rights and human rights watch releases its twenty nine thousand report with a conclusion that may surprise.

thank you for joining us human rights watch and a group of british m.p.'s say saudi arabia has failed to respond to their requests to visit saudi women activists in detention the deadline of january ninth for a response by the saudi embassy has not been met. we're not fully engaged why say we present to the panel and unless it's to the saudi ambassador on the second of january and then a couple of weeks later we didn't so followed up with a less. formally of congratulations to the new foreign minister in saudi arabia and also again in that. front door drawing attention to the the outstanding requests that there was to the saudi government to engage with us and oversee giving the reasons why we believe it would be a wise thing to do for saudi arabia to officially engage with us and enable us as a panel to be able to consider. that side of the. side of the story alongside the evidence that has come from human rights watch imus international and other. organizations including one might say the united states state department. and i speak to chinese in london w

a chilling report by human rights watch says hired. an armed group with links to al qaeda has detained and tortured civilians in syria the organization has also released the testimonies of several victims and you might find some of the following upsetting. they used to pull me out of the cell beat me and then return me no one asked me a single question no one asked me what my name was. these torture moments i remember them in detail every day people died in front of my eyes the maximum you can do is move your shoulders a bit and scream for help but on several occasions they stuffed things in my mouth so i couldn't scream. they beat me they would place me absolutely down for hours beat me and interrogate me it became tougher physically and emotionally. human rights watch claims the detentions and arrests were triggered by protests against the hired tired al charlatan with eagle is the dollar has more details when syria's most ruthless battle hardened terrorist elements fled the advances of the country's military taking refuge in a provi

and human rights watch releases a report documenting dozens of cases of terrorist torturing civilians in northern syria. residents of that. document. including. it's eight o'clock and you're watching r.t. international live from our moscow studio with me welcome to the program he wanted states is trying its full economic weight behind his self declared interim president. it has announced it's transferring control of certain state assets held by american banks to the leader of the crisis stricken countries opposition washington has also impose sanctions on venezuela's state owned oil company in an effort to choke off revenue to the government of nicholas. well we're going to discuss this further live in a. pretty bold move by at washington isn't it well i can tell you in india of the this is the kind of support that any opposition leader turned self-proclaimed president would dream of i mean just think about it the state department in fact it was the secretary of state my poem bell himself certifying kwan glide oh to receive and control some of the property and accounts that belong to

so ahead on the program human rights watch say's rebel groups affiliated with al qaida have been torturing civilians in syria we have documented eleven cases in which. detained residents of. minors and blurring the lines between the states and religion defenders of america's first amendment and secular activists are up in arms over plans for a bible classes in u.s. schools. we want our schools to teach we don't want them to preach people just want to be left alone if a school wants to have a bible class let them have a bible class i don't know why so many people are afraid of a book. it's a tuesday january. just two pm here in moscow welcome to r.t. international my names you know neal good to have your company in our top story the united states has announced sweeping sanctions against venice we let targeting the state owned oil corporation the move well boost the position of opposition leader one who declared himself venezuela's interim leader last week increase the pressure on president nicolas maduro will continue to use all of our diplomatic and economic tools to support interim presid

and human rights watch releases a report documenting dozens of cases of terrorist torturing civilians in northern syria. we have documented eleven cases in which a. residence of six of those that we have documented apparently being. including miners. forever you're tuning in from right around the world this hour welcome to our team international my names you know neil good to have your company our top story washington is throwing its full economic weight behind venessa wheel is self the cleared interim president won. intel's announced it's transferring control of certain state assets held by american banks to the leader of the crisis stricken countries opposition the u.s. state department says the move will help what i called a legitimate government safeguard the assets of the venice will and people it also repeated its call for other countries to reject the legitimacy of nicolas maduro his presidency and instead recognize quite oh earlier on tuesday washington also announced its is imposing tough new sanctions on venezuela states owned oil company with a view to choking off revenue t

rights and human rights watch releases its twenty nine thousand report with a conclusion that may surprise. you. i'm burned off it's good to have you with us the next big date on britain's breaks a calendar is now set january twenty ninth is when parliament will debate and vote on prime minister teresa mayes a plan b. for taking the u.k. out of the european union but what exactly plan b. entails it's not very clear at the moment may has been holding cross party talks in an attempt to find a solution that the majority will support but so far at least the leader of the main opposition party is refusing to take part meanwhile there is growing concern across the european union about the ongoing brights it. from berlin to lisbon the words of european officials and leaders betray growing nervousness time is running out for an orderly process. that. was my oh that's why we have to say clearly to london sights the time for petty games is now over. the ball is now in britain's court. and that's why we can only call out british colleagues. even precedent demonstrated your sense of black humor in rec

stories human rights watch or the group of british m.p.'s so saudi arabia has failed to respond to their request to visit detained saudi women activists the deadline of january the ninth for a response by the saudi embassy has not been met. and rights groups say as many as thirteen people are being killed in the past couple of days in venezuela opposition leader why though is has declared himself interim president challenging nicholas but duros grip. and felix it. is due to be sworn in as the democratic republic of congo's new leader it marks the first peaceful transfer of power since the country gained independence out going president joseph kabila called on the public to support his successor. global migration and cybersecurity will top the agenda at the third day of the world economic forum in davos certain issues facing europe will also be discussed u.n. secretary general antonio guitar is expected to address delegates u.s. president donald trump and the u.k. prime minister treason may have skipped the summit to deal with domestic matte

rights record you williamson director of the european central asia division of human rights watch thanks very much thanks for having me. no inns of star gazers got a real treat overnight that thanks to a rare lunar eclipse it's being called the super blood wolf moon a lunar treat was visible north and south america to cross the atlantic in western and northern europe as you can see here she hear the moon appeared to turn this stunning shade of red if you missed it you have a way to head here in europe it will be twenty twenty nine until we see another total lunar eclipse. skitter minder now of our top stories this hour the british prime minister theresa may is due to unveil her so-called plan before bracks later today is expected to set out how she plans to end the country's parliamentary deadlock that's after lawmakers rejected her new divorce deal last week. this is deja vu news live from berlin don't forget you can always get the latest news and information around the clock at a website that's at u.w. dot com for now though for me brian thomas the entire news team thanks so much for b

rights abusers human rights watch releases its twenty nine thousand report with a conclusion that might surprise you and a milestone in civil rights it is one hundred years since women in germany were allowed to take part in the elections for the first time. warner. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program british prime minister to resign may is heading to back to the drawing board after her government's narrow win in a no confidence vote in parliament now she is appealing for cross party political consensus to buffo wood with bribes that may prevail in their confidence vote only with the help of her allies in northern ireland's democratic unionist party for victory coming a day after lawmakers dealt a crushing defeat by rejecting her brags that deal she may have survived those challenges but if the u.k. is to have an orderly departure from the e.u. on the march twenty ninth deadline compromise will be essential this is what may said after last night's vote. so now m.p.'s have made clear what they don't want we must all work constructively together to set out what parliament does want that

are you watching their news conference by the detention review panel and human rights watch in london on the fate of women activists detailed in saudi arabia the detention review panel brings together across party hoop of british parliamentarians and international lawyers they have been requesting the right to visit eight female activists detained in saudi arabia after allegations that the women have been subjected to ill treatment including torture now the lawmakers there say they still haven't had a response to their requests from the saudi government about their visit and you know the request to engage with the saudi government they say they hope the saudi government responds favorably to their isp we quest. have said that if the saudi government doesn't allow them to visit riyadh then they will still produce a report the detention panel review is intending to produce a detailed document they say on their findings following claims that the female activists some of whom were instrumental in georgia is murder this is actually a discourse that turkish officials have been repeating it

now, i know that human rights watch has been monitoring other situations like this. but she is travelling against saudi — against the saudi law. she does need the permission of a male member of the family. well, that law is a human rights abomination. it should be abolished. it's unbelievable that, in this day and age, there is such a law that exists like that. she's 18 years old, she had a valid passport, she had a valid visa. why can't she travel where she wants to go? the age of adulthood in the international system, in the un system, is 18. so she should have never been interfered with in the first place. she should have been allowed to go to australia as she wanted. a short time ago, i spoke to phil robertson, the deputy asia director of human rights watch in bangkok. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: answering her calling. the woman who taught herself to become the first midwife in a remote area in the himalayas. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial p

human rights watch releases a report documenting dozens of cases of terrorists torturing civilians in syria. we have documented eleven cases in which. residents of six we have documented to be tortured. live from moscow to the world this is r.t. international my name's union o'neill good to have your company in our top story the united states has handed control of some of the venice wheelin states financial assets to the country's opposition leader won. temps to ice president nicolas maduro the u.s. state department has said the self declared leader is no certified to control a property in the ican so that venice will end government on the central bank of venezuela and also call for the recognition of white oh as the interim president well that came after washington announced it is imposing tough new sanctions on bennis willis state owned oil company with a view to choking off revenue to the mature government it will continue to use all of our diplomatic and economic tools to support interim president quite oh the national assembly and the venezuelan people efforts to restore their de

rights violations are increasingly becoming the norm ours but human rights watch is actually optimistic despite both the united states and britain withdrawing from their traditional leading role in defending democracy and civil rights the advocacy groups annual report says countries like germany are quote pushing back as the u.s. and the u.k. have retreated from the state of meaningful human rights respecting foreign policy germany has started to fill the gap it's not enough and we want to germany to do much more but we have seen the germany has tried to size it openly and loudly the presidents of turkey the presidents of china and trump of course. another good example is germany's response to saudi arabia's human rights violations shocked by the brutality of the killing the german government suspended the sales of arms to the kingdom and expelled some saudi diplomats the us took no such measures to distance itself from the saudi arabian regime. well after his press conference here in berlin the executive director of human rights watch kenneth roth he paid a visit to us at the headquart

brian thomas thanks so much for being with us human rights watch says a saudi teen who's fleeing abuse has barricaded herself in a hotel room at a bangkok airport to avoid deportation targets already say rough mohammed oka noone would be sent back to kuwait today where her family is located but i'll do says she holds a visa for australia and plans to seek asylum there. old claims her passport was seized by a saudi official during a layover in bangkok. ok let's go straight to bangkok down to abuse florian covering this story for us good morning florian we heard from a rock off there and this she's talking about why she has being held in in thailand and wants to seek asylum in australia why is that being denied to her right now. well the situation is not one hundred percent clear right now what i can tell you is that she was supposed to have a layover here in bangkok and then travel on to australia where she had planned to claim our seat for asylum there's conflicting information on how long this layover here in bangkok was supposed to be. the odd report saying that she had actually plan

human rights watch that is rebel groups affiliated with al qaida have been torturing civilians in syria. we have documented eleven caissons in which. residents of the six oared boat that we have documented have apparently been tortured including minors. blurring the lines between the state and religion the defenders of america's first amendment on secular activists are in arms and have plans for bible classes in u.s. schools. we want our schools to teach we don't want them to preach people just want to be left alone for school wants to have a bible class let them have a bible class i don't know why so many people are afraid of a book. a very warm welcome this is r.t. international with me. now our top story this hour the united states has announced sweeping sanctions against event as whaler targeting the state owned oil company the move aims to boost opposition leader who don't who declared himself as well as interim president last week and oust nicolas maduro. we will continue to use all of our diplomatic and economic tools to support interim president quite oh the national assembly an

but human rights watch is optimistic. despite both the united states and britain withdrawing from their traditional leading role in defending democracy and a civil rights, the advocacy group's annual report says company -- countries like germany are pushing back. >> as the u.s. and u.k. have retreated from the statate of meaningful human rights respecting foreign policy, germany has started to fill the gap. it is not enough and we want germany totoo much more, but we have seen that germany has criticized openlnly and loudly e president's of turkey china, russia,, and >> trout. another good example is germany's response to saudi arabia's human rights violations. shocked by the brutality of the fish of the killing, the german government suspended the sales of arms to the kingdom and expelled some saudi diplomats. the u.s. took no such measures to distance itself from the saudi arabia and regime. anchor: a cross tunisia, public are striking over pay. the country's biggest union called for the walkout after the government ref

human rights watch says rebel groups affiliated with al-qaeda have been torturing civilians in syria. we have documented the eleven casings in which. detained residents of six of the border we have documented have apparently been trying to including minors. blurring the lines between the state and religion the defenders of america's first amendment and secular activists are up in arms over plans for bible classes in u.s. schools. we want our schools to teach we don't want them to preach i'm not afraid that kids are going to get bible instruction or brain instruction in high school and suddenly be. turned into terrible people. a very warm welcome to you this is artie international broadcasting to you live from moscow and making our. top story the united states has announced sweeping sanctions against venezuela targeting the state owned oil company the move aims to boost opposition leader one way doe who declared himself but as well as interim president last week and oust president nicolas maduro. we will continue to use all of our diplomatic and economic tools to support introversion q

human rights watch releases a report documenting dozens of cases of terrorists. in northern syria. cases in which. residents. because they were either documenting it uses were distributed through. minors. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is the international thomas glad to have you with us. right in a high stakes vote british m.p.'s have backed an amendment that will allow theresa may to renegotiate one of the most problem problematic aspects of her bags a deal the issue of the irish border parliament also approved an amendment to reject and no deal scenario the prime minister had this to say following the result . i agree that we should not leave without a deal however simply. simply opposing no deal is not enough to stop it the government will now redouble its efforts to get a deal that this house can support since we've had this debate in the houses in phatic they voted to reject the no deal option that the prime minister was supporting code i say that we are prepared to come meet her to put forward. to put forward the points of view from the labor party

phil robinson is the deputy director of the asian division of human rights watch. they can for taking the time to speak to us. how influential was human rights watch in getting thailand to reverse its decision on this young woman? think it was a big victory for a lot of different people. certainly the media was involved. we had embassies involved. agencies, the un's human rights office. this belongs to a lot of different people, but we are still quite wary. she is to make sure found to be a refugee and is protected and is able to go to a place that is safe. until she is actually safe, we are going to remain somewhat concerned something could happen. we're dealing with saudi arabia. it is a very powerful, influential government. >> have you been in contact with her since thailand changed its mind, there was this reversal this morning? >> the actual -- i think -- the change reay came from the immigration had, who gave a press conference about two or three hours ago. we have been in touch with her onsistently back and forth variousifferent issues. she was being assist

human rights watch says rebel groups affiliated with al qaeda have been portraying civilians in syria who have documented eleven cases in which. residents of six of those that we have documented have apparently been tortured including minors. blurring the lines between the state and religion defenders of america's first amendment and second the activists are up in arms over plans of bible classes in the u.s. school. we want our schools to teach we don't want them to preach people just want to be left alone for school wants to have a bible class let me have a bible but i don't know why so many people are afraid of a book. very well can you watching r t international with me carrying. the united states has announced sweeping sanctions against venezuela targeting the state owned oil company the movie names to boost opposition leader one who declared himself venezuela's interim president last week and oust nicolas maturer. we will continue to use all of our diplomatic and economic tools to support interim president quite oh the national assembly and the venezuelans people efforts to resto

all right human rights watch claims the detentions and arrests were triggered by a protest against the. militant group igor she done of comets. when syria's most ruthless battle hardened terrorist elements fled the advances of the country's military taking refuge in a province the u.s. and co went overboard overboard about how assad and russia would turn the lives of ordinary citizens there into a living hell to get to a handful of al-qaeda fighters when russia and the assad regime say they want to counterterrorism they actually mean they want to bomb schools hospitals and homes there are more babies in italy and there are terrorists think of the children well now it turns out terrorists remain terrorists wherever they go and the children and adults of a global like are learning this the hard way this month. a un designated terrorist alliance subjugated the other rebel factions and seized power across the province any attempt of dissent big crush in its cradle the new human rights watch report details just some cases we have documented eleven cases in which a. detained residents of. be

rights let's speak to some our broader he's a senior researcher with human rights watch as america's division she's joining us on skype from one of cyrus thanks very much for speaking to us on the news with so human rights watch is making some pretty damning allegations against venezuelan security services just talk us through what stood out for you the most from this report. well these cases document not only abuses of detention and torture of military officials who have been implicated in these attempted coups or plotting against the government but also we are showing that the innocent on intelligence agents are going after the families of suspects when they can't find them so we have cases of the son or the mother or the partner of someone who can't be fined at home and is taken away detained and subject to the harbin abuses that you were you were describing earlier and we actually asked the government of in a sort of for information about you know what exactly had these people done and what is the evidence against them and there was absolutely no response from an assault on autho

human rights watch releases a report documenting dozens of cases of terrorists. in north korea. eleven cases in which. residents. because they were in the documentary abuses by. minors. and you're watching live from studio with me. welcome to the program. british m.p.'s are voting on a series of amendments to trace them a so-called bragg's it plan b. they have so far rejected for amendments including one by the opposition labor party to rule out a no deal scenario the outcome could determine how quickly the u.k. leaves the e.u. and the future relationship the country will have with the bloc ahead of the pivotal ballot the prime minister told lawmakers that they must find common ground if they want to avoid a potentially hazardous no deal scenario. this is because none of your manhood size addressed so far will ensure that we deliver bricks it instead of those simply provide more arguments against action and more reasons to stand still rather than setting out a plan to make bricks to work they create further delay and delay with out a plan is not a solution it's a road to nowhere

also coming up tonight an exclusive interview with the head of human rights watch kenneth roth will tell me why the human rights hopes of the entire world are nail securely partly in german hands well you know germany did just join the un security council seat that they sought and we are looking to germany to play a leadership role there again because that the traditional major powers there are not doing what they should. well to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to our viewers around the world welcome we begin the day planning for the day that is not supposed to ever come the day when britain leaves the european union with no deal in hand the rights it crash of march twenty nine are in the span of just two days this week the british parliament rejected the only bright set withdrawal plan that exists and almost voted the government and prime minister theresa may out of power in protest when now the wounded and weakened to resign may has until january twenty ninth to win parliamentary approval of her breaks it plan b. well the european union it continues to signal its willing

rights human rights watch has released its twenty one thousand reports with a conclusion that may surprise you plus a milestone in civil rights it's one hundred years since women here in germany were allowed to take part in the like sions for the first. and a royal collision britain's prince philip is shaken but otherwise unhurt following a car crash earlier today that ninety seven year old was at the wheel when the accident occurred. i'm bringing off it's good to have you with us the next big date on britain's breaks a calendar is now set january twenty ninth is when parliament will debate and vote on prime minister to resign may's plan b. for taking the u.k. out of the european union but what exactly plan begin tells will that's not yet clear may have. been holding cross party talks in an attempt to find a solution that a majority of parliament will support but so far at least the leader of the main opposition party he's refusing to take part meanwhile there is growing concern across the european union about the ongoing brics it chaos. to learn from berlin to lisbon the words of european

rights abuses human rights watch which you've dealt with for many years i just produced this latest report compiled over two years which features credible reports of shocking human rights abuses by your security services you're going to get in the animal rights space for a very first place their investigation one hundred and forty seven years as you know when two years as you know well. shocking abuse they say that there are violations of international humanitarian law and contravene the legal obligations that you took when you signed up to human rights treaties over the last five years . torture extensively documented may amount to a crime against humanity and you're telling me your democratic state we are in you are torture on a daily basis and we are we are we are with them who actually got lost look the human rights watch is a respected organization by the way in the new leg of the elected example committee of the p.l.o. we formed a department for human rights we took very important very seriously the next morning the prime minister myself the minister frontier the committee we

of the human rights watch thank you for jumping into the story. now last story takes us to the u.s. state of tennessee this week the governor granting clemency to woman sentenced to life in prison and the age of sixteen seen tyler scinto yeah brown's case is the something to an upcoming documentary have a look. but even for me. it's. not working. out is not. right. this is a record story of transformation and. waste it. has become a beautiful intelligent caring educated woman who can make things better in this world. the director of that film me facing life to a stand your berman and he joins us now from los angeles and in new york we have mr potter who's the head of social impact and communications for odyssey impact that's an organization helping to shine light on youngsters in the juvenile justice system melissa daniel it's good to have you here let me just quote back a documentary team daniel beautiful intelligent caring educated woman you first spent fifteen years documenting some toil story what can you tell us about her as a person. so wher

however, human rights watch has said she should be allowed to continue on to australia. this is saudi arabia and thailand playing games, to send and thailand playing games, to send an 18—year—old back into harm ‘s way. it is outrageous. she deserves to be allowed to see the un refugee agency and ask for asylum. now, the clock is ticking down, and having renounced islam, ra haf clock is ticking down, and having renounced islam, rahaf says that she fears for her life. i don't have rights in saudi arabia, and my family treat me so bad. they will kill me. further talks are being held to try to end the partial us government shutdown, but president trump says he has little expectation of a breakthrough. he has indicated he will not drop his insistence on getting the government to approve the funds needed to build a wall along the southern border with mexico. gail maclellan reports. president trump, on his way to the camp david residential retreat, threatened declare a national emergency of talks to end the shutdown showed no progress by the end of the week. but he indica

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ok let's get more on the story now from phil robertson from human rights watch he's been helping coordinate efforts to prevent the hoffs deportation phil thanks so much for being with us this morning why is human rights watch calling for rojas deportation to be halted well she has suffered psychological and physical abuse before she arrived in saudi arabia she is quite sure for for his life early if she is sent back we're calling for the thai government to permit u.n. refugee agency that u.n.h.c.r. to have access to earth and to allow them to do a status determination on her whether she needs to receive refugee protection and if she does she should receive that in thailand should abide by that ok you've personally been in touch with raw off how she holding up right now. she's very frightened she's very tired she has been awake for four days and she is still determined to fight but she doesn't know what's going to happen next she has barricaded herself in a hotel room at the airport she is saying that she will only talk to you in eight c.r. and we continue to press the thai government to all

now, i know that human rights watch has been monitoring other situations like this. but she is travelling against saudi... against the saudi law. she does need the permission of a male member of the family. well, that law is a human rights abomination. it should be abolished. it's unbelievable that, in this and age, there is such a law that exists like that. she is 18 years old, she had a valid passport, she had a valid these are. why can't you triple where she wants to go? the age of adulthood and international system, in the un system, is 18 —— visa. so she should have never been interfered with in the first place, she should have been allowed to go to australia as she wanted. we have just had a statement from the saudi embassy in bangkok, and it says that she is being held by bangkok airport authorities because she didn't have a return ticket, and they add that she is due to be deported today to kuwait, where most of the family lives, it also adds that the saudi embassy doesn't have the authority to suspend her at the airport or elsewhere and that she has her

well for the latest let's talk now tearful robertson from human rights watch in bangkok who has been helping coordinate efforts to prevent deportation certainly to have you with us so immediate deportation has been averted but just to be clear is her house now under the care of the u.n. h.c.r. . that's our understanding she has been registered as a refugee with them and they're going to continue doing interviews with her to fully assess her status issue is confirmed as a refugee then she will. presumably be assisted to seek safety in a third country it's not quite clear where what country that might be but. eventually she would be able to find a safe and secure your place oh and do you expect the u.n.h.c.r. to take to process and assess her case. i think they recognize like everyone that this is an urgent and sensitive case and they'll try to move as fast as possible on this you know i don't expect it's going to be months or years i think it's probably going to be weaker maybe months but not too long because i think that is a very high profile case and everybody recognizes that she's

it's moved to middle east now where human rights watch says the reputation of saudi crown prince mohammed bin salon has been wrecked over the murder of journalist john mark. in its latest report it says the case has exposed a pattern of lawless behavior by the saudi leadership which it calls autocratic and specifically criticizes the u.s. u.k. and france for refusing to stop arms sales to the kingdom the report documents ninety unlawful attacks by the saudi u.a.e. coalition in yemen some of which made them to war crimes and saudi arabia is also facing scrutiny over its repression of dissidents and rights activists in the past year at least nine women have been detained without charge three of them reportedly tortured with electric shocks and whips kenneth roth is the executive director of human rights watch and joins me now live from berlin good to have you with us on the program mr roth meanwhile the report on saudi for example amongst the global nations that you cover makes for grim reading human rights watch his findings really shouldn't come as so much of a surprise it sort of highlig

coming up on the program human rights watch releases a report documenting dozens of cases of terrorists torturing civilians. and. residents of the six. miners. the power to change the course of. around the clock across the world this is our to international from the team and myself you know neal hello welcome our top story. the united states it is imposing tough new sanctions on venice wheel a state owned oil company the move is theirs and to choke off revenues their president nicolas maduro is government thereby strengthening the hand of the opposition leader one. who will continue to use all of our diplomatic and economic tools to support interim president quite oh the national assembly and the venezuelan people efforts to restore their democracy but we have continued to expose the corruption of madeira and his cronies in today's action ensures they can no longer loot the assets of the venezuelan people god. god is giving me how. venice. asked venice one of. the economic measures against mature o. target the country's key source of revenue immediately freezing seven billion dollars in

according to human rights watch the group says ruling the ruling zanu p.f. party supporters are beating up people and handing them over to the police doctors say they've treated sixty people for gunshot wounds after protests over a steep rise in fuel prices police have arrested hundreds of people including prominent white scientists the u.s. and e.u. have condemned the security forces crackdown on protesters zimbabwe's president. has been speaking on social media here's part of what he said on twitter on thursday he said i have been deeply saddened by the events in our beloved homeland violence will not reform our economy violence will not rebuild our nation he goes on to say resolving zimbabwe's economic challenges is a monumental task and while it may not always feel that way we are moving in the right direction there. is a senior researcher at south africa's institute for security studies he spoke to us earlier from zimbabwe's capital harare and says the financial issues are a hangover from the longtime rule of president robert mugabe. the problem or the

human rights watch says rebel groups affiliated with al qaida torturing. in syria. eleven cases in which. residents are. minors coming up on the program blurring the lines between the state's. defenders of america's first amendment and secular. u.s. classrooms we debate it. schools teach we don't want them to preach people just want to be left alone have a bible class let them have a bible class i don't know why so many people are afraid of a book. or international news center here in moscow this is r.t. you could join us this hour i mean you know neal. the united states has a nine sweeping sanctions against venice whale at targeting the state owned oil company the move well boost the position of opposition leader one who declared himself venezuela's interim leader last week and also increased the pressure on president nicolas maduro will continue to use all of our diplomatic and economic tools to support interim president quite oh the national assembly and the venezuelan people efforts to restore their democracy but we have continued to expose the corruption of mad