celss of people gathered in tbilisi for an open ended rally outside government headquarters they wanted independence for the republican georgia. to foot the leader of a nationalist movement was the speaker who made the most extremist remarks in an intensely dramatic speech. in the early hours of april ninth the soviet government dispatched vehicles and soldiers against peaceful demonstrators sixteen people died and hundreds were injured. a mathematician would be magnet of georgia was lucky enough to evade even injury. we were in too much of a hurry we was trying to study history to help move it forward happened then had to happen but of course the thought the georgian might become independent is nine hundred ninety one never crossed my mind back in the late one nine hundred. sixty s. for the became the first president of a sovereign georgia in april one thousand nine hundred one after an election campaign where independence was the catchphrase but as soon as he came to power he didn't expect that independence. from this region. into ethnic conflicts began georgia responded by sending tr

channel showed these events in tbilisi to a nationwide audience it was like shut down while it was on the air with a regular news bulletin. the medium of the middle seems by closing the channels the government is violating the constitution this means that this is a dictatorship regime over its misdemeanors english coming into the studio i want to say thank you i hear shouts in the control room over to help our employees will be injured here our guests. the independent journalist of us turn comet he'd say became popular in georgia in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. he enjoys all skiing unpleasant questions no matter who is in power he says now in hiding in switzerland his latest piece of investigative journalism concerns the armed conflict between georgia and south the city in two thousand and eight. on the form. of no journalists who would not have wanted to get a scandal to get the facts. because all the state media summed up my work there is high treason. the self-proclaimed republic of south asia hasn't been under georgia's direct rule since nine hundred ninety two. really repea

three photojournalists were spying for russia including president saakashvili personal photographer tbilisi claims it has taped confessions that the group were on moscow's payroll. and a stolen revolution and we egyptians return to the streets across the country to protest against the interim government's failure to bring reforms also demanding officials accused of killing protesters during the revolution that ousted president mubarak he brought to justice. the syrian government is holding talks on reforms but the opposition and activists are boycotting the national dialogue they say they will not participate as long as the regime continues to crackdown on protesters next a syrian politician shares his views on whether a solution can be found. so you would like to talk about what has been going on in syria for the last three months keep please come in under us but i. want to know what. syria has seen complicated events in these three months when religious extremists started to destabilize the country's peace and security and undermine stability in syria of course the mass media have also do

the latest trapper of the georgian spies saga high profile photographers and in the spotlight as tbilisi accuses them of working for moscow torture claims it's got to deal with evidence proving their guilt but skeptics say it's part of the government's agenda to blues and a russian hysteria. it's feared hundreds of people have been killed in the blast in turkmenistan but there's confusion as state officials say there were no fatalities human rights groups reported that an ad agency pope blew up the government says it was a fireworks accident. the owner of a british tabloid accused of hacking into the phones of murder victims is expected to deal with a crisis before the last condition goes to print with a number of arrests already made one hundred sixty year old newspaper is now facing claims that it's been leveled with evidence. and coming up we continue our journey around russia as martin andrews takes us on a tour of st petersburg that's coming your way. hello and welcome to the program summer is the perfect time to visit russia a long weekend here in st petersburg is a must when the c

the latest chapter of the georgian spy saga a high profile photographer is in the spotlight as tbilisi accuses the. claims of video evidence proving the skeptics say it's only part of the government's agenda to russian history. it's feared hundreds could be dead in a blast in turkmenistan but there is confusion as state officials say there were no fatalities human rights groups report an ammunition depot but the government blames it on a fireworks. the owner of a british tabloid accused of hacking the phones. in london to deal with the crisis before the last edition goes to print the number of arrests already made. one hundred sixty year old paper now faces claims it tampered with evidence. you know neal joins us now with all the latest from the world of sports and the world of boxing just got a little stranger and indeed it has motsa tell you what the klitschko brothers the only every title in world heavyweight boxing and because of the there's just been a new title announced world champion super world champion much more on this coming up it's a strange story as you say much but the r

and to namo tbilisi the league was a very high standard and there were some very good players with twenty years on dinar moba club of left to move to italy to can say this can you to come over a display armaments league cup double many of the players who battled back in nine hundred ninety one the present including the likes of alexander but i do and say he could be a cause like live on earth and enjoy it successful careers abroad after making moves in the early ninety's the former cause of forward cadia coffee showed that he hadn't lost any of his scoring touch as he backed the first half patrick but serious concert the same resilience that have made them so successful twenty years ago has been a full bank to claim a foreign draw i'm sure there is a way it's always good to meet up with old friends we're still in touch but it was nice to get back on the pitch with old teammates as well as play against opponents who i came up against two decades ago it was a shame for serious carver they never got to defend their league and cup double twenty years ago however the opportunities the football

georgia claims a group of high profile photographers detained in the capital tbilisi have been spying for a foreign state the arrests come as nine other people were jailed for up to fourteen years for espionage for moscow artie's explains what's behind it georgia spy saga. that have been me i still spy with my lai george is continuing his firm encounter espionage campaign and this time around the people in the spotlight are those who usually stayed behind the scenes for photo journalists have been detained including the president's personal photographer and employees of the associated press and the european press agency the a.p. photographer was later released without charge but the other three remain in custody. they may supply but i have met with my client injuries to his face the moments he still hasn't been charged with anything and i waited on the prosecutors to file the case and to question him formally charge me aren't. secret georgian authorities haven't specified exactly who they believe these journalists were spying for their previous spying allegations however have mostly b

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photojournalists have been spying for russia including president saakashvili personal photographer tbilisi claims it has a videotaped confessions that the group were on moscow's payroll. a stolen revolution angry objections and returned to the streets across the country to protest against the interim government's failure to bring. reforms are also demanding officials accused of killing protesters during the revolution that ousted president mubarak he brought to justice. and coming up next we continue our reports on post soviet states this time we're exploring life in kyrgyzstan and of the political turmoil that swept the country since the breakup of the soviet union that's in our special report. kurdistan the central asian country and former soviet republic. in the space of just five years this state has gone through two revolutions the country is divided into two parts both by the mountains and by the unresolved conflict between the developed north and i could cultural south. kurdistan overcome its political and ethnic standoff could there be a repetition of spontaneous riots involving a

next though georgia claims the high profile photographers arrested in the capital tbilisi have been spying for a foreign state the four detained are accused of providing information to another country to the detriment of georgia's interests among them is the president's personal snap as well as an employee of the european press photo agency photographers deny the allegations now those arrests come as nine other people were jailed for up to fourteen years for spying. from moscow the russian foreign ministry says tbilisi's actions indicate the state of democracy and freedom of speech in the country meantime a member of the georgian opposition told us at r.t. that the spy claims are meant to foster anti moscow sentiment as a means of boosting president saakashvili control. writes novels the continuation of. this is the may be for. the mr. and me i would be in the right he in. power because the second which we were. going through all your. explanation for in europe why georgia. why. your way explanation by mr. hughes she. should but he's rightly. so in the agents or since. libyan rebels have b

the presidential compound presidential administration compound in tbilisi also a detailed schedule over the whereabouts of. schedule for president because saakashvili so it's only paces of this information what they say they found that they were with those three photojournalists will remain in custody until september when a behind closed doors trial will take place. this is something we've seen before in georgia where they've accused their own citizens of being spies tell us more about that that's right last year we saw thirteen people rounded up and arrested and just last week nineteen of those were handed down sentences ranging between eleven and fourteen years for espionage no from the russian side who of course being accused of having me spies operating in georgia they'll fall from happy they see they think that the georgians are being heavy handed when it comes to labeling people spice. peaceful new people would. anyone think uses just a level of democracy and it has been. a risky. move. but it's not just the russian foreign ministry we heard speaking to a spokesperson there who of

sing information from tbilisi to moscow now one of those that one of those has been released a woman the wife of one of the three who remain in custody has been released without charge but the three photojournalists who remain in custody as you said one of them being the the private photographer the personal photographer of georgian president because saakashvili another one being a photo journalist attached to the foreign ministry of georgia they had their personal belongings searched their hard drives checked and from not storage authorities say they've retrieved detailed plans of the. the presidential compound presidential administration compound in tbilisi also a detailed schedule over the whereabouts of the schedule for president because saakashvili so it's on the basis of this information what they say they found that they were with those three photojournalists will remain in custody until september when a behind closed doors trial will take place and this is something we've seen before in georgia where they've accused their own citizens of being spies tell us more about that. l

in georgia three high profile photographers have been charged with spying for moscow tbilisi claims it has video confessions proving their guilt but skeptics say because saakashvili is on a witch hunt to score political points. reports next on what's being seen is russian hype. georgia is on a spy role and not for the first time this time the spotlights being shined on those usually behind the camera four photographers were arrested on thursday on suspicion of spying but who was there suppose it must but first georgian authorities didn't say who they thought the ledge spies were working for but a day later they did russia in turn that moscow has accused georgia of paranoia the georgians are so quick to stick a spy label on to anyone i guess is just a level of democracy and that has been noticed not just by russia but by various key international organizations like the un one of the photographers was released without charge the other three were charged with espionage and will remain in pretrial custody for two months one of them has gone on hunger strike in protest. however georgian pre

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georgia journalists with spying for russia including president saakashvili personal photographer tbilisi claims it has a videotaped confessions that the group were on moscow's player of. the stolen revolution. return to the streets across the country to protest against the interim government's failure to bring in reforms they're also demanding officials accused of killing protesters of pollution that ousted president mubarak he brought to justice. and coming up next one man's fight against america's decision to build a military base in the czech republic that's our special report. yankee go home yankee go home. i'll be close. we love our chad plant oh and they're always forcing someone on us but the real turn more. it's just. as it was not. that i was a member of the green party martin berzerk says it's a martin was. tough to let us in friends we've seen a lot while filming the show. made up for us but a bird has never flown into the room before. the sound that doesn't stop i think is there an expert on martin's here you know is it. was it's a swallow that i must find an expert on swallo

tbilisi accuses three georgian photojournalists including president personal for. spying for russia. inside the country say there is only. a few minutes. two hundred people have been killed in the blast and an arms depot. to take charge of the. media. and broadcasting live from heart of moscow. glad to have you with us let's get right to your top stories three georgian photojournalists including president saakashvili personal photographer have been charged with spying for russia after being arrested on thursday our correspondent peter all over reports. initially there were four photojournalists arrested on thursday one of those has now been released without charge over the three that remain in custody are all pool reporters meaning that they had very close quarters contact with the president of georgia mikheil saakashvili we are hearing this one of those who is in custody has confessed on video to having been a spy to be sending information to moscow and in enough video confession he is implicated a not a one of those three are in custody now with regard to the thi

in the latest chapter of the georgian spy saga high profile photographers are in the spotlight as tbilisi accuses them of working for moscow. while georgia claims to have video calling fish in skeptics inside the country say their government is on the witch hunt trying to drum up until russian hysteria more not in a few minutes find. hundreds of people have been killed in a blast in turkmenistan but there's confusion as state officials say the word no fatalities. and murdoch's crumbling empire the owner of a british tabloid accused of hacking into the phones of murder victims is heading to london to take charge of the escalating crisis as police make arrests. this is our team welcome it's ten pm now this saturday night in moscow when i was cavanagh and first the georgian government says high profile photographers arrested this week were linked to russian special services and passed on secret information to the three men have now been charged with spying after being arrested a few days ago our correspondent peter all of us following the story. initially there were four photojournalists arr

the latest chapter of the georgian spy saga high profile photographers in the spotlight as tbilisi accuses them of working for moscow. while georgia claims to have video called fish skeptics inside the country say that is older which trying to drum up on t.v. but should hysteria love more not in a few minutes. it's feared hundreds have been killed in a blast in turkmenistan but there's confusion state officials say there were no fatalities. and a crumbling empire the owner of a british tabloid accused of hacking into phones of murder victims are expected in london to deal with a crisis before the last edition goes to print. six pm in moscow good to have you with us here on r t our top story georgia's government says high profile photographers arrested this week were linked to russian special services and passed on secret information the three men have been charged with spying after being arrested thursday. responded peter offer as more. initially there were four photojournalists arrested on thursday one of those has now been released without charge over the three that remain in custody are

lines the latest chapter of the georgian spy saga high profile photographers are in the spotlight as tbilisi uses them of working for moscow georgia claims it's got video proof to prove their guilt but skeptics say it's part of the government's agenda to boost anti russian hysteria. it's feared hundreds have been killed in the blast in turkmenistan but there is confusion as state officials say there were no fatalities and human rights groups report and i mean nation depot exploded but the government blames the accident on fireworks. the owner of the british tabloid accused of hacking into the phones of murder victims are expected to show up in london to deal with a crisis before the last edition goes to print with a number of arrests already made one hundred sixty year old paper is now facing claims it tampered with evidence. next the story of checking villagers who took a stand against a u.s. military radar base planned there stay with us here on r.t. . yankee go home yankee go home. i'm a girl oh. we love our check land and they're always forcing someone on us what's the real turn more. ju

john thomas and certainly glad with those sick of those tough headlines tbilisi accuses three georgian photojournalists including of president saakashvili as a professional photographer of spying for russia it's alleged that the men possessed secret information and have now been charged with espionage after the affordably confessing on video. when officials remain tight lipped over reports that at least two hundred people have been killed in a blast of an arms at the depot in the city of i'll get on and when rights groups say electricity and water supplies and also been disrupted. and rupert murdoch heads to the u.k. to take charge of a phone hacking crisis that's plotting to engulf his media empire the scandal has reached the highest levels of government after a former editor who worked for prime minister david cameron was arrested on friday . my colleague carrie johnson to be here in thirty minutes with a full look at your news but coming up next one man's fight against america's decision to build a military base in the czech republic that's in our special report coming up next. yank

latest chapter of the joys in the spy saga high profile photographers are in the spotlight as tbilisi accuses them of working for moscow. russia accuses georgia of being too quick on the droll when it comes to labeling people spice. it's feared hundreds of people have been killed in a blast in turkmenistan but there is confusion as state officials say there were no fatalities. and a crumbling empire the owner of a british tabloid accuser. hacking into the phones of murder victims expected in london to deal with a crisis before the last edition goes to print. four pm in moscow match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the georgian government says high profile photographers arrested this week were linked to russian special services and passed on secret information to them the three men have now been charged with spying after being arrested thursday for more we go live to our correspondent peter all over following this story hello peter so tell us more about the accusations that are made against these photos well those full.

the latest chapter of the georgian side by side a high profile photographer is in the spotlight as tbilisi uses them of working from moscow georgia claims it's got video evidence to prove their guilt but skeptics say it's part of the government's agenda to boost anti russian stereotype . it's feared hundreds of people have been killed in a blast in turkmenistan but there is confusion a state official say there were no fatalities human rights groups report that an ammunition depot blew up a government blames of fireworks outside. the owner of the british tabloid accused of hacking into phones of murder victims expected in london to deal with a crisis before the last edition goes to print the number of arrests already made one hundred sixty eight year old paper now faces claims of its metal with evidence . populations more mobile than ever before and countries seem to have some kind of headache with migration be it in words or out words spotlight now discusses russia's place in the global village. hello again the welcome to spotlight the interview show take time today my guest from the show

in the latest chapter of the georgian spy saga high profile photographers are in the spotlight as tbilisi have kids is that working for moscow . while georgia claims that all video calling fish in skeptics inside the country say their government is only trying to drum up until russia hysteria a lot more not in a few minutes time. also ahead is feared hundreds of people have been killed in a blast in turkmenistan but this confusion a state official say there were no fatalities. murdoch's crumbling empire the owner of the british tabloid accused of hacking into the phones of murder victims is heading to london to take charge of the escalating crisis as police make arrests . live from moscow it's kevin earlier this hour with a top news stories from r.t. it's not just after midnight moscow time the georgian government says high profile photographers arrested this week were linked to russian special services in the past on secret information to them the three men have now been charged with spying after being arrested a few days ago now correspondent peter all of the latest in this ongoing stor

the latest chapter of the georgian spy saga high profile photographers are in the spotlight now as tbilisi accuses them of working for moscow georgia claims it's got video evidence to prove their guilt but skeptics say it's part of the government's agenda to boost anti russian hysteria. it's fear hundreds of people have been killed in a blast in turkmenistan but there is confusion because state officials say there were no fatalities people rights groups are reporting that a munitions factory blew up but the government's planning a fireworks accident. and the owner of the british tabloid accused of hacking into the phones of murder victims is heading to london to take charge of the escalating crisis as police make arrests news of the world is now facing claims it's meddled with evidence says it's fun the patient goes to prison. i'm kevin now in fact for being with us tonight of about with more news in full through thirty minutes time from moscow before that though how the arab influx into you would have further strained its multicultural credentials and whether russia faces a similar conund

the latest chapter of the georgian spy saga a high profile photographer is in the spotlight as tbilisi accuses them of working for moscow. while georgia claims to have video called fashion skeptics inside the country say they government is all new which trying to drum up until russian hysteria a lot more not in a few minutes time. it's feared hundreds of people have been killed in a blast in turkmenistan but there is confusion as state officials say there were no fatalities. and a crumbling empire owner of the british tabloid accused of hacking into the phones of murder victims is expected in london to deal with the crisis before the last edition goes to press. five pm in moscow i matras are good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story georgia's government says the high profile photographers are arrested this or would this week were linked to russian special services and passed on secret. from asian to them three men have now been charged with spying after being arrested thursday for more on this we go live to our peter oliver standing by. hello peter so tell us more about the a

tbilisi accuses three georgian photojournalists including president saakashvili personal photographer of spying for russia it's alleged the men possessed secret information and have now been charged with espionage after reportedly confessing on the video. turkmen officials remain tight lipped over reports that at least two hundred people have been killed in the blast at an arms depot in the city at all but on human rights groups say electricity and water supplies have also been disrupted. and rupert murdoch heads it to the u.k. to take charge of a phone hacking crisis that's threatening to engulf his media empire the scandal has reached the highest levels of government after a former editor who worked for prime minister david cameron was arrested on friday . while some european politicians are claiming that the idea of multiculturalism has failed as the director of the russian federal migration service if the same is true in russia spotlight is next right here on r.t. . hello again the welcome to spotlight the interview show on heartache. today my guest from the show is constancy in t

tbilisi accuses three georgian photojournalists including president personal photographer of spying for russia it's alleged the secret information have now been charged with espionage after reportedly confessing on video. officials remain tight lipped over a ports that at least two hundred people have been killed in the blast at an arms depot in the city of ahmed on human rights groups say electricity and water supplies have also been disrupted. and rupert murdoch needs to be created take charge of the phone hacking crisis that's threatening to engulf his media empire the scandal has reached the highest levels of government after a former editor who worked for prime minister david cameron was arrested on friday . and right now union is up next with all the latest goings on in sports. sports. will be contested between. bowls mark holes his. new home. base with the additional serbian milosz. let's get going with boxing where the next new heavyweight champion of the world will he'll either from russia or is pakistan alexander prevent. a clash in august twenty seventh for vladimir klitschko

measures the first measure was to cease fire so that quite clearly this was addressed to the official tbilisi and and so home as soon as the second step with was that the georgian troops when it was before the should return to their barracks and stay there on its own your place as a chapter is not quite fulfilled because provocation and border territories still persist. and we as. members of the so-called incident prevention research mechanisms together with e.u. representatives to our best to prevent such incidents. there was also. must be a chapter in this document which was agreed in moscow i'm only talking about thought it was agreed between the presidents of russia and france and moscow but. the question and not what was. later returned by mikhail saakashvili to suit his interests in this new. and watch has no binding force with us and which was in the pool for them there was a very important chapter of the president's madrid event circusy when the chance was not called of on the parties to start international discussions which later became known as should never the geneva discussions an

tbilisi accuses three georgian photojournalists including president personal photographer of spying for russia it's alleged the men possessed secret information and have now been charged with espionage after reportedly confessing on video. two hundred people have been killed in the blast. to give up on human rights groups say electricity and water supplies have also been disrupted. and rupert murdoch heads to the u.k. to take charge of the phone hacking crisis threatening to engulf his media empire the scandal has reached the highest levels of government after a former editor who work for prime minister david cameron was arrested on friday. and union is up next with all the latest goings on in sports. sports that. will be contested between. holes his. taste with the additional. going with boxing where the next new heavyweight champion of the world will he'll either from russia or pakistan and alexander prevent. to clash on august twenty seventh for. w b a crime to score securing their belts so last weekend from david haye in doing so he became known as super a champion of the w b a divi

russia's capital moscow this is our team certainly glad to have with us because to go to talk headlines tbilisi accuses three georgian a photo journalists including of president saakashvili personal photographer of survivor russia it's alleged that the men possessed secret information and have now been charged with espionage after reportedly confessing on video. churchmen officials remain tight lipped over reports that at least two hundred people have been killed in a blast of an arms depot in the city of ramadan human rights groups say electricity and water supplies and also been disrupted. and rupert murdoch heads tribute kate to take charge of the phone hacking crisis it's threatening to engulf his media empire the scandal has reached the bahai's levels of government her former editor worked for prime minister david cameron was arrested on trial right. now on our t.v. we continue our journey around russia as martin andrews steps out of the capital and takes us on a tour of the country's second city st petersburg. hello and welcome to the program summer is the perfect time to visit russia at

headlines the latest chapter of the georgian spy saga high profile photographer is in the spotlight as tbilisi hughes's them of working for a moscow georgia claims it's got video evidence to prove their guilt but skeptics say it's part of the government's agenda to boost anti russian history. it's feared hundreds of people may have been killed in a blast in turkmenistan but there is confusion as state officials say there were no fatalities human rights groups report an ammunition depot blew up but the governments of blaming a fireworks accident. the owner of the british tabloid accused of hacking the phones of murder victims expected in london to deal with a crisis before the last edition goes to print with the number of arrests already made one hundred sixty year old newspaper now faces claims it tampered with evidence. next we continue our journey around russia as martin andrews takes us on a tour of st petersburg that's coming up next. hello and welcome to the program summer is the perfect time to visit russia a long weekend here in st petersburg is a must for the capital is bursting full o

exist was just remember the recent violence clashes between anti-government protesters and police in tbilisi. one of georgia's main opposition leaders says the arrests are a way for the country's president to hang on to his job. for suckers surely writes novels the continuation of. the may be for these are almost always see in our bodies in ways right here. power because the suction is secondary which we do it in so many sceptic you going through all these. explanation of the war and you work your craft there is why i ga. is really. your way explanation. but he's going to get so much an agent's orses. and in a couple of minutes report on how some people in russia are a coping with the age old problem of growing old. while in the west people are perhaps about aging mainly because of the associated health problems here in russia aging is linked to poverty loss of dignity and loneliness. that's total come before us russia's foreign minister slammed nato for its cynical actions in libya in an interview with russian t.v. so you lavrov said that the alliance is tactic of bombing the country until

photojournalists with spying for russia including president saakashvili is personal photographer tbilisi claims it has videotaped confessions of the group were on moscow's table. a stolen that revolutionary angry egyptians returned to the streets across the country to protest against the interim government's failure to bring in the reforms they're also demanding officials accused of killing protesters during the revolution that ousted president mubarak could be brought to justice. we'll have more on those stories in just over ten minutes an update on this hour's sports his first with human. good to have you with us this is sports today plenty ahead over the next ten minutes including all. night stage defending champions brazil must wait until the final day to try and progress from the comp america group stages following a draw with part of life. in this report is full of famer hungry i can see. ninety's great one hundred i can see it serves all took place among the legends of tennis. two decades later the last team to win the u.s.s.r. football championship c.s.k. a moscow recruit to comm

tbilisi must know deal with the most serious about spying it has a neighbor with whom its relations are at rock bottom and it has some men in jail but many are questioning whether this is really justice or. egypt's prime minister has ordered the suspension of all police accused of brutality to revolution that toppled president barack on friday thousands of egyptians turned out the biggest rally in months with a slow pace of prosecuting officials and also the interim leadership of dragging its feet on promised reforms and he went to see if the barracks legacy is still alive. egypt's uprising might have ousted president mubarak but to them he's far from gone thousands of people out here on top here they all see different visions of egypt but they join together because the people we've spoken to feel like their revolution has been stolen we go through the books of the mubarak's the ship is still alive and when the taste of freedom was short lived the military is in full power mass media is being choked and oppression still rampant worse than i think they werent catching activists as much a