this festive season how will the great white way handle the set back? and a magical reunion the cast of harry potter are back together for a 20th anniversary special, on new year s day. thank you forjoining us. for more than 30 years, the human rights organisation, memorial, has been chronicling the abuses of the soviet era to ensure the crimes and victims are unearthed and are not forgotten. but now the supreme court has banned russia s oldest human rights organisation, liquidated it to use their language, accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously on its critics. our moscow correspondent
festive season how will the great white way handle the set back? and a magical reunion the cast of harry potter are back together for a 20th anniversary special on new year s day. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for more than 30 years, the human rights organisation, memorial, has been chronicling the abuses of the soviet era to ensure the crimes, and victims are unearthed and are not forgotten. but now the supreme court has banned russia s oldest human rights organisation liquidated it to use their language, accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has
closing, literally finishing, kaput, how s it going to get through this? it remains to be seen. we will see when we get out of this pandemic, if we can get out of it, we will see if people are still willing to buy a ticket and sit with 1,500 other people to see if they re going to be safe. if they don t feel safe, there is no broadway, there is no west end. many of the cast of the harry potter film franchise have reunited for a 20th anniversary tv special, called return to hogwarts, to be broadcast on new year s day. azadeh moshiri has the full story. with just the wave of a wand, the gang is back together. back in the world of potter with its lavish banquets, old classmates and its old foes. stars from the beloved franchise are back for a 20 year anniversary special called return to hogwarts.
we will see when we get out of this pandemic, if we can get out of it, we will see if people are still willing to buy a ticket and sit with 1,500 other people to see if they re going to be safe. if they don t feel safe, there is no broadway, there is no west end. and that s it. the death of famed nfl coach and commentator, john madden, has been announced. he was 85. madden became a fixture as a television analyst after retiring from coaching. he won 16 emmy awards during a 30 year television career. madden led the then 0akland raiders to theirfirst super bowl victory over the minnesota vikings in 1977. he was inducted to the pro football hall of fame in 2006. many of the cast of the harry potter film franchise have reunited for a 20th anniversary tv special called return to hogwarts to be broadcast on new year s day.
are back together for a 20th anniversary special on new year s day. hello. thanks for joining hello. thanks forjoining us. we start with the situation in russia. for more than 30 years, the human rights organisation, memorial, has been chronicling the abuses of the soviet era to ensure that the crimes and victims are unearthed and are not forgotten. but now, the supreme court has banned russia s oldest human rights organisation, liquidated it, to use their language, accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously on its critics. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has described it as an affront to human rights.