georgia is basically one changing country tire. environment in which they cannot really express themselves freely without being intimidated by the government forces. the most important questions they were asking yesterday in previous. peaceful rallies and demonstrations was to have. finally free and fair elections in the country since two thousand and three their so-called rose revolution we did not have unfortunately in the free elections with a local organisation. so this was the basic demand from a few hundred peaceful demonstrations there's just a. sign of signature soccer shortlist out there private rule he always tries to find a scapegoat he always blames. ours he always tries to find culprits . crossing the border to my country and tries to have a life situation domestically and in georgia which is wrong he himself is the most dangerous intimidating and destabilizing. the georgian country and he's the one who needs to be blamed for the blace. even the children i told him he's. going to try to intimidate people and the last n

it was held by the opposition in the day that we did in georgia teacher. people. saying that ousting president delayed and violence and bloodshed this huge pools of riot police moved in on the crowd just minutes after midnight to just stay independent from all the way should lay and that really seems to be the way the every right in. the crowd happen from the moment we got police call and in the background here we've got on the other side say the tunnel stated surrounded. as the police closed in water cannons were fired into the crowd. bullets and gas seriously injuring three demonstrators and. a police officer was killed when he was run over by a car and a protester dies in front of the parliament. the scenes of violence all the more shocking given that many of those involved were of an older generation. we were standing peacefully when riot police kicked me onto the ground and started beating me with my relatives also suffered they smashed one of my friend's face and left another one unable to stand. you can see from my face the kind of force they used and i thi

scott from georgia? >> thank you. i want to start by thanking you for the excellent service you have done as chairman of the fdic and responding each, call your office. you get right on the phone and talk with me and help us to handle -- my state of georgia has had some serious problems. we have set the nation in bank closures but i want to ask you this first question. a number of banks -- community banks in my state of georgia are under regulatory orders from the fdic and these orders are driven primarily by the performance of their loan portfolios and capital levels and these regulatory orders often require a bank to reduce their concentration in real estate loans to some artificial level and that is forcing them to not renew even performing loans to some borrowers. that seems to hurt everyone especially in states like georgia that are so centered on real-estate. the bar has to find a new bank which we know is difficult in these economic times. the bank loses a performing loan. surely there is a better way to and fo

has had a military relationship with georgia even when the invaded south. because here there were u.s. armored personnel carriers captured by the russian forces we also know that there's private security companies in georgia and i wouldn't be surprised if they're not advising the georgian security forces on how to put down these demonstrations has one thing i noticed it was very interesting is there's going to be a military parade they don't want these protesters near the military parade in honor of the. georgian of the georgian revolution independence day and so they're talking about moving into a free speech zone gee that we have those here in united states one of the guys that i know that every protest i've covered or any big event like that is why i'm i want to just cut talk about a couple other little comparisons with mubarak i mean georgia is a country that people were saying you know they're praising for economic reforms and economic progress and we saw some of those praises in egypt before all of this happened in regards to you know their reconstruc

georgia. in seventy years of the soviet union seventy dollars or jail rather than seven years of circuitries regime good luck hundred lawyers are in prison or. a european court of justice rooting against a v.c. draws attention to how the government is tightening the noose around charges that i'll see investigates class. rage in india as the government releases the guilty but the amounts of gas leak over fifteen years ago it killed me to put into people all the details from massey's our correspondent there in just a few minutes. european m.p.'s have called for a union to have a permanent seat at the u.n. security council critics on the vienna shit say that the e.u. has enough problems at home to solve without that so let's get the details now from donald partial muscles for us. all the european parliament voted in favor of this me so what's the reaction been. with reactions behind go there was passed with a three hundred ninety nine vote majority of good britain and france. sorry daniel do you

the european cause decision to find a georgia. trial exposes a role with the country's if not trump legal system but many south of the world make much difference on the current leadership. very warm welcome to you this is a line from moscow the crackdown on anti-government protests in syria is intensifying with army tanks reportedly shelling residential districts in the third largest city of homs where human rights groups believe more than that seven hundred fifty people have been killed since the rest began almost two months ago and with the crackdown international pressure of the country to stop the violence is a little so growing following the recently introduced e.u. sanctions the u.s. is reportedly considering calling for regime change in stasis more emmet reports parallels with the libyan scenario which started with similar initiatives what's going on there just. rebels clash with security forces hundreds die and the west calls for the bloodshed to stop sanctions slapped down and arms sales embargoed but this isn't libya's s

and he lay on the tracks of the georgia road cradled by the rails. heart stopped. >> all railroad abandoned. between across ties. trees grow. a fairel pig roots below branches. [applause]. >> poem is about a ham. >> uncle john. that was the year grand daddy thomas died. left the family worse than broke. uncle john stole a ham from the meat market. he was 17. lost his taste for it locked up 14 years. ham, cured and earth bred sliced with the fat hanging on. yellow sunshine on a white plate. the ham bone cuts crosswise. a dark eye all in the skillet making aggressive for grits. lost his taste for all things salt much the ocean he has not seen. woman and man. he don't ever want to see no more ham on his plate. hates pigs. hard for him. time off for good behavior. they didn't hold him to the last 6. he is a hog farmer. only eats beef and chicken and turkey. fish, turtle and rabbit. squirrel, possum and coon and seasons greens with smoked ox tails. can't raise white folks for slaughter. [applause] >> for those of you who have not heard this in person a bi

y somos georgia, el grito de campaña contra la ley de antiindocumentados. y analizamos el rescate de centenares de mexicanos. y las razones por la que prohibieron los narcocorridos en sinaloa. >>> hoy "noticiero telemundo" con josé díaz balart desde washington dc. >>> buenas tardes, y desde washington donde al igual que todo el país la noticia desde california, el escándalo en torno al ex gobernador arnold schwarzenegger y tiene al parecer ingredientes hispanos, comenzamos en los Ángeles con carlos. >>> al ser identificada la presunta madre del hijo de arnold schwarzenegger, y llueven las criticas. >>> tremendo revuelo tratóue se tratara de esta mujer de origen guatemalteco. >>> está abusando del servicio cuando tiene que respetar, no porque uno trabaje el patrón debe faltar el respeto. según la copia del certificado de nacimiento el chico cumplirá 14 años. y otros documentos revelan que la mamá se divorció de su marido identificado como su marido días después del nacimiento del muchacho el 23 de octubre del 97. y la empleada y la esposa de a

still to come in the program how just is the justice in georgia we. had seventy years of the soviet union seventy wars with jail and seven years of circus treaties regime good luck hundred lawyers on prison on a european court of justice ruling against tbilisi draws attention to how the government is tightening the noose around judges their party investigates also. we'll be getting some expert opinion on the plans of the u.s. state department spread billions on fighting internet censorship in countries of washington d.c. authoritarian. leaders along sent and continues to send its agents into russia they are the words of president dmitri medvedev who underlined the terrorism is a shared international problem are these really good reports from moscow. president explains why russia is so interested in everything that's happening in regions like northern africa and the middle east and the meeting which was dedicated to matters of national security today and you can. operate issues to eliminate terrorists including the recent want to get. a directly linked

. > día osropara inmigrantes de georgia, el bernor firmó una ley inspirada en arizona. >>> duro golpe al cartel de sinaloa en méxico, el tercero al mando del grupo. >>> de iindocumentado a abogado, promete luchar por otros. >>> "noticiero telemundo", con josé díaz balart. >>> muy buenas tardes, en mi conversasi con el presidente obama, hablamos de temas, y la falta de reforma migratoria, concretamente, bajo su administración, y también de los decenas de miles de indocumentados honestos y trabajadores que fueron deportados, y cuáles serán los próximos pasos que tomará, y también de la seguridad de estados unidos, luego de la muerte de osama bin laden, parte de la entrevista. >>> señor presidente sabe esto mejor que nadie, lo que usted ve y perciben son dos cosas diferentes, por ejemplo, cuando su gobierno dice que el 55% dli personas deportadas son criminales, vemos que el 45% de los deportados, no lo son, los trabajadores de una panadería, se arrestó a todos, a una dama de california que se escribió y dijo que su esposo, padre de familia, fue deportado, y la familia dest

from moscow coming up in the program with me now in how just is the justice thing georgia we're. in seventy years of the soviet union servant you was with jailed in seven years of service treaties regime hundred lawyers are in prison a european court of justice ruling against tbilisi draws attention to how the government is tightening the noose around judges there are three investigates plus . probably getting some expert opinion on the plans of the u.s. state department has paid billions on fighting internet censorship in countries washington brings authoritarian. next though al qaeda is long center and continues to send its agents into russia these are the words of president dmitry medvedev underlined the terrorism is a shared international problem out he said when a guy who reports now from school president it explains why russia is so interested in everything that's happening in regions like northern africa and the middle east had a meeting which was to be kids. to matters of national security today. operations to eliminate terrorists including the recent want to gauge just.

recent controversial court decisions in georgia the country's legal system under the spotlight of the acquittal rate of less than one percent and he accused the government of tightening its grip over judges catherine approach over reports social status in georgia sometimes enough to avoid punishment. a high profile murder and a low profile investigation the case of sandra give leon he became a byword for poor in two thousand and six the twenty eight year old banker attended a furtive party for one of georgia's top police officials where he fell into an argument with one of the guests the next morning his body with multiple injuries was found on the outskirts of the release c. four police officers were eventually sentence topped eighty years for sandra's murder you resist her was what survived. after two or three are starters the whole sentence of the court the president issued decree. very least from. the prison so it shows it's also one more readers. they were just ordinary citizens to say where are the protection of the top officials of georgia but. an investigation wasn't even laun

and the seed into belief through georgia as we speak government opposition protesters using tear gas and water cannons so with the arab spring on the top of everyone's mind could georgia up next in line for its leader. and the fashionista movement on the rise around the world states look for independence from the heavy hand of government but will they be better off alone. it's thursday may twenty sixth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for is out there watching our team first the beginning the g. eight summit where some of the most powerful leaders in the world are gathering today deauville friends among the issues on the table responding to the arab spring and continued uprisings we're seeing across the globe plus the possible implementation of new nuclear safeguards and argy and of course the economy our teas and he says now is in deauville and has more. the g. eight has gone full circle the last time the summit was held in france eight years ago the agenda look almost the same. war the economy somewhere in the middle eight africa on the table then iraq in boosting the euro

georgia chamber of commerce, along with a group representing georgia farmers opposed the e-verify provisions in that law. joining me is the author of that law in georgia. sir, thank you for coming in this morning. let's see here, 425,000 estimated illegali immigrants i the state of georgia. do you want them all to go? >> i want people to follow the law and what we have done with house bill 87 is to the greatest extent possible removed incentives for someone who somes to the country illegally comes to georgia. the cost the huge, estimated $425 billion per year. >> you talked about not having more come in. you're trying to get rid of the incentive for coming into the state. but for the ones that are here, would you like for them all to go? >> absolutely. if you're in this country illegally, there's a process by which you come here legally. and there are millions and millions of people sitting around all over the planet, some of the most desperate places in the world waiting for their turn at the american dream. and i don't know how you can defend as fair individuals that come here in circumven

you know when still ahead in the program held junks is the justice in georgia. in seventy years of the soviet union summit you laws were jailed in seven years of sluggish reviews regimes all the hundred lawyers are in prison or a european court of justice rooting against tbilisi draws attention to how the government tightening the noose around judges they're not seen by day plants. outrage in india as the government releases those guilty of a mass gansey capability years ago that killed nearly twenty thousand people all the details the monsoons horse stormed into just the few beds. al qaeda has long sand continues to send his agents into russia well these were the words president dmitry medvedev if you underlined that terrorism is a shared international problem. reports from moscow. preserve it explains why russia is so interested in everything that's happening in regions like northern alberta and the middle east at a meeting which was dedicated to matters of national security today and we couldn't operate in is to eliminate terrorists including the recent want

now the european court of human rights in spying georgia fifty's rules and. investigations the lead up of punkah the government is blind to pay the compensation to the victim's family but many delegates will happen in a country that's increasingly branded a police state that he knew the truth about reports. a high profile murder and a low profile investigation the case of sandra good leon he became a byword for both in two thousand and six the twenty eight year old banker attended a birthday party for one of georgia's top police officials by his fall into an argument with one of the guests the next morning his body with multiple injuries was found on the outskirts of the lisi four police officers were eventually sentence up to eighty years for sandra's murder he was easter was not served by. those in the torah just three hours after the sentence of the court the president issued decree. their release from. prison so it shows it's also one more to reduce the. they were not just ordinary citizens there where are the protection of the top officials of the georgi

from moscow coming up in the program tonight just is the justice in georgia. in seventy years of the soviet union seventy two hours with jail and seven years of service treaties regime would have hundred lawyers on prison the european court of justice ruling against the police it draws attention to how the government's tightening the noose around judges their investigation also will be getting some expert opinion on the plans of the u.s. state department has spent millions on fighting internet censorship in countries that washington is thought of terry. al-qaeda has long sent and continues to send its agents into russia these are the words of president to be treated better if we want to learn the terrorism is a shared international problem and he's a really good reports next from moscow. president it explains why russia is so interested in everything that's happening in regions like northern africa and the middle east had a meeting which was dedicated to matters of national security today with operations to eliminate terrorists including the recent want to gau

well our full coverage of the developing situation in georgia is online right now. if you have a look at your screen of the moment we've got to news. because the news videos and analysis please take a tough line on demonstrators so you can actually see the pictures here these are protesters demanding president saakashvili is a resignation right of course as always also use twitter stream phrase which will keep you updated as the events on. its. you with r.t. live from moscow now a paradise for the french elite and historic world war two site today sees an invasion of the g. eight machine but i just it's going to be a she could normandy it was sort of the deal that's going to happen shortly let's see what is and is an hour to get some more details of what's happening over there and i nice of the g. eight includes not only group discussions but also bilateral fringe meetings are there been any statements coming out so far. yes there has for the first day it's certainly been set up as i day for the leaders to meet almost sunrise face to face and really get down to the

from whichever reports social status in georgia is sometimes enough to avoid punishment. a high profile murder and a low profile investigation the case of sounded good leon he became a byword for both in two thousand and six the twenty eight year old banker attended a furtive party for one of georgia's top police officials where he fell into an argument with one of the guests the next morning his booty with multiple injuries was found on the outskirts of the really see four police officers were eventually sentenced to up to eighty years to sandra's murder he was easter was not survive. after two or just three hours after the full sentence of the court the president issued decree and there really is from. brazil so it shows it's also one more readers this is a we're not just ordinary citizens is that we are the protection of the top official so for georgia. an investigation wasn't even launched until hundreds of protesters went into the streets of d.c. the victim's family looked for help from strasse bullock and the cause of human rights in april european judges ruled the

they were just ordinary citizens there where are the protection of a top official so for georgia. an investigation wasn't even launched until hundreds of protesters went into the streets of d.c. but he comes family looked for help from strasse bullock and the cause of human rights in april european judges ruled the investigation was bungled that high ranking officials are escaping justice and that politically sensitive convicts were getting unfair leniency from the president it also ruled that judges government should pay t thousand euros to the murdered man's reality to do e.g. the general public until he had long ago given its verdict or caged but it's a big victory to the european court of knowledge is it now on a political level it means the attitude in a sin georgia is changing and europe is not ready to forgive such abuses by such a regime. but lawyers have been pulling the case since the start any compensation will be paid under the current leadership regimes are pressuring me saakashvili regime is based on illegal biased courts. himself great that as a lawyer i can tell yo

the general public in georgia had long ago given its verdict on the case but it's a big victory of the european court of knowledge is it now on a political level it means the attitude to lawlessness in georgia is changing and europe is not ready to forgive such abuses by saakashvili his regime. but lawyers have been following the case since the start doubt any compensation will be paid under the current leadership regime saakashvili the saakashvili regime is based on illegal bust courts which he himself. great that as a lawyer i can tell you that every acquittal has to be agree with the prosecutor personally all the best was already behind bars and seventy years of the soviet union seventy laws were jailed and seven years of circuitry his regime hundred lawyers are in prison or according to figures published by georgia's supreme court a staggering ninety nine point six percent of cases resulted in guilty verdicts and twenty ten almost none so defendants walk free sandra's family's lawyer says no other country in europe has a conviction rate like this and that is a dangerous sign of the

a bloody hand to georgia's day of rage against president saakashvili as heavily armed police put a brutal stop to public dissent. the world's wealthiest nation stormed wartime battleground to thrash out today's conflicts we reported from the g eight in france . to us judges are convicted of dishing out dodgy discipline making millions by throwing teenagers into private prisons for only very minor offenses. hot stuff in subzero seas and our latest antarctica report would meet the creatures calling the icy ocean home. it is ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me marina joshua welcome to the program to georgia now where two dead and dozens hospitalized protesters in georgia have found out the hard way why they shouldn't speak out against their leadership police show little restraint in a crackdown on crowds who turn out for what's been called georgia's day of rage demanding that president saakashvili resign vote now across to our correspondent sarah ferguson got the latest for us from tbilisi so sara tell us what's the mood like in a georgian capital and can we expect more

one of the republics that independence from georgia has died aged sixty two. dollar news as we round up the week g. eight leaders unite to call for colonel gadhafi to go to moscow moves to mediate a cease fire and libya. the u.s. expands its military presence in poland during a head of its own missile then shield which russia says could spark a new arms race. thus the georgian opposition and international observers call on to lucy to investigate the brutal independent state crackdown on protesters which left two people dead. you know with r.t. and our weekly nice review welcome to the program but first this hour the knees the republic's president has died so i think perhaps passed away early on sunday morning in moscow let's cross to tom barton for more on this tom what can you tell us about the circumstances of his death. well kerry as far as we know. it got in a week ago for a long surgery in a moscow hospital and he's going to have passed away today very little else is known apart from those facts. she's deaf it's no no the here. she was president for a lon

day of rage are to correspondent sara firth has more she's in tbilisi georgia. it was held by the opposition is the day that we did in georgia teacher in the people. ended in violence and bloodshed and he pulls the riot police moved in on the crowd just minutes after midnight on children's day of independence. day that's right was the crap and. we've got police calling. on the other side. as the police closed in water cannons were fired into the crowd rubber bullets and seriously injuring demonstrators and. a police officer was killed when he was run over by a car and a protester dies the front of the parliament. the scenes of violence the most shocking given that many of the. older generation. we were standing peacefully were right police to the ground and started beating me with my relatives also soft they smashed one of my friend's face and left another one. you can see from my face the kind of force they used and i think. these people don't value human life. the revolution the older crowds they turned out demonstrating against tensions rising prices the five

a bloody end to georgia's a day of rage against president saakashvili was heavily armed police put a brutal stop the public has sent. to us judges are convicted over dishing out dodgy discipline and making millions by storing teenagers into private prisons for only very minor offenses. and in business is our exploration of russia's of oil and gas which is back on track with shell nothing like it or price b.p. in the deal bring the full story in twenty minutes time. well why do you use it from the center of moscow this is a party a paradise for the french really historic world war two side today sees an invasion of the g. eight machine the latest summit that's going in the normandy resort off the field it's going to be starting very very soon and i think he said now and she's there for us with the latest the first day it's certainly been set up as a day for the leaders to meet on the sidelines face to face and really get down to the issues in a frank and open discussions and that has already happened there's been many meetings already throughout the day in the summit just begun but th

recent controversial court i think is in georgia have the country's legal system under the spotlight with the acquittal rate of less than one percent many iggy's the governments of tightening its grip over tartars but is it true over reports social status and daughter sometimes and nothing to avoid punishment. a high profile murder and a low profile investigation the case of sandra good leon he became a byword for both in two thousand and six the twenty eight year old banker attended a birthday party for one of georgia's top police officials where he fell into an argument with one of the guests the next morning his body with multiple injuries was found on the outskirts of tbilisi four police officers were eventually sentenced topped eighty years sandra's murder even terrible was not served by a but was in doubt the poor are just three hours after the the essentials a court the procedure to issue the decree to they're released from the prison saw it shows it's also one more to reduce that to a window to just ordinary citizens to say where are the protection of a top official self or a

i would search the georgia shiny wood hospitality according to president. eve one two words its political enemies i want to tell the russian people that they will always be welcome in georgia partners their stories their student businessmen jurors or simply express. my you know good serves or do on the who holds a russian passport describes the kind of course but telly mr saakashvili is talking about in slightly different words but he knew. we insulted me called me russian not a hari and trust me out one officer took a credit card from my pocket and went to compete the other one to counter-attack from my bag and sorry if i protest these would emerge into drugs in a second we were in a protested and was almost beaten up these was a worthwhile come she received at a our port in shiny b.c. a couple of weeks ago the previous reception was just as hostile we're in a search for russian passport is one but not the only reason to believe. they would repeat it over and over again that i am a relative often you know. these pilot over the fact that she went to visit r

georgia. and if you want to know the current state of play in other countries that used to be part of the soviet union we're continuing our series of reports on the fate of posts. as ukraine. and today. twenty years ago the largest country in the disintegration of. what had been. to be gentle germany. where did it take. well let's take a look at some other major headlines from around the world. we start with some dramatic footage of a terminator ripping through new zealand's launch a city of oakland at least two people were killed and dozens more injured when this is reported caused being flipped over and the roofs ripped clean from buildings twisted through. there into lithuania where hundreds of people have taken part in the financial freedom to pay tribute to the victims of the nazi holocaust is rainy and bring in flags they headed to america start the capital becomes a month off and you're assessing whether or not she's ahead of the same baltic states stirring controversy again any ninetee

georgia. current state of play in other countries that used to be part of the soviet we're continuing our series of reports on the fate of states. as ukraine. twenty years ago the largest country. to serve. but how did you choose. to be challenged. where did it take. take a look at some other major headlines from around the world into work his daughter of the power to install filters in hope of reducing radiation levels on the ground from east of the facility should paper way for them to begin setting up new cooling systems in two days meanwhile there are fears of a radiation leak at another plant in the country with one of its reactors shut down for examination. to lithuania where hundreds of jews have paid tribute to victims of the nazi holocaust israeli and the three million flags they launched from the world outside the toilet but this thing israeli deputy foreign minister spoke at the commemoration ceremony pointing out the importance of remembering the millions of jews who perished in a

warnings of a further anti-government protests in georgia as the opposition accuses the oath or the use of playing down the number of victims and those missing after the dispersal of crowds. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow a court has ruled that former bosnian serb army general ratko blodgett she is fit to stand trial in the hague his son claimed he wasn't healthy enough to be extradited to the arrest of knowledge on thursday was a key condition for so be as easy you entry and some are suggesting he was finally given up in exchange for membership. is outside the court in belgrade where luggage is due to appear. a lot of just currently in the building behind us which is the special war here in build rate in the serbian capital we know that are his questioning was put off because the official said these health condition was so badly deteriorated that questioning could not continue and we do know that his questioning and of course the issue office parks tradition to the hague is put off until today and all of the local newspapers have got his picture on his front p

because learn as you go giving his take on the situation in georgia to. european union has agreed to widen sanctions against syria and iran after blacklisting senior syrian officials the blocks know frozen the assets of the country's president has been banned from entering new territory in foreign ministers say it's in response to a violent crackdown on mass i think government demonstrations middle east expert parsis in paris for us tonight this mr poston folks being with us are there echoes of what happened in libya here i all had started off with sanctions through which ended in the un resolution of the current coalition campaign is syria giving next deadline for the. world series a much more complicated case because there are some other more important political actors in the region involved so i think the u.n. resolution is much further down the line if at all you say is a different case why. well obviously i mean we have first israel we have levanon we have iran involved it's also a question of who then the people that might take over there is the int

the president of one of the republics that fought for independence from georgia has died in moscow aged sixty two. got other news as we round up the week the g. eight leaders unites to call for colonel gadhafi to go as moscow to mediate a cease fire in libya. the u.s. expands its military presence in poland trying ahead of its own missile defense shield which russia says could spark a new arms race. thus the georgian opposition and international observers called on sublists it to investigate the brutal independence day crackdown on protesters which left two people dead. you're watching our weekly news if you're welcome to the program but first this hour the news that the republic's president has died so passed away early on sunday morning in moscow let's cross to life what he's tom barton for more on this tom what can you tell us about the circumstances of his that. well surrogate came into the hospital in moscow last week for lung surgery it is reported that he had a difficult recovery from surgery and it was announced early this morning that. died age sixty two so where does that leav

georgia has become very similar to north korea where people have been taken to hospital brought back to jail beaten again and taken to emergency rooms where people often didn't from visiting their loved ones where people are terrorized and where georgian security forces silence criticism of the government under the threat of more violence this is the democracy we live in i can honestly say that i will have strong doubts whether democratic values even exist in this world if the international community doesn't acknowledge what is going on today in georgia. but georgia posing voice and say they are under some of the most intense pressure they've faced in years believing their governments intent on wiping them out so forth was in the square in tbilisi which was the flashpoint for this week's violence she says still hanging over the city but what we're hearing is in the aftermath of the dispersal of that protest wednesday night is that the crackdown on if opposition is continuing so what we're hearing he says they said it was a day of independence military parade and certainly the atmosph

our full coverage of the developing situation in georgia is online right now at our t.v. dot com and we've got news videos and analysis as police round on demonstrators demanding president's office released resignation and there's always parties twitter stream and facebook which will keep you updated as events unfold. it. is. a paradise for the french a lead and an historic world war two side will today see an invasion of the g. eight machine the latest summit that's going on the shake normandy resort of the bill shortly i while leaders from the world's biggest economies prepare for business and he said previews what lies ahead. on the table the situation in libya the economy especially concerning the euro and of course the spring our op risings in fact for the first time delegations from tunisia and egypt will be taking part in discussions of the working sessions will only begin much later today on the second day tomorrow the beginning of the summit has been allotted for leaders to meet on the sidelines and bilateral meetings president will sit down with barack obama the

georgia. so we have to wait twenty eight am sunday morning here in moscow we've got the support for you just over fifteen minutes of time is good news of a long awaited boost for team russia at the ice hockey world championships in slovakia that's the current i'm kevin i will make up the main news the week before but very shortly here on our team. would be so much brighter if you remove the bad song from feinstein impression that is so. nice for instance on t.v. dot com. wealthy british scientists think it's a last night that is fine.

if he is away or kraken down on any kind of a position contra freedom in georgia was. for once i personally came into power and during the years of the opposition there was freedom of speech and the political part is the different views balls for in charge of the external policies of the contrie. has been doing for the last seventy years is creating any opposition and actually has militias really need not only all the political parties but most of the pollution of the concho that was political analysts giving his take on the situation in georgia. and to greece now the country is facing a fresh ultimatums from e.u. members amid criticism it's failing to meet its bailout obligations well needs to step up its economic reforms to help reduce its huge national deficit and as artie's caterina as our reports tensions between the country and its creditors are fast approaching boiling point. has been missed greek businessmen aristotle onassis once said to be successful keep looking tanned live in an elegant building even if you're in the cellar be seen in smart restaurants even

georgia's opposition leader tells r.t. have revolution has begun as the streets of tbilisi of turned into a battlefield but people demanding presidents like that's been there. and a question over to meet up with various plans for another term in office remain unanswered as the russian president holds back during a two hour long q. and a. it's nine pm sunday evening you're watching the weekly from r.t.r. round up of the week's top stories with me kevin now in first antigovernment protesters massing in spanish cities despite the official ban on political demonstrations ahead of elections the country's casting ballots in regional polls with the ruling socialist party set to suffer major losses over thirty thousand people have occupied madrid central square to protest the government's economic policies and skyrocketing unemployment people also come out onto the streets in other cities including barcelona in seville as the country struggles to overcome the crippling recession and it's not the sort of first reports of the situat

julian bond in 1965 was elected to the georgia house of representatives. after he campaigned on an anti-poverty platform in atlanta's poor communities, communities like the one you see pictured here. he has an adorable little kitty. and yet, when it came time for bonds to be seated his colleagues refuse to seat him. they refuse to actually swear him in. why would they have done that? well, because bond had endorsed sncc's statement opposing the hypocritical vietnam war, waged even though the government had not lived up to its commitment to democracy in the u.s.. bond had been called unqualified for public office. summit said he had committed treason with these words. he was asked to repudiate the statement. yet it is important to note that these requests came not only from -- but by the entire black establishment in atlanta. howard ormack recalled that the leadership in the black community was quote 100% against julian bond. now as i say that, bear in mind that as these actions were taking place in january of 1966, most americans still supported the war. d

opposition members in georgia are appealing to the e.u. to investigate the government's savage crackdown on protesters during the country's independence day well they were demonstrating against what they say is mass top level corruption and accuse president saakashvili of suppressing political freedom the opposition says that hundreds of people are being held. in jails and hospitals but many others including senior political figures are reported missing or those who continue to speak out against the government say they're being violently harassed by special forces opposition leader which is lots of spoke about what he sees as the dire state of democracy in today's georgia. georgia has become very similar to north korea where people are beaten taken to hospital brought back to jail beaten again and then taken to emergency rooms where people are forbidden from visiting their loved ones where people are terrorized and where georgian security forces silenced criticism of the government under the threat of more violence this is the democracy we

political analysts giving his take on the situation in georgia. to greece now the country is facing a fresh ultimatums from members of it criticism it's failing to meet its bailout obligations needs to step up its economic reforms to help reduce its huge national deficit and as our. reports tensions between the country and its creditors are fast approaching the boiling point. as famous greek businessman aristotle onassis once said to be successful keep looking and live in an elegant building even if you're in the cellar be seen in smart restaurants even if you only nursed one drink and if you borrow borrow big grease certainly proud big but it hasn't helped its success a modern country built on a glorious ancient civilization is on the brink of national financial disaster and some e.u. members which helped bail it out are no longer happy with the anti-crisis measures taken by its. we can just show you solitary and then say that these countries can't continue as before we can't have a common currency but some get lots of occasion time and others ve

georgia. but if you want to know the current state of play in other countries that used to be part of the soviet union we're continuing our series of reports on the fate of post states. as ukraine. fifteen minutes time. twenty years ago the largest country in. history says. what had been achieved. began a journey. where did it take. the state of some other major headlines from around the world at least two people have been killed and dozens more injured three in a tornado tore through in the new zealand. alex of footage captured the twister as it made its destructive way through the country's going to city witnesses reported cars being flipped over and roofs and things. angry mobs in argentina for train carriages a regular station is an editor and one of summer's trouble started off to the rails training course to the days during the morning rush the stay at least eight carriages at three stations. so simple so the tax on free to the table for says. that if you were in your where hundreds of p

the tourist climate i think georgia answer first. outraged we're expecting more and more common in the coming months in the cockpits . and by the way you can follow the situation in georgia or online and watch the latest videos from there on our website it's our to dot com plus we're going to course there's artie's twitter feed and facebook but always keep you updated as the events unfold. if. the. turmoil in greece is threatening to turn into a tragedy the country's e.u. commissioner thinks membership of the single currency is under threat the first time a senior european official has admitted as much as coupled with the latest mass protests in athens expressing outrage at austerity cuts economist alexander law says that greece is heading for the euro except of the chances that greece go to exit the eurozone of mounting by the day there are two ways out so is it let's just be very frank about this so the first way out is the way out where you go down where they say where greece is we can't take the austerity measures are we because

georgia. current state of play in other countries that used to be part of the soviet union continue our series of reports on the fate of states based focus is ukraine. twenty years ago largest country in. this situation. what how did. you teach began to jerk. where did it take. take a look at some other major headlines from around the world this hour. into work it started at the fukushima power plant and stored them to us in hope of reducing radiation levels are dying employees to enter the facility that should pave the way for them to begin setting up new cooling systems in their own two days meanwhile there are fears of a radiation leak at another plant in the country of its reactors for examination. to me through a year where hundreds of jews have taken part in the so-called macho freedom tribute victims of the nazi holocaust waving israeli and the humane flags they headed to a memorial outside a target and it was rather to perform a stunt at the commemoration ceremony pointing out the impo

when he graduated he came back to georgia. he really wanted to be a member of the georgia bar into the dose in his home state and city. he joined the bar in 1962. and when he did, he was only 10 full-time black lawyer practicing. not in atlanta, but in the entire state of georgia, which might strike you as pretty incredible. those numbers, by the way, didn't improve very much until the 1970s. anyways, what's he joined the bar, he went to work for donald hollowell who was on the right. another legendary lawyer who is very important. hollowell was more a centaur, although when they first met each other, it was an odd encounter that he told more that he was a lawyer and moore said, that's bull. he actually said something a little more colorful, but fortunately he set it to himself he got himself a mentor. the point is lack lawyers were very, very rare, inconceivable that a black man could be a lawyer at the time. nevertheless, he went on to make each mentis and pat. as general counsel he represented three social movements come an

the president of afghanistan one of the republics got fought for independence from georgia has died in moscow aged sixty to. get auburn news has moved round up the week g eight leaders unite to call for colonel gadhafi to go moscow moves to mediate a cease fire in libya. the u.s. expands its military presence in poland during a head with its own missile defense shield and russia says a good strong move arms legs. of the georgian opposition and international observers clones of lisi to investigate the brutal independence day crackdown on protesters and left two people dead. here with r.t. and weekly news and welcome to the program but first this hour the news that the uprising republic's president has died so great that passed away earlier sunday morning hospital in moscow where he was with coverage from lung surgery sixty two year old had been at the helm of abkhazia since two thousand and five get a public intentions of georgia and was the one who would balance that sovereignty from tbilisi in two thousand and eight years those are the facts on the attendance will be more to tell us a