From florida before the year is up and well no doubt be tweeting coming over the show what happened to the Rohingya Crisis and why is it disappeared from the headlines we are the Un High Commission for refugees whether those desperately dying or seeking help i merely pawns in the u. K. Backed geopolitical nato power game and two years since the last deep coal mine in britain shut down we speak to someone who has fought for the miners the worlds working classes all his life former u. K. Labor m. P. And the host of. George galloway about his new audiobook street fighting a memoir of the nineteen seventies lost from this weeks news of flip flop on gay rights in the philippines and lifting the lid on the White Helmets in syria all this more coming up in todays going underground but first im joined by Matthew Saltmarsh of the Un Refugee Agency u. N. H. C. R. In what has been another devastating year for tens of millions displaced by poverty and war matthew thanks for going on what evidence
Around the world uglier blee. British politicians very interested to hear what you are saying. What you do act the British Government is very mobilized on this issue britain is the largest donor to wards the operation and of course as a humanitarian agency were extremely thankful for britain because without that aid more the refugees would have died surprise that theres been such a. Interest in the plight of these refugees not entirely surprised i mean given the historical links between britain and that region i think and of course there has been interest in this country in the progress of sushi is the leader of myanmar and of course britain has been a significant donor with its zero point seven percent of g. D. P. Dedicated towards overseas aid it has been a significant contributor to other humanitarian situations for example syria for example iraq and africa as well so its not entirely surprising you see ive enjoyed you know the critics often talk about that aid budget being used pol
By the right now fourteen zero one two in the afternoon this second in january twenty seventeen in moscow welcome to our live update from h. Q. With me kevin our first than a fifth day of unrest in iran the scene the number of deaths there climbed to at least twenty one six died overnight after antigovernment protesters tried to storm a Police Station in central iran while another three died in separate incidents nearby rising living costs are the key driver for these protests which is seem violent clashes with the police some protesters have also been trying to take over military bases to two deaths at the weekend so the government deny police had opened fire in the last three days alone the reportedly been more than four hundred fifty arrests earlier on tuesday police in the southwestern town of shot a gun used tear gas against protesters. Meantime irans biggest protests in nearly a decade have been getting encouraged them from its Major Political rivals the u. S. And israel with mor
Hello good afternoon welcome youre watching r. T. International where its just come one oclock here in moscow our top story this hour a fifth day of unrest in iran has seen a number of deaths climbed to at least twenty one six died overnight after antigovernment protesters tried to storm a Police Station in central iran while another three died in separate incidents nearby rising living costs the key driver for the protests which have seen violent clashes with police some protesters have also been trying to take over military bases two deaths at the weekend so the government deny police had opened fire within the last three days alone have reportedly been more than four hundred fifty of arrests meanwhile irans biggest protests in nearly a decade have been getting encouraged and from its Major Political rivals the u. S. Israel with more on that is. What began as discontent over Economic Hardship and alleged corruption in the room has evolved into massive nationwide anti and progovernmen
Right now just turn to one of us through the afternoon this choose day the second of january here in moscow thanks for watching this is our t. V. The latest live update from h. Q. With me kevin owen who first than a fifth day of unrest in iran has seen the number of deaths climbed to at least twenty one now six died overnight after antigovernment protesters tried to storm a Police Station in central iran while another three died in separate incidents nearby rising living costs are the key driver for the protests which have seen violent clashes with the police some protesters have also been trying to take over military bases two deaths at the weekend so the government deny police had opened fire in the last three days alone the reportedly being more than four hundred fifty arrests is the latest footage from the southwestern town of shot the guy where demonstrators again clashed with Security Forces. Meantime irans biggest protests in nearly a decade have been getting encourage money fro