and see the other entries for the award and nothing is stimulating or a shocking or innovative as viner's and according to the jury that's why they won purely artistic merit but now it's not as simple as that the same symbol the ministry rewarded is now being brandished in mocking protest based russian youth group is angry four hundred thousand roubles of taxpayers' money we given to a group it calls vandals for vine or the protest only legitimizes their own but. it's a very awkward situation when the state award goes to a group that in fact organizes an action aimed against the state but this is a very important signal artists always express society is paying and a healthy society accepts these. but there's been no except since of viner's until now two men will still face trial on hooliganism charges and this little stunt british graffiti artist banksy deep belga meant they could still play seven years in prison for flipping police cars so why this sudden show of state support. the minister of culture was afraid of being accused of political censorship and i think he was right in america

viner court controversy usually at the expense of the authorities whether it's art or not they've achieved what they wanted to know to writing they say they'll donate the prize money to political prisoners either bennett r.t. moscow. commuter's with us very shortly with the business news but first let's check out some other world stories at this stage of the day in a world update two people have reportedly been killed and dozens injured during another wave of anti-government protests in yemen the last demonstrations are still ongoing with calls for the country's president to leave his position immediately upon a sunday he's been in charge of yemen for more than thirty years only agreed to step down in a month's time but his announcement failed to extinguish the protests. for the five hundred taliban members including some field commanders of escape from a prison in southern afghanistan the allegations breakout was made through a tunnel which the militants began digging five months ago some of the fugitives have already been recaptured by security forces three years ago about a thousand pri

but there's been no acceptance of viner's until now. team members still face trial on hooliganism charges for this little stunt british graffiti artist banksy detailed plans and they could kill a seven years in prison. so why the sudden show of state support. the minister of culture was afraid of being accused of political censorship and i think he was right in america entry is better being afraid of imposing political censorship than to actually import your breezewood with. a sea change from four years ago this image of two kissing policeman was banned by the culture ministry from international exhibits fearing embarrassment the curator of that exhibit was andrei uniphase back then he lost his job but this time he was on the jury so why is this out there. during is a graphic and expressive example of how an artist reacts to a social climate where he doesn't specify the target of his protest but he simply says a strong protest is brewing in russian society and he created a huge monumental and expressive gesture but how do you draw the l