valmy. heroical this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. brazil's neighbors restrict travel to the country over concerns about the spread of a new coronavirus variant. donald trump has reportedly passageways with his key defense lawyers 8 days before his impeachment trial begins. and going solo the swedish film festival and for one lucky movie a chance to watch films on an island alone for a week. hundreds of protesters have already been arrested across russia as they demonstrate in defiance of police orders demanding the release of jailed opposition politician alexei novell me the 2nd week of protests comes despite warnings from the interior ministry which says the demonstrations are illegal these of the scenes live in the city of in the siberian region of russia the far east heavily armed peace police are out in force across the country and have been shutting down streets and metro stations that only himself was arrested when he arrived from germany where he'd been recovering from

valmy. this is observer live from doha also coming up in the program a wave of anger sweeps through parts of europe protesters fed up with covert 19 restrictions. and don't have income from march of last year we hear from south african struggling to make a living because of the coronavirus and. the whole trouble reportedly parted ways with his key lawyers 8 days before his impeachment trial take a look at what this means for his defense. so we begin in russia where heavily armed police have rounded up protesters who came out in defiance of government orders to stay at home demanding the release of jailed opposition politician alexina valmy activists say more than 4000 people have been arrested as this report. you don't have to stay longer to demonstration in russia before you might be arrested. police wasting no time in taking ward says that's still slow there in the current circumstances. the risk of the protest organizers and active participants provocations is increasing and their aim is

valmy supporters braved the subzero temperatures to have this say. these ones pushed out by police 5 themselves on 2 foes in waters the flood of awestruck. just this just remember that what i'm seeing now is some kind of inadequate reaction people are coming out peacefully they were not doing anything illegal now there is intimidation but as you can see no one is afraid the city square is completely blocked off by police but there is someone there from the protesters and there are arrests there aren't many people this time but police and special forces have prepared in advance and blocked the square was the kremlin seems to have been rattled by this latest wave of protests. i haven't heard about her and have adopted a 0 tolerance approach them of 5 even putting pressure on online platforms to shut down any talk of demonstrations was involved he says he's poisoning in august last year was state sanctioned something the kremlin has denied the opposition leader and critic of president vladimir putin spent months in germany recovering was this movement i

valmy protests are underway in dozens of cities around the country. coded 19 vaccine makers astra zeneca has cut its promise delivery to the blaming supply chain issues this is a serious setback to the prospects a nation program that's already suffering off the pfizer pointing straight that's why. saudi arabia says it's for alternate maritime over the capital riyadh it's previously come under repeated attack from neighboring who threw rebels in yemen but says abide ministration refuse whether to keep the terror group designation it's pretty decisive imposed on the sands. protests as a out on the streets again demanding social justice and jobs as one of several rallies held since the 10 year anniversary of the jasmine revolution on jan with the 14th i have to say the promises of the movement that kicked off the arab spring have not been met chinese ears economy is struggling with high inflation international debt and unemployment. a recent survey found that 2 thirds of palestinians don't trust the state's judicial system and believe it is corrupt human

valmy. i make clothes out your night from doha also coming up a wave of anger sweep through parts of europe protest as a fed up with cave at 1000 restriction says. donald trump is reportedly parted ways with his key defense lawyers 8 days before his impeachment trial begins. and will tell you how the nigerian government plans to revamp 3 of its oil refineries after years of mismanagement and corruption. so heavily armed police in russia have rounded up protesters who came out in defiance of government orders to stay at home the demanding the release of jailed opposition politician alexina found the activists say more than 4000 people have been arrested said bank has this report. for america you don't have to stay longer to demonstration in russia before you might be arrested right here of the. police wasting no time in taking these protesters away from the public heelys they had been warned that's still floating in the current circumstances the risk of the protest organizers and active parti

valmy the government saying that any investigation should be carried out inside russia. alexei nobody is clearly a thorn in vladimir putin's side how is russia likely to deal with them though. well i think that for the kremlin certainly going forward having alex enough i mean back in russia is as you say a thorn in their side certainly an inconvenience as i said ahead of the elections which are coming up we don't of course know what will happen to alex in pretrial detention now and the prison service has recommended that his conditional service his conditional sentence rather on an old embezzlement conviction should be turned into real jail time it could mean that could mean that could be put behind bars for quite a long time we don't know we do know that if there are sanctions if there are words condemning russia from the e.u. as we've been seeing that kind of in a sense is old news for the kremlin and they'll probably just continue doing what they want. and really. jared here in berlin thank you very much to you both. it's catch up on some of the stories making headlin

in calling for the immediate release of alexina valmy the russian opposition leader got as far as possible control when he was detained at moscow's airport you spent the past 5 months in germany after being poisoned in an attack he says was ordered by president vladimir putin where we challenge reports. it's a particular type of person to survive a probable state sanctioned poisoning and then returned to the country you believe tried to kill you a country where you face imminent arrest. never gave the slightest suggestion he would do anything else following months of recuperation in germany alexei and wife yulia took their seats on a moscow bound plane from berlin. with him and the only boy bring us a little vodka we're flying home says yulia quoting a much loved russian gangster movie it's another alley hole mark that he and his family make light of the many dangers they face and what he faced was jail on arrival he violated his suspended sentence by leaving russia to receive life saving treatment he makes the choice is a brave man because he always pretended he's a brave man who. has no

valmy. the rommany watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in doha also coming up doldrums the impeachment trial in the senate will begin in february he's accused of inciting an insurrection. but operate a virus vaccine manufacturer cuts its promise deliveries to the e.u. by 60 percent blaming supply chain problems plus. we are in one of the most famous museums in the world in front of i could be some of the most famous paintings in the world and stephanie decker in the if it's a museum in florence whether it is raising a debate among italians about the need to control mass tourism. welcome to the program at least 200 people have been arrested across russia during protests demanding the release of kremlin critic alexina valley he was arrested last week on his return from germany where he was being treated for a near fatal poisoning alexia bryan reports. before the rally had even begun and moscow security forces got to work rounding out those who started together trying to ensure there

because so for alexina valmy the next hearing issue to take place on the 29th of january and the authorities the prosecution will be looking and will be demanding a real sentence this time. well germany has condemned the arrest and urged russia to probe the valleys alleged poisoning in turn russian prosecutors have repeated their complaints of berlin but it's failed to provide the necessary data to back up their accusation the russian authorities say they sent 15 legal requests of those german he complied with to the transcripts of interviews with his wife. still waiting for medical files biomaterials on a german research that led to the novel shocked agnes's a spokesman for the russian prosecutor's office expressed doubt that germany and other western countries actually want to get to the bottom of what happened. and get a warning about germany has taken a formal approach in responding to russia's requests and in fact has not provided anything which could shed light on the alleged poisoning it seems that the clear intention of our foreign colleagues is to conceal the true circumstances of t

russian opposition politician alexina valmy made it no further than possible control before being arrested on returning to his homeland he landed in the russian capital moscow on a flight from lynn where he intreated after a poison attack that might have been ordered by president putin now the u.s. and the e.u. are demanding his immediate release or a challenge reports. it takes a particular type of person to survive a probable state sanctioned poisoning and then returned to the country you believe tried to kill you the country or you face imminent arrest. never gave the slightest suggestion he would do anything else following months of recuperation in germany alexei and wife yulia took their seats on a moscow pound plane from berlin mines in. british columbia in the number of the boy bring us a little vodka we're flying home says yulia closing a much loved russian gangster movie it's a member of your. that he and his family make light of the many dangers they face and what he faced was jail on arrival it violated his suspended sentence by leaving russia to receive life saving treatment he

valmy. this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. brazil's neighbors restrict travel to the country over concerns about the spread of a new coronavirus variant. donald trump has reportedly passed.

valmy protests are underway in dozens of cities around the country alexander got to prague told us by phone from one of those protests in moscow at this moment that there is people leaning in on the square in a really big numbers there for sure a couple of 1000 people at this point probably keeps on the wrestling and they need people and they're getting really a raft of so far they have to. at least to see the people 1 here on the mall where we're at the process going on. calling the violence people to disperse to because there is a pandemic and also because the process that does not have a permit give it 90 bucks and make astra zeneca has cut its promise delivery to the european union blaming supply chain issues it's a severe setback to the blocks a vaccination program which is already suffering after pfizer biotech slowed to their supply told from 2nd impeachment trial got underway the week of february the 8th former president is accused of inciting the siege of the capitol building. tropical cyclone eloise has made landfall near mozambique's port city of bellaver which was devastat

valmy as is the scene right now in the siberian city of. heavily armed police are out in force in across russia arresting protesters and shutting down streets a metro stations. experts a visit to the markets in the chinese city of war as they continue their investigation into the origins of the pandemic live animal markets is thought to be when the virus was 1st detected. grew is beginning a strict lockdown for the 2nd time in 10 months the government is aiming to reduce the burden on overwhelmed hospitals families are buying medical oxygen on the black market because of shortages. former u.s. president donald trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyer as of a more than a week before his trial that's according to u.s. media trump is accused of inciting the siege at the capitol building earlier this month as a say they plan to argue the trial is unconstitutional because he's no longer in office early indication is so limited republican support for a conviction and speaking out a cloud will cause he's professor of government at ge

this step to go back to russia there had been concerns for alexina valmy safety not least because he has actually indeed himself to germans during his time here it's been really easy to keep up to date with him because he's been posting a lot on facebook and instagram quite ironic sarcastic posts and the other day he posted a thank you to german saying that many of the common stereotypes about germans were in his experience not true he thanked them for their generosity and their hospitality but we also have to keep in mind that it shouldn't be a surprise that alexei navalny is back in russia because from the beginning of his recovery recovery this is what he always said he would do that he didn't want to be an opposition leader in exile that he always did plan to go back home political correspondent jared reed thank you so much. and let's get you up to speed now with some other stories from around the world in south korea the billionaire defacto head of samsung j.y. levy has been jailed for 2 and a half years on corruption it comes after the high court in seoul overturned his origina

russian opposition leader alexina valmy to stay in jail until the next trial that could send him to prison for several years. pakistan's top court upholds the acquittal of a man convicted in the murder of the american journalist daniel pearl. from. what activists call on u.s. president joe biden to do more to change america's immigration policy. and i'm peter stone who supports the olympics on not in doubt that's according to organizers in tokyo they say none of their partners have raised objections to hosting the games in july. we begin with renewed protests in lebanon this hour amid anger at lockdown measures and government corruption security forces are firing tear gas and was a candidate hundreds of protesters who gathered in tripoli last night one person was killed there and 200 people were injured. well thousands joined the funeral procession for the victims they chanted slogans against the ruling class many say they'll continue to demonstrate until their demands that we take you live to tripoli a little later or to lebanon a little later in the program meanwhile russia's most promin

valmy. they were soon scuffles with police authorities have gone to great lengths to prevent such acts of defiance including a race thing several of the valley's told by aides in the lead up to saturday's protests the kremlin's described the rallies as unlawful and warned of tough consequences. calls for parts haitian and illegal actions constitute an administrative violation and can lead to punishment including arrest. it's alexina valley's arrest last week that's behind the protests he was taken into custody soon after he touched down in moscow on a flight from germany where he had received months of treatment for a poisoning which nearly killed him he's accused president clinton of ordering his murder. violated the terms of a 2014 conviction for financial misdeeds and jailed him for 30 days in a video posted soon after his arrest he said. don't be silent resist take to the streets no one will protect us except ourselves. his supporters have said his calls dozens of videos on take talk of

valmy. there are more acquire this is around as there are live from doha also coming up as ills neighbors restrict travel to the country over concerns about the spread of a new coronavirus variant. donald trump.

there's outrage from all capitals after the russian opposition leader alexina valmy was arrested moments after landing back in moscow germany where he spent 5 months recovering after having been poisoned describes his detention as in comprehensible a miami city by stars behind this saying this is an open court decision on the police chief's motion from my wrist why is court in the police station why didn't they inform anyone why was i not i've seen nonsense in the justice system before but this apparently that old men in the bunker is so afraid of everything that they define only ripped up and threw away the criminal proceedings code what is happening here is just impossible this is ultimate lawlessness i cannot call it something else. italy's prime minister just epic on say is facing 2 days of parliamentary votes that will decide whether his coalition can stay in power if he fails to get the approvals as administration will be forced out of office witnesses next i'll have more news in about 25 minutes see that. you know. him now you see how it goes at this. joint. there. and i was a med

valmy his wife is among those held also on the program. portugal head to the polls to choose a president lock down rules are in use for election day put voters must bring their own pen to fill in their ballot paper. and in sports bundesliga highlights coming up the underdogs minds pulled also an unlikely win against title hopefuls leipsic in a 5 goals for. us welcome to the program police in russia have detained thousands of demonstrators at the biggest mass protests seen for decades government opponents are demanding the release of the jailed opposition leader saying about me he was detained when he when he returned to moscow from germany after hospital treatment following an assassination attempt of on these wife is among those arrested huge crowds joined nationwide protests against official corruption and he's detention. with chance of putin as a thief and freedom for the volney thousands of demonstrators rallied throughout russia. and government officials say at least $4000.00 people gathered in moscow as pushkin sky and square. indepe

week a government spokesman was asked whether it had whether the government had tried to discourage alexina valmy from going back at all and what stiff inside that the government spokesman said was that the government was glad that alexei novelli had recovered enough to a point where he felt ready to return home and really in moscow jared here in berlin thank you very much to you both. now let's catch up on some other stories making headlines around the world today police in guatemala have fired tear gas and used batons against thousands of migrants from central america who are pushing north towards the united states it's thought the migrants are hoping joe biden's incoming administration will be less tough on migration than the current. small groups of donald trump supporters some of them heavily armed have gathered for protests outside capitals in a number of u.s. states 11 days after the riders stormed the u.s. capitol many u.s. cities braced for a potential new wave of violent protests ahead of 2 bidens inauguration thousands of national guard troops in deployed but protesters have rema

best of alexina valmy much of sin petersburg has been barricaded against demonstrations professionals warn they will crack down hard on troublemakers but that is the only yes the living interior ministry and other loren foresman units will use all necessary means to ensure public order. any violent action against offices or refusal to abate their lawful orders will be prevented individuals who commit illegal acts will be detained and held accountable but he got that. a must go to court has ordered novell his brother own leg and several other supporters not to leave their homes they are alleged to have breached coronavirus rules during recent rallies nonsense say their lawyers. you'd use the only motivation behind this criminal case is to put all political activists under house arrest and forbid them from using the internet. in another twist russian t.v. has been to a building which the opposition claim is a multi-million dollar palace belonging to president vladimir putin state television says nothing more than a hotel is being built here and a leading business figure insists he is th

valmy thousands are detained. plugging the vaccine gap the e.u. secures 9000000 more astra zeneca doses among.

valmy his wife is among those killed also coming up portugal heads to the polls to choose a president top down rules arranged for election day but voters have to bring their own head to fill in their ballot paper. and sports pundits make a highlights coming up as an adult might pull off an unlikely win against title hopefuls like this in a 5 go for. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program police in russia have detained thousands of demonstrators at the biggest mass protests saying for decades government opponents are demanding the release of the jailed opposition later. he was detained when he returned to moscow from germany after hospital treatment following an assassination attempt now his wife yulia is among those arrested here crown's crowds joined nationwide protests against official corruption and volleys detention. with chance of putin as a thief and freedom for all the thousands of demonstrators rallied drove russia. and government officials say at least $4000.00 people gathered in moscow is pushed in sky and square. independent observers put the number at more than 10 times

the younger brother of from critic alexina valmy has been put under house arrest for allegedly violating coronavirus restrictions authorities say broke the law when he called people to join anti-government protests this sunday is one of several opposition figures to be detained ahead of the planned demonstrations. italy's president is trying to resolve disputes between party leaders following the collapse of the government earlier this month he's given the squabbling factions 4 days to form a new coalition prime minister giuseppe content resigned this week. sports news and in tennis the australian open has gotten a boost up to $30000.00 fans will be allowed to attend per day making it one of the largest gatherings at a sporting event since the start of the kovac 19 pandemic ahead of the australian open local authorities required players to undergo quarantine on their arrival in a strange and it's been 24 days since the state of victoria reported a locally acquired infection so organizers decided to allow up to 50 percent capacity which means a total of up to $300.00 i'm $90000.00 people

russian opposition leader alexina valmy is heading home after hospital treatment in germany following a near fatal nerve agent attack the kremlin critic insists president vladimir putin personally wanted the poisoning but russian authorities deny any involvement the valley is facing jail for greeting an earlier suspended sentence. nasser's suffered a setback in the 1st live firing of the rocket engines for the next man who mission to the moon the engines run for just one minute instead of the required 5 it's hoped the program will eventually take astronauts back to the moon for the 1st time since 972. a strict a nationwide curfew has come into force in france people now have to stay home from 6 pm 2 hours earlier than the previous curfew residents face fine fines or even jail time if they don't comply infection rates in france have stabilized but the number of covert 19 patients needing intensive care in hospitals is still rising rapidly. normally bustling with saturday night shopping and these paris businesses closed their doors much earlier than normal. but we trust the government b

also on the program supporters of jailed kremlin critic alexina valmy take to the streets at rallies across russia that's despite police warning tell break up any protests as a 1st of instructions to developing return to russia last weekend. and it was goals galore as gladbach put a dent in dortmund's bundesliga time to hopes in a thrilling battle of the us yes. i'm a backer it is welcome to the program it's the news we were hoping not to hear british prime minister barak johnson says there's now evidence to suggest the new coronavirus variant 1st detected in the u.k. is not only more contagious but more deadly as well i mean tension has now spread to more than 60 countries and britain itself is struggling to bring infections under control. it's a relentless nightmare for health care workers across the u.k. the ships are physically and emotionally grueling campus lives cannot be saved many more people have been hospitalized bunching the 1st peak last april and the coronavirus ferry and known as b 117 is playing a significant role in the suffering scientists say it's almost certainly

valmy rallies have been planned and some 60 russian citizens several of these associates have been detained in recent days for calling for an authorized protests the bell they were sentenced to 30 days in jail upon his return to russia last sunday. dramatic pictures showing threatening storm clouds rolling in over yet a province in northern spain lot ng heavy rain and strong winds battered the catalonian region a market square in the town suffered extensive damage as the fast moving storm swept through no injuries have so far been uprooted. a rare trip by the renesas old masters sandro but a tele is said to fetch as much as $100000000.00 at auction the work dated to $14.18 is titled young man holding around a painting is the star attraction at an art auction in new york next week. when the going to sleep at the battle of the bruce is still a dormant arrive in merchant bloodbath desperate for a win to get their title bid back on track but the visitors defense was once again in a generous mood i'm glad took full advantage. there was a hug beforehand between ed in tears each and the man many t

kremlin critic alexina valmy has called on russians to take to the streets in protest after being jailed for 30 days develop he was detained on his return to moscow on sunday from germany where he'd recovered from poisoning with a nerve agent prosecutors say he violated the parole terms of a suspended sentence of only called his jailing a mockery of justice. rescuers in china are stepping up efforts to try to reach 22 miners trapped in a gold mine in eastern china the men have been stuck underground since an explosion of the site in chandon province 10 days ago authorities have managed to establish contact with some of the miners there are increasing fears for their safety. for more than a week now these emergency workers have been doing all they can to reach the minus . 22 men stuck more than 600 meters underground. rescuers have been drilling holes in the rock to try to create a way out for the men. but the local man says they're facing serious problems ball drop. due to the heavy accumulation of the struggling materials the shockwave formed by the blast caused serious damage to the fa

hi it's deval me with that for mil your greeting kremlin critic alexina valmy announced his plans to leave germany and return home to russia despite the fact that last time he was there he was fighting for his life. coming to germany was not my choice it's a cool country but i am not here by my own will i am here because they tried to kill me those people who now have a grudge against me because they didn't manage to kill me and i survived. back in august of only fell ill on board a plane from tomsk to moscow after an emergency landing he was rushed to hospital where doctors insisted there was no evidence of poisoning. but 2 days later novell me was airlifted to germany for treatment there experts confirmed he had been poisoned with soviet era nerve agent nova chuck sense then the opposition leader has been recovering from the attack and investigating who was behind it. he even got an alleged member of the hit squad to confess by calling him posing as an aide to a top f.s.b. official the agent said the team had put the poison in of all these underwear the kremlin has denied any link

valmy there was this warning from the russian government but it is doing you mean it's just a look at the russian interior ministry units and other law enforcement will use all necessary measures to ensure public order at sites of mass events moreover we want that any violent actions against offices or refusal to obey their lawful orders will be prevented individuals who commit such eat legal actions will be detained and held accountable according to the law. the government wants to stop a repeat of last week's anti-government protests which took place across at least $100.00 towns and cities but many of the valley supporters are angry after a court this week that he should be kept in jail until his next hearing he's accused of violating the terms of a previous sentence by traveling to germany that's where he was treated for poisoning an attack he blames on the russian government novelli is becoming an increasing problem for president vladimir putin he recently released a video of a seaside mansion which he says belongs to the russian leader and was built using illicit funds that's be

russian opposition politician alexina valmy has been detained shortly after landing in moscow the kremlin critic returned after spending nearly 5 months in germany where he was recovering from nerve agent poisoning brazil has begun its vaccination campaign with a nurse from sao paolo getting the 1st jabs she was given the chinese made sign of that vaccine has been given emergency approval along with one developed by oxford university and astra zeneca. noways warned it may be unsafe to vaccinate elderly people with very serious underlying health conditions against cope with 1923 patients have died after receiving the pfizer biotech. health officials say side effects including fevers may have contributed to the deaths of the frail patients those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after viewfinder asia station and also watching often are. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. so no matter where you call the hand al-jazeera bringing you the news and current affairs that matter to. al-jazeera. the you find fresh perspectives through t

valmy he's been jailed for 30 days of breaching parole conditions when he was in hospital for another agent poisoning he was arrested on arrival in germany. and central african republic surprised and 1000 darragh has celebrated his re-election with supporters the constitutional court confirmed his win on monday despite calls for a rerun by the opposition turnout was just 35 percent reelection balance being blamed for scaring voters away. well those were the headlines and news continues on al-jazeera after. somebody. on cal they were called president she's got ambitions that china into a good new trillion dollar economy by 2035 india witnessed the biggest migration since world has returned to cities and can both bombing the world. counter the call i'll just be about. venezuela a country in crisis. hyper inflation political instability said their debt and chronic food and medicine shortages. once the wealthiest country in the region venezuela is mired in the worst economic crisis and its history. almost exclusively to. and and on oil revenues venezuela fell into a severe economic recess

valmy to his u.s. government has extended a nighttime curfew and ban gatherings until mid february it follows a week of protests against repression corruption and poverty activists say about a 1000 people were arrested since the demonstrations began on the 10th anniversary of the judgment revolution 11 miners have been rescued in china's northeastern state out of being trapped underground for 2 weeks they were among 22 caught in the blast at a gold mine in shandong province at least one miner is known to have died while the condition of the others is not no those are the headlines peter dobby will be here with the al-jazeera news hour in a half hour next it's viewfinder asia a father's protest. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the wound. so no matter. how does iraq bring you the news and current affairs that matter tease. out is there a. viewfinder fresh perspectives through the lens of no clue filmmakers. is what i go when they are some courses and i look at the now. t

valmy. m a clock the sounds are not from doha also coming a wave of anger sweep through parts of europe protest as a fed up with kind of a 1000 restriction.

valmy he was detained when he returned to moscow from germany after hospital treatment following an assassination attempt wife yulia is among those arrested huge crowds joined at nationwide protests against official corruption and these detention. with chance of putin as a thief and freedom for the volney thousands of demonstrators rallied throughout russia. and government officials say at least $4000.00 people gathered in moscow as pushkin sky is square. independent observers put the number at more than 10 times that. police detained participants on mass at the unsanctioned demonstration. amongst those who were bundled into police vans were election of on his wife yulia . and prominent supporters of the opposition leader like his aide. the jailed opposition leader called for the demonstrations after he was arrested at a moscow airport and quickly sentenced to 30 days in jail. what for many of the demonstrators today's protests were about more than free no. janja is the word no we are not for nirvana or against putin i don't care who's in charge i just want to live like a human bein

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valmy perl's visit was confirmed at a meeting in brussels where e.u. ministers debate of the blocks response to the valley's arrest and the detention of more than $3500.00 of his supporters they decided against imposing punitive sanctions for now vanny is facing 3 and a half years in jail after for breaching the conditions of a suspended sentence while he was recovering in germany from a near fatal poznan with a nerve agent novacek. italy's prime minister g.'s f. the country is said to resign on tuesday his government has been in crisis after a small coalition partner pulled its ministers from his cabinet earlier this month observers believe that after his resignation hunter will try to form a new government with broader parliamentary support. earlier we spoke to journalist seem a group in rome and i asked her whether qantas expected move is a responsible one in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic this is a country that up until now now has lost more than 85000 lives to cope 19 it's dealing with increases in the number of hospitalizations as well as

also on the program supporters of jailed kremlin critic alexina valmy take to the streets said rallies across russia that's just by.

valmy activists say more than 3000 people have been arrested or it's under god was among the protesters in moscow will be speaking to her in just a moment but 1st let's have this report from i said back. for america you don't have to stay longer to demonstration in russia before you might be arrested right here in the. police wasting no time in taking these protesters away from the ordeal if they had been warned that's still floating in the current circumstances the risk of the protest organizers and active participants provocations is increasing and their aim is to violate civil order in this situation your personal safety can be under threat we strongly recommend you to warn your underage children other relatives and acquaintances from participating in the unauthorized events but alexina valmy supporters braved the subzero temperatures to have this a movie of these ones pushed out by police 5 themselves on 2 frozen waters in vladivostok. justice just what i'm seeing now is some kind of inadequate reaction people were coming out peacefully they were not doing anything illegal now there

a russian court has ruled that the opposition leader alexina valmy big kept behind bars for the next 30 days he's faced a hearing a day after flying to moscow from germany where he spent 5 months recovering after being poisoned the judge ruled that by traveling to germany novell may have violated conditions requiring him to report to authorities over a previous criminal case the 44 year old was in a coma when he was fluent in in august all of our army is calling on his supporters to take to the streets in response to what is called a lawless trial dozens of people gathered outside a police building ways been on and held on moscow's outskirts i'm my own city but there is behind this saying this is an open court decision on the police chief's motion for my wrist why is caught in the police station why didn't they inform anyone why was i not i've seen nonsense in the justice system before but this apparently that old men in the bunker is so afraid of everything that they defiantly ripped up and threw away the criminal proceedings code what is happening here is just impossible this is ul

valmy. it's been a mobilizing call for those for straight to do everything from the economy to longstanding claims of corruption development supporters have used social media to spread his views and to organize protests. there have been thousands of arrests across russia and with just days to go before novelli appears in court to face charges of parole violations the kremlin to shut down and discredit him and he supporters. al-jazeera. well of course one of the alexander got for was among the protesters in the russian capital and she says that police went to great lengths to keep people from gathering. here in moscow the organizers announced that that is it for today that they made their point by managing to reach the detention center where no violent has been held but that didn't come easy today 1st of all the original point where the testers were supposed to gather was completely sealed off the whole center of moscow the heart of moscow was sealed off with buses not running mats were not s

valmy and to the arrest of thousands of his supporters during protests this weekend the e.u. has already imposed sanctions on russian individuals close to president putin after valley's poisoning in organist but calls are growing among some member states to toughen. before the meeting german foreign minister heiko mass cold front of valley and the rest of protesters to be released immediately you have storage because the german government we already made clear at the time of mr obama's arrest that we cannot comprehend this move and demanded mr nirvana's immediate release after the demonstrations over the weekend is now also applies to the protesters who were detained by security forces. according to the russian constitution everyone in russia has the right to express their opinion and to protest so this must be allowed and the principles of the rule of law must be applied. sorts it was russia has always been committed to this so that's why we expect the peaceful protesters who were unjustly detained to be released immediately so that's no one for it sort of sort of hardness a

hi it's deval me with that for mil your greeting kremlin critic alexina valmy announced his plans to leave germany and return home to russia despite the fact that last time he was there he was fighting for his life . coming to germany was not my choice it's a cool country but i am not here by my own will i am here because they tried to kill me those people who now have a grudge against me because they didn't manage to kill me and i survived. back in august novelle new fell ill on board a plane from tomsk to moscow after an emergency landing he was rushed to hospital where doctors insisted there was no evidence of poisoning. but 2 days later novell me was airlifted to germany for treatment there experts confirmed he had been poisoned with soviet era nerve agent nova chuck sense then the opposition leader has been recovering from the attack and investigating who was behind it. he even got an alleged member of the hit squad to confess by calling him posing as an aide to a top f.s.b. official the agent said the team had put the poison in of all these underwear the kremlin has denied any

well i should of course there's a longtime ally of alexina valmy in the executive director of his anticorruption foundation he was granted political asylum here in the u.k. in 2015 after leaving russia he joins us now from london over skype i'm not sure what's of numbers you've been getting about turnout for these protests but can i ask you to put them into some context for us how does it compare with protest movements we've seen inside russia in the past for example rallies in the 1990 s. or even the protests which took place in 2011 in 2012. the proudest so different now from what happened in terms of lebanon 12 there it was just mosque or with the numbers reaching 100120000 people just in moscow now with my small white progress for instance today it took place over $152.00 suiters in russia the total turnout is very difficult to estimate but for sure it's above $150000.00 people in the whole of frustrate mascotte so that bill is poor out of the center of the city involved our people gathered in different ways or so it's difficult to calculate but i think it's not less than 20000 people in mos

valmy never gave the slightest suggestion he would do anything else following months of recuperation in germany alexei and wife yulia took their seats on a moscow bound plane from berlin. with the. monopoly boy bring us a little vodka we're flying home says yulia quoting a much loved russian gangster movie it's another alley hallmarked that he and his family make light of the many dangers they face and what he faced was jail on arrival he violated his suspended sentence by leaving russia to receive life saving treatment he makes a choice is a brave man because he always pretended he's a brave man who. has no fear before that gorgeous it's not for iraq and he has no fear of law and order machine now it's the time to prove. prove these claims. and show the deeds that's why he states brought. well he diminish his claim so being well. and pray for position at the airport where he was due to land police detained members of his team and through supporters outside the rally his plane was then diverted to another moscow airport away from the crowds after landing he spoke to the journalists w