navalny had famously dubbed it "the party of crooks and thieves."ge rejected any claim of political bias. >> ( translated ): navalny's defense has not given a single piece of evidence that people involved in investigation of this criminal case or people providing expert opinions were biased in any way. >> suarez: but outside the entire proceeding was a set-up. >> ( translated ): the verdict was copied from the prosecution statement word for word in some places, everything created in the depths of the investigative committee was voiced today by the court. >> suarez: navalny became a leader of mass protests when it became clear in late 2011 putin would once more become president, following the term of his handpicked successor, dmitry medvedev. just before the march 2012 presidential election, margaret warner interviewed navalyny about putin. they spoke at his office in moscow, where he later found an eavesdropping device. >> do you think that he could institute reforms and also weed out corruption from within his system? >> ( translated ): unfortunate

navalny is out of prison at least for now.hat's he going to today, and what happens next in the legal process? >> reporter: he's considering his options, michael, after this most unexpected twist in this story. one day after his conviction and his sentencing to five years in prison, the court resumed and he was set free because the same prosecutor that had argued so long and hard that he should be sent to jail returned to court and said, actually, set him free, please. at least for the short term while he's fighting his appeal. and the prosecutor's argument was it would be denying or somehow violating navalny's rights if by keeping him in prison he was not allowed to continue as a candidate in moscow's upcoming mayoral elections. the judge agreed and so navalyn was freed. navalyn believes this decision just like the decision to try and convict him is being directed by the russian government. here's a little of what he said after his release. >> translator: no, i am not a pet kitten or pet puppy, first throw out of the election

will jailing alexei navalny effectively squash local opposition to president putin? >> by no means. if he goes to jail, there is some question as to whether he will go. he becomes a classical russian political dissident. it really raises his status. there was one who went from being a widely hated and seen with suspicion oligarch figure two now being a political putin could be making his worst nightmare. he will be energized, he will be angry. >> are you hearing that there is a chance he does not go to prison? what's the latest information i have heard is that the prosecution has asked that .ending it means that he does not get incarcerated yet. we don't know how long the first appeal process could take. ascould remain on the roles a candidate for mayor of moscow. is the impact international impact. kindwill this have on the of things the kremlin is doing? what's the obvious dimension is that it provides a little bit of support, a little buoyancy for the crowds that are pouring out into the streets. the numbers we have seen so far are single digits at most. on the other side, he has

alexei navalny is challenging to become the next mayor of the capital in september. he may now have to rethink his plans, but his supporters claim that this verdict has given him a kind of a martyr status. 's unitedescribed putin russia as a party of crooks and thieves. a description that stuck in people's minds. and his anticorruption campaign was beginning to move from street movement to a mature political force. the verdict on charges of theft and embezzlement while working as an advisor to a state run timber company may also spoiled his ultimate ambition to perhaps run for the presidency in 2018. tim friend, al jazeera, moscow. marks nelson mandela international day, coinciding with the former south african leader's 95th birthday. crowds are outside the hospital where he is being treated. we will betoo next. 100 days and counting for kenya's a controversial president we will find out how he is doing. >> good to have you with us. jazeera.stories on al human rights workers say hundreds of people arrested by egyptian authorities are being denied their right. amnesty

alexei navalny has been a vocal critic vladimir putin. on thursday, he he was sentenced to five years in jail. stunned alexeie navalny and his supporters. it was the worst outcome for them. he was handcuffed and taken into immediate custody. his political ambitions have received a huge blow. his final tweak to supporters, do not get lazy without me. within hours, thousands turned out on the streets of moscow in support of alexei navalny. police kept them away from red square and the kremlin. the protest went on into the night. the protesters behind police lines have been chanting, freedom, freedom. the international condemnation has also been widespread. western leaders say they also believe the trial was politically motivated. it is more than 18 months ago that these anticorruption blogs first brought thousands of supporters out on the street. had become the leader of the opposition movement. he said this trial was an attempt [inaudible] his popularity. >> this is not a trial, this was a mockery of a trial. there was not a single argumen

navalny's conviction still stands. he was found guilty in a lumber deal, trumped up charges he say were to silence him. he is a leading critic of resident vladimir putin. >> i am for navalny. he is the best, most promising, sensible figure in the opposition. be a freerussia to and civilized country. that is why i support navalny. >> if he loses his appeal, he faces five years in a penal colony. meantime, he intends to resume his campaign. the moscow mayor or collection is scheduled for september 8. verdict -- itll is a small victory for the opposition. the verdict proved that president vladimir putin is cracking down harder than ever on dissidents. againstve been verdicts dozens of opposition activists expected to follow. >> us return to the top story, the announcement by u.s. secretary of state john kerry that israelis and palestinians will resume direct talks in washington. for more on that story is our jerusalem correspondent, tonya cramer. tonya, what kind of compromises will the two sides have to make. >> there ar

afterward, navalny said he hasn't decided if he's still running for mayor of moscow. >> ( translated ): i am not their pet kitten or their pet puppy whom they can first throw out of the elections and say "you will not take part" and then decide, "okay, let him in for a month to take part in the elections." i will now return to moscow and we will discuss everything with my electoral campaign staff. >> holman: navalny is to remain free pending his appeal. a former c.i.a. station chief convicted in italy of abducting a terror suspect is or soon will be back to the united states. a state department spokeswoman announced it today. robert seldon lady was detained in panama this week, at italy's request. he'd been convicted in absentia in the kidnapping of an egyptian cleric. a suicide bomber killed at least 22 people in central iraq today. at least 50 people were wounded. it happened at a sunni mosque in diyala province, during friday prayers. police found a second bomb nearby. an estimated 200 iraqis have died in sectarian violence since the islamic holy month of ramadan began last week.

. >> thousands had taken to the streets of moscow to protest navalny's jail sentence. many believe the trial was concocted to protest one of the strongest critics. the prosecution requested he be released while his conviction is on appeal. >> for the first time, people him and straight against the conviction of an opposition member of our country, not just in moscow, but in many cities such as st. petersburg. that has never happened before. >> after just a day behind bars, navalny was again able to return home to his family. the turnabout can be seen as a small step forward for the embattled russian opposition. >> germany has rebuffed european commission draft plans to allow eu countries subsidized nuclear power. >> the proposal would allow energy companies to obtain public subsidies to build power plants. the draft is yet to be taken up by member states, though. however, it does go against germany's anti-nuclear plan, which already subsidizes renewable energy companies in a bid to close all german nuclear reactors down by 2022. >> the anti-nuclear movement has been ar

. >> thousands had taken to the streets of moscow to protest navalny's jail sentence. many believe the trial was concocted to protest one of the strongest critics. the prosecution requested he be released while his conviction is on appeal. >> for the first time, people him and straight against the conviction of an opposition member of our country, not just in moscow, but in many cities such as st. petersburg. that has never happened before. >> after just a day behind bars, navalny was again able to return home to his family. the turnabout can be seen as a small step forward for the embattled russian opposition. >> germany has rebuffed european commission draft plans to allow eu countries subsidized nuclear power. >> the proposal would allow energy companies to obtain public subsidies to build power plants. the draft is yet to be taken up by member states, though. however, it does go against germany's anti-nuclear plan, which already subsidizes renewable energy companies in a bid to close all german nuclear reactors down by 2022. >> the anti-nuclear movement has been ar

alexei navalny has returned to moscow after being sentenced to five years in prison for theft pending his appeal. silence has broken out celebrating the capture of a serious town close to the turkish border. demonstrators threw petrol bombs and firecrackers at right police, and they responded with smoke grenades. turkey is concerned the seizure could further strengthen kurdish rebels fighting for independence. is taking and will continue to take every necessary to step keep its citizens and territory safe. within this frame, took her supporters have taken the necessary measures within the wills -- the rules of engagement and return fire and shot the bases from where gunfire was turned toward turkey. >> the u.s. president has spoken out about the george zimmerman verdict. barack obama says he could have teenagermurdered trayvon martin 35 years ago, and now he is calling for a review of race laws in the country. surprise.a it was personal, and it was unscripted -- an unusual appearance by president barack obama, talking about race. >> the issue of the trayvon martin ruling. >> trayvon m

russian opposition activist alexei navalny is bail today after being given a five year jail term for embezzlement in a closely watched trial that has sparked mass rallies and his support on the streets of moscow. also this week turkey is accused of letting israel use a military base to launch a recent air strike on syria unconfirmed reports but ankara denies that allegation . and backers of egypt's ousted president mohamed morsi clashed with opponents at this rally is that while a new interim government are sworn in despite the on the rest. thanks for joining in the salary or watching the weekly with me to see catherine of well crowds of protesters have been gathering in cities all across the united states to voice their anger over the recent acquittal of george zimmerman he was cleared of murder over the shooting of an unarmed black teenager trayvon martin in florida last year that court ruling has been described by some as being racially motivated. and has more. we've seen protests in dozens of cities in the u.s. throughout the week following the verdict in the george zimmerman cas

course you're watching our team well on to our top story now russian anti-corruption blogger alexei navalny has been handed a five year jail sentence for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a state enterprise and he was immediately arrested after the verdict and led from the dock in handcuffs in a moment. on the reaction to the ruling in central moscow but first our reporting from outside the courthouse. also the day they came is a hard break to supporters the man who has positioned himself as an activist against corruption in russia has actually been indicted on corruption charges he's looking at five years in prison for apparently embezzling up to half a million dollars in timber schemes machinations in the region of cure of a but you have to understand that the maximum penalty for the type of crime to take a look see the violent was convicted on is ten years in prison the prosecutor was asking for six now the judge has built his judgment on the testimony to drop the witnesses this is not the first criminal case that was started against him. was a man who has portrayed himsel

critics say the sentence for alexei navalny was politically motivated. navle ne worked in 2009 with the province of kirov. prosecutor assist he organized a scheme to steel money from a timber firm but some have questioned their motives. he writes blogs critical of vladimir putin and the ruling party. he organized a rally last year to protest irregularities. on wednesday he registered as a candidate for the mayor of moscow. the election is scheduled for september. they criticized the sentence and said it was harv and proves that putin rule business silencing his critic. the european union says the conviction raises serious questions about the rule of law in russia. >>> japanese government leaders are concerned about what reports say are chinese plans to develop new gas fields in the east china sea. they're worried china's state-run oil companies could siphon off gas from the sea bed under waters claimed by japan. the top government spokesperson in tokyo says any such plans are unacceptable. >> translator: we cannot accept any union lateral action by china

a russian court has released opposition activist alexei navalny from custody weeks after he was sentenced to five years in prison. the prosecution and defense requested his release because he is a candidate in this year's moscow mayoral elections. detroit was once a thriving american city, home to motown and the model t ford. it is the largest american city to the clear bankruptcy. after a population that shrunk to less than a million now, detroit is simply broke. look at the painful decision and the impact it is going to have on citizens. >> detroit has welcome to a new reality. its financial ruin is complete. , mismanagement, and population decline have taken their toll. the city that was once a symbol of america's industrial might has gone broke. >> this is our opportunity to stop 60 years of decline. this is fundamental. if anyone liked the detroit of five years ago, 15 years ago -- how long has this gone on and people have not said, stop kicking the can down the road and do something? >> the automotive industry opens war on unemployment. >> they have sent telegrams to thousands of em

convicted bail but unbowed russian opposition activist alexei navalny awaits his appeal against a five year prison term for stealing half a million dollars. turkey allegedly lets israel use one of its military bases for a recent attack against syria according to an r.t. source but firmly denies the claim. the trial of u.s. army private bradley manning drawing to a close as prosecutors refuse to drop the most serious charge of aiding the enemy which could land the whistleblower in prison for life.

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convicted bail but unbowed russian opposition activist alexei navalny awaits his appeal against a five year prison term for stealing half a million dollars. turkey allegedly lets israel use one of its military bases for a recent attack against syria according to an r.t. source but on her firmly denies the claim. the trial of u.s. army private bradley manning drawing to a close as prosecutors refused to drop the most serious charge of aiding the enemy which could land the whistleblower in prison for life. midnight in moscow i'm at treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news thousands have been gathering this week all in cities across the u.s. to protest the acquittal of george zimmerman this after a jury found him not guilty of murder when he shot dead unarmed black teenager trayvon martin the ruling set off a nationwide debate on racial hatred as our correspondent guy reports. we've seen protests in dozens of cities in the u.s. throughout the week following the verdict in the george zimmerman case people took to the streets demonstrating at courthouses and

half a million dollars worth of fraud and embezzlement sees russian anti-corruption blogger alexei navalny gets five years behind bars but an appeal is expected imminently. exploiting the conflict chaos al qaeda reportedly announces plans to create its own state in syria using land captured by the opposition seizing its money and weapons . and the seems to be money to be made by getting britain out of the e.u. report on how one thing tank plans a roadmap award and i had a full ahead pardon me of a proposed referendum. things .

well moving on to our top story anti-corruption blogger alexei navalny has been released at least for now this after he had been handcuffed in court and taking to preliminary detention not only was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement but prosecutors have insisted that he shouldn't be locked up until his appeal has been heard our days are in a political reports from outside of the courthouse. well diversification has made an appeal to the court following yesterday's verdict guilty to both of ali and his codefendant put it sort of on charges of the best moments in the amount of roughly sixteen million rubles that's about half a million dollars they were often taken into custody in court right after the verdict was read and it took the judge around three hours to read the hundred page document of the prosecution has later filed an appeal saying that this measure of preliminary confinement was too strict in this particular case and has asked the violent and officer to be released from custody which is exactly what happened after a short court hearing again in tallinn of eur

half a million dollars worth of fraud and embezzlement sues russian anti-corruption blogger alexei navalny gets five years behind bars but an appeal is expected imminently. exploiting the conflict chaos al-qaeda reportedly announces plans to create its own state in syria using land captured by the opposition seizing its money and weapons . and the seems to be money to be made by getting britain out of the e.u. report on how one thing tank plans a road map awarded i had a full head pardon me of a proposed referendum. thanks for joining me this hour i'm lucy cough and when you're watching our team well on to our top story right now russian anti-corruption blogger alex a not only has been handed five years in jail for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a state prize he was immediately arrested after the verdict and led from the dock and handcuffs let's cross not live now to our correspondent who is outside of the courthouse and pissed off who is a awaiting reaction in central moscow now irina we'll start with you i do assume that feelings must have run pide both inside and outsi

we begin with our breaking news story anti-corruption blogger alexei navalny along with his codefendant both sentenced yesterday to jail time have been released at least temporarily and they're now subject to travel bans while their appeals are in process. who has been following the court hearing and cure of andrew farmer in central moscow have been keeping us up to date on the latest developments. both violinists are found guilty on charges of the best moments in the amount of roughly sixteen million rubles that's about half a million dollars they were often taken into custody in court right after the verdict was read and it took the judge around three hours to read the hundred page document for the prosecution has later filed an appeal saying that this measure a preliminary confinement was too strict in this particular case and has asked the violent and officer have to be released from custody which is exactly what happened after a short court hearing again in tallinn and. now both the violent and sarah are not to leave the country both of them are on their way to moscow and that mean

that's navalny to five years in prison.s the latest crossing on that front. >>> elsewhere, greek lawmakers voted through a bill late last night approving thousands of public sector job cuts in a bid to unlock the next tranche of bailout aid. it comes ahead of a visit by german finance minister wolfgang schaeuble who is arriving in athens today with an offer of 100 million euros for a fund to promote economic growth. it seems unlikely to appease the people on the streets of athens for last few days. police have banned public gatherings in the capital today ahead of mr. schaeuble's visit, a move called fascist and undemocratic by the left wing party. joining us now on the line from brussels is the german mep of european parliament. nice to have you on board with us today. perhaps you can set the scene for us. 100 million euros will be kicked in by the germans to some form of a growth fund. will this make any difference whatsoever? it would seem like a bigger number might be required. >> it would make adifferen diff for the mo