of a go look at the bigger human rights picture stephen fry saying that the olympic should be moved to canada to defend coup but what do you know about canada the the leader of kind of the stephen harper actually oppose same sex marriages in canada he's an evangelical christian he's a neo conservative who supported the iraq war he supported he took part in the war against libya which thousands of people were killed united states of course led the brutal invasion of iraq in which one million people were killed days included of course in that so which countries actually killed more gays the united states or britain the last ten years or afraid that's the situation russia hasn't killed gay people the united states is more aggressive because bradley manning who's agave and we all know he's been pushed. the u.s. so i don't the u.s. is in any position to sort of claim to be the leader in terms of gay rights at all . well you know could this reaction to this law be in some sort of. you know tactics or an attempt to distract attention from. you know his image now because of the fallout what do

at the royal opera house and i i'm concerned that there's a certain disparity year people like stephen fry want to ban the olympics he calls the ban essential that will affect no one but the global sporting world and of course normal ordinary every day russian life and then on the other hand he says that he wants to rejoice in the way he felt in twenty two of last year in london it made him feel proud to be british so he wants to deny that very feelings those very feelings that exultation that glory to ordinary every day russians i just think it's it's irrational yeah and you mentioned stephen fry and then another example he also urged aslef to at least spoil the event for president putin through their use of body language do you think absolutely well want to become involved in that. well there's there's a constant leitmotif of keeping sports out of politics i have no objection at all to stephen fry's exhortation to sports people all over the world to gesture like this but we also rather flippantly suggested that. objects and protests like that that there's a certain level in the whole pro

stephen fry's open letter said that russia is making scapegoats out of gay people just as hitler did the jews which is why he's called for a boycott of the upcoming winter olympics set to take place in the russian town of sochi next february not a boycott saatchi idea is gathering at lightning pace with clemente says on both sides of the story weighing in some of the service of pointed out that the legislation passed in russia isn't unprecedented in fact the u.k. itself had a similar law were in place until very recently the united kingdom had something called section twenty eight in place until two thousand and three which was almost exactly the same is the recent law passed in russia which said that homosexuality should not be promoted in schools or to minors so much for keeping sports and politics separate which is exactly the message that the international olympic committee gave to r.t. boycotting sochi twenty fourteen would only serve to deprive the country's athletes from fulfilling their dreams of competing at an olympic games something they've dedicated a great portion of the

have worse records on gay rights than russia stephen fry isn't talking about that so i think it shows double standards here and it shows this could have russia phobia i think among the western elite that they look down at russia they patronize them and the idea that russian people wore homophobic they're racist it's nonsense it's not true. a quick look now at some other world news clashes in northern ireland have left twenty six police injured loyalist protesters attacked security forces with bricks and bottles as they waited for republican parade to arrive in belfast police use baton rounds and water cannon to disperse the rally in july drives rocked the city for five days after loyalists were banned from parading through a national area of the city. a small aircraft has question the u.s. state of connecticut the killing of six people the propeller driven plane struck two houses as it tried to land in rainy weather firefighters found both homes engulfed in flames when they arrived at the scene a accident investigators say three people with faulty have been on board and other victims

have worse records on gay rights the russia stephen fry's are talking about there so i think it shows double standards here and it shows this could have russia phobia i think among the western elite that they look down at russia they patronize them and they get this idea that in russia people wore homophobic they're racist it's nonsense it's not true well in the wake of international protest against russia r.t. sent a nice analogy to find out exactly what life is like for gays in moscow and she found a thriving community. there is. no stoli no sochi. dumping russian vodka and calls to boycott the olympic games the l g b t community in the west is furious with the passing of a new russian law banning gay propaganda to minors a detail almost never mentioned lot of here putin signed a law and some very strict anti-gay measures these laws absolutely obscure they're not clear in what they mean of course it will not have a wide ranging gretzky's of being applied everywhere and to everyone and members of the gay community have been attacked and arrested you cannot say that there is massive s

elsewhere some statements have been raising more than a few eyebrows for example renowned actor stephen fry compared of president putin to hitler and how he treated minorities the olympic committee stepped in saying spota should be available to all and the new law will not affect those attending the games british journalist neil clogged believes the reason for criticism lies beyond gay rights. in nazi germany homosexuals really were discriminated against they were put into concentration camps and killed in large numbers and of course this is not happening in russia today if it was i'd be the first person said we go to russia all together it's not happening what's happened in russia is we've got a new law which advance promotion of homosexuality to under eighteen's now i'm not saying i support the law i oppose all anti-gay laws wherever they're passed in the world but why stephen fry focusing on russia there are about eighty countries in the world where homosexuality is actually illegal one of them is a country called qatar where the world cup is going to be helping twenty twenty two you go

stay away from the games but that certainly didn't stop the protests around actor and gay activist stephen fry he joined a rally in london accusing the olympic committee of not trying to fight what he dubbed russia's barbaric laws he even went as far as to compare president putin's attitude towards minorities to that of out of hitlers now the olympic committee responded saying sports should be available to all and the new law will not affect those attending the games and british journalist neil clark he believes gay rights are a disguise for other political way. in nazi germany homosexuals really were discriminated against they were put into concentration camps and killed in large numbers and of course this is not happening in russia today if it was i'd be the first person saying we go to russia all together and i'm not saying i support what i oppose or anti-gay laws were passed in the world but why stephen fry focusing on russia there are about eighty countries in the woman where homosexuality is actually illegal one of them is a country called qatar where the world cup is going to be helping

have worse records on gay rights than russia stephen fry isn't talking about that so i think it shows double standards here and it shows this kind of russia phobia i think among the western elite that they look down at russia they patronize them and the idea that in russia people wore homophobic they're racist it's nonsense it's not true. having fun and relaxing is what holidays are all about but it seems some brits just don't know when they've had enough of a good thing british tourists are among the most notorious drinkers around the world an affair of further explains they seem to think nothing can stop them. you see you pull the take a and you're finally off on your holidays and say the very last thing you want to have happen is to get into trouble boarding at nineteen thousand people so consular assistance last year according to the latest figures by the foreign and commonwealth office into british behavior a broad there has been a rise in some countries of most serious crimes and that's cool saying concern in particular the statistics around rape and sexual assaults are up by te

calm down the protests the most furious rhetoric came out from renowned actor and gay activist stephen fry who condemned the olympic committee for not trying to fight what he dubbed as russia's a barbaric laws he went as far as drawing parallels between moscow's actions and of those of nazi germany against the jews the olympic committee really iterated sports should be available to all and that the new law will not affect those attending the games british british journalist neil clark believes the west is attempting to use the law to demonize russia and nazi germany homosexuals really were discriminated against they were putting to concentration camps and killed in large numbers and of course this is not happening in russia today if it was i'd be the first person saying we go to russia all together now i'm not saying i support but i oppose all anti-gay laws wherever that passed in the world but why stephen fry focusing on russia there are about eighty countries in the world where homosexuality is actually illegal one of them it's a country where the world cup is going to be helping twenty

to block the games but the gay community is keeping up the pressure renowned action gay activist stephen fry who joined iranian london accused him to commit not trying to find what he called russia's barbaric laws and he also compared president putin's actions to towards minorities to hitler the olympic committee responded saying that sport should be available to all and the new law will not afraid of those attending big games and british journalist neil clark believes gay rights are disguise for other political aides in nazi germany who. or sexual who really were discriminated against they were put into concentration camps and killed in large numbers and of course this is not happening in russia today if it was i'd be the first person said we go to russia all together now i'm not saying i support what i oppose or anti gay laws were passed in the world but why stephen fry focusing on russia there are about eighty countries in the world really where homosexuality is actually illegal one of them is a country called qatar where the world cup is going to be helping twenty twenty two you go to pr

the games but the gay community is keeping up the pressure we're now and actor in gay activist stephen fry who joined a rally in london accuse the olympic committee of not trying to fight what he called russia's barbaric laws he also compared president putin's attitude towards minorities to hitler committee responded saying that sports should be available to all and the new law will not affect those attending the games and british journalist neil clark believes gay rights are a disguise for other political aims in nazi germany homosexuals really were discriminated against they were put into concentration camps and killed in large numbers and of course this is not happening in russia today if it was i'd be the first person said we go to russia all together it's not happening what's happened in russia is we've got a new law which advance promotion of homosexuality to under eighteen's now i'm not saying i support the law i oppose all anti-gay laws were passed in the world but why stephen fry focusing on russia there are about eighty countries in the world where homosexuality is actually illeg

in the last eight years since we started this movement in two thousand and five and i think that stephen fry without knowing all the details of course of the situation in russia is having his right to compare it with would watch what he wants and i think that everyone knows everyone knows the story of. nazi germany first of all they came after socialist after that they came after trade unions after that they came after jews and after that they came after me so you were exactly where the world held so little i have certain parts and i can tell you that i just want to bring in belarus quickly from the poster of a conservative think tank in london when talking about stephen fry the well known celebrity and write the letter he wrote to the international olympic committee when i respond do you think this is the olympics the right place to get the message across or or no. the i mean first of all we could remember that the united kingdom had something called section twenty eight in place until two thousand and three which was almost exactly the same as the recent law passed in russia which said tha

stay away from the games but that didn't stop the protests meantime renowned actor and activist stephen fry right here he joined a rally in london accusing the limit committee of not trying to fight what he dubbed as russia's barbaric laws even went as far as to compare president putin's attitude towards minorities to that of hitler now the olympic committee responded saying the sports should be available to all and the new law will not affect those attending the games and british journalist neil clark he believes that gay rights are actually a disguise for other political agendas. in nazi germany homosexuals really were discriminated against they were putting to concentration camps and killed in large numbers and of course this is not happening in russia today if it was i'd be the first person saying we go to russia all together and i'm not saying i support but i oppose all anti-gay laws wherever they're passed in the world but why stephen fry focusing on russia there are about eighty countries in the world where homosexuality is actually illegal one of them is a country called qatar where

have worse record on gay rights for russia stephen fry's talking about them so i think it shows double standards when it shows this kind of russia phobia i think among the western elite that they look down at russia they patronize them and they get this idea that in russia people wore homophobic they're racist it's nonsense it's not true. well in the wake of international protests against russia r.t. sent a nice analogy to find out exactly what life is like for gays in moscow and she found a thriving community. but there is. no stoli no sochi. dumping russian vodka and calls to boycott the olympic games the l g b t community in the west is furious with the passing of a new russian law banning gay propaganda to minors a detail almost never mentioned lot of here putin signed a law and some very strict anti-gay measures these laws absolutely obscure they're not clear in what they mean of course it will not have a wide ranging gretzky's of being applied everywhere and to everyone and members of the gay community have been attacked and arrested you cannot say that there is massive suppressi

responded by saying athletes and visitors won't be targeted by the law meanwhile british actor stephen fry as slammed the legislation comparing it to hitler's treatment of minorities british journalist neil clark believes the reason for the criticism lies beyond gay rights in nazi germany homosexuals who really were discriminated against they were putting to concentration camps and killed in large numbers and of course this is not happening in russia today if it was i'd be the first person said we go to russia and together it's not happening what's happened in russia is we've got a new law which advance promotion of homosexuality to under eighteen's now i'm not saying i support that no i oppose all anti-gay laws wherever they're passed in the world but why stephen fry focusing on russia there are about eighty countries in the world where homosexuality is actually illegal one of them is a country called qatar where the world cup is going to be helping twenty twenty two you go to prison for five years if you're homosexuals it's political i think that's because i said there's eighty countries

he's absolutely right stephen fry is right this is exactly how the jews were scapegoated in nazi germany the good people the allies you really need to hear you hear you and see and. be appalled at her died in russia called do you look like a good nice yields my fabulous and really great because if you're me with your list of those of people i think of lost a little girl the chips who died in the war and for your information the soldiers were carrying to save people then the constant. doing good that's right so good i said something if i might want to. just for a moment julie just a moment for julie have you ever been to russia julie can you actually tell us about how long can you tell us what the law actually states and not even a law in itself it is an amendment to a law protecting children no one's going to argue here that we actually doesn't have an issue if that is in fact a law that is to protect children against propaganda to minors i want you to i mean lots of juda carry on please it's not propaganda it's social and sex education the propaganda is coming from those that are forcin

not saying i support what i oppose or anti gay goals whatever that passed in the world but why stephen fry focusing on russia there are about eighty countries in the world where homosexuality is actually illegal one of them is a country called qatar where the world cup is going to be helping twenty twenty two you go to prison for five years if you're homosexuals it's political i think that's because i said there's eighty countries that have worse records on gay rights than russia stephen fry's talking about that so i think it shows double standards here and it shows this could have russia phobia i think among the western elite that they look down at russia they patronize them and they get this idea that in russia people who are homophobic they're racist it's nonsense it's not true as western activists who rise up against the new russian law are treasonous and now i went to find out what it's like for the gay community in moscow and as she discovered it's far from being suppressed. there is. no stoli no sochi. dumping russian vodka and calls to boycott the olympic games the l g b t communit

click that has been the response partially from obama, certainly stephen fry, the british actor, andothers saying to boycott sochi. it is russian hypocrisy viewed from some. point toust briefly the international olympic committee trying to step back from this. saying, we just deal with sports. they did get political most notably with apartheid from 1964 until the tokyo game zone where. arabianr, the saudi olympic team were not going to send any women and the ioc got involved in that debate as well. are these issues comparable? those who think that obama and stephen fry are going too far say you cannot really make a comparison. >> if i were comparing it to nazi germany -- >> i think that's probably too far. >> meanwhile, the murdoch press under the spotlight for good and bad reasons. like speaking of not see germany. speaking of nazi germany. the murdoch-owned "daily telegraph," the front page on tuesday, colonel flinklink from "hogan's heroes," a pretty political segment i would say. kevin rudd helping to contest and win for his arty and that is murdoch saying, we don't want you. a l

that would have triggered this particular attitude, which brings me to stephen fry's stance. he sent an open letter to david cameron st. obama has raised the issue as well of the olympics in russia, given their stance on -- >> is said to be the most expensive olympics ever. >> he took his argument very far and said that gays in russia are being treated as jews under hitler, and it is simply unacceptable that russia should host the olympics next year. elsewhere, in "forbes" magazine , it says the problem with stephen fry's letter is that it is sincere but very confused. and that it is a lot more complicated than that, that russia has imported positive ideas from the u.s. such as medicine and-ideas such as marxism. i am not sure if all the points in the article are valid. elsewhere in vancouver, having lunch date petition that vancouver would host the winter olympics instead of russia. thank you for those insights in a variety of issues. the issue about the russian people importing interesting ideas. i did a report once on the use of photo dynamic their peathera. it turned out

there's a constant leitmotif of keeping sports out of politics i have no objection at all to stephen fry's exhortation to sports people all over the world to gesture like this but we also rather flippantly suggested that they object and protest like that that there's a certain levity in the whole protest that i find a little distasteful by all means protest if you want to wear a rainbow colored tops or pink tops do so i just don't think this ban that he said is essential is essential at all there's much more to be achieved by engaging and participating than by banning and boycotting. that's our look at some other international headlines in brief supporters of the al for the egyptian president mohamed morsi are bracing themselves for a major police operation after security forces warned they will despise their protests conason cairo and response demonstrators called for more run is gearing up to resist the police if they move in more so supporters have been holding their citizens in two locations in the capital for more than a month now despite the authorities repeated threats to break up t

there's a constant leitmotif of keeping sports out of politics i have no objection at all to stephen fry's exhortation to sports people all over the world to gesture like this but we also rob flippantly suggested that they object and protest like that that there's a certain levity in the whole protest that i find a little distasteful by all means protest if you want to wear rainbow colored tops or pink tops do so i just don't think this that he said is essential is essential at all there's much more to be achieved by engaging and participating than by banning and boycotting a message worth millions of dollars lost among the al waves the last has been trying to transmit its wired of democracy to cuba for decades with next to no success even a special broadcast plane didn't help washington break through their signal jamming and even though no one's listening america keeps the program alive and he's going after can explain. old habits die hard having spent decades unsuccessfully attempting to undermine the cuban government the u.s. keeps trying washington funds a t.v. channel and a radio stat

there's a constant leitmotif of keeping sports out of politics i have no objection at all to stephen fry's exhortation to sports people all over the world to gesture like this but we also robert flippantly suggested. objects in protest like that that there's a certain levity in the whole protest that i find a little distasteful by all means protest if you want to wear rainbow colored tops or pink tops do so i just don't think this ban that he said is essential is essential at all there's much more to be achieved by engaging and participating than by banning and boycotting we'll be back with more news here right after this short break. most of these voices being toppled a lot for violence or thirst. but we serve the window climbed in and tried to start it but we pushed it a little way here we were drunk. and soon you will be an alcoholic nearly all of them are homeless orphans with no money. by you really going to live without me. for a moment but there it felt like i was back with those street hooligans who could have beaten me up at any moment. as i turned my back i couldn't help wonderin

at the royal opera house and i i'm concerned that there's a certain disparity year people like stephen fry want to ban the olympics because the ban essential that will affect no one but the global sporting world and of course normal ordinary every day russian life and then on the other hand he says that he wants to rejoice in the way he felt in twenty two of last year in london made him feel proud to be british so he wants to deny that very thiele is those very feelings that exultation that glory to ordinary every day russians i just think it's irrational. so good to have you with us here on our t.v. today many more stories of course on our website including for this hour the man at the wheel the norwegian prime minister cappy uniform secretly find out whether people think he is a good leader but only proving though that he's a pretty bad driver. and india's naval behemoth of a country launches its first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier now joining the world's naval elite just two days after presenting its debut nuclear submarine that story and much more right now at r.t. d

to boycott the twenty fourteen winter olympics in sochi and one of the prominent british actor stephen fry of course raised intense controversy when he wrote an open letter to the prime minister david cameron as well as the international olympic committee suggesting calling for a boycott suggesting fact that there should be a boycott of the cames even comparing them to the games held in berlin in one thousand and thirty six of course that was in nazi germany but we should also states that most officials including u.s. president barack obama had said that the boycott is unnecessary and that these games should continue to be attended by the athletes now here in russia the russians forced minister said that foreign athletes will be expected to respect the laws of the country but the head of russia's a limpid committee alexander also spoke out on this issue he said that russia will do its best to effectively keep the guests on the participants safe and comfortable that very mixed reaction internationally but russian officials are trying to encourage athletes to feel comfortable and to of cours