prompted a worldwide outcry with human rights organizations demanding a thorough investigation but as r.t. sara first reports there is little hope those responsible will be punished. last week he turned out to demonstrate this week his friends and family of burying him a devastated and confused with no real idea of what happens. the condemnation for these scenes came from around the world and there are now growing calls for an investigation into police actions investigation. is now starting and i can say this is. because we had a situation very close to three thousand and seven were. excessive force was used against. the investigation was never started don't know what it was just. the years georgia has tried to move westwards promising reforms and signing treaties that despite being king to align itself with the west this time it seems these government didn't feel that they had to play by the rules. for the talk. and are only after the polish. personel on hand to witness the scenes we saw police surrounding the protesters all the exits appeared blocks they had nowhere to go before the spread an

greek government has revealed a series of deep cuts triggering demonstrations across the country r.t. sara for of has more from athens. when here on syntagma square you can see just how many people. in the fray can call them in building began. by the government. building they've already been. very very. big say that the government has really achieved anything by that and say with. a lot of tensions on the street. they can raise. raising because people simply don't think that way but it certainly seems that that might be the case in that package of a very few measures will have to be implemented if greece wants to continue i think the international bad out money now this comes on the back of the relief last week they say that sixty percent of the bulls are out in the field i still think forty feet offensive fifteen twenty four year olds out there what he's begun to some of the younger people here they say i bet turning out because they really like things right on. the docks goodies but the people of the doesn't do anything. but they conduct and that's why we came here to tell them the. thin

rights groups say finding out what's happened to the missing people is practically impossible and as r.t. sara first reports some families fear they will never see their loved ones again. when the riots were dispersed and the good in capital of tbilisi think it's a few weeks ago that shock waves around the international community present back if only speaks of bringing a weapon about democracy to georgia but the things that were witnessed with the use of extreme force by his police operation against largely peaceful protests the even more disturbing we've been finding out that in the out the mass they have been tales of aggression behind the bars of people going missing who think deep concern among their friends and their relatives. who is a member of the opposition great he was arrested as part of the crackdown a look was issued in three days that fool the traitors take place she hasn't seen or heard from him since and has no idea where he is now. i was still he was it one police station so when there but they said he had been moved to the police station in another region when i went to that

major cabinet reshuffle to try and calm the deep seated fury being shown on the streets of athens r.t. sara first wasn't become ill this week when the latest violent protests broke out. because it's between the police on the protesters still going to be some of the history. of the crowd. the stuntmen got along the fence larry it was great that. people him what was going on at the moment at least trying to find the crowd that finally right. i love the people of the species the next he would let them but when they got small still they really don't want to hold film that it's been said that the people who. provoking the police people still beating back on the central slave in the you can handle the things that's off by the plate they planned out it's a great time to get it because they are there i guess about economics. has been happening that cocktail they want is not going to be able to. play for about really got anything attaches between the people cranking the crowd the police are getting ready to retaliate. the crowd. look at the situation that lead to terry say they're trying to fight th

major cabinet reshuffle to try and calm the deep seated theory being shown on the streets of athens r.t. sara first was in the capital this week when the latest violent protests broke out . the clashes between the police on the protesters still going. on with. the crowd. got along the flare it was. the one thing that was going on at the moment the police trying to. find it right. by look at the people on the street b.c. most people just them but when they got small still made. it means that the people behind provoking the. people still moving back on to the central sky even though you can haven't got the thing that's off by the. time. we propose to start there i agree about the economic situation that's been happening in that country and they want it not going to be able to. play for about twenty. we can really see the tensions between the people cranks into the crowd the police out there getting ready to retaliate it's just. the crowd of. three ten. look at the situation that they didn't care i say that they're trying to place the facts in the police to try. them managing by the looks of thi

next stage comes with conditions calling on athens to implement even stricter austerity measures r.t. sara firth in greece for us where protests against the cuts of not relented. place just paint the face the child of the dead i set the scene and the building and the last year they killed me with these conditions the balcony understudied really thinks that's catalina as he fired at israel like a penis will have the implementation if thinks it's going to be able to continue i think international bailout money now all this on the back because the police love that sixteen percent think what pulls a tiny house to chill way head typist but you can see the main hand around me this is why people have been capturing and regulate take place has against the state all states imagine that we're joined at the night by atlanta gates and he'd like to be heading right now these people say they should be. all they can have and if it will be only fixed they're going to have this is going to make matters worse for the past year greece is facing a social disaster it's on a stereotype program i'm seeing before

next stage comes with conditions calling on athens to implement even stricter austerity measures r.t. sara first in greece for us where protests against the cuts have not relented. place to spain the face the child of the debt crisis we seem to think of building a the last year they deal with the tough conditions for that bailout money and the struggle really looking set as the fire that is very like a key measures will have to be implemented if police is going to be able to continue existing international bailout money now all this on the back of it is the belief last week that sixteen percent of the greek what pulls i currently have to jump way head cut missed by you can see the main plant around me this is why people have been gathering every kill a surprise has against the states the states imagine that we're joined at the night by the nikkei this heat and electricity in the heading point now these people states measures being. are they going to have any effect will be only effects they're going to have this is going to make matters worse for the past year greece is facing a social dis

major cabinet reshuffle to try and calm the deep seated fear of being shown on the streets of athens r.t. sara first of the week was in the capital with the latest violent protests broke out. the clashes between the police and the protesters still going to be from a capitalist state you can head to build a fire in the crowd you can see the destruction of things out along the side flare it was building for a time. people have wondering exactly what's going on at the moment the place trying to find the crowd that violence still breaking out you know if i actually be not stopped by a lot of the people on the streets you see nice people dressed in black with a gas mask on they really don't want anyone to feel that it's been said that the people who have a high actually provoking the police of people still missing back on the central state even though you can have a trick i still think that's off by the place they turned out to protest against the proposed to start the measure there i guess about the economic situation that's been happening in that country and they wouldn't have been all going to b

more evidence of politicians mismanaging money that ultimately gets passed on to the greek people r.t. sara first has more. on the street about the polices of discontent the growing louder. it's a war we did not create this sort of going to pay for this that we want to become like but it's greed continues to fight against economic ruin the second bailout. and attempt to prevent greece from defaulting on its previous lehmann payments that people will be seeing any. of this buyout money actually comes into the greek economy it all goes out. the battlezone save the banks and prevent a large scale financial crisis the people the price is simply too high they see their income going down they see taxes taxes taxes and nothing else their money does not go to very early a year a struggling against harsh asperity measures the government now faces an electorate opposed to a bailout they are going to get all this the. state broke proper and they are. almost. the. kind of the good people they're going to get in this invest. it certainly can't it's a high cost cuts in public spending raising taxes and t

but until that happens in the murky world of arms production all means of profit simple business sara r.t. which it a military court and more so has cleared seven nato soldiers of an attack on an afghan village which killed several civilians including children four years ago the charges were dismissed over a lack of evidence soldiers blamed for the weapons but afghans insist there is no excuse for innocent deaths. civilians killed and nato soldiers go free the same old story in afghanistan the threats and for a moment to be different polish soldiers were put on trial for deaths including a pregnant woman and a child. on the sixteenth of august two thousand and seven mortar shells that were fired by polish troops hit the afghan villages. as a result six people were killed three were severely wounded but the soldiers were cleared of all charges one of the accused told r.t. it's all been a pig mistake we didn't see before. we were accidents but the south sudan was. also a problem. a grenade malfunctioned and missed its taliban target by five hundred metres claims a shit ski but prosecutors a

this was a struggle started long before that night's looks set to continue for some time after sara r.t. tbilisi with r.t. live from moscow can't go on a husband gone baikonur cosmodrome revamped version of the soyuz spacecraft has now been moved into position it's ready for blast off just a few days it will carry earth three crewmembers to the international space station for a six month mission on board most remote outpost different reports from for launch . the twenty eighth expedition to the international space station blast off from here at the baikonur cosmodrome so far everything is run according to plan very smooth indeed we've got three people heading up into space from here russian cosmonauts sergei volkov japanese astronaut such kosher food will cholera and american astronaut mike fossum and with us is mike fossum son he's going to give us a little inside story as to how it's been living and preparing for a space expedition with an astronaut what is it like actually living with an astronaut day in and day out he's just a normal guy you know we were just talking a minute ago ab

but this was a struggle started long before that night except to continue for some time after sara fair r.t. tbilisi. and more international news we're covering for you this hour at least twenty people reportedly been killed and more than three hundred injured after israeli security forces opened fire on protesters on the syrian border thousands of marched to the frontier to mark the anniversary of the nine hundred sixty seven middle east war when israel sees the golan heights from syria israeli officials claim president bashar last gave the green light for the protests to divert international attention from these bloody quashing of a revolt against his rule. thousands of people in yemen have been celebrating the news the president has left the country ali abdullah saleh has traveled to saudi arabia for treatment to injuries received in an attack on his presidential compound on friday it's unclear where he plans to return home protests against his rule have been raging since january killing hundreds of people. to portugal the opposition social democrats have won the general election and the