yulia tetymoshenko. >> the eu has for a long time fought for tymoshenko be released. but now claims that she has been beaten in jail have brought things to a head. >> her family says she urgently need hospital treatment outside ukraine. >> angela merkel reportedly will not be going to any matches in ukraine unless kiev improves as the treatment of the the former prime minister. one of her ministers has said he would stay away. >> as things stand right now, i do not think it would be acceptable for ministers to the long as spectators. my concern is there is a danger it would give validity to the editorial -- to the dictatorial regime. >> the boycott because of ukrainian government's treatment of the former prime minister. tymoshenko is in jail over charges many say are politically motivated. for 10 days, she has been on hunger strike. they do want the german team to play their. >> public attention will only remain focused if the european championships go ahead their in the ukraine. >> the ukrainian government says a boycott would be a return to cold war tactics. but th

. >> yulia tymoshenko was twice prime minister before her successor took power and put on trial.t the end of december, 2011, she was taken to women's prison 54. she is in poor health, and a video showing heryingll in bed set off a wave of international protests. it looks as if she is finally getting proper medical attention. the west condemns her imprisonment as politically motivated. >> they want to break yulia morally and physically. they know only too well that when she gets out of prison again, she will be the next president of ukraine. >> german chancellor angela merkel has recruited the -- repeatedly criticized the prison sentences. rather than go to prison, the former economic minister fled, becoming the first to receive political asylum in prague. his organization shares the office with alexander tymoshenko. >> we are trying everything to ensure that ukraine is not derailed from the path of european integration. ukraine wants to be part of your. >> alexander has registered his wife's party in the czech republic, but they do not want to be seen in the same picture with him

championship in ukraine it's the latest developments in the handling of the former prime minister yulia tymoshenko who's serving time for abusing power. and the founder of wiki leaks prepares to take center stage once again very interview show right here on t.v. on tuesday interviews the new president. of the arab spring revolts. but that's it for me the news team for the moment i'll be back with more on those stories and. that's next which today focuses on the potential changes that the upcoming presidential elections in egypt will bring to the region stay with us for that. if you. want. a lonely and welcome to cross talk i'm peter all about countering revolution a little over a year ago the arab awakening started in quickly inspired millions in north africa and the middle east what is the current state of this awakening is democracy in civil society truly on the margins or are the powers of reaction again controlling the narrative and political outcomes. to cross-talk the counter revolution in the middle east i'm joined by v.j. prashad he's in chicopee he's a professor of international studies a

and ukraine over the case of yulia tymoshenko the former ukrainian prime minister now serving a prison term for abusing power brussels claims the case was though politically motivated let's get the latest now from our correspondent. good to see you now we understand ukraine's are flung some strong words of the e.u. what sparked this latest round. well certainly this what seems to be a purely domestic case has received very serious international reactions with presidents of germany the czech republic the head of the euro commission as well as german chancellor angela merkel all saying they will boy called their trips to ukraine in particular for the football period as if to protest against the treatment. or ukraine's former prime minister now even called on the german national football team to boy call it their participation in this tournament the idea which was even supported by the president of the champions league final this club byron munich now also reactions came from mosco with president medvedev raising his eyebrows over the treatment of saying that this these actions throw seri

look at other news from around the world now in ukraine a trial for a pm an opposition leader yulia tymoshenko on fresh tax evasion charges has been delayed until late may the court ruled the case could not be heard in the absence of two shango who refuses to hand the trial citing health problems she's already serving a prison term for abuse of office on friday photos emerged of bruises on to a chunk of the body which he says he received while in prison and earlier online video showing a woman thought to be the walking freely raised questions over her alleged ill health. i mean a satellite image appears to show north korea is preparing to test its nuclear capabilities earlier this month south korean officials reported the digging of a new tunnel near the north nuclear facility which led to believe. planning a third test north korea has already been condemned by the one security council for a failed long range rocket launch on april thirteenth and could face tougher sanctions if it goes ahead with another test it's unclear when did nation might take place. for me and government has collapsed fo

ukraine's former prime minister yulia tymoshenko who is currently serving a seven year prison term for abuse of power has gone on hunger strike after yet another corruption inquiry was set up against her comes amid allegations that he has been physically abused in prison and he has the details now from ukraine. oh you need to machine herself has accused policeman working in the prison in kind of physically abusing her of covering her with a blanket and punching her in the stomach twisting her arms and feet while delivering her to a hospital the authorities on their behalf denying all such allegations at the same time we understand that there has filed an official complaint against. the use of brutal force against her now i'd like to remind us that ukraine's former prime minister was sentenced to seven years in prison last year and now we understand that a new case has been launched against her in relation to her activities in the one nine hundred ninety s. when she was the head of ukraine's united energy systems company she could face additional twelve years in prison so emotions are s

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world are we go starting with ukraine whether trower former prime minister opposition leader yulia tymoshenko on fresh tax evasion charges has now been delayed until late may the court ruled the case cannot be heard in the absence of tymoshenko who refuses to attend the trial citing health problems she was already serving a prison term for abuse of office on friday photos emerged of bruises on two machines his body which she says she received while in prison and earlier online video showing a woman thought to be the ex prime minister walking freely rather than raised questions over her alleged ill health. and you satellite image appears to show north korea is preparing to test its nuclear capabilities earlier this month south korean officials reported the digging of a new tunnel near the north's nuclear facility which led to believe pyongyang is secretly planning a. north korea has already been condemned by the u.n. security council for a failed long range rocket launch on april thirteenth and could face tougher sanctions if it goes ahead with yet another it's unclear though when a possible d

thanks for being with us former ukrainian prime minister yulia tymoshenko is currently serving a seventy year term for abuse of power is going on hunger strike she's been refusing food now for five days after another corruption probe was launched against their would she insists is fabricated to michelle who was taken to hospital last friday which a lawyer claims against her will elect here is your school brings you up to date from ukraine. no you need to shave herself has accused policeman working in the prison in kind of physically abusing her of covering her with a blanket and punching her in the stomach twisting her arms and feet while delivering her to hospital the oath ortiz on their behalf denying all such allegations at the same time we understand that you are saying or has filed an official complaint against the brutal the use of brutal force against her i would like to remind you of us that you need to show ukraine's former prime minister was sentenced to seven years in prison last october and now we understand that a new case has been launched against her in relation to her t.v

former ukrainian prime minister yulia tymoshenko is currently serving a seven year term for abuse of power has gone on hunger strike she's been refusing food for five days after another corruption probe was launched which she insists is fabricated to miss shango was taken to hospital last friday which are a lawyer claims was against her will the former premier alleges prison guards punched her in the stomach and twisted her arms when she refused to go which the prison authorities deny to the same cause been complaining of poor health and she was jailed last october and is demanding treatment in germany cranium court is now investigating whether tymoshenko committed economic crimes in the one nine hundred ninety s. if guilty of those she could get next to twelve years behind bars. beijing is looking for backing from nordic states for its bid to gain a foothold in the arctic region and its vast energy resources china's prime minister is now in sweden for talks france's learn from a hong kong based investment firm says that while lot all arctic nations are keen to work with beijing they

the opposition leader yulia timoshenko on fresh tax evasion charges has now been delayed until late may and the court ruled the case could not be heard in the absence of tymoshenko who refuses to attend the trial citing health problems the premier also claims she's been attacked by wardens while in prison let's get the latest now from marty's correspondent in ukraine. good to see you today cases has been surrounded by controversy from the very beginning with little sign of that changing anytime soon. well certainly has been a very wild ride this case not only you that i'm ashamed to believe that this case against her is completely politicized and orchestrated by the government she even reportedly went on a hunger strike to support the claim but also in the latest which she claims that she was physically abused by wardens in the prison where she spends her prison time now that happened when she was to be transported to a clinic to have her reported spinal hemorrhage treated she really she claims that the wards covered her blanket and landed several punches in her and this week of photos of her bruises were made public on the internet certainly made a lot of noise