Views. And italy sees a spike in migrant arrivals after rome overturns former interior minister matteo saltiness decision to close ports to rescue but its. A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teacher here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. In other huge anti beijing protests and hong kong has already left at least 31. 00 people injured after protesters clashed with Police Authorities use tear gas water cannon and rubber bullets to break up the crowds. Im. Taking part in the wrong i called National Grief protesters have built barricades paralyzing traffic and also smashed up entrances to metro systems some have even been heard chanting proud to be british. And now joins us live in the city with more so what exactly is happening in the city today jacqueline some journalists have called it chaos and clearly the pictures that we are seeing point to that and we understand that Hong Kong Police and city authorities were just bracing themselves for nothing. Of this choose dave even shut down the whole metro system in that city because the scenes are turning ugly that is true and we can definitely say that chinese city has seen the worst violence and. We can see that the protesters are using petrol bombs in different parts of the city thats why you can see so many things in flames we know that some cars have been torched and if you look at all these scenes they do resemble some of the worst why of violence of lets say the arab spring in the middle east or some of the worst days of the yellow vest protests and france and one district protestors have even used corrosive fluid against police and according to the hong kong authorities several reporters and multiple Police Officers were injured in that Incident Police besides this have also confirmed that on one occasion an activist was shot in the chest with a live round previously winter stand that there have been injuries from rubber bullets during the protest in hong kong but this is definitely a precedent and things are looking to be escalating now this. Protests are usually taking place on the weekends why is there an exception today well clearly there is an exception and the reason for that is simple to day is seen as Chinas National Day but clearly 1st 2019 is this special occasion because its the 70th anniversary of the founding of the peoples republic of china there are massive lavish celebrations being held in beijing at the moment the chinese president xi jinping is there and this is the day when all protests in hong kong were banned but as you can see mostly the youth there they felt obliged to be out there to send their message to the Chinese Government and they wanted to be seen by the rest of the world and this is probably the region the reason sorry the combination of all these factors why things are getting so violent on tuesday and these protests have been going on for quite a while now and the demands have changed over time what are they at this point we remember that initially when the protests began several months ago it was because mostly young people in hong kong they werent willing to accept the changes to a controversial extradition life the changes had been passed in this particular case china would have been allowed to move suspects or people criminally charged to Mainland China and there were worries about that the protests eventually led to plans for these changes to the legislation to be scrapped officially but that wasnt enough for the protesters they the protests turned into a general prodemocracy kind of movement other kind of protests against the Chinese Government and also they were willing to make sure that some of the people that were arrested during the protests they wanted them to be released and again as ive said usually these kind of things have. On the weekend but this time just because its such a special day for the chinese nation the biggest nation on this planet thats why they want to be out there on this particular day and probably the Chinese Government isnt really willing to make sure that this somehow comes out of control and thats why theres a lot of Police Presence and thats why all these clashes are happening at the moment. Across the latest for us thank you. Now independent china specialist under long told us that whats happening in hong kong is being stirred up by outside actors to provoke beijing. And the whole of the beginning as i did this food. But without resorting d to. All the. Creativity the little square nautical because that is all the sober all the tractors of china to all some all the forces. This is the this war they want john to order that the. Situation both all so this will pass china with this d. John as well as that whole situation would. 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Theres been a sharp spike in the number of migrants arriving in italy more than 150 reportedly landed on the shores of lampedusa just over the weekend rome recently left to be controversial ban on rescue boats docking in a tie in port which had been brought in by the former interior minister matteo salvini. Picks up the story. Under the cup of darkness fresh arrivals set foot on the top soil these my clients were picked up off to being spotted like the coast guard in the mediterranean over the space of a few hours. To look people landed on lampedusa the island for years has been at the front line of it to these my question crisis. Warm. Former interior minister mr you said beany may not be everyones cup of tea but its hard line anti immigration policies did seem to resonate with italians his most famous perhaps and most popular move was to close italys ports to charity rescue ships before so the nice party believe came to power as part of the coalition italy had been described as collapsing under the weight for my quince in 2017 almost 120000 or right by sea routes in 2018 the yourself we need close the ports that dropped to a little over 23000 many had hoped that the end was in so right now that seems to be fading and i think there has already been a new immigration pick this is the new beginning of immigration from purdue. Im very worried to go home im especially worried but all the small boats that are landing i would not want the situation as it was in 2011. I hope that sold me my feet turned to the government so that he might be established lets say an equilibrium in the island and stop this trafficking now italy has a new government one that is more pro you and says distanced itself from the politics of selvi me its using much softer language over the issue of migration and its where you open the ports for some this is the start of a slippery slope we probably have and. We are not. Going to lock you. Say so. We can snuggle up before. Migration long since going through. In the 1st few weeks of september official figures show that around 1700. 00 migrants landed in italy via sea thats double what it was in the same period last year now while 4 e. U. Countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that arrive in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to of the e. U. Members later this month and it will remain voluntary thats raising some eyebrows in the lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e. U. Well you and i say they do nothing at all everyone thinks about themselves you would if you thought i would like to trusts birds and i do not because everyone has their own interests in Europe Germany looks after its own interest from. Cradle where i believe you reap looks more to tell me interests than to those of a single country that has often left alone too many times. Even if e. U. Members agree on a way forward to deal with migration it still doesnt resolve the issues italy continues to face as a result of migration thats already taken place 6 countries have already reimposed to run them border checks to stop migrants moving and stop and Search Operations are being ramped up on the german border and if the levels of immigration rise once more many italians fear that they will be once again left struggling alone with the burden show that deep for altie. Will become a twitter executive has been exposed as a British Army Information warrior story and more after the break. Great post scandal is ongoing the whole negative Interest Rates are the same its that we work in the better in the bond market these things are happening or experiencing a breakdown of markets all over the world so what we have we dodged one bullet call the wed work i. P. O. But were getting gunned down in a hail of financial bullets from financial bad guys shooting at us with impunity. Welcome back its been revealed that twitter is middle east editor is also an officer in the british armys Psychological Warfare Unit r t z sally looks at how compatible those 2 roles are. I have for years been questioned as to the editorial policies of twitter well when it comes to the social media giants operations in the middle east it turns out the british army has quite the hounded it middle east has discovered that twitters head of editorial specializing on the middle Eastern Region also moonlights for the u. K. Army former journalist Gordon Mcmillan has openly shared this information when his linked in page and the 77th progress made macmillan serves in is no ordinary unit created back in 2015 it conducts nonlethal warfare with a proud slogan influence and outreach these warriors fight their battles on the front lines of social media seeking to change and influence behavior our aim is to challenge the difficulties of modern warfare use alone lethal engagement and legitimate nonmilitary levers as a means to death behaviors of the opposing forces and adversaries its no wonder the middle east has become a priority for the british army with its forces having played quite a role destabilizing the region in the past decade. Or so again 77 certainly got plenty to get its teeth into general nick carter the head of the u. K. Army was full of high hopes for his social soldiers in a speech he delivered last year 77 prek. Professional come back weve got some remarkable talents when it comes to social Media Production design and indeed arabic poetry and at least one of them seems to have lived up to the potential since Korda Mcmillan joined twitter in 2013 the social media. Jayanta suspended Iranian Press agencies and banned thousands of middle eastern accounts although mcmillan was proven to be working on 2 different fronts simultaneously 2 to doesnt seem all that bothered we actively encourage all our employees to pursue external interests in line with our commitment to healthy Corporate Social Responsibility and we will continue to do so so while twitter wants to maintain how independent and unbiased it is its policy of encouraging staff to pursue outside interests coming back to wanted those being the u. K. Government propaganda operation which has attempted to create clusters to draw journalists and academics in order to essentially promote particular agenda is in relation to clearly International Affairs and this kind of manipulation you mention environment is profoundly unfair and old some of the crown to be dangerous if you allow governments to start to shape what people think and understand about whats going on in the world in a way that is going on through the gate 77 an. Operations weve seen it you carry then the ability to call it to maintain any time to check or balance or control is severely limited we asked the british Army Spokesperson for comment he told r. T. There was no relationship or agreement between the 77th brigade and twitter other than using it as a social media platform. They have been fighting for justice for decades but are not giving up plantation workers in nicaragua what combination of the damage done to their health by American Made pesticides. 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