Right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. You know, ever since human beings started congregating in institutions of what we would call a higher learning, colleges, universities, conservatives and traditionalists have been freaked out but just were dangerous ideas were being shared their. I mean, really the whole dangerous ideas coming out of universities is literally as old as universities themselves. It has been a core reactionary concern for millennia. Just like everything else, this old thing is new again. This brings us to the most recent republican freakout in florida, which as you may have heard as a governor there, ron desantis calling the creepy Thought Police to campus. He just signed a bill that would require public universities and colleges to survey students, faculty, and staff about the beliefs and few points to support intellectual diversity. Not only that, he is gone on to suggest that budget cuts could take place if schools are found to be, quote, indoctrin
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A flight to moscow prompting western media speculation of the kremlin to foul play even as moscow offers to send him abroad for treatment. Of broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is R G International thomas certainly glad to have you with us now it is day 12 nationwide on rest in belarus in the wake of the disputed election earlier this month large crowds on both sides of the divide are making their voices heard those who support president Alexander Lukashenko and those who want to see him gone. People here chanting for the president to resign in the city of goma well but in contrast youve got a convoy of the president s supporters driving past them with the official red and green flag antigovernment demonstrators also gathered in the capital minsk where activists lined up along a Central Avenue meanwhile in eastern. And ampitheater in vitebsk packed earlier in the day with fouls and the people chanting their support for president lukashenko progovernment marchers were see
Good morning this is r. T. International thanks for joining us. Another day of street protests and nationwide strikes people have been showing their support both for and against president looking on wednesday even the bad weather didnt hold them back. We have stability theres no war thank god we live peacefully and calmly in our beautiful county were not like that for ines interfere in the affairs of our republic. I. I i. Im in solidarity with those who think there is no place for this kind of lawlessness we saw in august the 9th 10th and 11th. Station ubiquity were here because we want to stop that process is that have been taking place in this country for a long time. Space correspondent went to a. Fog this report. But just some people are protesting while others are protesting against the protests i happened to meet my University Friends here i asked them did anyone make you come out here he said no were the organizers and i asked the same question to other people at the rally they
That afternoon and welcome to the program this is Art International coming to you live from the russian capital with your global news update this hour. The russian prosecutors have opened a criminal case over the creation of the oppositions court nation council. So that lead to the creation of such organizations is illegal and their activity violates the constitution having realized then lawfulness of their actions the number of Council Members quit the body and reject its goals these include the illegal seizure of power words the council poses a danger to national security. The socalled Coronation Council for the transfer of power was established by the Opposition Leaders that monitor. Initiative has met with support from European Countries which reject the recent president ial election in belarus as rigged the body denies the accusations made by prosecutors. It comes as belarus sees another day of street protests and strikes people are showing both support for and rejection of lucca