government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.n. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shocker armor was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check out. our team spoke with one man who was freed from the detention camp says he was held at guantanamo as an enemy combatant for five years he told us he was subjected to he was subjected he was among many subjected to torture and never saw actual evidence against him. things that happen there's a beginning is there's a systematic torture where everyone goes through

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur armor was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check out. our day spoke with one man who was freed from the notorious detention camp omar deghayes was held at guantanamo prison as an enemy combatant for five years he told us he was among many subjected to torture and never saw any actual evidence against him. there may be some bad things that happen there's a beginning is there's a systematic torture where everyone go

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please talk to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check him. out and using the pledge to close guantanamo to help him become president more than four years ago barack obama has dropped the goal from the top of his agenda as you go to this kind of now recaps the failures to bring the dog stories of the camp to an end. the story around the closure of guantanamo bay prison has stuck to president obama ever since he pro

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shocker armor was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please talk to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of one tunnel for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check on that. after using the pledge to close guantanamo to help him become president more than four years ago iraq obama has dropped the goal from the top of his agenda he's a good person often overcomes the failures to bring the dark story of the company to an end. the story around the closure of guantanamo bay prison has stuck to president obama ever since he pr

officials continue to deny a mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay more than one hundred detainees have reportedly been starving themselves for forty days. new yorkers revolt against the city's police department on mass after n.y.p.d. officers gunned down a sixteen year old boy in a brooklyn neighborhood. syrian quagmire two years since the bloody conflict began some european states are reaching to put weapons directly into the hands of rebel armies infiltrated by islamist extremists. and the handover of power in china is complete with a new leader is aiming to keep the economy and military investments grimmy says the u.s. continues to build its presence in the region. watching our teams weekly news review with me carol. the strike at guantanamo bay is continuing after forty days with more than one hundred detainees reportedly starving themselves in protest of the desecration of the qur'an by prison guards lawyers for the captives claim the state of their health is close to life threatening but the u.s. military has strongly denied the crisis saying only fourteen detainees are refusing

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please touch me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving my. half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check in. nearly all hundred sixty six prisoners and good mo have been held there since the prison was set up eleven years ago about how often half of them have been found not guilty but remain behind bars because of u.s. transfer restrictions others are awaiting trial counter-terror divisor laura pitter from human rights watch says washington has to put an end to indefi

guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than a month now the facility which is now on strike holds most of the inmates there one hundred thirty people out of one hundred sixty six the total number of prisoners at guantanamo the detainees through their lawyers say most of them are taking part in this we cannot verify exactly how many will left a message with robert do ran the media person for guantanamo very much hope he will get back to us the attorneys for the detainees are saying their health is deteriorating we spoke with. her client there says he lost twenty pounds is the beginning of the strike at the beginning of february said she and a number of other attorneys had sent a letter with their questions to the authorities at guantanamo copying the justice department she said they had to respond to it. just point the strike is more than thirty days old old and by a forty by we understand from medical experts there are serious health repercussions that start happening things like lost hearing chancel blindness and in a couple of weeks worse than that ultimately you

lawyers representing guantanamo prisoners have sent a letter to the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel urging him to help end the standoff one of them eric montalvo says are running the facility and spending millions in doing so is just upsurge with those kids of all charges by the obama administration still held the for no reason. there are people in guantanamo bay right now that have been determined by the obama administration to be clear of any charges but they languish down there because we have policies of no transport to certain countries like yemen it's really an abominable you know humanitarian situation where you're depriving these people of life and liberty and for no really valid basis president obama in his first term within twenty four hours said you know i'm going to close guantanamo bay because this doesn't need to exist and yet we sit here how many years later and we talk about you know all of the the budget cuts and all the concerns in the millions and millions and millions of dollars that we're spending upon this facility the medical care

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please talk to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check out. nearly all one hundred sixty six prisoners and give me. have been held there since the prison was set up eleven years ago about half of them have been found and not guilty but remain behind bars because of u.s. transfer restrictions others are still awaiting trial counter-terror visor laura pitter from human rights watch is watching this to put an end to t

reviewing the week's top stories hunger for justice more than one hundred prisoners in guantanamo bay reportedly fasting for forty days risking their health in a protest over their plight. protesting the police new yorkers take to the streets air raids at the top killing of a black teenager with commemoration rallies descending into arrests and violence in . syria's spiral the country marking two years since the start of its ongoing conflict resulting in tens of thousands of deaths the u.k. and france push to lift an arms embargo to get weapons to the rebels. and for power in china new leadership taking the reins eyeing to boost the growing economy and increasing military spending as the u.s. pushes for greater influence in the region. nine am in moscow i'm at treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. we begin in guantanamo where the mass hunger strike in the prison there has entered its fortieth day with more than one hundred inmates reportedly staging the act of defiance the strike was launched in protest against the confiscation of t

senator barack obama promised to close guantanamo bay now we are into his second term and gitmo is still open for business in fact some are planing has actually made it worse for people inside of the facility that story ahead. he spoke for war than twelve hours on the senate floor about drones but what did senator rand paul at his epic filibuster actually say about u.s. drone policy will question more. and do you ever look for the made in us sign before you buy something there used to be a push to buy american made products but you may be surprised to learn that some of the most iconic american brands have actually been sold to foreign companies spotlights the outsourcing of america. it is friday march eighth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. starting off this hour the funeral of late president hugo chavez was held in caracas today delegates from fifty five countries were in attendance including a low level u.s. delegation outside the chapel hundreds of thousands gathered to mourn the late president here's what his fellow latin american leaders had to

the week's top stories hunger for justice more than one hundred prisoners in guantanamo bay reportedly fasting for forty days risking their health in a protest over their plight. another protest this time with police new yorkers take to the streets outraged at the cop killing of a black teenager with commemoration rallies descending into arrests and violence. syria's spiral the country marking two years since the start of the ongoing conflict leading to tens of thousands of deaths while the u.k. and france pushed to look to new arms embargo to get weapons to the rebels. the transfer of power in china new leadership taking the reins eyeing to boost a growing economy and increasing military spending as the u.s. pushes for greater influence in the region. one pm in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story this hour the mass hunger strike in guantanamo prisons entered its fortieth day with more than one hundred inmates reportedly staging an act of defiance the strike was launched in protest against confiscation of personal belongings and a rough handling of t

a desperate act of defiance of more than one hundred guantanamo prisoners on a hunger strike and putting their lives online but the u.s. military is trying to play down the scale of the protest. it's an anniversary but nothing to celebrate it's been two years of under arrest in syria inspired by the arab spring revolutions but it's resulted in a civil war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. and a peaceful vigil turns violent in new york demonstrators vento period over the police killing of a black teenager blaming the cops for racism and brutality. you're watching r t a line from moscow with me to ban would say it's good to have in company with us more than one hundred prisoners at the guantanamo camp have been on a hunger strike for five weeks now in a desperate attempt to draw attention to their plight the strike was launched in protest against the seizure of personal letters and the rough handling off of their korans their lawyers and human rights activists are sounding the lead over their critical condition budging u.s. military officials claim nobody is in danger r.t. has a

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur armor was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check out. human rights groups around the world have long campaign to get guantanamo closed but the international condemnation still hasn't resonated on capitol hill this despite barack obama's pledge to shut down the prison four years ago artie's iraq has been of takes a look. the story around the closure of guantanamo bay prison has stuck to president obama ever since h

army veteran and former guantanamo god thank you for joining us here on alt. well on our website at moment want to know your view on this issue every. way you can tell us why you think want to put off to more than eleven years well perhaps you think the u.s. is to blame for not keeping its promise to close the facility maybe cuba should never have leased the base to the u.s. in the first place maybe blame other countries for refusing to repatriate detainees or indeed you may see the nine eleven terror attacks as the main reason. operational well you can head right now have your say and hear the results. the boss majority we can see that eighty percent blaming washington for failing to keep its pledge is almost equally small number eight percent. responsible for what is happening at guantanamo so if you haven't already done so. well coming up after the break police. protests over the killing of a brooklyn teenager n.y.p.d. angry clashes and arrests. and the chinese reshuffle the country complete. transfer of power. beefing up their presence in the region all th

detainees desperation more than one hundred guantanamo bay prisoners reportedly hunger striking for more than forty days with some claiming it's a do or die protest and prison officials insisting reports are exaggerated. protests. clashes in tear gas in cairo in another episode of unrest as proud as protest against muslim brotherhood members attacking journalists plus. you are very lucky to be. in first and remember it is that something you probably won't see again r.t. speaks exclusively with the president of valorous alexander lukashenko who says all he wants for his country is a normal life as a european state. eight am in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t our top story the u.s. is downplaying them as hunger strike at guantanamo bay detention center more than one hundred detainees reportedly fasting for more than forty days now in an act of defiance sparked by the confiscation of personal items and the desecration they say of their qur'an the prison officials though insist the reports are an outright falsehood saying there is only a handful of prisoners refusin

that the guantanamo detentions have been in operation. most of the detainees in guantanamo have been how bear for years without charge or trial born in iran now residing in germany was among them he was released after being found not guilty in two thousand and six but it was only after five years of detention i have been myself tortured and different kind of. the only reason why they brought us to guantanamo was because there's no any human rights existing over there like in prisons. and that's mean they could. do and make with us whatever they like to do and. they specially tortured me to force me for signing papers and every time when i refused they kept just touching me in different kind of face they just try to really all kind of way to break us. so. they tried psychological ways and physical torture to break the detainees and the same way with myself. every time if you refused to do anything they tortured you punish you for this i must have got tortured by electroshocks and waterboarding and stuff like that but i have seen also. kids

the week's top stories hunger for justice more than one hundred prisoners in guantanamo bay reportedly fasting for forty days now risking health in a protest over their plight. protesting the police new yorkers take to the streets that read that the cop killing of a black teenager would come aeration rallies descending into arrests and violence. syria's spiral the country marking two years since the start of its ongoing conflict leading into tens of thousands of deaths while the u.k. and france push to lift an e.u. arms embargo to get weapons to the rebels. a transfer of power in china a new leadership taking over the reins eyeing to boost the growing economy and increasing military spending that has the u.s. pushing for greater influence in the region. eleven am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story a mass hunger strike in the guantanamo bay detention center is entering its fortieth day now with more than one hundred inmates allegedly staging an act of defiance the strike was launched in protest against the confiscation of personal belongings and ro

clubs are putting their lives on the line to guantanamo bay detainees who have been on a hunger strike who needed two months say they're ready to go all the way. at six pm here in moscow you're live with us on our sea for the week's top stories with me to say let's take a look right of voiding bankruptcy has come at a steeple prize was cyprus while the wealthiest savers of phase of using up to sixty percent of their deposits ordinary risk the residents have also been subjected to i'm president of capital controls let's take a look at those banking terms now daily cash withdrawals are limited to up to three hundred euros per person per bank payments and transferred outside to cyprus are limited to about five thousand euros a month and those traveling abroad won't be able to take more than a thousand euros per person per trip now the restrictions have been imposed for an indefinite period and as our earlier found out family already feeling the pinch. like many in cyprus need us this is simply stunned at the speed and manner with which the banking crisis in his country seems to be spirali

a life threatening mass hunger is striking the guantanamo detention camp continues but prison officials still deny the threat claiming only fourteen inmates are refusing food. decisions on defense washington dropping a key piece of its european missile system citing a lack of money and development problems with the pentagon opting to put more missile interceptors on the u.s. west coast instead of. back to earth after one hundred forty two days in orbit a u.s. astronaut two russian cosmonauts planned in kazakstan after completing their mission aboard the international space station. one pm in moscow matter as a good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story the health of detainees at guantanamo bay detention center under serious threat with a mass hunger strike continuing for more than five weeks it's claim more than one hundred inmates the majority of them jailed without charge or refusing food in an act of defiance struggling to draw attention to their plight can't officials though say any talk of this being a mass strike is a gross exaggeration on our requests for information

officials and the mainstream media dismiss added no allegations of a lot of threatening crisis at guantanamo bay more than a hundred tape knees are reportedly on hunger strike for the second month. is why two years of violence and seventy thousand lives lost in syria some western nations are ready to send more on the rebels including antitank an anti aircraft weapons. and to the once in a decade polish ship is compete in china with a new president and prime minister said to impose political policies that will shape the world. since five pm here in the russian capital you live with r.t. for more international news analysis and reports lawyers for more than one hundred detainees on hunger strike at guantanamo bay say many of them are close to death the situation has become so desperate representatives of the captives have made a direct appeal to the u.s. defense secretary but he was officials deny the allegations and much of the mainstream media remains on moved as archie's gannett cheek and reports. guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than a month now the facility which

and guantanamo bay officials acknowledge the number of hunger strikers at the detention center is growing while human rights groups but the figure now at over one hundred. eleven even if you just joined us coming over here at the new center tonight live with you on our top stories you just heard thousands of anti-government protesters are clashing with riot police outside the muslim brotherhood headquarters in the egyptian capital cairo true is there for us now either bell what's actually going on in cairo how violent is this protest bring us up to speed. it's been very safe clashes between anti-government protest because it's a pool to them it's another had a key strategic away from the main head cool kids all the instruments create it very early this afternoon when. rival groups take each other as i said a few streets away from its main headquarters it's been hurting a lot of anger as we've seen to begin scaring government definitely hearing some fires accosting which side has been shooting at us not to get to grow people carrying a. sling shot in the last few minutes hundreds of marche

putting their lives on the line guantanamo bay detainees who've been a hunger strike now for nearly two months say they're ready to go all the way. over again even if you just joined us for a viewer watching around the world kevin owen here tonight from moscow with a round of the big stories from r.t. for the last seven days in our weekly program and first avoiding bankruptcy has come at a steep price for cyprus while the wealthiest save his face losing up to sixty percent of the deposits ordinary residents have also been subjected to and president of capital controls daily cash withdrawals are limited to three hundred euros per person now per bank no checks can be cashed payments and transfers outside cyprus are limited to five thousand euros a month and those traveling abroad won't be able to take more than a thousand euros with them the restrictions have been imposed for an indefinite period two and a tester is still a found out families are already feeling the pinch. like many in cyprus later leaders agreed this is simply stunned at the speed and manner will finish the banking crisi

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please talk to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check them. and a human rights groups around the world have a long. campaign to get kuantan him up a closed the international condemnation has still not resonated among washington and that's despite barack obama's pledge to shut down the prison that was now four years ago. going off looks at why the president struggling to make good on the pledge. the story around th

rockall bomb of promise to close guantanamo bay now we are into his second term and get mo is still open for business in fact some are claiming he's made it worse for people inside of the facility that story ahead. he talks for more than twelve hours on the senate floor about drones but what did senator rand paul's epic filibuster tell us about the u.s. drones policy question more. you always look at the made in label made in the u.s. label there used to be a big push to buy american made products but you'd be surprised to learn that some of the most iconic american brands have been sold to foreign companies are spotlights the outsourcing of america. it's friday march eighth four pm in washington d.c. i'm making lopez and you're watching r.t. starting off this hour the funeral of late president hugo chavez was to happen just today earlier today that is a delegates from fifty five countries were in attendance including the low level u.s. delegation members outside the chapel hundreds of thousands gathered to mourn the late president here's what a fellow latin american leaders had to say.

senator barack obama promised to close guantanamo bay now we're into his second term and get mo is still open for business in fact some are claiming he's made it worse for people inside of the facility that story ahead. and he talks for more than twelve hours on the senate floor about drones but what did senator rand paul's epic filibuster tell us about u.s. drone policy question more and you always look for the made in usa label there used to be a push to buy for american products but you may be surprised to learn that some iconic american brands have actually been sold to foreign companies spotlights the outsourcing of america. it's friday march eighth five pm in washington d.c. meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. starting off this hour the funeral of late president hugo chavez was held in caracas today delegates from fifty five countries were in attendance including a low level u.s. delegation outside the chapel hundreds of thousands gathered to mourn the late president here's what fellow latin american leaders had to say about him. i mean this went up in minutes were lost its presi

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur amr was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of one tunnel for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check them. nearly all hundred sixty six prisoners had good mo have been held. there since the prison was set up eleven years ago about house the house of them have been found not guilty but remain behind bars because of u.s. transfer of strict ins still others are awaiting trial counter-terror divisor laura pitter from human rights watch says washington should put an end t

detainee's desperation r t following the mass hunger strike at the guantanamo bay prison entering its forty first day now with seven mates claiming it's a do or die protest prison officials insist the reports are exaggerated. a protest plagued country clashes in tear gas in cairo and another episode of unrest as crowds protest against muslim brotherhood members attacking journalists. you're very lucky to meet. in person remembering something. again that's what the president of belarus alexander lukashenko answers to the media which loves to hate him in an exclusive interview with r t he says his ambition for his country is to live life as a normal european state. nine am in moscow i met tries a good to have you with us here on our t.v. our top story the u.s. is continuing to downplay a mass hunger strike at the guantanamo bay detention center more than one hundred detainees reportedly fasting for more than forty days in a desperate act of defiance they say is sparked by the confiscation of personal items and the desecration of their qur'an prison officials though insist the reports ar

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please touch me in the . by people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check out. if you had over to our teeth or call right now you can get the latest news on this ongoing hunger strike of guantanamo bay detainees as well as reports interviews and editorials on ongoing merican prison in cuba. also online for you at r.t. dot com the ukraine declares a state of emergency deploys the military after a massive snowfall hits the punishing storms expected to move n

for more than one hundred detainees on a hunger strike at guantanamo bay say many of them are close to death the situation has become so desperate representatives of the captors have made a direct appeal to the u.s. defense secretary but u.s. officials deny the allegations and much of the mainstream media remains. reports. guantanamo detainees have been on a hunger strike for more than a month now the facility which is now on strike holds most of the inmates there one hundred thirty people out of one hundred sixty six the total number of prisoners at guantanamo the detainees through their lawyers say most of them are taking part in this we cannot verify exactly how many were left a message with robert do ran the media person from guantanamo very much hope he will get back to us the attorneys for the detainees are saying their health is deteriorating we spoke with. her client there says he lost twenty pounds is the beginning of the strike at the beginning of february said she and a number of other attorneys had sent a letter with their questions to the authorities at guantanamo copying

starving to death versus languishing in cages that's the choice for guantanamo inmates as the detainees lawyer exclusively tells our teeth that the weeks long hunger strike is fueled by the created by the fact prisoners have been robbed of legal process and the right to defend themselves. the biggest ever cyber attack of its kind of internet access globally after a clash between a spam filtering company and a hosting firm ripples across the web. banks finally open their doors in cyprus but little relief in sight for citizens with empty wallets with strict cash limits set to avoid a run on saving. one pm in moscow très a good having you with us here on r t our top story the hunger strike in guantanamo prison has taken a twist detainees who've been refusing food over mistreatment for weeks now say they're being denied drinking water by the guards this amid growing concerns the strike may turn deadly with several inmates already hospitalized arche spoke with u.s. air force lieutenant colonel barry when guarded military lawyer in guantanamo right now he's about told us about his client's d

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please touch me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the man now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of one tunnel for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check out. this has been the weekly on the way the the reality. on the ground in iraq after the u.s. led invasion as a special report i'll be back with more news we often up. there was a time in america when buses were officially segregated and today if they tried to resegregate the wall next to there would be outrage throughout the usa every t.v. channel and newspaper

military attorney now in guantanamo tells r.t. desperation over indefinite detention is reaching a critical level among detainees. and the biggest ever cyber attack of its kind of internet access globally after a clash between us bamm filtering company and a hosting firm ripples out across the web. and the banks open their doors in cyprus but little relief for citizens with empty wallets with strict cash limits set to avoid a run on the same. eight am in moscow i matter as a good having you with us here on our t.v. our top story the hunger strike in guantanamo prison going from bad to worse detainees who've been refusing food over mistreatment for several weeks now claim they're being denied drinking water by the guards there's some a growing concerns a strike might turn deadly with several inmates already hospitalized arche spoke with u.s. air force lieutenant colonel barry when guarded military attorney in guantanamo now who told us about the desperate conditions he says he found his clients. for an attorney in almost five years

hunger for justice for one hundred prisoners in guantanamo bay have reportedly been fasting for forty days risking their lives in a protest over their plight. take to the streets outraged at the cop killing of a black teenager with peaceful rallies descending into arrests and violence. syrian spiral the country marks two years since the start of a conflict which has led to tens of thousands of deaths u.k. and france push to. give weapons to the rebels. power transfer in china as the new leadership takes the reins to boost the economy and its military the u.s. pushes for greater influence in the region. watching artie's weekly news review with me kerry johnston welcome to. the hunger strike in guantanamo prison has ended its fortieth day now more than one hundred inmates reportedly staging the act of defiance it was launched in protest against the confiscation of personal belongings and the desecration of the qur'an while the prisoners lawyers are sounding the alarm over their client's critical condition as a campus officials claim the allegations have been grossly exaggerated. investi

a life threatening mass hunger strike in the guantanamo detention camp continues but prison officials still deny the threat claiming only fourteen inmates are refusing food. this is in zone defense washington dropping a key part of its european missile system citing a lack of money and development problems the pentagon opting to put more missile interceptors along the u.s. west coast instead. of back to earth after one hundred forty two days in orbit a u.s. astronaut two russian cosmonauts touched down in kazakhstan having completed their latest mission aboard the international space station. noon in moscow. good to have you with us here on r t our top story the health of detainees at the guantanamo bay detention center under serious threat with a mass hunger strike continuing for more than five weeks it's claimed more than one hundred inmates the majority of them jailed without charge or are refusing food in an act of defiance struggling to draw attention to their plight kept officials though say any talk of this being a mass strike is a gross exaggeration upon a request for informat

detainee's desperation r t following the mass hunger strike at the guantanamo bay prison entering its forty first day now with some inmates claiming it's a do or die protest a prison officials insisting reports are exaggerated. panic in cyprus the controversial offer of assistance has huge implications with people losing large chunks of their life savings. the legacy of the war still haunting iraq nearly ten years since the u.s. invasion two car bombs killed at least ten people in the latest spark of violence amid ongoing criticism of washington's decade old decision. you're very lucky to meet satan in person we remember it was not something i see again that's what the president of bellerose how does evolution go answers those who love to hate him in an exclusive interview saying his ambition is for his country to live as a normal european state. noon in moscow why matter has a good to have you with us here on r t our top story this hour the u.s. continuing to downplay a mass hunger strike at the guantanamo prison more than one hundred detainees reportedly fasting now for more than fo

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check them. breaking news on r.t. reports are coming in from brussels that of the bailout deal for cyprus has finally been reached this means cyprus will avoid a default and according to an e.u. diplomats the euro group has signed off on the rescue plan for the ailing economy and of course we'll bring you all the details as soon as we get them and next hour we'll talk to

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please talk to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check them. all right after a very quick break here on out see we continue our journey from the north of iraq to the far south following a filmmaker's dangerous trip through the country this is. there was a time in america when buses were officially segregated and today if they tried to resegregate the wall next to there would be outrage throughout the usa every t.v.

detainees desperation are following the mass hunger strike at the guantanamo bay prison entering its fourth day now with some inmates saying it's a do or die protest but prison officials insisting the reports are exaggerated. belo panic in cyprus as the use controversial offer of assistance has huge implications with people losing large chunks of their life savings. to mount a war of aggression in iraq kill a couple hundred thousand people and mess it up majorly including the region ten years after the start of the iraq war which was far more costly than the u.s. ever expected still much public questioning of whether it was all worth it. you're very lucky to meet you it's lost it takes it in person remember it is that something you probably won't see again. as the president of belarus alexander lukashenko answering those who love to hate him and in that exclusive interview saying his ambition for his country is to live as a normal european state. eleven am in moscow why matter has a good to have you with us here on r t our top story the u.s. is downplaying a mass hunger strike at the

starving to death or languishing in cages the choice for guantanamo inmates has the detainees detainees a lawyer exclusively tells our teeth weeks long the hunger strike is fueled by the fact prisoners have been robbed of any legal process and the right to defend themselves. the biggest ever cyber attack of its kind of strutting internet access globally after clashes between a spam filtering company and a hosting fern ripples across the web. banks open their doors in cyprus but little relief for citizens with them do you wallet with strict limits set to avoid a run for saving. the neighboring greece a crisis takes an extreme form with a bomb explosion near the country's main tourist hot spot. eleven am in moscow i match reza good having you with us here on r t our top story the hunger strike in guantanamo detention center going from bad to worse detainees who've been refusing food over mistreatment for weeks now say their beings and i drinking water by guards this amid growing concerns a strike may turn deadly with several inmates already in the hospital spoke with u.s. air force lieute

officials continue to deny a mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay more than one hundred detainees are reportedly been starving themselves for forty days. yorkers revolt against the city's police department on mass off the n.y.p.d. officers gunned down a sixteen year old boy in a brooklyn neighborhood. two years since the bloody conflict began some european states are itching to put weapons directly into the hands of rebel armies infiltrated by islamist extremists. and under over of power in china is complete with a new leader is aiming to keep the economy and military investments brewing since the u.s. continues to build its presence in the region. a live from moscow this is artie's weekly news review carrie johnson welcome to the program. hunger strike at guantanamo bay is continuing after forty days with more than one hundred detainees reportedly starving themselves in protest at the desecration of the qur'an by prison guards lawyers for the captives in the state of their health is close to life threatening but the u.s. military has strongly denied the crisis saying only fourteen de

officials continue to deny a mass hunger strike at guantanamo bay more than one hundred detainees have reportedly been starving themselves for forty days. new yorkers revolt against the city's police department on mass after n.y.p.d. of officers gunned down a sixteen year old boy in a clean neighborhood. the syrian quagmire two years since the bloody conflict began some european states are itching to put weapons into the hands of rebel army is infiltrated by islamist extremists. and the handover of power in china is complete with new leaders aiming to keep the economy and military investments growing as the u.s. continues to build its presence in the region. from moscow you're watching artie's weekly news a hunger strike at guantanamo bay is continuing after forty days with more than one hundred detainees reportedly starving themselves in protest at the desecration of the qur'an by prison guards lawyers for the captives claim the state of their health is close to life threatening the u.s. military has strongly denied the crisis saying only fourteen detainees are refusing all food. repo

military to have a kid in for guantanamo detainees thank you very much much appreciated. egypt's be shaken by fierce clashes between opponents and supporters of the ruling muslim brotherhood outside the group's offices across the country some of the most intense fighting indeed took place in the capital cairo leaving scores of people injured there police fired tear gas to repel rioters outside the brotherhood's headquarters there it's the latest wave of anger at the group that erupted last week when its members attacked journalists in opposition activists during a peaceful protest outside the building up with no worries a spokesman for the egypt's opposition national salvation front he told me the government's on the brink of completely losing control over the country in. the midst of a brotherhood government and morsi government is with standing its position of giving it death here to any claims of reform and to any claims of of opposition to the very harmful policies in egypt. the record of morsi is a failure of managing the problems of the government of management the

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please talk to me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check them. now from energy deals to g.o.p. . politics this friday china's new leader ping made moscow his first official stop abroad in a multi-billion dollar deal struck beijing will now have more russian oil being pumped into its pipes but apart from economic interdependence the china russia ties are seen as an attempt to counter the u.s. dominance in global affai

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shocker aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please touch me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check out. in syria the head of the national coalition for for opposition. this is resigned just months after being elected and his statement was said he was stepping down because some matters within the institution have reached redlines and it's now get the details live from paula slim paula so what is proper to this sudden decision then well as you say in his statem

i don't understand because obama's promises of closing down guantanamo. you know he when he came to power he said he was going to close down guantanamo but what happened is actually nothing has changed since bush went of just obama came in and all the false and lying you know untrue promises that he made haven't changed anything the condition it's not got worse inside going tandem of the possibilities why things have changed i don't know if we could be some publicist the intent towards the inside the u.s. government it could be a change of venue directorship for new. guard force which doesn't understand how to deal with people inside going down i'm going to take some time until they understand they have to. understand what the reason for this mistreatment is essentially especially that more than half of the people in montana cleared for release they even themselves under their criteria is the americans right if they think these people are not criminals have not committed anything they are cleared for release you say that the conditions have certainly not

courts have no authority to order a release of someone who is in guantanamo they are in the hands of the president the president has the authority to do it congress has said he could do it only with difficulty but he has the authority to do it he needs to step up to the plate and get it done the u.n. is condemning to have the detention of guantanamo as a full metol chip red cross spokesman simon show no says the captives a defenseless because of the legal vacuum that i found themselves in. from our observations we reduce tensions and and this anguish that knees are experiencing is clearly related to the lack of a clear legal framework in guantanamo and this is now adding a real impact and as an impact for detainees for some time on their mental health on their emotional for us really the issue beyond just what you know we are seeing right now going on to animal is this issues that lawyers are talking about the issue of the legal framework that that regiments the detention at guantanamo and this is the issue that the administration must address. here are to cause we're committed to br

government has not closed guantanamo bay four years ago president obama ordered to stop tortured guantanamo but the u.s. says indefinite detention itself is a form of torture british resident shakur aamer was cleared for release six years ago yet he's still being held captive here's what he writes please touch me in the old way here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks half of the men now in guantanamo have been cleared for release many others never formally accused of a crime three months ago the state department closed the office in charge of closing the prison there's a growing sense among the detainees there that the only way out of guantanamo for them is in a coffin in washington i'm going to check in. or at a live from moscow this is our time to jump into it now the r.t. world update some of the global headlines for you in brief this hour starting with israeli troops that have guided anti missile into syria after shots were fired towards the israeli occupied golan heights fighting is still thought to be ongoing into syrian soldiers have been wounded so far

the week's top stories hunger for justice more than one hundred prisoners in guantanamo bay reportedly fasting for forty days now risking their health in a protest over their white. road testing the police new yorkers take to the streets outraged at the cop killing a black teen with a commemoration a rally just setting in to arrest and violence. syria's spiral the country marking two years since the start of the ongoing conflict resulting in tens of thousands of deaths but the u.k. and france are pushing to lift an e.u. arms embargo to get weapons to rebels. a transfer of power in china new leadership taking the reins eyeing to boost a growing economy and assessing military spending as the u.s. pushes for greater influence in the region. i am in moscow i met tries to bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. our top story the mass hunger strike in guantanamo prison has entered its fortieth day with more than one hundred inmates reportedly staging an act of defiance the strike was launched in protest against the confiscation of personal belongings

looking back at the week's top stories hunger for injustice more than one hundred prisoners in guantanamo reportedly fasting for forty days now risking their health in a protest over their plight. protesting police new yorkers take to the streets outraged at the cop killing of a black teenager with commemoration rallies descending into arrests and violence. syria's spiral the country marking two years since the start of the ongoing conflict resulting in tens of thousands of deaths well the u.k. and france push to lift in new arms embargo to get the weapons to the rebels. and a transfer of power in china new leadership takes over the reins eyeing to boost the growing economy and increasing military spending is the u.s. pushes for greater influence in the region it's. noon in moscow i met reza good to have you with us here on our t. our top story the hunger strike in guantanamo prisons entered its fortieth day now with more than one hundred inmates reportedly staging the act of defiance the strike was launched in protest against the confiscation of personal belongings of the rough handling