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Articulo sin desperdicio: SOSPECHOSO DE SER PERIODISTA, La Policía israelí abusó de un reportero de Gaza que volvía a casa tras recibir el Premio Martha Gellhorn en Londres

Comentarios de los lectores:

8.0 10 María 12-07-2008 21:27:25
Lo hacen tan mal que no saben ni excusarse. ¿Cómo se va a desmayar así porque sí un hombre adulto de forma que se lo tengan que llevar en ambulancia, por un interrogatorio normal? Como se saben impunes, ya da igual lo que digan. Ojalá saliese en los periódicos cada caso de estos, pero al menos salen algunos.
7.0 9 Maimonides 12-07-2008 21:44:12
El Estado hebreo, lleva años practicando la tortura, el asesinato, la limpieza étnica, la agresión bélica a paises fronterizos, incumpliento reinteradamente las resoluciones de la ONU, además tiene varios cientos de cabezas atómicas. Todo ello con la disculpa de su lucha contra el terrorismo. Este Estado tendría que estar apartado de la comunidad internacional y sin embargo se invade Irak y se amenaza a Irán, que gran hipocresía.
5.0 7 nasty 13-07-2008 03:23:40
que hollywood me explique en qué se diferencia Gaza de la Varsovia nazi...

deshechos de historia

En Shanghai una niña pasea entre los restos de casas tradicionales chinas que han sido derruidas para construir uno de los numerosos complejos de apartamentos que se están edificando. Se estima que en 2010 el 50% de los chinos vivirá en ciudades. A cuestiones sociales como la atención a los inmigrantes se suma el peligro de hacer desaparecer la arquitectura y la cultura locales.

ines....

... has created a new blog on Fiji (pêople, culture, development policies & ... my life there)
... ai commence un nouvel blog sur Fidji (tout et n'importe quoi)
... hat ein Neue Blog über Fischi begonnen (alles ist da!)

mi vida al reves: www.notsofarawayfromyouanyway.blogspot.com

the importance of a vote

Security is tight in Ulan Bator, Mongolia in the wake of violent clashes over alleged electoral fraud. International observers said Sunday's general election was free and fair, but opposition supporters say the result was rigged. When preliminary results gave the ruling party victory, crowds of protesters gathered on the streets. The ruling party headquarters was burnt and scores of injuries were reported. At least five people were killed, a minister said.

lo que hace ser emigrante...

Canberra envoy in new Fiji threat

The Australian government has repeated its request for the Fijian government to provide better security for its diplomatic staff in the capital, Suva.
It follows a death threat against Australia's top diplomat in Fiji, the third in recent weeks.
Australia has been a frequent critic of Fiji's military government, which staged a bloodless coup in 2006. It has questioned whether leader Frank Bainimarama will fulfil his promise to hold democratic elections by 2009.
The latest threat against Australia's diplomatic staff in Fiji arrived in the post on Friday. It is believed to have been made by people unhappy with Canberra's policies towards the South Pacific country, and in particular its frequent criticism of the interim military government. The death threat was sent to High Commissioner James Batley and was described by officials as a "serious, credible and a disturbing development".
It is the third time in recent months that threats have been made against him - one was delivered to the high commission in Suva by taxi.
Mr Batley has temporarily left the country, but was due to do so in any case on personal leave which had been arranged earlier.
The Fijian government is believed to have stepped up security around the Australian compound, but the Rudd government would like it to do much more. In particular, it wants to send in close personal protection officers from the Australian Federal Police - it has done for some time, but its request has not yet been granted. Relations between the two countries have further soured in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said he doubted the commitment of the Fijian military to hold elections by 2009, despite the appointment of a poll advisor.

racism not so far away from here...

SOFÍA, BULGARIA La policía antidisturbios bulgara detuvo a 60 extremistas de derecha que lanzaron una bomba molotov e intentaron interrumpir la primera manifestación del orgullo gay en el país.

Unos 100 activistas marcharon por Sofía para protestar contra la discriminación en su país, generalmente conservador y hostil ante la homosexualidad una actitud que se ve en varios países del este de Europa.
Un extremista lanzó una cóctel molotov cerca de la manifestación, mientras otros tiraron huevos y llevaban garrotes. Alrededor de 60 personas fueron detenidas. Sin embargo, no se informó de ningún herido.
Grupos religiosos y de extrema derecha, al igual que algunos partidos políticos, querían prohibir la realización de la marcha. El jefe de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Cristiana calificó a la marcha de "inmoral y pecaminosa" y el Mufti musulmán dijo que la homosexualidad era una enfermedad. "Estoy indignado por esta actitud", dijo Yasen, 32, quien participó de la marcha. "Todos son libres de tomar sus decisiones y eso debe respetarse en un país miembro de la Unión Europea."

dia del orgullo gay

«En sí, la homosexualidad está tan limitada como la heterosexualidad: lo ideal sería ser capaz de amar a una mujer o a un hombre, a cualquier ser humano, sin sentir miedo, inhibición u obligación» Simone de Beauvoir

my life is a big long red tape

Red tape is a derisive term for excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevents action or decision-making. It is usually applied to government, but can also be applied to other organizations like corporations.
Red tape generally includes the filling out of seemingly unnecessary paperwork, obtaining of unnecessary licenses, having multiple people or committees approve a decision and various low-level rules that make conducting one's affairs slower, more difficult, or both.

love in the time of poverty

Left Party Demands Free Contraception for the Poor

Nobody ever claimed that being on welfare was fun. But now Germany's Hartz IV social benefit package is being blamed for robbing the needy of one of life's simplest pleasures, one which is traditionally supposed to be free: sex.
"Poverty is overshadowing people's love lives," says K Kipping, left wing Left Party's spokeswoman for social policy. Kipping is demanding free birth control for welfare recipients. She claims that the number of unwanted pregnancies among Germany's lowest-earning women is on the rise. "They simply can't afford the coil or the pill," she said.

As an initial measure, Kipping wants prescription birth control to be made free to recipients of the Hartz IV welfare package. But in fact she wants much more. "Ultimately, birth control should be made free for everybody," she said. "Family planning should not be a function of socio-economic status."

religion

Simone de Beauvoir cuenta en sus memorias la fuerte impresión que le causó, en su juventud, descubrir el ocaso de la religión: dejar de creer en Dios era asumirse plenamente responsable de su propias elecciones

The World of Chemistry

Art of influence

The European Commission has defended its new voluntary register of lobbyists amid criticism from groups who say it is not transparent enough. "The idea is that people adhere to principles and commit to increased transparency," said a spokeswoman for Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas. An estimated 15,000 lobbyists seek to influence EU legislation. Critics want more regulation of their activities. The European Parliament has called for a mandatory register of lobbyists covering not only the parliament itself, but also the Commission and the Council of Ministers, which together approve legislation.
The three legislative branches are setting up a joint working group to establish a common register, which the parliament hopes will be in place by the next European elections, in a year's time. "We want a one-stop shop. Lobbyists will have to register only once and it will be de facto mandatory," Ms Rampi said. She said MEPs were demanding that lobbyists obtain access badges to enter the parliament's premises - and that would oblige them to register on the joint list.
The commission's register sets out different financial disclosure requirements, depending on the nature of the lobby group. Consultancy firms and law firms lobbying on behalf of others are expected to state their turnover related to lobbying of all EU institutions, based on their latest annual accounts. But "in-house" lobbyists - including companies, professional associations and trade unions - can simply provide an estimate of the cost of their lobbying, which does not have to satisfy accountancy rules. Non-governmental organisations and think-tanks have to publish their total budget and main sources of funding.

The first to sign up to the commission's register was Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica. Its entry shows it spent 950,000 euros lobbying EU institutions in 2007. Another early entry was that for Foratom, a nuclear industry association, which spent 1.6m euros on its EU lobbying last year.

Basura a cambio de energía

Cambiar basura por energía es la propuesta que hace una compañía eléctrica a sus clientes, muchos de ellos familias con bajo nivel de ingresos que han salido de la lista de morosos y ahora contribuyen a la preservación del medio ambiente.

Los clientes de la empresa eléctrica llevan basura reciclable a centros de colecta, donde es pesada y tasada en función de su cotización "de mercado": un kilo de papel de periódico en torno a 8 centavos, un kilo de botellas de cerveza 40 centavos, el de vino 15 centavos y el de plástico transparente 35 centavos. El dinero acumulado por cada cliente, es deducido de su factura por consumo de energía eléctrica. Las cantidades pueden parecer insignificantes, pero para familias con pocos o ningún ingreso supone una reducción muy significativa. Un 30% de los 220 clientes registrados en el programa ya no pagan factura y muchos otros pagan muy poco.

Cada cliente es responsable de separar los materiales: papel de periódico, botellas, artículos en vidrio, metales (acero, hierro, cobre, etc), latas, plásticos y hasta aceite de cocina. El proyecto piloto de seis meses tuvo tal éxito que comenzó a expandirse a partir del tercer mes. Actualmente hay 43.000 clientes registrados, la mayoría de ellos de familias pobres, y 60 puntos de colecta. Con este programa, se ha reducido en más del 57% la morosidad de los clientes, al tiempo que incentiva la preservación del medio ambiente.

The Sinking of Tuvalu

Tuvalu is one of the smallest and most remote countries on earth. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it can barely be seen on most maps. The country is in danger of disappearing beneath the waves. Not an Atlantis myth but the reality of this century. Plans for evacuation are being made right now. Tuvalu is destined to become one of earth’s first nations to be washed away due to the effect of global warming, making the Tuvaluans the first complete nation of climate refugees, banned from their home-islands, their culture and identity taken away.

Juriaan Booij’s art project ‘The Sinking of Tuvalu’, consisting of a book and documentary, gives insight to the unique way of the Tuvaluan life, but also sketches the absurdity in which the reality of the future manifests itself.

The Miniature Earth

mi vida "al reves"

La primera vez que vi un globo terraqueo me quede fascinada.

Empece a observarlo, moverlo, leerlo. Me parecia increible que todos esos nombres de sitios lejanos estuviesen ahi!.

Despues de varios minutos de fascinacion, apuntando a algun lugar del sur de Africa le pregunte a mi padre si vivia gente ahi. "Pues claro"- respondio mi padre. Y, doblandome hacia un lado, retorciendome todo lo que pude, le pregunte "Y como pueden vivir asi todo el rato? No estan hartos de vivir al reves?". Mi padre se rio y se fue.

O bien se creyo que estaba bromeando, o bien no tenia ganas de explicar la teoria de la gravedad a una nina de 3-4 anos.

Asi que yo me quede mirando el globo terraqueo e imaginandome como seria la "vida al reves".

Unos 25 anos despues de ese dia, sentada el la cama rodeada de Lonely Planet's sobre el Pacifico y surfeando por Google-Earth, vuelvo a quedarme mirando la version moderna de un globo terraqueo e imaginandome como sera la "vida al reves".

Me mudo a Suva (Fiji) en un mes y tengo tanto por descubrir!

de vuelta a mis raices

«El trabajo de los periodistas no consiste en pisar las cucarachas, sino en prender la luz, para que la gente vea cómo las cucarachas corren a ocultarse....»
Ryszard Kapuściński, Periodista, escritor y ensayista polaco

¿Estamos psiquiatrizando el mundo para resolver infelicidades?

Según dicen los expertos vivimos en la postmodernidad, una nueva era en la que aspectos sociales, económicos, artísticos y políticos superan a la modernidad. La postmodernidad representa el triunfo del individualismo, el consumismo, el hedonismo, la comunicación y la hipervelocidad, que nos llevan a soñar que finalmente lograremos salud, bienestar y felicidad para todos.
Pero esta es también la era de la velocidad, el estrés y la soledad, en la que las múltiples ofertas y posibilidades sólo están al alcance de pocos. Es una etapa conflictiva y contradictoria, en la que, según dicen, han sucumbido las grandes instituciones 'aseguradoras' humanas, como la familia, el club, el barrio, el pueblo, la patria o la religión. La vida es dinámica, plural, innovadora, desencantada, controvertida, contradictoria, formalista, publicitaria, ansiosa e insatisfactoria. Todo dirigido por el hipermercado global, la publicidad y la moda. Las dos grandes normas de hoy día son: lo que no sale en la tele no existe y todo está en los hipermercados.

La publicidad crea necesidades y deseos irreales, que apenas satisfechos dejan de paso a nuevos deseos, necesidades e insatisfacciones.

Pero, ¿Qué debemos hacer los psicologos con las personas que tienen 'trastornos del malvivir'? ¿Les decimos que apaguen la tele, que no atiendan a la publicidad y no vayan al hipermercado, o les des damos un diagnóstico, un tratamiento y una baja laboral? ¿Cree que los psiquiatras estamos 'empastillando' el mundo para resolver enfermedades inexistentes? Opine

brussels in june...

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

sabias que...

... Antigua y Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belice, Canadá, Granada, Islas Salomón, Jamaica, Nueva Zelanda, Papúa Nueva Guinea, San Cristóbal y Nevis, Santa Lucía, San Vicente y las Granadinas y Tuvalu son monarquías constitucionales con el monarca del Reino Unido como su propio jefe de estado?

250 million women in the EU. Not a single one good enough?

During the coming 12 months, four politicians will be appointed as leaders of the EU. For fifty years now, the picture of European political leadership has remained the same. It is time for a change. International top posts should always go to the most competent candidate. There are 250 million women in Europe; it should not be too hard to find qualified candidates among all these. If you wish to see at least one female appointed as leader of the EU, sign here: www.femalesinfront.eu

Pursuit of profit hurting the media

The pursuit of profit is putting the historic role of the press as the watchdog of democracy at stake, MEPs from all political parties have warned. Measures to protect editorial independence and quality of content are desperately needed in order to prevent interference from owners, shareholders or governments, says a report adopted yesterday in the European Parliament's culture committee.
"The cases of unrestricted ownership concentration or of scarce content pluralism in the media are endangering cultural diversity and freedom of expression not only within national markets but also at European level," said committee chair.
The report is about the safeguarding of democracy. There needs to be a way to assure pluralism of media channels and assure the balance between quantity and quality in the media market. "Unfortunately that's not the case in EU 27 [member states], " she said.
Another key recommendation of the report is the creation of 'editorial charters' to be applied in the same way in all member states to ensure a clear separation between the editorial and business side of media outlets. Such charters would also lay out principles that would aim to prevent interference by governments. A number of Italian MEPs – Italy's prime minister Silvio Berlusconi owns large parts of the media - were particularly concerned about such phenomena.