carriers banned by italy from flying in its airspace in response to the thwarted flight to minskt month. and, a deal taxing big corporations. ♪ hello, and welcome to the program. we begin with news from facebook, which announced former u.s. president donald trump will suspended from both facebook and instagram until january 2020 three. it follows an internal review which last month criticized the indefinite and applied to his accounts earlier this year. i am joined by netta toffee in new york. what did facebook have to say about the decision? reporter: facebook says this is the highest penalty under their new enforcement protocols. and they decided the two years were necessary as a suspension for mr. trump, because they thought it would be long enough to allow for a safe period after the accident site -- incitement. they also thought it would be a significant deterrent for mr. trump and others from committing similar violations in the future. what is interesting is that facebook acknowledged, no matter what they decided, this was going to be a controversial decision they know the

he is being held in detention centres here in minsk.en it became clear to us that he was there, he was going to be taking part in the press conference, well, for us, that was impossible for us to be there any longer so we have walked out of that press briefing, which is still going on behind us now. that was jonah fisher. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. with india starting to see a decline in the second wave of coronavirus infections, a rare and deadly fungal infection has been spreading amongst patients. we'll be hearing from an expert about why it's so dangerous. there was a bomb in the city centre. a code word known to be one used by the ira was given. army bomb experts were examining a suspect than when there was a huge explosion. the south african parliament has destroyed the foundation of apartheid by abolishing the population registration act, which for 40 years forcibly classified each citizen according to race. just a day old and the royal baby is, tonight, sleeping _ in his cot at home. i early this evening, the new p

alexandra in minsk, thank you. alexandra: thank you.nchor: to another country experiencing a rollback of rights, myanmar. the trial of the leader got un derway today, she faces charges including but -- rick and covid restrictions and illegal possession of walkie-talkies. her lawyers and human rights groups dismissed the charges as bogus, and they say this is an attempt for the military to cement power. reporter: this photo of the leader attending a hearing in may is the only known image since the military coup. even her legal team has limited access to her. this first trial is about whether the 75-year-old violated social distancing rules and illegally imported two walkie-talkies. she is in good health, she has a toothache but looks as fresh as ever. the former into fact ahead of government will face more serious -- de facto head of government will face more serious charges, including sedition and corruption. >> i think it is a parody of legal press. i think most of the charges against her and a lot of the other political prisoners, mor

every time he was asked about the eastern border, he kept going back to minsk, it was men's, men's, minskhe minsk agreement is and why the ukrainian government doesn't particularly like it? ~ ,~ ., government doesn't particularly like it? ~ ,~' ., ., , government doesn't particularly like it? ~ ., ., it? there minsk agreement was an effort to address _ it? there minsk agreement was an effort to address the _ it? there minsk agreement was an effort to address the fighting - it? there minsk agreement was an effort to address the fighting on i effort to address the fighting on the eastern border of ukraine by russia, going into crime you and then attacking the region. it is not proving to be successful. the ceasefire has been on again, off again, really since the effort to reach an agreement was taken, and i think the role of the united states used to everything we can to support ukraine, to support ukraine's ambition is to be part of the west, because that is what they are interested in doing. they have a democracy that is still growing, but when we were there and met with the president and

our goal remains that i will undertake my duties in minsk. in the absence of a visa, i will work to be effective in advancing our policies and goals. i will work in any location where i can be effective. at this point, i think you understand that i regularly am in the region. the question of being there on a more regular basis is one we are thinking about very seriously. >> we look forward to hearing what that inclusion is. we certainly want you to be able to use the fullness of your experience and knowledge and your advocacy with all of those who are engaged in the struggle for democracy as vibrantly as possible. i think we have no further colleagues at this moment to ask questions. with the thanks of the committee, you are excused and we thank you for your service. >> thank you, sir. >> as the ambassador departs, let me welcome our guests for our second panel. first, we are honored to be joined by svetlana, the leader of the belarusian democratic opposition. she is a school by profession, but answered the call to run for president last year

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on the streets of minsk, life looks calm now, orderly. last summer, the presidential election ignited a political crisis in belarus that is still smoldering. i went to meet one of many here whose lives have been transformed. he ran a bar he was in opposition activists, too. last august he was arrested. [speaking foreign language] sarah: last year, vast crowds came out demanding change in colorado and an end to a quarter century man's rule. -- of one man's rule. sarah: his time with his son is limited. he still has to serve a year somewhere far from home. many have already fled. those who remain are mostly keeping their heads down. belarus has seen cycles of protest, but not on this scale. there are hundreds of people behind bars. i've never known belarus like this, not in all the years i've come here. people are afraid to speak out because with all the arrests, you never know who they will be coming for next. sarah: now, they are coming for the journalists. he was nervous about meeting, but his wife s just been arrested. he was waiting to

both of them in the same kgb prison in minsk.said that he had tried to protect her and this was not his fault. this was like a lament for the life that she feels she has lost now. sophia talked about how she is meant to defend her masters dissertation and graduate this week and celebrate that with her boyfriend. she says champagne and a special meal was on tap, but now she's in a prison cell with a cup of tea and a biscuit. forgive me, is what she saidin her letter. speaking t her mother, she has seen through the attempts to reassure her. she says sophia is an intelligent woman and knows exactly what situation she has ended up in. despite international condemnation of these arrests. thcouple do still remain behind bars. nora: in other news now, the court in moscow has branded three organizations linked to jailed anticorruption campaigner alexi novelli as extremist. the moscow city court says a regional network offices and his anticorruption organization have been labeled extremist and band -- banned. the pakistani railways minist

issued a sanctions against belarus soon after lukashenko forced the ryan air jet land in minsk.re these latest measures likely to be any more effective? >> it seems so because we are talking about key industries. that are providing lukashenko with hard currencies. of the ruse is not allowed anymore tech-support -- belarus is not allowed anymore to export petrochemicals to the e.u.. they're going to use -- to lose millions of euros if state companies in belarus are not allowed to borrow money on the european market. this is going to hurt their regime. those sanctions are in line with what the belarusian opposition had the demanding for quite a long time -- had been demanding for quite a long time. e.u. thee.u. -- the e.u. is sending quite a strong signal. many experts assume those strong sanctions are probably going to increase belarus' dependence on russia and that is something the european union needs to address. brent: the russia factor is important. russia is backing president lukashenko. russia is dealing with its own set of e.u. sanctions. did they come up with a new plan t

he was arrested at last month after his flight to lithuania, was forced to land in minsk. this is the 3rd time he appeared in front of the press . previously he admitted to plotting to overthrow president alexander the cushion go. and he'll be reporter alexandro bogus. lipsky was at that press conference in minsk earlier, and we asked her how safe it is for critical journalists in bella. ruth, and how she feels after what happened to remind perhaps, savage you know, it is actually not say today. listen, beller, force like 30 my comics, los angeles, and now increasing and recently attack rate. the biggest use photo to buy. and we were like that, like journalists and the oppressed is under effect for now, and nothing changes the interview for the same issue in this conference. this is our arity, but i think that we should continue to work. we should continue to porch because i think it's our duty we should provide people this reliable information. i was dw reporter alexandro bogus from scott in minsk, went out to another country, experiencing a rollback of basic rights man,

and when i talk about moscow at the turn of the century, i am of course, also talking about minsk, many people have come to realize that, especially during this repressive chime war, muscle loss control and stuff. in the meanwhile, just about everything is seen as anti states, even when a member of the opposition shouts long. they've been ross. they acting secret in backyards and streets where people can easily hide today. 9 months after the start of the protest and climate of fear fangs over the country, up and over the last 6 months, i've had the feeling that our society has had these cuts off. and this just when it was breathing a sigh of relief, we are talking to, we're not hearing one another like we are in the most important voices. only those famous artists and writers have fallen silent because everyone is afraid to speak. but we can't get into this fear rights is the key talking to call a spade a spade, to remember everything, because sooner or later, we will have to remember what happened here, but also to me, but almost or on the on number looks nice and, and this arts and cu

you don't need to have any special education to know that this has nothing to do the minsk minsk agreement. this runs fully counter to the minsk agreement. additional commitments can rush a shoulder in this context customer everything is understandable. turning now. just as the united states carries out exercises on their queue territory, we did not carry any exercises on caring personal to the united states. regrettably, the united states government is doing that right now. that is why the concerns should not be with russia but with united states. but we talked about that during our talks. turning now to the opposition in the citizenship of the that you mentioned. this person knew that he was breaching the laws effective in russia. he should have noted that as a person that has noted two times. he ignored the laws. this person went abroad for treatment and he did not register with the authorities. he came out of the hospital and then he recorded a video posting it on the internet and then that requirement arrived. he did not appear, he ignored the law, and he was then -- he knew that he w

on may the 23rd, the flight escorted by bell, a russian fighter jets was forcibly diverted to minsk national airports on the odors of bell russian president, alexander lucas cinco at the stop journalist roman cortez a which was arrested that has been widespread outraged across europe, which is which co founded the news channel next top on the messenger telegram. the channel follows the actions of the opposition embed rose from exile in war. saw more than 4000000 bell russians have subscribed to the channel that allows them to observe the increasing the arbitrary behavior of the russian states since election fraud protests last summer to have been 35000 arrests. so immense rights. victor martinez, rich and unimaginable development, is better for costing them political scientists because they may with books and not just the news and have a broader perspective. but what bella ruth has experienced in the last 6 months is really question on a scale. the eastern europe has not known all of which naval focus is now happening in this country is a real tragedy. i'm very happy. ava bell, russian write

and when i talk about moscow at the turn of the century, i am of course, also talking about minsk, many people have come to realize, especially during this repressive chime, why mount mussel so low on us? partly. meanwhile, just about everything is seen as anti states, even when a member of the opposition shouts, long live pedo, ross, se acting secret in backyards streets where people can easily hide today. 9 months after the start of the protests, the climate of fear hangs over the country. all over the last 6 months, i've had the feeling that our society has been cut off. and there's just when it was breathing, a sigh of relief, we are talking to and what not hearing one another like we are in the most important voices of famous artists and writers have fallen silence because everyone is afraid to speak. but we can't get into this fear human rights is to keep talking, to call a spade a spade, to remember everything. because sooner or later we will have to remember what happened here. what's your needs but almost or may not be useless for me unless and, and this arts and culture on a l

our goal remains to be clear that i will undertake my duties in minsk. in absence of a visa i will work to be effective to advance our goals any location where i can be effective. so athi this point i am regularly in the region that the question to be there on the most regular basis is that we think h of most regularly. >> . >> with your knowledge and advocacy for those that are engaged in a democracy struggle we have no further colleagues with the thinks of the committee you are excuse thank you for your service. >> now i will welcome the guest for the second panel a school teacher by profession she is called to run last year and she one. said again. she one. since then she has led an opposition movement from outside the country and lithuania. i went to say so democracy and human rights throughout europe and the world this is only one of many examples. understands she is currently in progress he is engaging with parliament today. so thank you for joining us on this busy day for you. we look forward very much to hear what you have to say and we'll have y

lying unconscious in a minsk courtroom.lation: he got up and said police - officers told me i would be put in the confinement cell. my relatives and neighbours would be prosecuted under criminal law if i do not confess. then he took something white in his teeth and started literally to cut his throat. everyone started screaming. police officers could not open the defendant�*s cage for a while, eventually he was rushed to hospital. like many world leaders, austria�*s chancellor is alarmed at the growing pressure on political prisoners. he spoke to the opposition leader svetla na tsikhanouskaya and promised more action if things did not improve. translation: we should be open for further - sanctions if necessary. i think it�*s important that the sanctions should be as precisely targeted as possible to target the regime and not the civil society, not the people. meanwhile, belarus�*s ally russia says it is planning to conduct thousands of military training exercises like these ones in 2017 over the summer. translation: the mai

she news agency has reported that lucca shinkel himself issued the order for the flight to land in minsk. so protest savage is behind bars. where has the story gone since there? well, the bell edition government has released a video for the salvage, but it bad all the hallmark of a false confession suggests your troubles are getting lots and lots of fish says he's being treated lawfully, but the bruises on his face tell a different story. meanwhile, western governments are professing outraged some have imposed sanctions. they say more coming, but there is an element of hypocrisy in the reaction to this story is there not? how quickly they forget be supported. in the case of edward snowden, the former us intelligence employee who leaked classified documents to journalists back in 2013, at that time a plane carrying the former bolivian president, even morales was forced to land in austria because the obama administration mistakenly thought edward snowden was on board, the united states received a lot of criticism for that, but nothing like what bella luce is facing right now. ok, thanks. h

editor of the bell, russian opposition. telegram channel nestor, who was arrested over a week ago in minsk, has suddenly given an interview to a local news channel. now percentage is still being held in detention in mens. but the news channel was still able to conduct the interview. and in it per service proclaims is false in causing the riots in bella last summer and much, much more was pretty much. yeah. yeah, but it's, it's important to understand and i openly admit that i was one of those people who publish calls to go out onto the streets on the 9th of august. as soon as i was presented with documents and charge, i immediately pleaded guilty in the organization of mass unauthorized protest. indeed, i immediately fully admitted my guilt in this regard, that i realized that the call to action, which are published, resulted in uncontrollable riots on the streets. and in fact, i lived in chaos for 3 days. he was on board a ryan air flight heading from athens development. that's when bell russian authorities demanded the plane, make an emergency landing in mens, supposedly due to a bomb wa

that's when bell russian authorities demanded the plane make an emergency landing in minsk, supposedly due to a bomb warning, and subsequently arrested the former opposition activist. now miss claims that it received the ball morning from ha soldiers and that the presence of savage was a mere coincidence. come off itself has vehemently denied any such claims. in fact, many see this incident as a deliberate political arrest. needless to say, it's cause a huge international outrage, but coming back to the interview, it's sudden publication actually comes is quite a surprise. the interview itself really seems more of a confession. and the things that savage has apologized for admitted to is quite long. some of those things include admitting to agitating crowds with calls to protest, being responsible for the brutal rise and bella roof last summer, and admitting to being part of the as our battalion ends on boss ukraine in 2014. although pretty service should miss that she did not actually take any part in any combat. just one good, special taking into account the fact that i not only allo

now at that time, the bell, russian authorities grounded the plane at atlanta in minsk because of the bomb threat. now, when the plane landed at the men sca airport, the couple were immediately taken by bell russian police. and i can tell you that roman pro to savage have some serious issues with law enforcement in bell ruse. he was the founder of the next telegram channel, which has been labeled as extremist by men's. and he could be of facing up to 15 years in prison. because of charges of inciting mass unrest out the same charges are being brought against sophia. so peg as well. now, this incident with the plane and also the prosecution against the activists caused a real international uproar mainly in the west and led to sanctions against men. but now as you can see, the situation is developing. we have already seen the couple in the streets of men scanned. according to sophie use, a peg as lawyer, the russian diplomats will soon get in touch with her. and they're hoping for a positive outcome, which could be moving her to russia. all right, thanks. brings up to speed, the train c

and minsk is reacting to that. they are now saying that they are going to limit the amount of personnel that the u.s. is allowed to have at the u.s. embassy in minsk and that includes both technical, as well as diplomatic personnel. fred pleitgen, cnn, berlin. >>> coming up. the u.s. is still fighting to get 70% of adults at least one coronavirus shot, by july 4th. we'll talk about why it's so tricky, next. >>> plus, why britain's vacationing in portugal are racing to get home by tuesday. we'll explain, just ahead. stay with us. did you know the source of odor in your home... ...could be all your soft surfaces? odors get trapped in your home's fabrics and resurface over time. febreze fabric refresher eliminates odors. its water-based formula safely penetrates fabrics where odors hide. spray it on your rugs, your curtains, your furniture, all over your home to make it part of your tidying up routine. febreze fabric refresher, for an all-over freshness you'll love. >>> dr. anthony fauci believes the u.s. president's

more sanctions against belarus after it forced a commercial flight carrying a dissident to land in minsky are united in imposing costs on the government of president alexander lukashenko. the united states and the eu have sanctioned more than a hundred individuals and entities so far. the organisers of next month's olympic games in tokyo have decided to limit venues to a 50 percent capacity. that means up to 10 thousand spectators could be in attendance. that's despite scientists advising the government that there should be no spectators because of the pandemic. fans will be told not to shout or even to speak loudly. the bbc�*s rupert wingfield—hayes is in tokyo and has more. tokyo! cheering. remember in those pre—covid days, when tokyo won the 2020 olympic bid? and people were allowed to celebrate like this. those mask free times now feel like a very long time ago. for a while it semed possible the tokyo games might actually take place with stadiums like this. but today, the organisers announced a compromise. as seiko hashimoto announced. in light of the government restrictions on publi

they will not implement the minsk agreements. it's quite remarkable. even at the, at the, the recent summit we had the us implicitly, i think even explicitly said there is a process. it's the mens process, but its proxy, ukraine won't do it. it's incumbent if ukraine is interested in its sovereignty and it and protection of the it's borders it should. that's the starting point. ok. it but it's ignored. well, protecting its orders when roger next is territory from it. well, i don't think, i think that power certainly didn't, and i did not antics it. that is number inappropriate legal term ukraine to rejoin russia. russia didn't take it by force, it was already there. you got to get the narrative straight here. let me go to dimitry here. dmitri, the ok, russia, security interests are always completely ignored, as if they don't exist. i mean, you have the most powerful military block in the history of mankind, attempting to, completely in circling in russia should do nothing. well, of course, and then there is the predominant narrative, you know this conf

lying unconscious in a minsk courtroom.er reportedly stabbing himself in the neck after addressing the court. translation: he got up and said police officers told me i would be put in the confinement cell. my relatives and neighbours would be prosecuted under criminal law if i do not confess. then he took something white in his teeth and started literally to cut his throat. everyone started screaming. police officers could not open the defender �*s cage for a while, eventually was rushed to hospital. like many world leaders, austria �*s chancellor is alarmed at the growing pressure on political prisoners. he spoke to the opposition leader and promised more action if things did not improve. more action if things did not imrove. ~ more action if things did not improve-— more action if things did not imrove.~ , ., , ., improve. we should be open for further sanctions _ improve. we should be open for further sanctions if _ improve. we should be open for further sanctions if necessary. l further sanctions if necessary. i think i

only one commitment, promoting the minsk agreement. if we decide to do it, we will do it without doubt. back in november of last year, the ukranian delegation submitted their documents how they plan to implement. take a look. it is not a secret document. primarily, political -- into the legal system and constitution. there will be a constitutional amendment, number one. number two, the border between the russian federation and ukraine will be occupied by the border forces of ukraine on the day after the election. what did ukraine propose as a first step? the armed forces of ukraine to their place -- what does it mean? it means that ukrainian forces should go there. the second thing they propose is closing the border between russia and ukraine. and third, elections should be held in three months after these two steps are taken. you don't need to be an attorney, have a special education, to know that has nothing to do with the minsk agreements. what additional commitments could russia shoulder, i think everything is understandable. just

as far as ukraine was concerned, that's to favor the implementation of the minsk agreements, and if the biden administration is with that, we'll go down that path, and last year the ukraine administration considered how it looks at the agreements, and look at it because it's not a s secretive document, and it's into the constitution -- constitutional changes should be made. secondly, the border between the federation of russia and ukraine along the line was there the day after the elections. what does ukraine propose? it proposes as a first step to return to the ukrainian armed forces. the positions that they occupied first, and what does that mean? it means returning that to ukraine, and secondly they proposed that the border between russia and ukraine be closed, and in three months time they should have elections after the first two initial steps. you have to be a legal specialists and have special education to understand that that has nothing to do with minsk agreements. so you know, what kind of supplementary obligations should russia take as far as the exercises are concerned, we a

both possible and dennis were arrested and detained for 15 days at a prison in minsk. the person plays a central role encourage here is where families gather to find out the fate of their love once arrested or disappeared by the regime. as soon as they were released, dennis and puzzle left the country. marianna was the last to go. but she too saw the riding on the wall after a case of rain, air, slight roman percentage decided to take flight from him to kia and she escaped with her husband and her son, young son to keep ah ah, before the recent crack down, the actors were banned from performing after staging plays critical of dictatorship, making art inside bell. ruth seems impossible at the moment, but beyond believes his country needs its artist. now, more than ever, his speaking not only about the theatre artist, but also about about painter, about a writer. filmmaker, it's to it's a to try to help people to or can their fear overcame their trauma, really depression trauma and to say, please not lose hope despite notes of resignation and despair. hope shines through

because a strong man look shinkel forest, european passenger plane to land in the bend. lucien capital minsk, one of the passengers, an opposition journalist. he's been arrested. b u as out.

the slough sky was at that press conference in minsk. she gave us her impression of what appears to have been a forced appearance by port the savage. i think somebody has realizes they made mistakes of all of this situation and they wanted just to fix it and the lotion regime until they made it for propaganda purposes. so they use such people like months of the say where in the acquisition, and now she said that he respect shanker and they, they think that they can convinced the whole warrant and lotion people. but the question, because one brand, i don't really think at this time, in other news, the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court are seeking to open an investigation into the philippine governments war on drugs. president, where we go to tear taylor regime, has killed at least 6000 suspected drug dealers. the icpc claims this could amount to crimes against humanity. the philippines is not a member of the icpc and to tear to says that he will not cooperate with the investigation. calling it politically motivated. tha

he and his girlfriend are now in an apartment in minsk. they were arrested in may after the dramatic interception of a ryan airplane on its way to bill news from athens authorities and tele, bruce force the plane to landon, as for the couple were taken into custody with the rest prompted, international outrage with the european union and post sanctions unbearable over the city. and for more i'm joined by d. w correspondent, economy who has been covering bel ever since the beginning of last summer's protest . nick, what should we make of this move and do we have any information about how he's doing and his girlfriend? of course. well sir, i think this is a question of divide and ruled by the government regime there in minsk. remember, service has for a large part done what was expected of him after that extraordinary hijacking of that run our plane. he's taking part, basically the hostage in press is run by the government. he's given interviews, he's obviously decided not to try and play the masters that were and go along with what his cap

to be a legal specialists and have special education to understand that that has nothing to do with minsk agreements. so you know, what kind of supplementary obligations should russia take as far as the exercises are concerned, we are mounting those on our own territory just like the u.s. does on its territory, but we are not bringing in huge amounts of stuff and equipment up to the frontiers of the u.s. unfortunately the u.s. is doing that to us now. so you know, you should look at what the u.s. is doing, not russia. as far as nonsystematic or nonstandard opposition is concerned, and the question you equated, first of all, this man knew he was breaking the law of russia. he is somebody who has been twice convicted and he consciously ignored the requirements of the law, the gentleman in question went abroad for treatment and his registration was not asked for. as soon as he got to the hospital he shared his videos on the internet, but he ignored the demands of the laws and knowing about that he came back to russia and so i take it that he wanted consciously to break the law. he did exactl