why don't they hillary clinton send guns friends of bahrain why isn't here we have the friends of bahrain meeting to send weapons to the democratic protesters. as you say you know it's all about geo strategy geopolitics and whatever the games are whatever the illusions are in the mainstream media there's always so much more going on behind closed doors a geo political analyst joining us live now it's a pleasure thank you. now the syrian government finds itself further isolated after being expelled from another international body the organization of islamic cooperation has suspended syria's membership of the arab league did exactly the same thing last year and the move is supposed to send a strong message to damascus which the group sees as the only culprit behind hostilities in syria at the decision to spy the latest explosion in the capital syria's rebels have openly admitted that they were behind the attack and some fighters even say they are going to collaborate with al qaeda against the syrian regime. on a boycott has more on how the opposition is becoming more and more familiar with

the situation in bahrain is this is very different than syria in bahrain what you have is a genuine uprising a genuine political movement a potential revolution boiling and it's being completely in order for two reasons the main reason is bahrain host the united states fifth naval fleet it's a very important strategic piece on the chess board especially in terms of looking towards potential aggression against iran so as bahrain has a role family that completely have society locked down because the fifth fleet is there there's no way that the u.s. wants any kind of a democratic uprising in that country because it will make the government's policy unstable towards hosting u.s. military presence in the country which they need so badly that protesters say they are suffering from abuses and basra and why are international bodies like the u.n. now trying to stop what's going on well the arrest in the recent imprisonment of the bahraini human rights activists. and the people rajab and who's probably being tortured right now as we speak this is gone completely. untalked about in the in the media and

fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing tom barrett reporting there and for wars dot com allison editor of patrick canning simple ways but rain is used by the u.s. and its allies to help secure its interest in the gulf. we have to relook at the situation from a western point of view and wonder and really scratch our heads and say what really is the stance of the west in particular washington and london when it comes to actual democratic wave forms in the middle east certainly there's a there's a big car could see a big story of contradiction going on right now the british open at this particular minority royal family in power this is the sort of tyranny tha

is fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing. reporting right patrick having said who is a geo political analyst he believes that human rights chaos in bahrain is beneficial for western states. so you would have to remove the situation from a western one of you and wonder and really scratch your heads and say what really is the stance of the west in particular washington or london when it comes to actual democratic reforms in the middle east certainly there's a there's a big park we see a big story of contradiction going on right now the british open this particular minority royal family in power this is the sort of tyranny that is commonplace in a lot of pocket

fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing patrick henningsen who's a geo political analyst a believes human rights chaos in battery is beneficial for western states. we have to remove the situation from a western point of view and wonder and really scratch our heads and say what really is the stance of the west in particular washington and london when it comes to actual democratic reforms in the middle east certainly there's a there's a big part see a big story of contradiction going on right now the british open at this particular minority royal family in power this is the tyranny that is commonplace in a lot of pockets and in sort of these credit markets th

fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing. patrick hannifin he's a jew political analyst believes human rights chaos in but frayne is beneficial for western states. and we have to remove at the situation from a western point of view and wonder and really scratch our heads and say what really is the stance of the west in particular washington and london when it comes to actual democratic reforms in the middle east certainly there's a there's a big part see a big story of contradiction going on right now the british show up with this particular minority royal family in power this is a consort of tyranny that is commonplace in a lot of pockets and in sort of the

in the iranian conflict now if the king of bahrain does release him from jail is there a chance that that will actually help him in court what do you think. well it remains to be seen. if that is the case but you know about rain if you look at the record they've taken absolutely hardline on any dissent in their country this is the clippy dynasty they're running gulags full of political prisoners thousand political prisoners they are on record and are known to be torturing their political prisoners as well they call on saudi arabia regularly to unleash its heavy handed paramilitary police but the reality is that both saudi and bahrain the royalty are hanging by a thread in terms of power in bahrain you have extremist minority sunni minority ruling over a shiite majority and with the pressure on iran this is going to become more of a hot situation with bahrain now hi how ideological is abbas for any opposition because based on the pictures and footage that have been coming out of there lately it just seems to be a bunch of young people throwing stones and petrol bombs at the police wel

is fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protest has come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing. adi's to bottom reporting that while a patrick henningsen has a jail political analyst to believe the tough the chaos of human rights in bahrain is beneficial for western states you have to relook at the situation from a western point of view and wonder and really scratch our heads and say what really is the stance of the west in particular washington and london when it comes to actual democratic reforms in the middle east certainly there's a there's a big hypocrisy a big story of contradiction going on right now the british open this particular minority royal family in power this is the sort of tyranny that is comm

fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing. but you're getting. political analyst i believe human rights here in bahrain is beneficial for western states. we have to remove the situation from a western point of view and wonder and really scratch our heads and say what really is the stance of the west in particular washington and london when it comes to actual democratic reforms in the middle east certainly there's a there's a big your pocket see the big story of contradiction going on right now the british open this particular minority royal family in power this is a consort of tyranny but it's commonplace in a lot of pockets in sort of these pressure water he

and protesters in bahrain and saudi arabia are set for mass rallies in the country is united in their call against discrimination by the ruling elite. are you watching the weekly here in r t a roundup of the top stories of the last seven days with me kevin and it's now ten pm here in moscow and the heavy fighting raging in syria's second city of aleppo between government and rebel forces could prove decisive now in the eighteen month conflict the syrian army sending thousands more troops and artillery to the front line in damascus meantime the government says it's pushed rebels from their last stronghold but sporadic clashes are ongoing on saturday forty eight a rainy and pull pilgrims were kidnapped in the syrian capital video shown by the arab news channel allegedly shows men identified as the abducted iranian surrounded by rebel fighters international peace efforts was thrown into turmoil this last week to when chief mediator kofi annan quit the un then overwhelmingly supported the condemnation of the syrian violence but moscow called it biased or only pressuring the regime to act

fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protest has come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing can give our former lecturer at the university of the rain bullies a regime striving to silence her job because it's right by the immense and a government sentiment in the country what is jailed for three years for milton a bill really large indicates that the bahraini government is in recently paranoid increasingly scared it is worried because the record of the bahraini population one to two hundred twenty nine year monarchy in that they want a democratic republic. not going to give up on their goal and the our khalifa family which run bahrain very were. the general. or tween come in and the regime in other words th

why don't they hillary clinton guns friends of bahrain why isn't the friends of bahrain meeting to send weapons to the democratic protesters in bahrain. watching our team now the syrian government finds itself further isolated after being expelled from another international body the organization of islamic cooperation has suspended syria's membership of the arab league did exactly the same same thing and that was just last year and the move is supposed to send a strong message to damascus which the previous sees as the only culprit behind hostilities and syria a decision comes to spite the latest explosion in the capital by syrian rebels have openly admitted they were behind that attack some fighters even say they're going to collaborate with al qaeda against the syrian regime on a boycott as more and how the opposition is becoming all too familiar with terror tactics. blasts and gunfire of daily occurrences here in damascus but once the explosion right next to the u.n. headquarters was something out of ordinary it took place at a heavily guarded army garage and you can probably see a f

in bahrain where you have is a genuine uprising a genuine political movement but revolution wheeling is being completely inboard for two reasons the main reason is bahrain posed the united states naval sleet it's a very important strategic these on their chest or especially. in terms of looking towards intentional aggression against iran so as bahrain has a role family the clique of society locked down because the fifth fleet is there there's no way that the u.s. wants any kind of a democratic uprising in that country because it will make the government's policy unstable towards hosting the us military presence in the country which they need so badly the difference between syria and bahrain is that syria refuses to be an alp host for international western imperialism and bahrain is an outpost for that so maybe hillary clinton should be having friends of bahrain meetings to help the bahraini people but of course that's not going to happen. situation in bahrain is grave if you're on the side of reform if you're with the royal family everything's fine. coming up the art of throwing mone

fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this. also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing call and have al hay former a lecturer at the university of the train believes the regime is striving to silence for a job because it's frightened by the immense anti-government sentiment in the country what is jail free for milton a bill really large indicates that the bahraini government is in pretty thinly paranoid increasingly scared it is worried because of the bahraini population one two hundred and twenty learn year monarchy if they want a democratic republic and not going to give up on their goal. the al khalifa family which runs bahrain very worried look at the. jail. for tweeting karma and the regime in other wor

tear gas and stun grenades in bahrain the government leads a fresh crackdown against the long running protests as activists try and cut off a key highway. and the anti putin punk band is defending why it pulled the political stunt in russia's main cathedral the three women face up to seven years jail if convicted. hello this is r.t. from moscow coming to you live it's kevin owen here our top story at nine pm a big developing news story this hour the u.n. general assembly is just condemned the security council for failing to stop the violence in syria with a majority vote russia voted against the resolution calling it imbalanced moscow's also urging the u.n. and the arab league to move fast now on finding a new chief peacemaker for syria as kofi annan is stepping down new york man and in the situations across the developments there for us what else does that resolution entails and sincere. well kevin now this resolution is yet another step baby step in the attempts of the international community to try to find some sort of solution to the syrian crisis after virtually months of diploma

in bahrain what you have is a genuine uprising a genuine political movement a potential revolution. that is being completely in order for two reasons the main reason is bahrain host the united states fifth naval fleet it's a very important strategic piece on the chessboard especially in terms of looking towards potential aggression against iran so as bahrain has a role family that completely have society locked down because the it's free it's there there's no way that the u.s. wants any kind of a democratic uprising in that country because it will make the government's policy unstable towards hosting u.s. military presence in the country which leads so badly the difference between syria and bahrain is that syria refuses to be an outpost for international western imperialism and bahrain is you know posed for that so maybe hillary clinton should be having friends of bahrain meetings to help the bahraini people of course that's not going to happen the situation in bahrain is grave if you're on the side of reform if you're with the royal family everything's fine. it's day five in the tr

is fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing to political analyst pat buchanan some believe bahrain is used by the u.s. and its allies to help secure its interest in the gulf. and you have to look at the situation from a western point of view and wonder and really scratch our heads and say what really is this of the west in particular washington and london when it comes to actual democratic reforms in the middle east certainly there's a there's a big hypocrisy a big story of contradiction going on right now the british show this particular minority royal family in power this is the sort of seriously that is commonplace in a lot of pockets and so these pressure w

squatted down on protesters claiming more lives plus dozens more arrested and injured in clashes in bahrain this week. this is coming to you live from moscow i mean you know shapovalov with the latest news and a review of the week's events in syria hundreds of people have reportedly been killed this week in fierce fighting between government and rebel forces the basle for the country's most populated city is escalating with insurgents making a crucial stand and i'll claim to control more than half of aleppo as district while our stop throws more troops on tung said the frontline pressure fighting is also being reported in damascus where forty eight iranian pilgrims have allegedly been kidnapped by the rebels international peace efforts have suffered a setback after mediated coffee and not through in the towel while the un general assembly passed a resolution that slams the security council for failing to unite to solve the conflict and journalist neil clogged believes the framework for peace is being intentionally undermined. as we tried to bring peace to syria but unfortunately undermined

escalating in the gulf states a teenage protest has been shot dead in saudi arabia and dozens injured in bahrain . from russia eleven pm moscow time this is r.t. it's kevin zero in with you this hour with our top stories the mid fresh violence in the syrian capital forty eight pilgrims from around have been kidnapped in damascus with the rain in diplomats blaming terrorist groups there are no immediate reports about their fate and syrian officials are trying to trace who is behind the abductions xander boyd who reports now from damascus. forty eight iranian nationals who were kidnapped in damascus on saturday were of the largest group of foreign nationals to be of ducks in syria even though assassinations and abductions by the rebels are by no means a rare here and now the iranians were on the pilgrimage to the sayed as they not which is one of the holiest shrines for shia muslims because it's believed to hold the relics of prophet muhammad's granddaughter it was after they visited the mock the pilgrims boarded a bus which was supposed to take them to the airport and on their way to the airport

tear gas and stun grenades in bahrain the government leads a fresh crackdown against the long running protests as activists try and cut off a key highway. and the anti putin punk band is defending why it pulled the political stunt of russia's main cathedral the three would face up to seven years jail if convicted. hello welcome is r t from moscow my name's kevin oh in our top story the a.p.m. here the u.n. general assembly is to vote on condemning the security council for failing to stop the violence in syria as bloodshed in the country surges russia's urging the u.n. on the arab league to move fast now and finding a new chief peacemaker for syria kofi annan stepping down blaming escalating bloodshed and finger pointing at the security council. and the reports from new york. after what has been virtually months of diplomatic deadlock highlighted by the recent thursday's resignation of un special envoy to syria kofi anon the international community seems to be back to attempting to make bibi steps in pushing the syrian process forward and this friday the one hundred ninety three member

its army marini itself in weapons to bahrain it's got a military base in bahrain it's seen as a key ally of the partner in go so the same words the scene for us in the case of bahrain we have more impact nobody you know i mean as you say as you say it's awfully easy it's awfully easy for any country or particularly america as you say that has a lot of influence in bahrain it's very easy for them to make a distant judgment to say well you know what will stick our nose in this from a distance but do you think when it comes to the whole pussy riot case you think in any way that it might have been sensationalized a little bit by mainstream media because you know some of the girls are considered to be attractive and perhaps i mean one of them even allegedly was being has been offered to get her own spread in playboy. that doesn't surprise me i mean look because they're young because they're women because they're rock musicians these me the case more appealing i think to western public opinion so it's not surprising. that this really case and of course the western media which is really i think

tear gas and stun grenades in bahrain the government leads a fresh crackdown against the long running protests as activists try and cut off a key highway. and the anti putin punk band begins defending why pull a political stunt in russia's main cathedral the three women face up to seven years in jail if convicted. welcomes his r.t. from moscow it's kevin owen he will be live this hour it's now eleven pm the top story the u.n. general assembly has condemned the security council for failing to stop the violence in syria with a majority vote russia's voted against the resolution calling it unbalanced because also urging the u.n. in the arab league to move fast now to try to find a new chief peacemaker for syria after kofi annan stepped down at his innocence because across the latest from new york. this resolution is yet another step baby step in the attempts of the international community to try to find some sort of solution to the syrian crisis after virtually months of diplomatic deadlock we have one hundred ninety three members of the united nations general assembly having voted on re

senescent the gulf region with two people killed in saudi arabia and dozens are arrested and injured in bahrain this week. hello and welcome to all seeing twenty four hour news life for most of our with the latest news and every view of the week's events the first in syria hundreds of people have reportedly been killed this week in fierce fighting between government and rebel forces they battle for the country's most populated cities escalating with the insurgency making a crucial stunned they now claim to control more than heart of aleppo's district while assad throws more troops on tung said the frontline fresh fighting is also being reported in damascus where forty eight iranian pilgrims have allegedly been kidnapped by rebels international peace efforts have suffered a setback after a mediator coffee and none threw in the towel while the u.n. general assembly has clams the security council for failing to unite to solve the conflict and a journalist a new clogged believes the framework for peace is being intentionally. coke and i was worked hard as we tried to bring. peace to syria but unfor

the us is the fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing. well it's good to have you with us here on r.t. today still to come for you in just a few minutes actually out of cairo's new broom in action a report on the egyptian president's latest government sackings and what the move could mean for the future of the country's a powerful. mosque where people celebrate the most sacred days in the muslim holy detail theater. now the decision of a russian court to jail the three members of punk band pussy riot for two years has split society and provoked a massive international reaction the groups and he putin stunned in the country's main orthodox cathedral was ruled to be hoolig

in bahrain what you have is a genuine uprising a genuine political movement a potential revolution. that is being completely in order for two reasons the main reason is rain host the united states fifth naval fleet it's a very important strategic piece on the chessboard especially in terms of looking towards potential aggression against iran so as bahrain has a role family that completely have society locked down because the fifth fleet is there there's no way that the u.s. wants any kind of a democratic uprising in that country because it will make the government's policy unstable towards hosting u.s. military presence in the country which lead so badly the difference between syria and bahrain is that syria refuses to be an outpost for international western imperialism and bahrain is no post for that so maybe hillary clinton should be having friends of bahrain meetings to help the bahraini people of course that's not going to happen situation in bahrain is grave if you're on the side of reform if you're with the royal family everything's fine it's day five in the trial of the russi

in bahrain what you have is a genuine brazing a genuine political movement potential revolution. that is being completely ignored for two reasons the main reason is a reign posed the united states fifth naval sleet it's a very important strategic piece on the chessboard especially in terms of looking towards potential aggression against iran so as bahrain has a royal family that completely a society lockdown because it's free it's there there's no way that the u.s. wants any kind of a democratic uprising in that. country because it will make the government's policy unstable towards hosting the u.s. military presence in the country which lead so badly the difference between syria and bahrain is that syria refuses to be an outpost for international western imperialism and bahrain is you know opposed for that so maybe hillary clinton should be having friends of bahrain meetings to help the bahraini people of course that's not going to happen the situation in bahrain is grave if you're on the side of reform if you're with the royal family everything's fine. joanna saunders lawyer say

in bahrain what you have is a genuine uprising a genuine political movement a potential revolution. that is being completely in order for two reasons the main reason is rain host the united states fifth naval fleet it's a very important strategic piece on the chessboard especially in terms of looking towards potential aggression against iran so as bahrain has a role family that completely have society locked down because the seats there there is no way that the u.s. wants any kind of a democratic uprising in that country because it will make the government's policy unstable towards hosting u.s. military presence in the country which they need so badly the difference between syria and bahrain is that syria refuses to be an outpost for international western imperialism and bahrain is you know posed for that so maybe hillary clinton should be having friends of bahrain meetings to help the bahraini people of course that's not going to happen situation in bahrain is grave if you're on the side of reform if you're with the royal family everything's fine. it's thirty five in the trial of t

tear gas and stun grenades in bahrain the government leads a fresh crackdown against the long running protests as activists try and cut off a key highway. and the anti putin punk band is defending why it pulled a political stunt and russia's main cathedral the three women face up to seven years in jail now if convicted. hello very good evening for me kevin owen here in moscow you're watching r.t. where it's now ten pm our top story the u.n. general assembly has condemned the security council for failing to stop the violence in syria with a majority vote russia has voted against the resolution calling it imbalanced moscow's also urging the u.n. and arab league to move fast now in finding a new chief peacemaker for syria as kofi annan steps down. across the latest developments this evening from new york. this resolution is yet another step baby step in the attempts of the international community to try to find some sort of solution to the syrian crisis after virtually months of diplomatic deadlock we have one hundred ninety three members of the united nations general assembly having vot

and protesters in bahrain and saudi arabia are set for mass rallies in their countries united against discrimination by the ruling elite. hello and welcome to our team is the weekly this sunday i'm karen tara well the heavy finding a raging in syria's second city of aleppo between government and rebel forces could prove decisive in the eighteen month conflict the syrian army sending thousands more troops and artillery to the front line in damascus the government says it's pushed rebels from their last stronghold but sporadic clashes are all going on saturday forty eight iranian pilgrims were kidnapped in the syrian capital video shown by the all arabi a news channel allegedly shows a man identified as the abducted iranians surrounded by rebel fighters international peace efforts were thrown into turmoil this week when chief mediator kofi annan quit and on the same day it was revealed that president obama authorized covert aid to syria's rebels anti-war activists brian becker says the u.s. and its allies long ago ruled out a diplomatic solution. so both the united states military and i

is fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing. and the colonial element of zuker a leader in the bahraini opposition believe that any attempt to stand in the government's way will simply result in a jail sentence. what is happening in background as a salute monarchy that the whole of it is all controlled by a family that has no presentation and representation for the people and their government and they're just not there at the end the judicial oath and the insecurity he. says that people want to have to leave for this political system at two hundred presentation closer to the government now and the security people they don't want even people to demonstrate peace

however he is now being given a three year prison sentence that is by a court in bahrain they say for his participation in and call. for illegal and to government protests he was already in prison though at the time that the court delivered the sentence and that was for a separate incident which he was given a three month term for for tweeting anti government comments on on the social media site twitter there's been a lot of messages of support from his family and there's also been messages of criticism as well throughout the networks social media networks criticism of u.s. policy in relation to bahrain let's be clear they say that it was the lack of international action and the fact that the u.s. kept silent that meant that this that he was in all this trouble that he's had to go to prison if the u.s. supported him he wouldn't be in this trouble it also raises real questions about the commitment of the sunni government in bahrain to human rights and to reform the majority of the population in bahrain are shia muslims and they have been campaigning for eighteen months to try and get m

the problem that's happening in bahrain do you hear me now yes. the problem that's happening in iraq since long time ago the people started to alone go with the arabs. raising their voice to have. real democracy here in bahrain the problem the offer of using the e.u. police force and violating human rights and how our security to just shut up everyone not cannot say anything and you know that may be a blow job been. contracted for. three years and. just because the try to raise his face the violation and the the. violation of. done by the also the is under a very are in this world everybody see what's happened lots of people being killed lots of evil being injured and they did not accuse anyone from the our thirteen yes i can say that they they they took some police people with grades to the courts but they did not charge anyone of high grades who send the commands and are responsible of what's happening here in bahrain this just the sorry i'm sorry to interrupt the mention of you over a job and i do want to get to him now he was serving three mon

completely in bahrain. and let's now take a look at some other international news stories making headlines around the world south sudan and sudan have reached a long anticipated deal on payments a border dispute and disagreement on crude provoked violent clashes earlier this year and has greatly damaged both of those calling me the conflict erupted after south sudan declared independence last july taking roughly seventy percent of sudan's or landlocked south sudan it was to suspend all production after failing to agree on transit fees with its northern neighbor. to separate blasts in yemen have killed at least seven people and wounded dozens and a tiger on a motorbike threw a grenade into a busy market in the city of t.r.s. in the capital sana'a an explosive device went off near a popular internet cafe sporadic violence continues in the country despite. stepping down as president and february after months of violence right. here what top spanish judge who is now representing julian assange wish he has infor

human rights supporters are focusing on bahrain tonight where a court delayed a verdict in the appeal trial of several prominent activists jailed for allegedly plotting to overthrow the gulf monarchy and another high profile hearings two on thursday when the case of bahrain's most prominent antigovernment campaigner now bill roger will come under review let's discuss this a bit further the author and journalist our terms islam is on the line on skype from london hi there ocean delayed verdicts them for thirteen leading opposition figures we heard about in the week plus this decision on raw jobs case also postponed but what does this hesitation signal do you think. definitely has a tradition for a movement there i mean that we must remember how strategically important this region is an oil tanker he to us. warship only on tuesday or where was it just near the straits of hormuz just a couple of days ago the fifth fleet of their american congressman tried to lobby but. the highest number of political prisoners per capita in the world these hearings are seen by many out there as a chance

fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protest has come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing. leader in the bahraini opposition believes any attempt to stand in the government's way will result in a genial sentence what is happening in background is a salute monarchy that the whole of it is our. family that is not a presentation. for the people and the cabinet and not just the end the judicial oath. he. says the evil one is leave for this political. representation. now the security people do go on even people to demonstrate peacefully they burn all. of those are those in the because they were. ok because a number of. these fears. and he said. it will end up in jail trying to find out only accusation against.

lawmakers to release rajab washington is calling on bahrain to suppress the rebels . in bahrain i believe they're getting their marching orders directly from the pentagon the bahraini royal family which is to quell and press send and the reason is because the pentagon simply cannot afford to have a genuine uprising or any form of political instability going to country that is out. it's that naval fleet is very important because right now after the election or right around the u.s. election there is a war drums against iran they're going to start beating those again and the hyping up the conflict with iran the fifth fleet is a really important piece on the chess board for the united states so obviously bahrain is going to do whatever washington says but this isn't direct contradiction to hillary clinton who's parading around with the friends of syria and the arab league and talking about them about democracy while the u.s. is funding al qaeda and suicide bombers in syria so it doesn't make it there's no there's a lot of hypocrisy is coming out of washington when you lo

and forty five people reported injured in bahrain as police fired tear gas and stun grenades of protesters demanding political reform. fighting between government and rebel forces continues in syria's second city of aleppo with reports of heavy shelling and gunfire there are casualties on both sides with rebels saying that syrian attack helicopters are bombarding the areas some twenty thousand government troops are also said to have been dispatched to the city to flush out the opposition fighters in several districts syrian security forces claim they've managed to hold back reveller attempts to take control of key government facilities now earlier the free syrian army said it captured more than half of the financial. now focusing in on damascus there forty eight a radian pilgrims have been kidnapped the iranian embassy consulate chief there is quoted as saying armed terrorist groups seized the pilgrims from a bus on route to the airport there are no media reports about their fate tonight and syria officials are trying to trace who is behind it hundreds of thousands of shiite iranians trave

fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger say in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing. we will of course be following both of these developing stories a plus of the timeline of these high profile cases as well as expert opinion and analysis on the issues are always available on our website and if you've missed julian as long as the interview with bill rejects as well as all the other educations of his own program that aired here on our t.v. go to our website at r.t. dot com. the u.n. security council has decided not to extend the u.n. observer mission in syria after its mended expires on sunday the mission has been seen as key in helping establish peace in the conflict torn country artie's anastasio sh

completely in bahrain and so coming up in the program closing the door to opportunity find out. things that were within the united states stopping eating in foreign companies at the back and back by firing on board and around market desperately seeking jobs full story just let me. if they shoot something inappropriate from the public they can easily be shot. casualties of war ok. i wish they would never happen but it has happened. in a war a t.v. camera becomes an unnecessary what destroys their own safety all foreign nationals including journalists and inspectors should leave. and it's clear what happens with such witnesses i got on my site. many checks. hirsch's shooting. and let's take a look at some other international news stories making headlines around the world south sudan and sudan have reached a low anticipated deal on. a broader dispute and disagreement occurred provoking violent clashes earlier this year and the greatly damaged the day the conflict erupted after south sudan declared independence last july taking roughly seventy percent up sudan's or but some also dow

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fifth fleet is based in bahrain. this also raises questions over bahrain's sunni government's commitment to human rights and reform for eighteen months now protesters have been trying to get a larger. in the politics of the country most of those protesters come from the country's seventy percent shia majority so far though despite warm words that they want dialogue the government has given up nothing what are they going to live from moscow and still to come friends or foe relations between china and the u.s. are chilling as washington's military drills raise the equation of beijing it's only trying to limit china's regional power. joy moscow's main mosque where people celebrate with the most sacred days in the muslim holy edo theater. the decision of a russian court to jail the three members of punk band pussy riot for two years has split society and provoked a massive international reaction the group's anti porton stunt in the country's main orthodox cathedral was ruled to be holding his i'm motivated by religious h

lawmakers to release rush on washington is calling on bahrain to suppress the right . all. the dissent in bahrain i believe that they're getting their marching orders directly from the pentagon the bahraini royal family which is to quell and suppress and dissent and the reason is because the pentagon simply cannot afford to have a genuine uprising or any form of political instability in a country that is housing its fifth naval fleet is very important because right now after the election or right around the u.s. election there is a war drums against iran they're going to start building those again and start hyping up the conflict with iran the fifth fleet is a really important piece on the chess board for the united states so obviously bahrain is going to do whatever washington sets it but this isn't direct contradiction to hillary clinton who's parading around with the friends of syria and the arab league and talking about them about democracy listen while the u.s. is running out suicide bombers in syria so it doesn't make it there's no there's a lot of hypocrisy is coming

lawmakers to release washington is calling on bahrain to suppress the rebels. in bahrain i believe they're getting their marching orders directly from the pentagon the bahraini royal family which is to quell and press in the center and the reason is. the pentagon simply cannot afford to have a genuine uprising or any form of political instability in a country that is housing its fifth naval fleet is very important because right now after the election or right around the u.s. election there is a war drums against iran they're going to start beating those again and start hyping up a conflict with iran the fifth fleet is a really important piece on the chess board for the united states so obviously bahrain is going to do whatever washington said but this is an direct contradiction to hillary clinton who's parading around with the friends of syria and the arab league and talking about them about democracy while the us is funding al qaeda and suicide bombers in syria so it doesn't make it there's no there's a lot of hypocrisy is coming out of washington when you loo

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and secretary and violence escalates in the gulf states dozens of demonstrators have been injured in bahrain and a teenage protester shot dead in saudi arabia. welcome back you're watching our t.v. it's four am here in the russian capital and you're with me lucy caffein of our top story now amid fresh violence in the syrian capital gunmen snatched forty seven iranian pilgrims just outside of damascus on saturday there are no immediate reports about their fate and syrian officials are trying to trace who is behind these abductions are six on a boy who reports from the capital. forty eight iranian nationals who were kidnapped in damascus on saturday were of the largest group of foreign nationals to be abducted in syria even though assassinations and abductions by the rebels are by no means a rare here and now the iranians were on their pilgrimage to the sayed as they not which is one of the holiest shrines for shia muslims because it's believed to hold the relics of prophet muhammad's granddaughter and it was after they visited the mosque the pilgrims boarded a bus which was supposed to take t

escalates in the gulf states of teenage protesters being shot dead in saudi arabia and dozens injured in bahrain. hello thanks for being with r.t. this hour it's midnight now here in moscow my name's kevin ollie and our top story amid fresh violence in the syrian capital forty eight pilgrims from iran have been kidnapped in damascus which radiant diplomats are blaming tonight on terrorist groups there are media reports about their fate and syrian officials are trying to trace who is behind the abductions of his exam the boy reports now from damascus. forty eight iranian nationals who were kidnapped in damascus on saturday were of the largest group of foreign nationals to be abducted in syria even though assassinations and abductions by the rebels are by no means a rare here and now the iranians were on their pilgrimage to the site yet as they not reaches one of the holiest shrines for shia muslims because it's believed to hold the relics of prophet muhammad's granddaughter it was after they visited the mosque the pilgrims boarded a bus which was supposed to take them to the airport and on the wa