Making their personal data public. Good afternoon just call me a day here in moscow youre watching r. T. International will start with this story today because we start with the latest on the son supporters of the wiki leaks founder stood outside a london court on monday while a brief hearing took place inside the sanjay paid via video link from prison his lawyer argued that assigned is unable to prepare his extradition case because the computer hes been provided with is unsuitable for hearings proper or get under way in february now its the u. S. That seeking asylum is extradition it accuses him of conspiring to hack Government Computers in april the wiki leaks founder was forcibly dragged out of the Ecuadorian Embassy after quito. Terminated to 7 years silane their sought refuge following Sexual Assault allegations in sweden which he has denied arguing that they were just a pretext to extradite him to the u. S. Back in 2010 he published a classified documents leaked by former Us Army SoldiersChelsea Manning these revealed alleged u. S. War crimes in iraq so lets get more on this now because we can go live to org and you know this seems a form iceland of the syrian minister also known for his support of Junior Science you very welcome thanks for coming on firstly can you just outline why you stand up for doing this and why you were one of the few that seemed to support him. Well let me start by saying that. Im siding with Julian Assange as an individual who is being unjustly treated very unjustly treated but then his case however is birds lots of other than the individual julian our sons and the totally unacceptable hardship hes beings have directed to. It has to do with the rights or whistleblowers and consequently the rights of citizens to be provided with information on crimes committed by states and individuals so it has to do with democracy and let me add that eventually attests to do with the rule of law because associate got to wants to respect the rule of law must have access to information on crimes allegedly quick committed. This transparency is what Julian Assange is and we can lease has been providing us with so there are many dimensions to this but these are the reasons i am standing by for julian as us chill and lets just focus on the main point you make about freedom of speech and its importance its ironic isnt it that many of the papers that cover the genius on case seem to be against him and focus on the extradition and many seem to ignore that why the point that you make that look this is a story about freedom of speech and this is why we must protect genius songes is right. Well ive said on a previous occasion again that in my mind Julian Assange is really not on trial hes simply an individual who is being persecuted it is the british legal system which is on prior on trial it is supposed to operate on the basis of the rule of law but how was that system to react to an american the month that julian now surrounds be extradited no pompei oh the foreign secretary of the United States has said that we can leaks is an independent espionage. Institution that must be taken down i think this is how we he phrased it and mind you there are a politician secretary is speaking on behalf of our state which has been proven to be spying on all of us so it is the u. S. Which is asking britain to respond to our Political Team on a political not a legal judicial a political demand to have julian not psalms started that. The case position here is that it will follow jean process and the sound shes hearing will take place in february do you think he will get a fair hearing and what are your concerns about how hes being treated from the legal aspect. Well look at the report by the un special rapporteur this gives rise to a lot of worries not only for the sake of julian our sons but also for the sake of the british legal system and the all too quiet world press there have been some criticism but mainly in whispers an outcry is needed and you ask for the result now if americans are successful in having to really honest extradited they will charge him on 18 accounts. To 175 years in prison so if successful i am afraid that they would deprive julian a sons of his life in one way or another and that is a very serious concern that their argument would they that hes committed very serious crimes hes alleged to have conspired to hack into government can pieces revealing state secrets and to them this is an issue that needs to be addressed how do you reconcile that with with your opinion because there are 2 issues here are the. Well ive been following this case ive been following how the secret services for the United States and their counterparts in many other countries especially the nato countries are trying to demonize julian our sons they have been managing to silence or society but theyve been managing to silence institutional suicide this is only the surface there is a current strong undercurrent and i suspect that the tide will be rising with public protest as the public is provided with information on how serious a threat we are faced with against us against the free press and Democratic Society thats how is it do you think its too late the genius on joe is this something that can be done to save the situation. Yes we must do. What governments must ask themselves is on which side they want to be do they want to side with an open Democratic Society or do they want to side with those who take the whistles of whistleblowers and break them are they citing with those who want to silence a Critical Press these are the questions governments must ask themselves and we the public must reisa for the defense so a free press and an open Democratic Society thats what we must do. You know ensign just finally on a that in 2011 while you were still interior minister of iceland the f. B. I. Came to iceland didnt they to investigate the case but you tell them to leave why was that can you give us some background. Well they came to do more than to investigate leaks i was aware that the American Intelligence Services were in iceland to have us make us implicit in framing giuliana. Signs they in fact came to iceland illegally without the proper permits this i know because i was minister of interior of the time. Your mention but above from the part from the parts from the legality of the visit the purpose of the visit was immoral it was immoral and we didnt want to have any part in that this is why they were asked to leave. Its clear you feel very strongly about this you surprised that the politicians havent come out and sided with your points of view here because we hear actually very little from them i know of her from the u. K. Foreign minister at the time saying that you know the sound needs to face up to the law but talking about the wider issues in the feigning genius sounds we dont hear many politicians come forward why do you think thats the case. Well being pressed into this process youre on they are being timid we must help them find their courage. Ok look on that point well leave it there really appreciate your time today mr younis and that was ogmund younis and a former icelandic interior minister thank you. Now another niece the u. S. Secretary of state has announced that washington will impose sanctions on Irans Nuclear facility he also repeated his support for the ongoing protests in the country has hit back though by accusing us of stirring up unrest United States will terminate the sanctions were related to the Nuclear Facility at fordo iran people enjoy a Better Future when their government begins to respect. Basic human rights abandons its revolutionary. Posture and its destabilizing Foreign Policy in the region and behave simply like a normal nation but. It is strange that the United States and its officials who have committed the greatest of crimes by imposing maximum pressure on the toughest sanctions on iran are communicating to the iranian people that they support these protests we didnt expect anything else from mr disgracefully defends the maximum pressure regime and imposition of sanctions on iran will be arrest broke out after a surprise 50 percent hike in fuel prices which was announced on friday. At least a dozen cities with buildings vandalized and pictures of irans Supreme Leader burned government said the revenues would be used to help the less well off it all comes with the country in the grip of a deep economic crisis aggravated by tough u. S. Sanctions as more. The trumpet ministration seems jubilant about the recent protests in iran as i said to the people of iran almost a year and a half ago the United States is with you now the protests are being driven by the Economic Situation g. D. P. Growth projections are down by 9. 5 Percent Inflation is it 40 percent and unemployment is at 16 percent and rising but it was a 50 percent increase in the price of fuel that sparked the recent turmoil. Now an economic squeeze like that is bound to get people upset but why is iran in such poor shape well donald trump has a lot to do with it in 2015 the International Community agreed to lift a decades old sanctions in response to an agreement that was reached about irans Peaceful NuclearEnergy Program but then along came donald trump he decided to pull out of the Nuclear Agreement he says that iran broke the spirit of the deal however International Observers say that iran fully complied as of today i can state that iran is implementing its. Commitments after pulling out of the deal the trojan ministration began imposing sanctions on iran intended to wreck their economy accusing iran of quote destabilizing activities around the region the usa even threatened to impose sanctions on other countries that dared to buy iranian oil anyone doing business with iran will not be doing business with the United States im asking for world peace nothing less. Weare ready to impose sanctions on any activity subject to restrictions after the Iran Nuclear Deal in 2015 iran was exporting roughly 2500000. 00 barrels of oil per day now that number is down to roughly 200000 in a country where the economy is centered around state run oil exports thats a pretty big financial loss and it has been detrimental cuts in fuel subsidies and other benefits for the population had to be made so i dont know top arabian officials have sat down and made a decision for the country based on expert assessments this decision must be executed. But according to donald trump working to economically ruin iran makes him the best friend of the iranian people nothing says i love you like bleeding someone dry as cool nations to support irans people as they struggle to reclaim. Their religious and rights is just today i want to deliver a message to the long suffering people of iran. The people of america stand with you will be arrayed in people return to the nations proud roots as a center of civilization culture and wealth where their people can be happy and prosperous once again the United States throughout the reigning in history has always been against democracy i mean the United States was the country together with britain that instigated the 1963 rule against democratically elected mohammad mossad there right now its no different i mean the United States has imposed very severe sanctions on iran which is hurt a lot of ordinary people so coming out and saying that they support these people is hypocritical in the sense that if you do support these people then you wouldnt sanction them so hard that you know they are having difficulty even getting on with their daily normal by. Well as tensions the rise in iran a new documentary by the Red Fish Media Group looks at the impact of decades of u. S. Sanctions on the economy. But on the aggressive. Peter the right kind or nice if the toughest sanctions ever imposed by the us or a country. Feeling a little feverish about. The sanctions are intended to cause pain. So i dont think the score to the war in iran is too powerful have security and allies across the reach or. The Mother Nature of war being her shoulder mounted on 0 clinical matter beyond. And you can watch that documentary in full this friday fi the redfish channel. And i might also provide a. Singer of the sort of a decades old stance in israeli settlements in the west bank he said they do not necessarily violate International Law the settlements are on territory occupied by israel since the 1987 middle east war and are one of the most contentious issues in the conflict between israel and palestine. The u. S. Administration has lost its credibility to play any future role in the Peace Process the statements of secretary pantoja constitute a total ship departure of the Us Administration interests of a trauma administration or from International Law the rule of law soaring conflict by peaceful means they are replacing International Law or the law of the jungle settlements in occupied palestine or a blatant violation of International Law and Un Security Council resolutions theyre an illegal action that will kill 2 state solution jordans position in condemning them is unwavering we warn against dangerous consequences of the us change of position on settlements on middle east peace plan all settlement activity is illegal under International Law and it erodes the viability of the 2 state solution and the prospects for a lasting peace. Were for decades the us did regard the settlements as inconsistent with International Law and that is still the view of much of the International Community which does the 4th Geneva Convention washingtons change of stance contradiction numerous un resolutions and also International Human rights conventions and it is the latest controversial move by the trumpet ministration concerning israel because earlier it recognize israel the sovereignty over the Golan Heights territory was seized from syria in 1900 67. 00 and formally in 1901 and washington is also broke with International Consensus by formally recognizing jerusalem as israels capital both decisions were widely condemned including by the United Nations but when the u. S. Announced the embassy relate cation violent protests erupt with Israeli Forces killing dozens of palestinians we asked political commentator amir oren what the implications of this latest decision will bring. This is of course a very. Discriminating way of conducting the plum. And the United States has chosen to act unilaterally disregarding the United NationsSecurity Council even its allies and the western allies do not see eye to eye with washington on this topic so obviously it will not be a precedent and do not that states will probably be isolated obviously this is going to please the right wing in israel it is not going to change anything if the toll it is going to give more strength to those extremists in the Palestinian Community who say that people on the sea is not during for statehood and that they must act violently and therefore israelis should be against policy announcement and not for it he watching out he will be back with more nice just tough and spread. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy confrontation let it be an arms race in this on off and spearing Dramatic Development the only really im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical. To sit down and talk. Again in the u. K. Activists are worried about survivors of Domestic Abuse taking part in the countrys upcoming general election pointing out that if they do register to vote their former abuses will be able to find that their address from the electoral roll with more. The u. K. Is heading to the budget boxes as they try to sort through the breaks it does block but the fear is that some of the most vulnerable citizens could be effectively forced out of the process entirely victims of Domestic Abuse so that the u. K. s electoral system puts a risk vengeful partners the u. K. Has a publicly available electoral register which means that if someone registers to vote their full name address can be discovered and they could be tracked down for their safety if survivors have to ask a piece is something that can be at risk