new york earlier i spoke with somebody who says she's personally dealt with media censorship sharmeen are a lot of blogger for all akbar english shared her story she says the huffington post has been censoring her articles take a listen actually it's not one is you've now not published eight out of nine articles on syria. and this started in december. and you know the base of the research on my count here just not publishing syria articles and have they told you why that's. no in fact it's they are being they're not communicating with me at all they're not responding to emails but they're not shutting down my account either it's kind of a very passive aggressive stance i think they don't want to take that step. but each one of my articles bring original information i am in the region now and one of my articles was reporting from inside syria and he frequently reports from wire services that are. published out of beirut and not syria so if you actually turned on one of their blogger. from inside syria is kind of kind of remarkable and tell us about these articles that they are not publ

sharmeen no one in the middle east expert from oxford university believes that the elements of the opposition ignoring calls for peace soon find themselves isolated. the external based opposition which is largely supported by external players and doesn't have natural constituencies in syria may be completely sidetracked and the see the sixty six point plan i think that's a positive development of the plan actually specifically says the opposition should enter into dialogue with the regime and i'm not i'm wondering if that was not. placed there to maybe sidetrack the external opposition who have not been able to get their act together and increasingly are. being represented by the muslim brotherhood so so so you know forget what the players are saying watch what they're doing that's going to tell us what's going on and you know in the back room . and coming up later this hour the verdict on the revolution by one of its architects how to speak to the man that the uprising against a remarkable thing the former head of the n t c admitting it's wrong to say whether this was worth it. plus arrange

or a less gets more thoughts now on the syrian peace efforts and talk to sharmeen no one even middle east expert from sudan these college oxford university shorting us from beirut they're very good afternoon thanks for joining us here in moscow as you see just how important is russia's backing now for kofi announced mission. well it's very important russia has clearly taken the lead in africa to help create some time and space for the syrian government to move along with reforms that initiated last spring and of course if the ported have to leave by a number of developing countries particularly with the brics and even some regional players like iran so it's very critical in fact that russia is taking the lead in helping. move into the next phase of the syrian crisis of course is critical as well that the syrian opposition get on board and the not all on board it's a very fragmented opposition one group soul ready rejected announce peace plan how big an obstacle is that going to need to bringing peace to syria. actually it might be very helpful because the external based office ition

sharmeen wadi a middle east expert from sudan to these college oxford university police an opposition group projecting kofi announced plans may soon find themselves isolated the external based opposition which is largely supported by external players and doesn't have natural constituencies in syria may be completely sidetracked and the seat seats six point plan i think that's a positive development. to the plan actually specifically says that the opposition should enter into dialogue with the regime and i'm not i'm wondering if that was not. placed there to maybe sidetrack the external opposition who have not been able to get their act together and increasingly are it seems being represented by the muslim brotherhood russia is clearly taking the lead and efforts to help create some time and space for the syrian government to move along with reforms that initiated last spring and of course it's supported heavily by a number of developing countries particularly with the brics and even some regional players like iran so it's very critical in fact that russia is taking the lead in helping

meanwhile sharmeen no one e. a middle east expert from oxford university believes that the elements of the opposition ignoring calls for peace may soon find themselves in isolated. the external based opposition which is largely supported by external players and doesn't have natural constituencies in syria may be completely sidetracked and the seat six. six point plan i think that's a positive development. of the plan actually specifically as the opposition should enter into dialogue with the regime and i'm not i'm wondering if that was not a place there are two maybe sidetrack the external opposition who have not been able to get their act together and increasingly are it seems being represented by the muslim brotherhood so so so you know forget what the players are saying watch what they're doing that's going to tell us what's going on and you know in the back rooms there with r.t. and still ahead later this hour range train from the baltic some relief to me that fear is finding its best leaving. a modern day problem and that's the best way of getting. here getting trapped in traffic

artsy new york but joining us now is someone who says she's personally dealt with media censorship sharmeen are wanting a blotter for our writing letters here to share her story welcome to the show there so i understand that the huffington post refused to publish one of your articles tell us what happens actually it's not one it's you've now not published eight out of nine articles on syria. and this started in december. and you know they basically haven't shut down my count we're just not publishing my syria articles and have they told you why it's. you know in fact if they are being they're not communicating with me at all they're not responding to emails but they're not shutting down my account either it's kind of a very passive aggressive stance i think they don't want to take that that step you know yet but each one of my articles bring a regional information i am in the region now and one of my articles was reported from inside syria and they frequently report from wire services that are. published out of beirut and a man and not syria which actually turned on one of their bloggers he