wearing free pussy riot t. shirts but we've also seen religious groups here protesting against their release so it's the extremely divisive issue the women throughout their trial and throughout their appeal have maintained that they didn't mean to offend the religious beliefs of anybody their protest was merely political which is why they pleaded not guilty to the charge of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred but nevertheless there are some people and some legal observers that say that despite the sentence despite how long he gets watch the pussy riot brand is very much very worldwide a famous worldwide and a pretty much a global phenomenon so here's my report on the story. pussy riot the feminist punk rock has registered trademark a brand new global one major russian. says they've been flooded with calls from foreign promoters offering to organize a pussy riot world tool that could fetch up to six hundred million euros coming. from him. over the last there's red square behind me that percy riot stormed t

international branded them prisoners of conscience and free pussy riot t. shirts sold out the pussy that was quite normal that's the way you attract attention they always look that famous pop stars around the world look at the way but always dressed look at that they'll look at all the other. well we can do as well as that or we can do something different and they hated the idea of going into the cathedral and singing that song because that. would in fact be something ridges chairing the trial some was struck by the women's defense team's tactics. there is no defense in this case it's simple p.r. lawyers uncorking up on ali feel they're working towards the brand in order to capitalize on it in the future and it's worked i think two years in prison for the crime they committed is too harsh but at the same time i can see that their lawyers did everything in order to get them those two years in prison with the concept requests pouring in there are those that say that percy writes horse appeal is just like the trial that preceded it the point here isn't to reduc

says they've been flooded with calls from foreign promoter has offering to organize a pussy riot world tour that could fetch up to six hundred million euros i'm going to. jump. over the last there's red square behind me that percy riot stormed the area and performed an offensive song about blood and may have heard it said a warm up gig of so. but that particular stunt didn't bring the punk rock was the big break that they were off to exert a little attention on the internet and more importantly failed to rouse the interest of the off thorazine just weeks later kirsty riot took their protest start to moscow's central park. the stunning video went viral pussy riot were arrested their trial a worldwide media circus western and russian celebrities called for the women's release mysti international branded them prisoners of conscience and free pussy riot t. shirts sold out the pussy it was quite normal that's the way you attract attention they always look that famous pop stars around the world look at the way but i was dressed look at that look at all the other. well we can do as well as th

russian punk band pussy riot appeal against that so you get prison time after staging a punk for a russia's main cathedral. also the sound georgians caused the ballots for a new more powerful parliament while scandals president saakashvili is reading all say. the u.k. admits to political benefits to plans for secret courts without voicing complicity in torture charges the main object. of. news from russia and around the world this is all see with me thanks for joining us russian punk band pussy riot appearing in court in moscow to appeal against that prison term the three were sentenced to two years in jail in august for inciting religious hatred during a political protest at russia's main cathedral the verdict sparked controversy in the country and abroad and let's not talk to our sees a show i'm told was kind of that so has anything come out of the courtroom get shown. well certainly as you know this is the appeals process specifically regarding the sentence and what that means is that no new information or no evidence will be heard in today's court hearing and coming out of the court tod

one of the jailed members of the russian punk band pussy riot released on appeal to other band mates will continue their twenty four month prison terms for hooliganism after their poker player stunt in russia's main cathedral. seven am in moscow i met treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news demonstrations kicked off across the world this week with people calling for an end to austerity the movement is called global noise its main more than thirty countries making its message heard in europe seen the biggest rallies thus far just after the e.u. was awarded this year's nobel peace prize was artie's alexei airshows cure reports things aren't looking too peaceful at the moment. the union needs for a nudist have over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation and democracy on human rights in europe but is this the peace they're talking about tear gas fascist flags and massive furious crowds of the most common sites across the award winning continent lately protests like this will add coal in thirty five countries across the wor

of america's involvement in the conflict we've got the latest for you also a member of punk band pussy riot freedom probation but an appeal hearing keeps the other two behind bars over their publicized stunt in russia's main orthodox cathedral. and the ongoing austerity fuels more separatism calls in europe as the referendum on scotland's independence from britain is all but confirmed. hello this is r t live news from moscow at nine pm here with me kevin zero in very good to have you with us this hour now we're first of all covering the developments in the middle east today the u.s. defense secretary has confirmed that washington sent troops to the jordan syria border in what's seen as america's growing involvement in the conflict then panetta says the task team is there to enhance jordan's capabilities in case violence spills over from syria he's going to teach accounts got the latest from washington . according to defense secretary leon panetta they sent the troops to jordan syrian border in case violence escalates in syria and spills over the border leon panetta did not go into details a

america's involvement in the conflict we've got comment coming up plus a member of a punk band pussy riot is freed on probation but an appeal hearing keeps the other two behind bars over their publicist the stunted rushes made all the dots good thing drop and ongoing a stellar team fuels more separatism calls in europe has the referendum on scotland's independence from britain is all but come for. well over a good evening for me kevin owen it's eleven pm now here in moscow you're watching r.t. and as i just mentioned breaking news to start this hour details are just come out of the last half hour or so turkish fighter jets have earlier on this evening forced a syrian passenger plane from moscow to land in ankara on suspicion of carrying weapons no turkish state t.v. says the airbus a three twenty belonging to syrian air the state flag carrier was intercepted as it crossed into turkish airspace the turkish foreign minister says the country's intelligence has information that there's quote normal civilian cargo on board the plane these are the latest pictures just through now border control

frenzy one that breaks out any pussy riot court hearing the same old faces as supporters and critics gathered for the herring after emerging from her successful appeal everyone wanted a piece of the one band member released on probation but somewhat savage remained tight lipped even when you lawyers to do the talking. about the story i am very happy that i managed to help the person but i just did my job. last week the now freed band member fired her original legal team her new defense change strategy arguing in court that their client didn't take part in the now notorious punk prayer in more main orthodox cathedral she was in fact chewed out by gods before she got the chance to join her band mates and their so-called protest start that argument was accepted by the court some trial observers believe that the strategy of the of original pussy riot defense team wasn't to reduce the women's sentences but rather to expose flaws in russia's judicial system for all the world to see by switching to lawyers that focused on her personal case so much say that she walked out of court for a whil

one of the three drilled members of the russian punk band pussy riot is released on appeal as on t.v. looks into how the group became lucrative. the latest news on the week's top stories this is the weekly on r c hello and welcome to the program that we have on t. austerity approach has has swept across the planet dubbed a wake up call for the world against choking financial restrictions that the sun told the global noise demonstrations was focused on europe with just this week received the nobel peace prize news that was received by many with surprise and puzzlement. reports now from the spanish capital. the union and its korean nudists have over six decades contributed to the peace and reconciliation and democracy on human rights in europe but is this the peace they're talking about tear gas fascist flags and massive furious crowds of the most common sites across the award winning continent lately protests like this will echo in thirty five countries across the world over the next several weeks the global hands iow stary to voice only in spain alone hundreds of thousands have been v

the russian punk band pussy riot said to appeal against that so you get prison term after staging a punk brainwashes main cathedral. the u.k. admits to political benefits to plans for secret courts with a voice in complicity to torture charges they may have tracked ten. years for russia and around the world this is r.c. with me. thanks for joining it's georgians are heading to the polls and what is billed as a long multiple entry vote for the country president to be held saakashvili his ruling party faces a tough challenge from a united opposition companion hit by allegations of corruption and a prison abuse scandal he's an exterior shots reports now from tbilisi. fourteen parties running in this election but the main battle is understood to be between the party of the ruling president the ruling party of the united national movement and the party of a businessman whose fortune makes up almost half of the country's budget really has sponsored georgian dream it's actually in fact an alliance of six opposition parties on saturday the country saw the biggest political rally in its more hist

there's one of the pussy riot protesters this freed on appeal r.c. ask who's really benefiting from the publicity that's just sad. it always amazes me the lengths that people go to for things that are pointless people camped out for a week waiting for a new i phone that will be archaic by next year when the next one comes out every black friday many thankfully not all americans celebrate this holiest of shopping days by waiting outside of a wal-mart in the early morning to fight over trendy plastic gifts for their children that they're too young to appreciate hey even i'm willing to sometimes wake up early in the morning to drive downtown and be twenty five bucks for parking to watch a football game under cations but just imagine a world where we actually were willing to wake up early and stand a big crowd for something say more important than some stupid gizmo or the sake of our favorite sports team just imagine iraq and that world would be yet maybe standing around some protester collecting signatures won't do anything we can't be naive enough to t

russian punk band pussy riot to appeal against that two year prison term after staging a point in russia's main cathedral. the u.k. admits to political benefits to clients the secret courts where the boys in complicity and torture charges the main objective. international news live from moscow this is assy with me thanks for joining us georgians are heading to the pools and water is billed as a landmark parliamentary vote for the country president to me hell saakashvili is ruling party faces a tough challenge from the united opposition with his campaign head by allegations of corruption on the prison abuse scandal ortiz alexei you know chefs care ports now from beneath. fourteen parties running in this election but the main battle is understood to be between the party of the president the ruling party of the united national movement and the party a businessman whose fortune makes up almost half of the country's budget mr ivanishvili his party georgian dream it's actually in fact an alliance of six opposition parties on saturday the country saw the biggest political rally in its more histor

one of the pussy riot pong group members walks free but her two band mates continue their true years in prison for a polygamous sum up over their good feature all star. thank you for joining our tease the weekly this sunday with me karen tara well the global noise is underway a worldwide protest and some thirty countries in which crowds are calling for an end to austerity the biggest demonstrations so far have been in spain just hours after the e.u. won this year's nobel peace prize and doesn't say at the ship's q. reports from madrid things aren't looking too peaceful right now in europe. the union needs for nudists have over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation and democracy on human rights in europe but is this the peace they're talking about tear gas fascist flags and massive furious crowds of the most common sites across the award winning continent lately protests like this will echo in thirty five countries across the world over the next week the global hands ios terry to voice only in spain alone hundreds of thousands have been voicing their a

says they've been flooded with calls from foreign promoters offering to organize a pussy riot world tour that could earn up to six hundred million euros western and russian celebrities have called for the women's release an international considers them prisoners of conscience free pussy riot t. shirts are all the rage. that's the way you attract attention. look at the way would always dress look at the look at all the. world we can do as well as that or we could do something different. to the idea of going into a cathedral. because that. would in fact be something reduce with the media circus in full swing and the current requests pouring in brand pussy riot isn't set to go away any time soon. r t moscow. based scars of the iraq war are still visible on the faces of its children all mine read how a recently revealed report shows that british and american ammunitions are being linked to a shocking rise in birth defects after the u.s. led invasion. was how's this for a marine corps ukraine's training up bottlenose dolphins and reviving an old soviet project to patrol the seas with military

the russian punk band pussy riot set to appeal against that to get prison time after staging a month in iraq has made the fatal. if you cared bits of political benefits to plan for the secret courts with avoiding complicity in torture charges the main objective. international news and comment live from moscow this is all see with me. and welcome to the program georgians are heading to the polls in what has billed as a landmark parliamentary vote for the country president mikhail saakashvili is reading policy faces a tough challenge from the united opposition with his campaign hit by allegations of corruption and the prisoner abuse scandal. reports now from tbilisi. running in this election but the main battle is understood to be between the party of the president the ruling party of the united national movement and the businessman whose fortune makes up almost half of the country's budget a mystery ivanishvili has sponsored georgian dream it's actually in fact an alliance of six opposition parties on saturday the country saw the biggest political rally in its more than history with t

and don't want to the pussy riot punk group members awards freely but had to band mates continue their prison bullet in is a matter with a cathedral stand. there watching archie's of the week you with me to mom would say first the global noise is underway a worldwide protest in some thirty countries in asia crawls out calling for an end to austerity the because it was rationed so far have been in spain just always off to the e.u. won this year's nobel peace prize and as a chef korea pulls from madrid things are looking to peaceful right now in europe despite what others might think. the union needs for nudists have over six decades contributed to the outdrawn spittal peace and reconciliation and democracy on human rights in europe but is this the peace they're talking about tear gas fascist flags and massive furious crowds of the most common sites across the award winning continent lately protests like this will echo in thirty five countries across the world over the next several weeks the global hands iow stary to voice only in spain alone hundreds of thousands have been voicing their

international branded them prisoners of conscience and free pussy riot t. shirts sold out the pushing it was quite normal that's the way you attract attention there was a look that famous pop stars around the world look at the way but i was dressed look at that look at all the other. we can do as well is that all we could do something different and they hated the idea of going into the cathedral and seeing the blessing of songs because that. would in fact be something reduce during the trial some was struck by the women's defense team's tactics so there is no defense in this case it's simple. uncorking out on ali see they're working towards the brand in order to capitalize on it in the future and it's worked i thing. two years in prison for the crime they committed is too harsh but at the same time i can see that their lawyers did everything in order to get them those two years in prison is the band's appeal against the sentences was postponed in a moscow court last week one band member to rina so much seven unexpectedly announced she now wants different la

breaking news on r t one member of pussy riot gets a suspended sentence after an appeal hearing in moscow city court the other two will remain in jail for two years for the publicity stunt in russia's main orthodox cathedral. a fierce reception for chancellor angela merkel during her visit to greece with tens of thousands of protesters pointing to her as the source of their economic misery. and israeli prime minister netanyahu appears to go all out for reelection as he orders a snap poll at the peak of his popularity citing budget. thank you for joining r t we go now to our top story moscow city court has freed one member of punk band pussy riot while the other two participants of the performance in the country's main cathedral will remain in jail artie's polly boyko is off the court for us. ali what are the recent developments there. well as i speak the the defense team for pussy riot is emerging for the band members who are going to stay in jail but what we learned in recent minutes is that you could see it in some would say that one of the pussy riot band members she's been released on

says they've been flooded with calls from foreign promoters organize a pussy riot. that could six hundred million euros western and russian celebrities have called for the women's release in international considers them prisoners of conscience. t. shirts are all the rage. famous pop stars around the world look at the way we're dollars dressed look at adele look at all the others. we can do as well as that or we could do something different in the heat in the idea that going into the cathedral and seeing their blossom of songs because that. would in fact be something reduce with the media circus in full swing and the concert requests pouring in brand percy riot isn't set to go away any time soon. r t moscow and best to give journalist filming all slings as they resulting popularity and vandalism in the wake of the baron's trial raises a big question over who's really benefited from the sentence. let's not forget was else is going on around the world around this case because you have got loads of problems at the in a way you know part of the punishment is to stop thes

. >> the band pussy riot has its appeal hearing postponed. >> it in a stunning comeback over the united states, -- >> it in a stunning comeback over the united states, europe -- >> in a stunning comeback over the united states, europe clinched the ryder cup. >> georgia could be set for a post-election standoff. both the ruling party and opposition coalition are claiming victory. >> the former soviet republic has claimed that exit polls give the opposition an edge, but the government claims it will retain its majority. >> opposition supporters have taken to the streets to celebrate victory. georgians went to the polls against a backdrop of prison abuse, a scandal that has damaged the once-popular government of mikhail saakashvili. his name rivals -- his main rival was to move the country into russia. it is not clear when the outcome will be known. let's go live to our reporter following the ballot in georgia. some confusion about the outcome, with both major groups claiming victory. do you have any further details? >> these elections have been a close race from the beginning. what we now

a russian court freeze one member of the band pussy riot but since the other two back to jail. and two american scientists when the nobel prize for chemistry. -- win the nobel prize for chemistry. >> one member of the russian band pussy riot has been freed by an appeals court in moscow. the other two had their sentences upheld. >> the three were convicted in august of hooliganism after what they called a punk prayer in protest of president vladimir putin. >> the case sparked an inte with westerners condemning the sentences as disproportionate. >> it was rewarded with a suspended sentence. but the judge told her she must be in good behavior until 2014. "do you understand that if you commit a crime or do not carry out your obligations, your suspended sentence will be turned into a prison sentence?" >> the other two women were told their jail sentences had been upheld. their only hope is to appeal again. the member who was released was released because she did not take part in the so-called punk prayer in moscow cathedral. she was stopped outside before she could come in. the then

one member of the russian congress banned pussy riot has been freed by a moscow court. the women hugged and cheered in the courtroom when the decision was announced. but the other two women, the sentence has been upheld. prison for performing a song that mocked president putin in moscow's main cathedral. let's talk to our correspondent in moscow, steve rosenberg. one of these women was freed. what the difference between the two cases? >> the new defense lawyer for her argued that some would say they took part -- that she had not taken part in the anti-putin prayer because she had been ejected from the cathedral beforehand, so she said her client was not guilty. it seems the appeals court listened to that and decided to commute to that to a suspended sentence. it decided to release her. but the prison terms in relation to the other two pussy riot activists remain and they will be sent to a prison colony. >> this protest that took place in the main cathedral in moscow, there had been some suggestion from the church that if the willing tobeen build repent, they would have