Erstellt am: 4. 12. 2014 - 15:08 Uhr

Anger in New York

Reality Check on the case of Eric Garner as another American police force's actions and accountability are called into question.

Eric Garner
Thousands of people have joined protests in New York after a grand jury ruled that no charges would be brought against a white police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed African-American man the policeman had in a stranglehold.

The United States Justice Department has said it will launch a civil rights investigation. So what does it say about the climate now between the Justice Department & the American police service? Priscilla Huff in Washington DC gives us her assessment.

Putin's annual state of the nation speech
President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state of the nation address to the Russian parliament today. It was a fiercely patriotic speech in which the president accused Russia's enemies of seeking to carve up the country and destroy its economy to punish it for becoming strong. But said Russia would rise to any challenge.

Putin was always expected to focus on Russia's economy, after warnings that it is likely to face recession next year because of Western sanctions and falling oil prices. But apart from blaming the west, did Mr Putin offer the Russian people any answers that would help alleviate expected hardships? Our correspondent in Moscow, Tom Barton was listening to that speech and tells us what is going on.

Sweden heading for elections again
Sweden's left-of-centre Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has only been in power for 2 months and he now says he will call snap elections. His government failed to get its budget passed through parliament, when the far-right Sweden Democrats sided with the opposition. Sweden has offered permanent residence to all Syrians fleeing the conflict and has the highest rate of asylum applications per capita of any EU country. The far right party polled 13% in Septembers elections, are they now on track to make bigger gains? Our Scandinavia reporter Lars Bevanger is watching the situation very closely.

Fears for Syrian refugees in winter
As the campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq continues, fears are growing for refugees from that region who have fled to Iraqi Kurdistan. Tens of thousands could be at risk as winter closes in and temperatures drop. Our reporter Olly Barratt has been to a refugee camp outside the city of Erbil, which houses mainly Syrian-Kurdish refugees.

Nuclear Lies
‘Nuclear Lies’ is a documentary about plans to build what promises to be the world’s biggest nuclear energy plant in India. The Indian government is pulling out all the stops to get its citizens on board, never mind the possible negative consequences regarding the environment and people’s health. The documentary’s director Praved Krishnapilla gave us his take on nuclear energy in India.

To register for free tickets to the premiere of Nuclear Lies (Burg Kino Vienna, 07.12.14 16:30), go here: nuclearlies.eventbrite.com
To see a trailer of the documentary, go here

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