pyotr verzilov became seriously ill on tuesday.nt on the condition of the anti—kremlin activist so far. damien mcguinness reports from berlin. it was late on saturday night when anti—kremlin activist pyotr verzilov landed here in berlin for medical treatment. his fellow activists suspect he was poisoned. they say that he lost his sight and ability to speak earlier this week after testifying in a court case and after giving a tv interview in which he was critical of the russian authorities. he is now being treated here in berlin in one of the most famous hospitals in germany. doctors though haven't confirmed the symptoms or said why he is ill. he was flown here thanks to help from an german ngo that has helped anti—putin activists before. mr verzilov hit international tv screens this summer when he ran onto the football pitch at the world cup final in moscow, wearing a fake police uniform. it was a protest against putin's government, and he was jailed for 15 days. mr verzilov‘s relatives say he is now doing better but appear convinc

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pyotr verzilov, who's a member of the anti—kremlin group pussy riot, is recovering in germany. the bbc, he said it could have only been russia's spy agency who poisoned him. jenny hill spoke to him in berlin. pussy riot knows how to steal the limelight. protests, stunts aimed at exposing what they say is the reality of russia under putin. now they're back in the headlines. one of the activists who invaded the pitch at this year's world cup says he has been poisoned. i remember being sick and losing my eyesight in a weird way and, after that, it is like a black hole and i don't remember what has happened. the day before, we were drinking coffee in cafes, so there were many, many options for somebody at some point to insert something if they really wanted to. and who do you believe was responsible? it's most likely russian law enforcement. it's a question of on which side? we have the russian version of the fbi, the fsb, and we have the russian version of the cia called the gru. no proof yet to determine who did this, and doctors in berlin found no trace of poison but, they confi

fellow pussy riot member veronika nikulshina told russian press that verzilov lost "first his sight, then his ability to speak, then even his ability to walk." in july, verzilov rushed the field with other members of the band during a world cup match to protest russian police brutality. and in new york, voters are heading to the polls today for a democratic primary in which several candidates hope to continue the progressive insurgency to unseat powerful democratic incumbents. actress-turned-activist cynthia nixon is challenging governor andrew cuomo. new york city councilman jumaane williams is taking on lt. gov. kathy hochul. and anti-corruption activist zephyr teachout is running to replace attorney general eric schneiderman, who was forced to resign in may after being accused of physically assaulting at least four women. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i am amy goodman. we are broadcasting from san francisco, the site of the global climate action summit. in north carolina, south cacarolina, virginia, million

pyotr verzilov speaking to our correspondent in berlin, jenny hill.y holmes is best known for her double olympic gold in athens in 2004. but she was also in the army, and now she's campaigning to tackle inequality in the armed forces. she's been speaking to joanna gosling about the campaign, and her time in the army. since i was 14, i wanted to be in the army. i asked my mother to take me to the careers office, and i was just desperate to be an unhappy career and do something that was a challenge, but now be made an honorary camel is amazing, because it dovetails everything i'd believe them. —— an honorary colonel. it dovetails everything i'd believe them. -- an honorary colonel. they have particular concerns about inequality? i think they are in a really good place now. since the vanbrugh 2016, and particular with the royal armoured corps, females are allowed tojoin the royal armoured corps, females are allowed to join the ground close combat units. by the end of this year, women should be allowed an old front line roles. this is not a ground—breakin

interviewed verzilov and other person members back in august to explain to the group's approach. if. they can political collective we don't have a fixed number of members of the different people come together from various factions. the young activists talked of a harsh climate for opposition groups who are frequently condemned by state media. because they have to because pussy riot don't do what they want that's just the way it is the state media always attack opposition groups. was hospitalized in moscow three days ago a pussy riot activist was quoted as saying he had lost his eyesight and ability to talk it is not clear what caused his illness. so he's now in berlin but how did he actually get here so he was put onto a medical flight yesterday and that was paid for and yes bonsa by a group of cold the cinema for peace foundation here in berlin there are a group that describes themselves as a nonprofit with the goal to force to change three film and i have been prominent supporters of pussy riot in the past now i got in touch with the group today to ask them a couple of question

verzilov was hospitalized in moscow three days ago a perceived rights activist was quoted as saying he had lost his eyesight and ability to talk it is not clear what caused his illness. you know how exactly did he get to to berlin so he was transferred on a medical flight which was sort of little bit earlier and that was paid for by a group called the cinema for peace foundation they here in berlin there are nonprofit and they described themselves as seeking to force to change through film their long term supporters of pussy riot so i got in touch today with the cinema for peace foundation here's what they told me they said the love has survived a critical condition after an alleged assassination attempt by poisoning this initiative provided by request of the family transport haitian and medical care with specialists in a hospital here in berlin the attack is regarded as revenge for appearing in the world cup final to support human rights in russia now lots of people of course i'm making the comparison between visit love and other high profile kremlin critics who've suffered unsavory t

attempt to intimidate or even kill him with the help of a charitable foundation they managed to fly verzilov out to the german capital three days after arriving here there's another still in intensive care but doctors are optimistic. the most important news today is that his life is no longer in danger his condition has improved considerably. how long there's enough will have to remain in hospital will become clear in the next few days. los angeles has hosted the seventieth i mean awards alongside the actors making the most of them are when some red carpet some of the biggest stars of the show were the companies shaking up the t.v. business netflix the streaming service the premium t.v. channel h.b.o. the highest number of gongs h.b.o.'s game of thrones on best drama for a time i was also the most awarded show together was also a good night for british acting talent was named best drama actress for her portrayal of queen elizabeth the second in the crown matthew briefs best drama actor for the spy thriller just fell just stand in front of me every day and more on this from the doubly culture

pyotir verzilov was married to nadezhda tolo—konnikova of pussy riot.probably pyotir knew something he wasn't supposed to know and we have suspicions of what it could be, but we cannot talk about it without pyotir's consent so we have to wait until he will regain his consciousness. but probably pyotir will go back because he is a true patriot of russia. bbc russia has been looking at this story all day. let's get the latest from bbc russia's yuri vendik. today we have learned from the russian independent media that according to some sources close to pyotir himself he's been taking an active part in an investigation of the murder of the three russian journalists who were killed at the end ofjuly in the central african republic and those journalists were commissioned thereby the structure is set up by mickael to set of instigate activities of the russian private army known as a group which has been active in the ukraine and then in syria and then in the central african republic. the interim report of that investigation was due to be made public this week,

interviewed verzilov and other pussy riot members back in august for the love explained the group's approach. taken political collective we don't have a fixed number of members different people come together from various factions. the young activists talked of a harsh climate for opposition groups who were frequently condemned by state media . i mean the farther than us they attack us because they have to because pussy riot don't do what they want to me that's just the way it is the state media is always attack opposition groups and by the. those you love was hospitalized in moscow three days ago a pussy riot activist was quoted as saying he had lost his eyesight and ability to talk it is not clear what caused his illness but something goes have pointed to the kremlin several high profile poisoning cases have been blamed on the russian government in the past fifteen years though it has always denied any involvement so far the kremlin has not commented on those he loves case. to stay now where thousands of people have gathered in madrid to protest the country's bullfighting tradition they're

pyotr verzilov is a member of the anti—kremlin group pussy right and is recovering in germany.hat it could have only been russia's spy agency who poisoned him. jenny hill went to meet him in berlin. pussy riot knows how to steal the limelight. protests, stunts, aimed at exposing what they say is the reality of russia under putin. we are going to have a stoppage now. now they are back in the headlines. one of the activists who invaded the pitch at this year's world cup says he has been poisoned. i remember being sick and losing my eyesight in a weird way and, after that, it is like a black hole and i don't remember what is happening. the day before, we were drinking coffee in cafes, so there were many options for somebody at some point to insert something if they wanted to. and who do you believe was responsible? most likely russian law enforcement. it is a question of on which side? we have the russian version of the fbi, the fsb, and we have the russian version of the cia, the gru. no proof yet to determine who did this. doctors in berlin found no trace of poison but they conf

pyotr verzilov, a member of the anti—kremlin group pussy riot, has now been released from hospital ands recovering in germany. you're up to date with the headlines. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the old certainties in europe are crumbling. voters seem fed up with a long—established supremacy of of the parties of centre—right and centre—left. the politics of identity and raw emotion have fuelled populist insurgencies from italy to sweden, to eastern europe. mostly it is the right, not the left, in the ascendant. well, my guest is yanis varoufakis, greece's radical leftist finance minister at the height of the economic crisis, and an advocate of a new global progressive politics. but is he losing the argument in europe? yanis va roufakis, welcome to hardtalk. you still play a political role. you have a new political party, which you are determined to make a force in greece and in europe. but would you accept that as a radical, as a leftist, the tide in europe, the tide of public opinion is running against you? absolutely. civilisation i

pyotr verzilov went temporarily blind and deaf and lost the ability to walk after falling ill in moscow weeks ago. he said he was probably targeted because he was looking into the killing of three russian investigative journalists in the central african republic. a former google employee has warned of the firm's "disturbing" plans in china. in a letter to us lawmakers, jack poulson alleges google's work on a chinese product codenamed dragonfly would aid beijing's efforts to censor and monitor its citizens online. google has said its work in china to date has been "exploratory". the indonesian fa has suspended its top football league after a fan died at a match between rival teams. the 23—year—old victim, haringga sirla, was a supporter of the persijia jakarta team. he died after he was attacked by fans of a rival club, persib bandung. at least 16 people have been arrested in connection with the death. liga 1 will be suspended for two weeks. actor and film star will smith has performed a birthday stunt aimed at raising awareness about deprivation. he marked turning 50 by dangling above t

a russian activist supporting the protest group pussy riot, pyotr verzilov pi—otter vuh—zee—luf, hasatment following a suspected poisoning. he became seriously ill on tuesday. he is best known for an anti—putin protest at the world cup final in moscow earlier this year. our correspondent damien mcguinness is in berlin, and he told me a bit more about this story. he arrived late last night here in berlin on ambulance plane that was funded by a german ngo that has in the past also help other anti—putin activists. that's because he became seriously ill in moscow, his fellow anti—putin activists say that's because he was poisoned. that's what they suspect. it seems he was unable to speak, could not walk or hear anything, was rushed into hospital in a very serious condition. he then was sent over here to germany to a very famous hospital here in berlin where he is right now being given treatment. he is apparently much better now according to a statement by one of his fellow activists. we still don't really know what exactly happened because doctors and officials here in germany have not y

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and the anti—kremlin activist pyotr verzilov who is believed to have been poisoned has been releasedm hospital. the pussy riot band member who fell ill in germany two weeks ago says he "firmly believes" he was the target of russian secret services. it's just gone half past three in the morning. now on bbc news, click. this week: a stage in delhi, a screaming crowd, and a man with my face on his shirt. india — a technology superpower in waiting. half of the 1.2 billion people here are aged 35 or under. in the years that we have been coming here, we have seen it change from an it outsourcing work house to a place of innovation and start—ups. and although click has a huge audience in india, and although we have brought indian stories to the world, we haven't yet been able to bring the world to india. so, it is high time we put that right. we have taken the click live show on the road, actually on a plane, to the beautiful setting of bikaner house, new delhi. new delhi! thank you for having us! are you well? cheering and applause. and it is here that we wowed audiences with the coolest t

interviewed verzilov and other prissy right members back in august. for the love explained the group's approach. to soon on tuesday can political collective we don't have a fixed number of members of the different people come together from various factions you would see just to the young activists talked of a harsh climate for opposition groups who are frequently condemned by state media i mean about the nasty attack us because they have to because pussy riot don't do what they want to me that's just the way it is the state media always attack opposition groups but there. was hospitalized in moscow three days ago a pretty rights activist was quoted as saying he had lost his eyesight and ability to talk it is not clear what caused his illness but some fingers have pointed to the kremlin several high profile poisoning cases have been blamed on the russian government in the past fifteen years though it has always denied any involvement so far the kremlin has not commented on those he loves case. and the burden marathon is taking place right now through t

riot has been released from a german hospital after recovering from a suspected poisoning piece of verzilov says he was targeted by the russian secret service the group released a statement saying he's now under the protection of german police and other members of pussy riot served fifteen day jail sentences for disrupting the world cup final in moscow in july what this is next. al-jazeera recounts the shocking story of the assassination of count folk abene dot. tossed by the security council to mediate between arabs and israelis. his death would prove one of the darkest days in the quest for peace in the middle east. killing the count on al-jazeera. was so cool and looked at the origin of duty you are just sitting there innocent share it because you were hurt a little. and the learn a few not but in the holy bible it if i learned john would end with a just in the pursuit. of hell for so whatever god be if you wind up a block of a saucer of the future vision. of awesome and glow didn't come out of human shot up at the feet yet if you are going to be shot at how look at newdow or fear or see

attempt to intimidate or even kill him with the help of a charitable foundation they managed to fly verzilov out to the german capital three days after arriving here there's another still in intensive care but doctors are optimistic. we've reached the most important news today is that his life is no longer in danger his condition has improved considerably with. how long there's a loft will have to remain in hospital will become clear in the next few days. big korea of the head of germany's domestic intelligence service is hanging in the balance with the chancellor angela merkel the heads of her coalition government about to decide his fate there have been calls to such mohsen after he questioned the authenticity of videos which appear to show migrants being chased through the streets during recent protests in kenya's mohsen is also under fire over meetings with the far right anti immigrant i have the strongest opposition party in the german parliament. let's get more from the political correspondent thomas sparrow welcome thomas what are you hearing or will hans go gas and still be in his jo

the russian protest group pussy riot says one of its members, pyotr verzilov, is in critical condition they fear he may have been poisoned. mr verzilov‘s partner said he fell ill shortly after a court hearing on tuesday, and started losing his sight, speech, and ability to walk. talks between the uk and france to try to end a dispute about scallop fishing in the english channel have ended without agreement. crews clashed last month over laws that allow british boats to gather scallops all year round, but place restrictions on french vessels. the two sides had initially agreed on the principles of a deal. myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, says the reuters journalists jailed for violating the country's official secrets act can appeal the verdict. there's been widespread criticism over the jailing of wa lone and kyaw soe 0o, who were investigating violence against the rohingya minority. colombia's eln rebel group has released six people who'd been held captive for over a month. three others were freed last week. colombia's new president, ivan duque, has been demanding the release of all

and the anti—kremlin activist pyotr verzilov who is believed to have been poisoned has been releasedrom hospital. the pussy riot band member who fell ill in germany two weeks ago says he "firmly believes" he was the target of russian secret services. it'sjust going half past two in the morning. you up—to—date with the headlines. —— you are. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the old certainties in europe are crumbling. voters are fed up with a long established supremacy of parties of centre right and ce ntre—left. parties of centre right and centre—left. the politics of identity and warm ocean have fuelled populist insurgencies from italy to sweden to eastern europe. mostly it is the right, not the left, in the ascendant. my guess is yanis varoufakis, greece's ascendant. my guess is yanis va roufakis, greece's radical leftist finance minister at the height of the economic crisis, and an advocate ofa the economic crisis, and an advocate of a new global progressive politics. but is he losing the argument in europe? yanis va roufakis, lookin

interviewed verzilov another person right members back in august. for the love explained the group's approach. to sin on tuesday can political collective we don't have a fixed number of members of the different people come together from various factions you would see just to the young activists talked of a harsh climate for opposition groups who are frequently condemned by state media i mean that other than us daytime goes because they have to because pussy riot don't do what they want to me that's just the way it is the state media always attack opposition groups but there. was hospitalized in moscow three days ago a pretty right activist was quoted as saying he had lost his eyesight and ability to talk it is not clear what caused his illness but some fingers have pointed to the kremlin several high profile poisoning cases have been blamed on the russian government in the past fifteen years though it has always denied any involvement so far the kremlin has not commented on those he loves case. and the burden marathon is taking place right now throu

pyotr verzilov fell ill after a court hearing on tuesday, reportedly losing his sight, speech and abilitystors arrested for invading the pitch at the world cup final in moscow. here, people found guilty of assaulting emergency services workers are to face tougher sentences. the new law, which will come in to effect from november, will double the amount of time for which offenders can be sent to prison from six months to a year. jenny kumah reports. attack while on duty. this body cam footage shows a man who was later jailed the attacking police officers. and this offender was filmed spitting 2a times at an officer. latest figures show there we re officer. latest figures show there were 26,000 assaults on police officers and 17,000 on nhs staff. attacks on prison officers and firefighters are also on the rise. of course, for the very serious assaults you can still be put away for life. but we are now saying that if you spit at a police officer, if you threaten them, the sentence will be doubled what it was yesterday. there is already an offence of attacking a police officer, but the new la

pyotr verzilov speaking to our correspondent in berlin, jenny hill.was recruited by british intelligence. now, exactly three quarters of a century later, he‘s come to the dutch resistance museum in amsterdam, and, at 95, is dusting off his morse code to communicate with britain once more. through the crackle and the white noise, the distinctive dots and dashes are picked up at duxford, now part of the imperial war museum, but then an raf base where the messages were received. he says, "it‘s all still in my head, all still in my fingers." it was exactly 75 years ago when bram took off from raf tempsford, just half an hour down the road from duxford, to be flown back over holland and parachute down, home once again on dutch soil, but this time deep behind enemy lines. for bram, this was an emotional but highly significant occasion. he wanted to thank the raf, and paid tribute to those in the resistance who were killed. we will always remember them. with warm regards and best wishes, bram grisnigt. the agents used these paraset radios, no bigger than a l

on tuesday, german doctors said the activist, pyotr verzilov, was likely poisoned. he was hospitalized last week after falling gravely ill. in july, he was arrested and jailed after rushing t f field during a world cup mat t to protest russian police brutality and human rights abuses. he reportedly started having severe symptoms after attending a court hearing in moscow. in 2012, pyotr appeared on democracy now! to talking about russia's jailing of his wife nadia tolokonnikova, also of pussy riot. >> a week later, i went to see does officers jumping out of nowhere and began apprehending as. guns stuck to our head. that is the same thing that happened with the other two girls. they make up your remains hospitalized in berlin, that interview from 2012. you can go to the whole interview at democracynow.org. mother jones reports that commerce secretary wilbur ross lied under oath in testimony about the controversial citizenship question in the 2020 census. ross claimed that the justice department requested the addition of the question in order to better enforce the voti

russian activist punk band pussy riot who came to the country for treatment was likely poisoned verzilov was admitted to a clinic in moscow last week after falling ill following a court hearing he was later flown to berlin on friday for further treatment those are your headlines more news continuing on al-jazeera that's after my nigeria to stay with us. zero. swear every jew it's. them. my name here yeah. basile my name. is. my nigeria as it is yes to every no. no ok i'm on my way my name is. being in the film industry nollywood twenty one years i have decided to run for office in my state's question of us states. in the house of representatives represent seem to love ourselves but the federal constituency. it's only a. oh ok oh you do. you. preparing for the closing ceremony of the african film festival. for one week kill me because i'm cross the globe come together. talking about distributing . the closing ceremonies tonight at the cultural center and. getting ready i don't like eyebrows that look painted on you tube which. is an ad so i've always been in the forefront of fighting for

service the band released a statement saying he is now under the protection of the german police verzilov and other members of pussy riot fifteen day jail terms for disrupting the world cup final in moscow in july to protest russian police brutality. mexico's incoming government says it's going to investigate the disappearance of forty three students in a southern city of a promise comes as protesters gather to mark the fourth anniversary the abduction and suspected massacre of the students was on the worst crises during president and the pena nieto tenure homan as the latest from mexico city. this is the fourth anniversary since the tragedy in mexico in which twenty three students were kidnapped by police in collusion with a local guy and everything had a huge impact on a country this is a country that's have more than thirty thousand people disappeared over the last few years and this really these forty three shooters became a potent symbol of not just that phenomenon but also the impunity and the lack of really concern from government forces the government was very slow to react to wha

pyotr verzilov was jailed for 15 days for invading the pitch during the world cup final to protest about bbc russian. a lot of pepole are sharing this online. a french art college has apologised after one of its promotional images was doctored to make it look like they had more black students. the college in lyon says the original image, with fewer black faces, was changed by a pr firm without their knowledge. she has been charged with killing her unarmed neighbour, she was 26 yea rs old her unarmed neighbour, she was 26 years old with a successful business at his funeral was held today. a lot of people are sharing this image of him and paying tribute to him. she told police that she thought he was in her apartment when in fact she went to the wrong apartment. another unarmed african—american has been shot dead by a white police officer. this was earlier. the unlike what do we want? justice! want more police accountability, the protest last night as well. frustration, anger and a thirst for justice. night as well. frustration, anger and a thirst forjustice. i am tired of these rallies, i

pyotr verzilov is best known for an anti—putin protest at the world cup final in moscow earlier this danger, he still needs intensive care. a report considering the impact of brexit on the uk labour market will be published by government advisers later today. he migration advisory committee considered the impact of migration from the eu on a range of areas including wages and unemployment. more than 400 businesses, industry bodies and government departments gave evidence to the report, which is due to make a number of recommendations. it is expected to be used to help create the government's post—brexit migration strategy. the lib dem leader sir vince cable will call on theresa may to "shock us all" by holding a referendum on the brexit deal she strikes with brussels. he'll tell his party conference that he's "starting to feel sorry" for mrs may as she tries to deliver a policy which — he claims — she doesn't believe in. he will also call brexit the "erotic spasm" of fundamentalists who don't care about the potential economic damage. earlier he told the bbc it was right to allow the

pyotr verzilov is best known for an anti—putin protest at the world cup final in moscow earlier this1a degrees. a amber warning tomorrow for the winds, we are expecting the peak of the gas in lines. strong and gusty southwesterly winds. notjust the gas in lines. strong and gusty southwesterly winds. not just across northern ireland and scotland, but heavy rain pushing across through the day. rain working across england and wales, were it‘s still quite warm for the year, but chillier in the wind. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: eu migrants should be given no preference over those from the rest of the world, and the cap on skilled workers should be scrapped, says the government‘s migration advisory committee. two sas members are acquitted of negligence over the deaths of 3 reservists in the brecon beacons — the widow of one of the dead says safety questions remain. the trade war intensifies between the world‘s two largest economies. the us imposes tariffs on chinese products worth £150 billion. russia says syrian forces shot down one of its military planes — and blames israel f