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Somalia: Eritrea Warns Uganda to Leave Somalia
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ERITREA on Friday warned Uganda to pull its peacekeeping force out of Somalia immediately, warning of "dire consequences" if they remain.
"We believe that the government of Uganda must rectify its error and pull out of Somalia, otherwise the situation will become increasingly dangerous," Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdu said.
"It will not only worsen but will become a war between the Somali people and external forces. That will have dire consequences for the whole region."
In a reaction, UPDF spokesman Paddy Ankunda told New Vision by telephone: "Eritrea has no right to demand that we withdraw. Unless they are claiming they are not part of the African Union. We received a mandate, not only from the AU but also from the UN."
The Ugandans have been attacked since landing in the capital on Tuesday. Mortars exploded close to Mogadishu airport during the hand-over ceremony and two were wounded in an ambush the following day. And yesterday evening, a landmine was discovered on the road leading to the airport.
Earlier on Friday, a cargo plane carrying military equipment and six UPDF soldiers for the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia caught fire as it landed in Mogadishu.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear and no casualties were reported.
"The plane carried military equipment and some six soldiers and everything is safe now. We highly believe that the fire was due to some technical problems," Ankunda, said.
The airport remained closed most of the day and all traffic was diverted to other destinations. One plane carrying additional UPDF soldiers returned to Uganda, according to a source at Entebbe airport.
Meanwhile, the death toll of Wednesday's clash between the UPDF and Somali gunmen has risen to at least 13. A Ugandan convoy that drove out to protect the transitional government came under mortar attack.
"The mortar missed, smashing a restaurant nearby," explained Ahmed. "In the attack and the subsequent exchange of fire, 13 to 15 civilians were killed and 20 wounded."
Ankunda confirmed the civilian casualties. "It is true, a lot of people were killed in that attack," he said. "The mortar which missed our vehicle landed straight into the restaurant. That is why our vehicle managed to drive through."
Two UPDF soldiers were injured. Private Robert Bamutaraki and Lt. Michael Wandera, who were hit by shrapnel in the leg and the arm, were flown back to Uganda on Thursday morning.
The AU is still investigating the incident. A radical Muslim youth group, calling itself the Islamic Courts Movement, has threatened to wage 'Jihad' or holy war against the peacekeeping force.
Around 1,000 of the 1,700 Ugandan soldiers had by yesterday arrived in the Somali capital. Their task is to protect the transitional government and the government institutions and to train the Somali army.
The Ugandans are also deploying tanks in Somalia. A dozen of them were loaded onto a freighter late on Thursday at the Kenyan port of Mombasa, where they were shipped by train.
Analysts say the peacekeeping force are targets because they are foreigners in a land known for its xenophobia and are seen as supporting a government that has many enemies in Mogadishu. | en | Somalia.
The government of Eritrea warned of "dire consequences" unless Uganda removes its troops from the African Union (AU) peacekeeping force deployed to Somalia.
Ali Abdu, Eritrea’s information minister stated, "We believe the government of Uganda must rectify its error and pull out from Somalia, otherwise the situation will become increasingly dangerous. It will not only worsen, but will become a war between the Somali people and external forces. That will have dire consequences for the whole region."
Uganda has already sent 1,000 of a planned 1,500 troops under AU auspices to the area. The AU plans to send 8,000 multinational troops in total, and has recently vowed to continue their deployment despite attacks on its first deployed forces and threats of an Islamist commander. The Islamic Courts Movement has also threatened to wage jihad against the peacekeeping forces.
Reacting to the comments, Paddy Ankunda, a spokesman for the Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF) said, "Eritrea has no right to demand that we withdraw. Unless they are claiming they are not part of the African Union. We received a mandate, not only from the AU but also from the UN."
The UPDF forces have been attacked since arriving at Mogadishu on March 6. They came under mortar fire at the airport during a hand-over ceremony. Over this week, two UPDF troops were wounded in an ambush and a landmine was discovered on the road leading to the airport. Two UPDF soldiers were also wounded by shrapnel in the attack and were flown back to Uganda. The AU is still investigating the incident.
Another mortar attack that missed a UPDF convoy and hit a nearby restaurant on March 7 killed 13 civilians and wounded 20.
The UPDF attributed the loss of one of its planes, which burst into flames while landing, to a technical problem and not the result of an insurgent attack.
Eritrea also took the opportunity to condemn its rival Ethiopia that helped install the provisional government of Somalia. Eritrea claimed that Ethiopia (whom it has a border conflict with) is seeking to carve up the country and was acting as a puppet of the United States.
In the past the United Nations has accused Eritrea of providing arms and equipment to the Islamists. |
es | El Gobierno indio propuso este lunes en el Parlamento la derogación del artículo 370 de la Constitución, que otorga un estatus especial a la Cachemira india, lo que podría desencadenar una tormenta política y social en la ya convulsa región. El ministro de Interior, Amit Shah, ha anunciado la revocación de la autonomía al derogar el artículo constitucional. "Desde el momento en el que el presidente da consentimiento [a la ley] y es publicada en la Gaceta oficial, ninguna de las disposiciones del artículo 370 serán aplicables", ha informado Shah en el Parlamento de manera casi inaudible entre los gritos continuos de la oposición.
Shah también se refirió a la "reorganización" de la región, dividida en estos momentos en la norteña Cachemira y la meridional Jammu, convirtiéndolos en "territorios de la unión", lo que otorgaría mayor control al Gobierno central. El estatuto especial al estado de Jammu y Cachemira autorizaba al gobierno central de Nueva Delhi a legislar solo en materia de defensa, asuntos exteriores y comunicaciones en la región, el resto de sectores dependían de la asamblea legislativa local.
El Gobierno de Pakistán, que se ha disputado Cachemira con la India desde 1947, ha condenado este lunes la medida. El ministerio de relaciones exteriores paquistaní ha dicho a través de un comunicado que "Como parte de esta disputa internacional, Pakistán ejercerá todas las posibles opciones para contrarrestar estas medidas ilegales".
La posibilidad de que el Gobierno del partido nacionalista hindú BJP diera este paso venía especulándose desde el pasado viernes, cuando de manera inesperada y sin precedentes las autoridades indias cancelaron en Cachemira una importante peregrinación hindú a una cueva en el Himalaya y pidieron la evacuación de todos los turistas.
El partido del primer ministro, Narendra Modi, no ha ocultado su voluntad de eliminar el estatus especial de la Cachemira india, alegando que dicha excepcionalidad ha lastrado su integración con el resto del país. Las autoridades locales, sin embargo, han advertido de que podría derivar en revueltas. La región está controlada desde el 2018 por el Gobierno federal de India, después de que el partido de Modi (BJP) rompiese su coalición con otra formación regional.
Los motivos que BJP ha dado son "informes sobre amenazas terroristas" contra los peregrinos, pero muchos lo interpretaron como una excusa para sacar adelante una de las promesas del manifiesto previo a su contundente victoria en los comicios generales de mayo: la derogación de este artículo de la Carta Magna.
Así el domingo pasado el 99 % de los 29.000 turistas y peregrinos que había antes del aviso habían abandonado Cachemira. Mientras las autoridades desplegaban 25.000 efectivos en la región, una de las más militarizadas del mundo, y que se disputan la India y Pakistán. La población se lanzó entonces a gasolineras, tiendas de comestibles y cajeros automáticos ante un posible aumento de la tensión.
El domingo, algunos de los principales líderes opositores de la región, como Omar Abdullah, Sajad Lone o Mehbooba Mufti, fueron puestos bajo arresto domiciliario, mientras se cortaron los servicios de internet y se impuso el artículo 144 del Código Penal, que prohíbe las reuniones de más de cuatro personas.
"Tendrá consecuencias catastróficas para el subcontinente. Las intenciones del Gobierno indio son claras. Quieren el territorio de Jammu y Cachemira para aterrorizar a su gente", escribió en Twitter Mufti, exjefe de Gobierno de la región, tras conocer el anuncio.
La región de Cachemira ha sido escenario desde los años 90 de un movimiento insurgente de tintes separatistas. Unas 70.000 personas, en su mayoría civiles, han muerto en los últimos 30 años, según distintas organizaciones. | es | Con un decreto presidencial, India revocó de la el estatus especial de la , que le otorgaba autonomía. Esta mañana el ministro del Interior, Amit Shah, presentó a la del un proyecto para la revocación del artículo 370 constitucional que le permitía al gobierno de la región la aprobación de leyes propias, contar con su propia bandera y con independencia en todos los asuntos, salvo por lo relacionado con exteriores, defensa y comunicaciones.
Al contar con la mayoría parlamentaria en ambas cámaras, el Ejecutivo considera un «hecho consumado» la revocación del artículo, según detalló ''''. Esta situación se suma a la incertidumbre ya existente luego de que la semana anterior fueran enviados 25 000 militares adicionales y se cortaran las comunicaciones, así como la invitación a turista a abandonar la región.
Cachemira es un territorio disputado con Pakistán y China. Este movimiento supone el fin de siete décadas de política india en la región e implica la anexión ''de facto'' de la única zona con mayoría musulmana en la que existe una administración compartida con el vecino país pakistaní, informó ''''. Tanto en la región como Pakistán el anuncio ocasionó protestas y críticas. En la capital, , administrada por Pakistán, se registró quema de neumáticos por parte de manifestantes.
El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Pakistán respondió señalando que «ejercitaría todas las opciones posibles para contrarrestar las acciones ilegales». El gobierno de ese país consideró la intención de «ilegal» y la condenó y rechazó. Shah habló también de la «reorganización» de la región y su conversión a «territorios de la Unión India», con lo que el gobierno central podrá ejercer un mayor control.
El diario español informa que el conflicto entre la India y Pakistán surgió en 1947 a partir de la partición del subcontinente. Ambos países y sus pretensiones territoriales se enfrentan, a su vez, a las exigencias de independencia de la población local. Tales circunstancias . Es, además, uno de los «principales escollos para la cooperación entre los países del sur de Asia». |
es | Tras una reunión a primera hora de la mañana del Gabinete, el ministro de Interior, Amit Shah, se dirigió al Parlamento indio para anunciar lo que muchos preveían: la intención de derogar el artículo 370 de la Carta Magna, que otorga un estatus especial a la parte controlada por la Inida, en una región en disputa con Pakistán y China.
"Desde el momento en el que el presidente da consentimiento (a la ley) y es publicada en la Gaceta oficial, ninguna de las disposiciones del artículo 370 serán aplicables", informó Shah en la Rajya Sabha, la cámara alta del Parlamento indio, de manera casi inaudible, entre los continuos gritos de protesta de la oposición.
Shah, en la Rajya Sabha: "ninguna de las disposiciones del artículo 370 serán aplicables."
El ministro también se refirió a la "reorganización" de la región, dividida actualmente en la norteña Cachemira y la meridional Jammu, que serían convertidas en "territorios de la unión", para otorgar mayor control al Gobierno central.
El artículo 370 permite a Cachemira tener su propia constitución, su bandera e independencia sobre todos los asuntos, excepto los de exteriores, defensa y comunicación. Fue la base sobre la cual el antiguo principado o estado nativo se incorporó a la India, aunque durante mucho tiempo ha sido polémico.
El gobernante partido nacionalista hindú Bharatiya Janata (BJP) se ha opuesto durante décadas a mantener el estatus especial de Cachemira y ha incluido el tema en su programa electoral.
Evacuación previa
La posibilidad de que el Gobierno del BJP diera este paso venía especulándose desde el viernes (2.08.2019), cuando -de manera inesperada y sin precedentes- las autoridades indias cancelaron en Cachemira una importante peregrinación hindú a una cueva en el Himalaya y pidieron la evacuación de todos los turistas.
Los motivos que dieron fueron "informes sobre amenazas terroristas" contra los peregrinos, pero muchos lo interpretaron como una excusa para sacar adelante una de las promesas del manifiesto previo a su contundente victoria en los comicios generales de mayo: la derogación de este artículo de la Carta Magna.
Así, este domingo, el 99 por ciento de los 29.000 turistas y peregrinos que había antes del aviso habían abandonado Cachemira, mientras las autoridades desplegaban 25.000 efectivos en la región, una de las más militarizadas del mundo, y que se disputan la India y Pakistán.
Control militar en Srinagar, frente a un aviso de la Policía de Jammu y Cachemira.
La población se lanzó entonces a gasolineras, tiendas de comestibles y cajeros automáticos, ante un posible aumento de la tensión.
El domingo, algunos de los principales líderes opositores de la región, como Omar Abdullah, Sajad Lone o Mehbooba Mufti, fueron puestos bajo arresto domiciliario, mientras se cortaron los servicios de internet y se impuso el artículo 144 del Código Penal, que prohíbe las reuniones de más de cuatro personas.
Reacción en Cachemira y Pakistán
De hacerse efectiva, la medida podría desencadenar una tormenta política y social en la región. "Tendrá consecuencias catastróficas para el subcontinente. Las intenciones del Gobierno indio son claras. Quieren el territorio de Jammu y Cachemira para aterrorizar a su gente", escribió en Twitter Mufti, exjefe de Gobierno de la región, tras conocer el anuncio.
El Gobierno de la vecina Pakistán, por su parte, calificó de "ilegal" la intención india de revocar la autonomía constitucional de Cachemira: "Pakistán condena fuertemente y rechaza el anuncio (...) Como parte de este diferendo internacional, Pakistán hará todo lo que esté a su alcance para contrarrestar las medidas ilegales", señaló el ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores paquistaní, por su parte, en un comunicado.
La India y Pakistán se disputan Cachemira desde la partición del subcontinente en 1947, una región que además es escenario desde los años 90 de un movimiento insurgente de tintes separatistas.
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Deutsche Welle es la emisora internacional de Alemania y produce periodismo independente en 30 idiomas. Síganos en Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | | es | Con un decreto presidencial, India revocó de la el estatus especial de la , que le otorgaba autonomía. Esta mañana el ministro del Interior, Amit Shah, presentó a la del un proyecto para la revocación del artículo 370 constitucional que le permitía al gobierno de la región la aprobación de leyes propias, contar con su propia bandera y con independencia en todos los asuntos, salvo por lo relacionado con exteriores, defensa y comunicaciones.
Al contar con la mayoría parlamentaria en ambas cámaras, el Ejecutivo considera un «hecho consumado» la revocación del artículo, según detalló ''''. Esta situación se suma a la incertidumbre ya existente luego de que la semana anterior fueran enviados 25 000 militares adicionales y se cortaran las comunicaciones, así como la invitación a turista a abandonar la región.
Cachemira es un territorio disputado con Pakistán y China. Este movimiento supone el fin de siete décadas de política india en la región e implica la anexión ''de facto'' de la única zona con mayoría musulmana en la que existe una administración compartida con el vecino país pakistaní, informó ''''. Tanto en la región como Pakistán el anuncio ocasionó protestas y críticas. En la capital, , administrada por Pakistán, se registró quema de neumáticos por parte de manifestantes.
El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Pakistán respondió señalando que «ejercitaría todas las opciones posibles para contrarrestar las acciones ilegales». El gobierno de ese país consideró la intención de «ilegal» y la condenó y rechazó. Shah habló también de la «reorganización» de la región y su conversión a «territorios de la Unión India», con lo que el gobierno central podrá ejercer un mayor control.
El diario español informa que el conflicto entre la India y Pakistán surgió en 1947 a partir de la partición del subcontinente. Ambos países y sus pretensiones territoriales se enfrentan, a su vez, a las exigencias de independencia de la población local. Tales circunstancias . Es, además, uno de los «principales escollos para la cooperación entre los países del sur de Asia». |
es | Ciudadanos mientras gritaban consignas en el estado especial de Cachemira, en Ahmedabad, India, el 5 de agosto de 2019.
Al contar con mayoría en las dos Cámaras del Parlamento, el Ejecutivo indio por un "hecho consumado" la derogación del artículo que otorga un estatus especial a Cachemira, donde, al igual que en Pakistán, se produjeron protestas por la medida.
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La decisión fue anunciada por el ministro del Interior, Amit Shah, y mano derecha del primer ministro Narendra Modi. Shah presentó este 8 de agosto en la Cámara Alta la revocación del artículo 370, el cual garantizaba a Cachemira un estatus especial como estado de la India.
"Es solo una formalidad, un asunto técnico. El Gobierno tiene apoyo en las dos Cámaras del Parlamento, por lo que es solo cuestión de cuándo. No nos planteamos una situación donde no sea aprobada (...) Se trata de un hecho consumado", indicó una fuente gubernamental a la agencia de noticias EFE.
Según la fuente, primero se aprobará en la Cámara Alta o Rajya Sabha la propuesta e "inmediatamente" después en la Baja o Lok Sabha, por lo que es solo "un asunto técnico y de tiempo, en cuestión de pocas horas".
El anuncio desató críticas y protestas tanto en Cachemira como en Pakistán. En Muzaffarabad, la capital de Cachemira, administrada por Pakistán, docenas de manifestantes quemaron neumáticos de automóviles al tiempo que cantaban "Abajo la India". "La abolición del estatus especial de Cachemira no cumplirá su propósito. Lucharemos y lucharemos con más vigor", dijo Zahid Iqbal, uno de los manifestantes presentes.
La gente canta consignas mientras prende fuego a banderas de India durante una manifestación en solidaridad con el los ciudadanos de Cachemira, en Peshawa, Pakistán, 5 de agosto de 2019. Fayaz Aziz / Reuters
En un comunicado, el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Pakistán dijo que "ejercitaría todas las opciones posibles para contrarrestar las acciones ilegales" y que pediría apoyo a sus países, incluido Estados Unidos, de ser necesario.
La transformación de Cachemira y de Jammu en "territorios de la unión" le permitiría al Gobierno central poder ejercer mucho mayor control, objetivo que hace parte de las promesas estipuladas en el manifiesto con el que la actual Administración selló su triunfo en las elecciones generales que se llevaron a cabo en el mes de mayo.
Los rumores que antecedieron al anuncio
Las especulaciones sobre la confirmación de la disposición empezaron desde hace varios días, pero el Gobierno del partido nacionalista hindú BJP atajó con el anuncio de golpe que la población no esperaba durante esta jornada, poco después de que las autoridades indias cancelaran una peregrinación hindú en Cachemira.
De acuerdo con lo dicho por el Gobierno, la cancelación fue motivada por presuntas amenazas terroristas contra los que asistirían a la peregrinación. Sin embargo, esa teoría es vista por muchos como una excusa para implementar las promesas del manifiesto.
Menos de 24 horas antes del anuncio, varios líderes opositores de la región fueron puestos bajo arresto domiciliario después de que fuera ordenado el corte de los servicios de internet y de que, en aplicación del artículo 144 del Código Penal, fueran prohibidas las reuniones entre más de cuatro ciudadanos.
En reacción a la orden, Mehbooba Mufti, la exjefa del Gobierno regional, se pronunció a través de su cuenta de Twitter, donde advirtió que la derogación tendría, a su juicio, “consecuencias catastróficas para el subcontinente”.
Today the people of Jammu & Kashmir who reposed their faith in institutions of India like parliament & Supreme Court feel defeated & betrayed. By dismembering the state & fraudulently taking away what is rightfully & legally ours, they have further complicated the Kashmir dispute Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) 5 de agosto de 2019
Frente a los cuestionamientos generados por la propuesta, el Gobierno paquistaní aseguró que la derogación del estatus especial de Cachemira por parte de la Administración de la India representa una medida abiertamente contraria a las dispuestas en las resoluciones emitidas por la ONU, razón por la que la describe como una decisión “ilegal”.
A través de un comunicado, el Ministerio de Exteriores paquistaní indicó que ninguna “decisión unilateral del Gobierno indio puede cambiar el estatus de la región disputada” y que toda medida debe estar sujeta a las resoluciones hechas por el Consejo de Seguridad del citado organismo internacional, entre las cuales figura la celebración de un referendo.
Pakistán y la India se disputan Cachemira desde la división del subcontinente en el año 1947 y por obtener su control ya han librado dos guerras que la han convertido en el escenario de un movimiento insurgente separatista desde 1990.
Con Reuters y EFE | es | Con un decreto presidencial, India revocó de la el estatus especial de la , que le otorgaba autonomía. Esta mañana el ministro del Interior, Amit Shah, presentó a la del un proyecto para la revocación del artículo 370 constitucional que le permitía al gobierno de la región la aprobación de leyes propias, contar con su propia bandera y con independencia en todos los asuntos, salvo por lo relacionado con exteriores, defensa y comunicaciones.
Al contar con la mayoría parlamentaria en ambas cámaras, el Ejecutivo considera un «hecho consumado» la revocación del artículo, según detalló ''''. Esta situación se suma a la incertidumbre ya existente luego de que la semana anterior fueran enviados 25 000 militares adicionales y se cortaran las comunicaciones, así como la invitación a turista a abandonar la región.
Cachemira es un territorio disputado con Pakistán y China. Este movimiento supone el fin de siete décadas de política india en la región e implica la anexión ''de facto'' de la única zona con mayoría musulmana en la que existe una administración compartida con el vecino país pakistaní, informó ''''. Tanto en la región como Pakistán el anuncio ocasionó protestas y críticas. En la capital, , administrada por Pakistán, se registró quema de neumáticos por parte de manifestantes.
El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Pakistán respondió señalando que «ejercitaría todas las opciones posibles para contrarrestar las acciones ilegales». El gobierno de ese país consideró la intención de «ilegal» y la condenó y rechazó. Shah habló también de la «reorganización» de la región y su conversión a «territorios de la Unión India», con lo que el gobierno central podrá ejercer un mayor control.
El diario español informa que el conflicto entre la India y Pakistán surgió en 1947 a partir de la partición del subcontinente. Ambos países y sus pretensiones territoriales se enfrentan, a su vez, a las exigencias de independencia de la población local. Tales circunstancias . Es, además, uno de los «principales escollos para la cooperación entre los países del sur de Asia». |
en | Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes at Shanghai airport
BEIJING — A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from a Shanghai airport with seven crew members aboard, state media and witnesses said.
The official Xinhua News Agency reported that four crew members, all foreigners, were injured. The status of the other three was not immediately clear.
China Central Television showed billowing thick black smoke at the scene, with police officers blocking closer access.
A reporter from Shanghai's Oriental Satellite Television told CCTV that the tail of the plane had broken in two or three parts, and hundreds of firefighters were spraying fire retardants on the plane.
The reporter said the four injured people were conscious.
A man answering phones at the Pudong International Airport cargo information office who requested anonymity confirmed the crash but had no details.
Xinhua said the crash occurred at 7:40 a.m. (2340 GMT Friday).
In June 2006, a Chinese military plane crashed in eastern China's Anhui province, killing all 40 people aboard.
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | en | A cargo aircraft registered in Zimbabwe crashed today at Shanghai International Airport in China. Three of the crew have been killed.
Another four people were taken to the Pudong Xinqu People's Hospital after the plane went down on takeoff and burst into flame. Firefighters responded with retardant foam and thick smoke could be seen rising from the airport. The plane, which had been flying to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, broke apart in the accident.
The crash occurred between 7:40 a.m. and 8:12 a.m. The four surviving crew are reported to be conscious. None are Chinese citizens. Police are currently securing the scene. |
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Please make sure your browser supports JavaScript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading. For more information you can review our Terms of Service and Cookie Policy. | en | A cargo aircraft registered in Zimbabwe crashed today at Shanghai International Airport in China. Three of the crew have been killed.
Another four people were taken to the Pudong Xinqu People's Hospital after the plane went down on takeoff and burst into flame. Firefighters responded with retardant foam and thick smoke could be seen rising from the airport. The plane, which had been flying to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, broke apart in the accident.
The crash occurred between 7:40 a.m. and 8:12 a.m. The four surviving crew are reported to be conscious. None are Chinese citizens. Police are currently securing the scene. |
en | Beijing, China (CNN) -- Three American crew members died when a Zimbabwean cargo plane crashed early Saturday at Shanghai's Pudong International Airport, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said.
The embassy said one of the injured crew members was also an American.
The crash happened at about 8:15 a.m. (7:15 p.m. ET Friday) during takeoff in Shanghai, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. The plane was destined for Harare, Zimbabwe, said the agency. The NTSB is sending an investigation team to site of the accident.
Four other people on the plane were seriously injured, and the cause of the crash is not yet known, the NTSB said.
Earlier, China's official Xinhua news agency reported that the plane was on its way to Kyrgyzstan and caught fire on takeoff. Thick smoke was seen billowing from the crash site. | en | A cargo aircraft registered in Zimbabwe crashed today at Shanghai International Airport in China. Three of the crew have been killed.
Another four people were taken to the Pudong Xinqu People's Hospital after the plane went down on takeoff and burst into flame. Firefighters responded with retardant foam and thick smoke could be seen rising from the airport. The plane, which had been flying to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, broke apart in the accident.
The crash occurred between 7:40 a.m. and 8:12 a.m. The four surviving crew are reported to be conscious. None are Chinese citizens. Police are currently securing the scene. |
en | (Adds details and interview with company official starting at paragraph 5)
By Scott Hillis
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Activision Inc (ATVI.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) on Friday unveiled a new "Guitar Hero" video game focusing on the American rock band Aerosmith, taking the billion-dollar franchise in a new direction.
Called "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith," the new game will arrive in stores this summer, a surprise to many analysts and fans who had expected the next title to come out closer to the year-end holiday shopping season.
Aerosmith, known for hits such as "Dream On" and "Sweet Emotion," is the top-selling American rock band of all time, with sales of 66.5 million albums in the United States alone.
The game will feature about 30 Aerosmith songs as well as others from various acts that have opened for the band. The price has not yet been set.
"The premise is that it's going to cover the 30-plus years of the band, from high school all the way through the rock superstardom of today," Kai Huang, head of Activision's RedOctane unit, which guides development of the franchise, told Reuters in an interview.
In the "Guitar Hero" games, players try to press colored buttons on a guitar-shaped controller in time with notes cascading down the screen. If the notes are hit, the song plays properly, and the player earns points.
Since the original "Guitar Hero" was released in late 2005, the series has gone on to sell more than $1 billion. Depending on the version, a bundle including the game and a controller costs from $80-$100, while the stand-alone game costs $40-$60.
When Activision reported quarterly earnings last week, analysts grilled the company on its plans for the franchise, expressing concern that sales would slow this year because many players who bought earlier versions with guitars would opt to buy the lower-price stand-alone game disks.
Huang said Activision had not yet decided whether it would offer a special controller with the Aerosmith game.
NEW DIRECTION
The focus on a single band marks a new twist for the franchise, whose three main titles featured dozens of artists spanning classic rock, grunge, metal, punk and other rock subgenres. Last year, Activision also released "Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s" with songs from that decade.
"It's just a completely new way to interact with this music and with Aerosmith, and we think there's more opportunity to do that in the future," Huang said.
By spotlighting a single band, the company has also come up with a way to counter rival music game "Rock Band" from Viacom Inc (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) unit MTV and Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), Activision's top competitor.
"Rock Band", which includes drums and a microphone as well as a guitar, each week has offered new songs that can be downloaded to consoles like Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Xbox 360 and Sony Corp's (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) PlayStation 3.
The music industry is eyeing "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" as a way to revive flagging sales. "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero 3," both launched last fall, have together sold millions of songs at about $2 each via download.
Speaking of Aerosmith's willingness to work on the project, Huang said: "They recognize that it can deliver their music in an innovative and new way. It's a new distribution platform for them."
To recreate the sense of attending an Aerosmith concert, developers held motion-capture sessions with band members, including energetic frontman Steven Tyler and lead guitarist Joe Perry.
"As you play," Huang said, "you're going to be seeing Joe and Steven doing their moves onstage." (Editing by Lisa Von Ahn) | en | Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry.
The ''Guitar Hero'' version of Perry.
Activision, publisher of the popular ''Guitar Hero'' series of video games which simulate the playing of rock music, has unveiled the next title in the franchise: ''Guitar Hero: Aerosmith''.
The game, which will focus entirely on the top-selling American rock band Aerosmith, is set to be released this June. The soundtrack will be composed of songs performed by Aerosmith or otherwise related to the band. Venues featured in the game will highlight different points in the band's career.
"The premise is that it's going to cover the 30-plus years of the band, from high school all the way through the rock superstardom of today," said Kai Huang, head of RedOctane, a subsidiary of Activision.
Developers even held motion-capture sessions with members of the band so they can appear in-game.
"We've put a lot of ideas into the game so that fans can have fun interacting with our music, getting inside our body of work and learning about the band's history," said Aerosmith guitarist, Joe Perry.
Perry also commented on the effect he hopes the game will have on the music business. "On a larger scale, it's cool for us to be pioneers helping to rebuild the music industry through a format like video games. It's great for rock since the record companies are struggling to make sense of how things are changing. Fans want to get and experience music in new formats--and there are going to be some of them who will play the game, then pick up the guitar for real and start bands. It's what's happening now, and it's only going to build more momentum in the future. It's a massive change for the music business."
The game will be released for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, and Playstation 2. It has not yet been rated by the ESRB. |
en | Epic Collaboration Creates First Music-Based Game to Feature One Band Free Download of ''Dream On'' Offered to Commemorate Alliance SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fire up the fret board, crank the amp to 11 and get ready to rock this way with Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:ATVI) Guitar Hero(R): Aerosmith(R), the first game built around the legendary music of America's Greatest Rock 'N Roll Band: Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer. Slated for release this June, this latest installment from the franchise with the #1 best-selling video game in 2007, puts players in the shoes of Perry (guitar), Whitford (guitar) and Hamilton (bass), as they rock out alongside frontman Tyler and drummer Kramer. Gamers will experience Aerosmith's GRAMMY(R) winning career, from their first gig to becoming rock royalty, in a way that no other entertainment vehicle offers. To celebrate this historic, ground-breaking collaboration, Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of Rock fans will have the opportunity to download and jam to Aerosmith's "Dream On." The song will be available for free from February 16-18 on Xbox LIVE(R) Marketplace for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION(R)Store for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system. For more information, please visit www.guitarhero.com. "Having a game built around Aerosmith has been a huge honor and really a great experience for us," says Joe Perry. "We've put a lot of ideas into the game so that fans can have fun interacting with our music, getting inside our body of work and learning about the band's history." Steven Tyler says, "Any band that can go from 'Don't Want to Miss A Thing' (Aerosmith's #1 smash hit) to the ass-kicking 'Sweet Emotion' to the cheekiness of 'Love in an Elevator,' to the classic ballad 'Dream On' shows why Activision chose us to headline this game based on the diversity of the Aerosmith catalog. Not only is songwriting a bitch, but then it goes and has puppies." Perry adds, "On a larger scale, it's cool for us to be pioneers helping to rebuild the music industry through a format like video games. It's great for rock since the record companies are struggling to make sense of how things are changing. Fans want to get and experience music in new formats--and there are going to be some of them who will play the game, then pick up the guitar for real and start bands. It's what's happening now, and it's only going to build more momentum in the future. It's a massive change for the music business." "We are extremely excited that Aerosmith chose to team up with Guitar Hero, bringing one of the world's all-time best-selling artists together with one of the biggest video game brands, to deliver a new and unique interactive way for our customers to connect with artists and their music," said Dusty Welch, head of publishing for Activision/RedOctane. "This partnership will give Aerosmith, a band that has sold more than 150 million albums worldwide, a powerful and innovative platform to reach their fans and new audiences." Guitar Hero: Aerosmith brings these quintessential rock legends to the interactive realm to create the ultimate gaming experience. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system. The Wii(TM) version is being developed by Vicarious Visions. The PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system version is being developed by Budcat. The game is not yet rated by the ESRB. About Aerosmith For more than 30 years AEROSMITH has defined American Rock 'n' Roll. Just a brief overview of their remarkable career is truly mind-boggling: over 150 million albums sold, induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, countless awards (four GRAMMY Awards, eight American Music Awards, six Billboard Awards, and 12 MTV Awards), electrifying sold-out concerts around the world and a diehard "Blue Army" fan-base numbering in the millions worldwide. Described by Mojo editor Phil Alexander in a May '07 cover story as "America's greatest hard rock act," the members of AEROSMITH--STEVEN TYLER (vocals), JOE PERRY (guitar), BRAD WHITFORD (guitar), TOM HAMILTON (bass) and JOEY KRAMER (drums)--remain creatively vital, and are the platinum standard for artistic and commercial success in the music business. Through it all they have defeated the odds, silenced their critics and have undeniably withstood the test of time. AEROSMITH are beginning to work on their next studio album, the follow-up to 2004's critically acclaimed HONKIN ON BOBO, which received a four-star Rolling Stone review. About Activision, Inc. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at www.activision.com. 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The ''Guitar Hero'' version of Perry.
Activision, publisher of the popular ''Guitar Hero'' series of video games which simulate the playing of rock music, has unveiled the next title in the franchise: ''Guitar Hero: Aerosmith''.
The game, which will focus entirely on the top-selling American rock band Aerosmith, is set to be released this June. The soundtrack will be composed of songs performed by Aerosmith or otherwise related to the band. Venues featured in the game will highlight different points in the band's career.
"The premise is that it's going to cover the 30-plus years of the band, from high school all the way through the rock superstardom of today," said Kai Huang, head of RedOctane, a subsidiary of Activision.
Developers even held motion-capture sessions with members of the band so they can appear in-game.
"We've put a lot of ideas into the game so that fans can have fun interacting with our music, getting inside our body of work and learning about the band's history," said Aerosmith guitarist, Joe Perry.
Perry also commented on the effect he hopes the game will have on the music business. "On a larger scale, it's cool for us to be pioneers helping to rebuild the music industry through a format like video games. It's great for rock since the record companies are struggling to make sense of how things are changing. Fans want to get and experience music in new formats--and there are going to be some of them who will play the game, then pick up the guitar for real and start bands. It's what's happening now, and it's only going to build more momentum in the future. It's a massive change for the music business."
The game will be released for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, and Playstation 2. It has not yet been rated by the ESRB. |
en | Activision today announced that it will continue the Guitar Hero craze with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, due out in June for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii.The game will put you in the shoes of the five member band, following their career from the first performance up till Aerosmith's current status of "rock royalty". As with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions will be developed by Neversoft, with Vicarious Visions behind the Wii edition and Budcat handling the PlayStation 2 iteration."Not only is songwriting a bitch, but then it goes and has puppies," commented Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler. Reports of an Aerosmith-centered Guitar Hero appeared last fall , with Activision recently confirming that three new Guitar Hero titles are due out this year "We've put a lot of ideas into the game so that fans can have fun interacting with our music, getting inside our body of work and learning about the band's history," added guitarist Joe Perry.To commemorate the announcement, owners of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will be able to download the Aerosmith song "Dream On" for free from the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network Store between February 16-18. | en | Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry.
The ''Guitar Hero'' version of Perry.
Activision, publisher of the popular ''Guitar Hero'' series of video games which simulate the playing of rock music, has unveiled the next title in the franchise: ''Guitar Hero: Aerosmith''.
The game, which will focus entirely on the top-selling American rock band Aerosmith, is set to be released this June. The soundtrack will be composed of songs performed by Aerosmith or otherwise related to the band. Venues featured in the game will highlight different points in the band's career.
"The premise is that it's going to cover the 30-plus years of the band, from high school all the way through the rock superstardom of today," said Kai Huang, head of RedOctane, a subsidiary of Activision.
Developers even held motion-capture sessions with members of the band so they can appear in-game.
"We've put a lot of ideas into the game so that fans can have fun interacting with our music, getting inside our body of work and learning about the band's history," said Aerosmith guitarist, Joe Perry.
Perry also commented on the effect he hopes the game will have on the music business. "On a larger scale, it's cool for us to be pioneers helping to rebuild the music industry through a format like video games. It's great for rock since the record companies are struggling to make sense of how things are changing. Fans want to get and experience music in new formats--and there are going to be some of them who will play the game, then pick up the guitar for real and start bands. It's what's happening now, and it's only going to build more momentum in the future. It's a massive change for the music business."
The game will be released for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, and Playstation 2. It has not yet been rated by the ESRB. |
en | By Philip Kollar, 02/15/2008
UPDATE: RedOctane contacted 1UP to let us know that Neversoft is, in fact, developing the 360 and PS3 versions of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. The story has been changed to reflect this.
ORIGINAL STORY:Last month EGM's Quartermann made a bold prediction about the future of the Guitar Hero franchise: four new Guitar Hero games in 2008. Today Activision announced the first of those four, and one which the Q-Man totally called: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.
The new game, planned for a June 2008 release, will place virtual rockers into the shoes of Aerosmith guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford and bassist Tom Hamilton. Sadly Steven Tyler and Joey Kramer will not take up the axes. The game will apparently put players on the same track as Aerosmith's career, going from small club shows all the way up to rock legends. So, basically, the same "story" as all the other Guitar Hero games, but with a more recognizable face on it.
Aerosmith leader Steven Tyler, humble guy that he is, took the opportunity to explain why they were chosen as the first band to receive a full Guitar Hero game all to themselves:
"Any band that can go from 'Don't Want to Miss A Thing' (Aerosmith's #1 smash hit) to the ass-kicking 'Sweet Emotion' to the cheekiness of 'Love in an Elevator,' to the classic ballad 'Dream On' shows why Activision chose us to headline this game based on the diversity of the Aerosmith catalog. Not only is songwriting a b*tch, but then it goes and has puppies."
Yes, Tyler just called his own band's song "Aerosmith's #1 smash hit." And yes, we have no idea what that last sentence means either.
To celebrate the announcement, Activision has revealed that Guitar Hero III owners will be able to download Aerosmith's "Dream On" for the game starting tomorrow, February 16 until Monday, February 18. Activision's press release was unclear as to whether or not the song would be removed completely on Monday or would be turned into a paid download, but until then it should be up on both Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store.
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith will be available this June for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Wii. Guitar Hero III developer Neversoft will be working on the PS3 and 360 versions, while the Wii version is being worked on by Vicarious Visions (who did the Wii port for GH3), and the PS2 version is being created by Budcat Creations (who also did the PS2 version of GH3). | en | Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry.
The ''Guitar Hero'' version of Perry.
Activision, publisher of the popular ''Guitar Hero'' series of video games which simulate the playing of rock music, has unveiled the next title in the franchise: ''Guitar Hero: Aerosmith''.
The game, which will focus entirely on the top-selling American rock band Aerosmith, is set to be released this June. The soundtrack will be composed of songs performed by Aerosmith or otherwise related to the band. Venues featured in the game will highlight different points in the band's career.
"The premise is that it's going to cover the 30-plus years of the band, from high school all the way through the rock superstardom of today," said Kai Huang, head of RedOctane, a subsidiary of Activision.
Developers even held motion-capture sessions with members of the band so they can appear in-game.
"We've put a lot of ideas into the game so that fans can have fun interacting with our music, getting inside our body of work and learning about the band's history," said Aerosmith guitarist, Joe Perry.
Perry also commented on the effect he hopes the game will have on the music business. "On a larger scale, it's cool for us to be pioneers helping to rebuild the music industry through a format like video games. It's great for rock since the record companies are struggling to make sense of how things are changing. Fans want to get and experience music in new formats--and there are going to be some of them who will play the game, then pick up the guitar for real and start bands. It's what's happening now, and it's only going to build more momentum in the future. It's a massive change for the music business."
The game will be released for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, and Playstation 2. It has not yet been rated by the ESRB. |
fr | En bref Les Bleus ont arraché la victoire sur le tard : but de Paul Pogba (80e), avant qu'Antoine Griezmann ne pousse Yobo à un but contre son camp (90e+1)
but de Paul Pogba (80e), avant qu'Antoine Griezmann ne pousse Yobo à un but contre son camp (90e+1) L'équipe de France écarte ainsi le dernier vainqueur de la Coupe d'Afrique des nations > Tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur le Nigeria
Coupe d'Afrique des nations La France affrontera en quarts le vainqueur du match Allemagne-Algérie. > A suivre en direct à partir de 22 heures 20h10 - Revivez le match en photos : ÈB; 95e : c'est fini ! Les Bleus sont en quarts de finale ! 90e : BUTTTTTTTT pour la France ! Les Bleus doublent la mise sur une intervention de Griezmann, très malicieux, sur un corner. C'est le nigerian Yobo qui marque contre son camp pour France. 85e : le boulet de canon de Griezmann ! Sur un contre français, Antoine Griezmann se place sur la gauche française et assène un boulet au portier nigerian, Enyeama qui le dévie. Depuis son entrée en jeu, Griezmann a redonné de l'impulsion et du tempo aux Bleus. 80e : les Super Eagles n'abandonnent pas A la relance, les nigerians n'entendent rien lâché. 77e : BUTTTTTTTTTTTT ! Paul Pogba délivre les Bleus. C'est pour l'instant le meilleur joueur de l'Equipe de France. C'est mérité. C'est grâce à une erreur du portier nigérian. Si bon jusque-là, le gardien du Losc se troue sur un corner rentrant de Valbuena et Pogba, au second poteau, en profite pour marquer de la tête dans le but vide. 76e : Cabaye touche la transversale ! On y a cru ! Benzema centre depuis la droite française, le Nigeria dégage. Cabaye récupère et frappe. La balle fonce sur la transversale du portier nigerian. 75e : les Bleus rythment le match Les Bleus construisent mieux même s'ils n'arrivent pas à emballer la rencontre et semblent plutôt craintifs. 70e : Benzema y était presque ! Le Nigéria sauve sur sa ligne une frappe de Benzema ! L'attaquant était seul devant le portier des Super Eagles. Le ballon est légèrement dévié mais ne rentre pas. Quel dommage. Le duo Griezmann-Benzema, ça marche bien. Mieux qu'avec Giroud. Cela augure de bonnes choses pour les Bleus.
65e : Merci (trois fois) Lloris !
Encore une grosse occasion pour les Super Eagles. Tir du gauche décalé, Lloris ne perd pas son sang froid et stop ce boulet de canon. On se demande où est l'Equipe de France qui a mis 5 buts à la Suisse.
60e : Giroud, inexistant, sort (enfin)
On vous le dit tout de suite, il y a très peu d'occasion des deux côtés. Les contres se construisent mal et ne concrétisent pas.
Olivier Giroud, inexistant, sort au profit d'Antoine Griezmann. On attend de lui de la vitesse, de la fraîcheur et de la spontanéité. La domination est clairement en faveur des Super Eagles.
55e : un jaune pour Matuidi
Blaise Matuidi a eu chaud. Son geste très dur met hors-jeu un joueur nigerian, Onazi. La sanction est immédiate : carton jaune. Onazi, lui, sort sur civière.
Plus tôt, sur un centre depuis la gauche, le nigerian Emenike est là mais il est hors-jeu. Dans la foulée, Varane reçoit le ballon dans la tête et reste quelques instants sonné dans les cages de Lloris.
50e : gros pressing des Bleus
La relance est française, avec un gros pressing de Valbuena. Pour une fois, Benzema et Giroud se sont trouvés, avant que ce dernier envoi dans le vide. A noter qu'il n'y a pas eu de changements durant la pause. Super corner de Valbuena, mais Koscielny passe à côté du ballon.
Les nigerians sont toujours aussi rapides dans leurs contres.
Un peu de stats
Le Nigeria a fait cinq tirs cadrés pour la première mi-temps. La France, seulement deux.
Les Super Eagles ont obtenu cinq corners. Les Bleus, quatre.
Possession de la balle : 51,1% pour les hommes de Deschamps, 48,9% pour les nigerians
Duels gagnés : 33 pour les Bleus, 27 pour le Nigeria.
47e : les Bleus à la peine
Première mi-temps très mitigée pour les Bleus. Devant ça pêche beaucoup, ils ont du mal à combiner. Le milieu de terrain relance bien, mais la complémentarité entre Giroud et Benzema reste à démontrer. Alors que la défense nigériane laisse des espaces pour les attaques, Benzema et Giroud, eux, malheureusement, ne se trouvent pas.
Attention, pour la deuxième mi-temps, aux contres des Super Eagles, très puissant et rapides. Il y a eu deux occasions pour chaque équipe pour ces 45 premières minutes. Finalement, la rencontre pourrait se jouer à un match de gardien entre Lloris et Enyeama. Reste à savoir lequel des deux craquera le premier.
43e : c'est pas passé loin ! Merci Lloris
Wohou. Les nigerians attaquent vites et forts ! Grosse frappe bien cadrée, Hugo Lloris l'arrête.
40e : Matuidi et Pogba sortent du lot
Pour l'instant, du côté de l'Equipe de France, c'est Blaise Matuidi et Paul Pogba qui sortent du lot. Meilleure maîtrise du jeu et de la balle. C'est eux qui donnent du tempo aux attaques françaises.
35 : les Bleus butent dans la surface
C'était bien mené, mais les Bleus cafouillent devant les cages nigerianes. Sur un centre depuis la gauche, Debuchy est oublié au second poteau. Puis Pogba, en position de frappe, préfère finalement lancer Cabaye.
Possesion de balle, selon "L'Equipe" : 46% pour les Bleus, 54% pour les Super Eagles.
Question à Christian Jeanpierre : c'est quoi un arbitrage de chochotte ?
30e : les Super Eagles mettent la pression
Tir contré d'Odemwingie, qui pèse sur la défense française. Le Nigeria monte des actions rapides et profonde. Pour l'instant, la défense des Bleus tient.
27e : les Bleus posent le jeu
Les Français reprennent du poil (de la bête) et posent leur jeu. Même si, le duo Benzema-Giroud n'a pour l'instant pas l'air dans son assiette. Reste, bien évidemment, à concrétiser les occasions. Surtout, la France abuse des longs ballons devant. Valbuena reste, lui, au-dessus du lot pour ce début de match.
22e : Enyema est là !
Magnifique arrêt de Enyeama. Comme prévu, le gardien nigerian, et lillois, va compliquer la tache des Bleus. D'ailleurs, on en parlait là : Enyeama stoppera-t-il les Bleus ?
La contre-attaque française est belle. Pogba décale Valbuena côté droit, lequel le sert parfaitement au point de penalty. La volée du joueur de la Juve est magique mais trop sur le gardien du Nigeria.
15e : C'est compliqué pour les Bleus
On eu peur. L'attaquant nigerian était hors-jeu, mais ça rentrait dans les cages de Lloris quand même.
Les Super Eagle s'offrent beaucoup d'occasions, sont deux coups-francs bien placés. Les nigerians pressent les hommes de Deschamps.
12e : première (vraie) occasion nigeriane
Sur un coup-franc obtenu sur leur gauche, les Super Eagle se placent bien. Tirs au second poteau pour une récupération dangereuse. Pas de problème pour Hugo Lloris mais on sent une défense française fébrile.
10e : le Nigeria et les Bleus s'observent
Les Bleus tentent de construire sur la droite avec Debuchy. Le Nigeria contre vite mais se heurte à une défense française compacte. On est avant tout dans une période d'observation. La bataille se joue au milieu de terrain.
Beaucoup d'approximation s dans les passes de part et d'autre. Un début de première mi-temps pas totalement rassurant pour les Bleus.
5e : la première offensive des Bleus
Première offensive française avec Karim Benzema sur le côté gauche et lance Blaise Matuidi en profondeur.
1ère minute de jeu
Il fait 27 degrés. La pelouse n'est pas si mauvaise. La première action est française, sur la droite, mais interceptée par la défense nigeriane.
A noter que Pogba et Evra seront suspendus pour les quarts de finale s'ils récoltent un carton jaune et si la France gagne le match.
Les équipes entrent sur le terrain
Ca y est, la France et le Nigeria font leur entrée sur la pelouse de l'Estadio Nacional Mané Garrincha de Brasilia. Il fait chaud, le soleil brille. C'est un match couperet.
C'est seulement la seconde fois que les deux équipes s'affrontent sur la scène internationale. Le Nigeria s'était imposé lors de la première confrontation (1-0), à l'occasion d'un match amical à Saint-Etienne le 2 juin 2009.
Avant-Match
17h30 - Il va faire chaud !
Les Bleus ont un autre adversaire, à Brasilia : la chaleur.
Selon les prédictions météorologiques, pas un seul nuage au-dessus du stade et une température qui devrait dépasser les 30 degrés à l'ombre. Si la chaleur sera pénible pour les joueurs, ils devront subir un taux d'humidité au-delà des 40 % et que la capitale administrative du Brésil est située à plus de 1100 mètres d'altitude.
17h10 - La composition de l'Equipe de France
Le compte Twitter officiel des Bleus vient de tweeter la composition officielle de l'équipe de France.
La compo des Bleus pour #franig Lloris (c), Debuchy, Evra, Varane, Koscielny, Cabaye, Matuidi, Pogba, Valbuena, Giroud, Benzema #CM2014 #EDF — Equipe de France (@equipedefrance) 30 Juin 2014
17h - Pourquoi les Bleus devraient se méfier du Nigeria
La France peut-elle se faire sortir de la coupe du Monde par le Nigeria ce lundi 30 juin ? Selon un sondage L'Equipe - iTélé réalisé par l'Ifop, 36% des Français voient l'équipe de France atteindre les quarts de finale.
A tort ou à raison ? Et si c'était un match piège ? Le Nigéria pourrait bien jouer les trouble-fête. Pourquoi donc les Bleus devraient se méfier du Nigéria ? Réponses, par Jean-Luc Mounier.
17h - Les Bleus joueront en blanc
Face au Nigeria, l'équipe de France portera son maillot blanc.
16h45 - Mamadou Sakho ne sera pas sur le terrain
Le défenseur de l'équipe de France Mamadou Sakho ne sera pas sur le terrain pour le début de la rencontre face au Nigeria, croit savoir i | fr | upright=1.5
Ce soir (18 heures, heure française) a lieu le match opposant la au qui sera arbitré par l'Américain . Si la France remporte ce match, elle sera opposée soit à l' soit à l'. L'une des principales difficultés lors de ce match est la chaleur avec une température de plus de 30 degrés. Lors de la mi-temps aucun pays n'a marqué de but et Onazi serait blessé au pied.
Après 5 minutes de temps additionnel, la France gagne à 2 buts face à zéro pour le Nigeria. Cette victoire conduit la France en quarts de finale.
==== Direct ====
* '''95 minute''' : Fin du match avec la victoire de la France qui se retrouve en quarts de finale.
* '''93 minute''' : Valbuena remplacé par Sissoko.
* '''90 minute''' : But de Yobo contre son camp. Point accordé à la .
* '''89 minute''' : Remplacement de Moses par Nwofor.
* '''79 minute''' : But de Pogba.
* '''66 minute''' : À la suite d'une faute de Odemwingie sur Evra, Valbuena obtient un coup franc, mais ne marque pas.
* '''59 minute''' : Onazi est remplacé par Gabriel.
* '''54 minute''' : Carton jaune pour Matuidi.
* '''39 minute''' : La frappe de Debuchy passe à droite du but.
* '''20 minute''' : Hors-jeu de Benzema sur un centre. Le joueur s'en rend compte et ne reprend pas le ballon.
* '''17 minute''' : Faute de Matuidi sur Odemwingie. La frappe d'Emenike se dirige dans les tribunes.
* '''12 minute''' : Onazi sort sur une civière, Emenike obtient un coup franc. |
fr | ROSTOV-SUR-LE-DON, 15 août - RIA Novosti. La Russie a accueilli plus de 17.000 réfugiés qui ont fui la zone du conflit osséto-géorgien, selon le dernier bilan annoncé vendredi par le ministère russe des Situations d'urgence.
"Le Service fédéral des migrations a recensé plus de 17.000 réfugiés venant d'Ossétie du Sud, dont 1.706 (699 enfants) ont déjà été enregistrés en Ossétie du Nord, 777 (340) dans la région de Rostov-sur-le-Don, 1.015 (335) dans le territoire de Krasnodar, 340 (174) dans le territoire de Stavropol, 323 (157) en Kabardino-Balkarie, 172 (33) en Karatchaïevo-Tcherkessie et 170 (82) en Adyghée", lit-on dans le communiqué ministériel.
La Russie a livré au total plus de 997 tonnes de fret humanitaire dans la zone du conflit osséto-géorgien, a rappelé le ministère des Situations d'urgence.
"A Tskhinvali, cinq équipes de recherche et de sauvetage s'emploient, en collaboration avec des démineurs, à déblayer les décombres et à hospitaliser les malades. Une équipe de maîtres-chiens est également en train de localiser les gens bloqués sous les décombres", précise le document.
L'armée géorgienne est intervenue dans la nuit du 7 au 8 août dernier en Ossétie du Sud, une des deux républiques sécessionnistes qui revendiquent leur indépendance par rapport à la Géorgie. Elle a pilonné Tskhinvali, la capitale, à coups de lance-roquettes multiples Grad, détruisant la ville et tuant au moins 1.600 civils selon les estimations russes. La Russie a riposté par une opération militaire de grande envergure visant à contraindre la Géorgie à la paix, que certains responsables politiques occidentaux ont qualifiée d'usage disproportionné de la force armée. | fr | Tskhinvali, capitale de l'Ossétie du Sud
La Russie a accueilli plus de réfugiés qui ont fui la zone du conflit osséto-géorgien, selon le dernier bilan annoncé vendredi par le ministère russe des Situations d'urgence.
, lit-on dans le communiqué ministériel.
La Russie a livré au total plus de 997 tonnes de fret humanitaire dans la zone du conflit osséto-géorgien, a rappelé le ministère des Situations d'urgence.
, précise le document.
L'armée géorgienne est intervenue dans la nuit du 7 au 8 août dernier en Ossétie du Sud, une des deux républiques sécessionnistes qui revendiquent leur indépendance par rapport à la Géorgie. Elle a pilonné Tskhinvali, la capitale, à coups de lance-roquettes multiples Grad, détruisant la ville et tuant au moins civils selon les estimations russes. La Russie a riposté par une opération militaire de grande envergure visant à contraindre la Géorgie à la paix, que certains responsables politiques occidentaux ont qualifiée d'usage disproportionné de la force armée. |
en | Knife found at O.J. Simpson's former L.A. home studied by police LOS ANGELES Police said on Friday they were examining a knife purportedly found at the former home of O.J. Simpson, the onetime football star acquitted of stabbing to death his ex-wife and her friend in the "Trial of the Century" two decades ago. |
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Louisiana abortion law WASHINGTON The Supreme Court, two days after hearing a major abortion case from Texas, on Friday temporarily blocked a Louisiana law imposing regulations on doctors who perform abortions in a move that would allow two recently closed clinics to reopen.
Exclusive: U.S. watchdog to probe Fed's lax oversight of Wall Street NEW YORK A U.S. watchdog agency is preparing to investigate whether the Federal Reserve and other regulators are too soft on the banks they are meant to police, after a written request from Democratic lawmakers that marks the latest sign of distrust between Congress and the central bank.
Brazil's Lula detained in corruption probe; Rousseff objects SAO PAULO/BRASILIA Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was briefly detained for questioning on Friday in a federal investigation of a vast corruption scheme, fanning a political crisis that threatens to topple his successor, President Dilma Rousseff. | | en | Mustafa Osman Ismail, Sudan's Presidential Advisor, opened the possibility of allowing some United Nations peacekeepers into its troubled Darfur region. Ismail admitted that the African Union Commander in Darfur could request non-African troops if he decides that current troop numbers are not sufficient. This would allow forces from organisations such as the UN to send troops there at the Commander's request. When asked whether this would lead to UN troops in Darfur, Ismail replied "You are right."
While the region is currently overseen by 7,000 AU troops, hopes indicate that a joint venture might see as many as 17,000 UN and AU troops deployed, in addition to 3,000 police officers.
Sudan had previously rejected UN Security Council Resolution 1706, which authorised 22,500 UN peacekeepers to handle the Darfur conflict. Since the start of the conflict, 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million driven from their homes. |
en | Mr Bashir has remained opposed to a large UN force
In the letter to the secretary general, Mr Bashir says he wants to begin "immediately" to implement UN plans.
However, diplomats note that Mr Bashir remains opposed to any large-scale UN deployment and has gone back on agreements on Darfur before.
More than 200,000 people have died in the three-year conflict in Darfur.
The UN envoy to Khartoum, Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, is expected to brief a Security Council meeting on Darfur on Wednesday afternoon.
Hybrid force
The main thrust of the three-part UN plan for Darfur is to strengthen the current 7,000-strong African Union force with UN troops.
Mr Bashir has remained consistently opposed to any large UN deployment but now appears to have agreed to the strengthening of a hybrid force.
Mr Bashir says Sudan agrees to the first two parts of the UN plan - deployment of new staff and equipment to the African Union force followed by a larger support package.
However, the third part of the UN plan - the size and command of the new force - is not finalised in the letter.
And UN diplomats expressed fears that carrying out plans through a special panel - the Tripartite Committee of Sudan, the UN and the AU - would give Khartoum an effective veto.
Sudan's change of heart on its previous opposition to UN participation follows international threats of trade sanctions and of a ban on aircraft movements over Darfur, to stop bombing raids by government forces.
The Darfur conflict began in 2003 after a rebel group began attacking government targets, saying the region was being neglected by Khartoum.
The rebels say the government is oppressing black Africans in favour of Arabs.
Arab militias responded to try to put down the uprising. The government denies accusations from the rebels it is backing the militias. | en | Mustafa Osman Ismail, Sudan's Presidential Advisor, opened the possibility of allowing some United Nations peacekeepers into its troubled Darfur region. Ismail admitted that the African Union Commander in Darfur could request non-African troops if he decides that current troop numbers are not sufficient. This would allow forces from organisations such as the UN to send troops there at the Commander's request. When asked whether this would lead to UN troops in Darfur, Ismail replied "You are right."
While the region is currently overseen by 7,000 AU troops, hopes indicate that a joint venture might see as many as 17,000 UN and AU troops deployed, in addition to 3,000 police officers.
Sudan had previously rejected UN Security Council Resolution 1706, which authorised 22,500 UN peacekeepers to handle the Darfur conflict. Since the start of the conflict, 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million driven from their homes. |
it | BOGOTA (Colombia), 8 agosto 2005 - Libardo Nino ha vinto la classifica finale del Giro della Colombia. Il corridore della Loteria de Boyaca ha preceduto, sul podio conclusivo, di 1'14" e 1'35" i connazionali della Orbitel Walter Pedraza e Alvaro Sierra. Nella quattordicesima ed ultima tappa, un circuito cittadino a Bogota, si è imposto per distacco il colombiano Mauricio Soler (Orbitel), che ha distaccato di 1'37" il gruppo dei più immediati inseguitori, regolato in volata dal connazionale e compagno di squadra Javier Zapata su un altro ciclista di casa, Marlon Perez (Selle Italia). Hernan Buenahora, leader della classifica generale e vincitore della crono di ieri, ha abbandonato la corsa per una foratura, perdendo così il Giro di Colombia. | it | Il colombiano Libardo Nino vince il Giro di Colombia di ciclismo. Tutti per i colombiani i primi tre posti della classifica generale. |
en | British engineer blows away land speed record for wind-powered vehicles after 10-year quest
By Claire Bates
Last updated at 5:23 PM on 27th March 2009
A British engineer has smashed the land speed record for wind powered vehicles, becoming the fastest naturally powered human on the planet.
Richard Jenkins clocked 126.1mph in his Ecotricity 'Greenbird' powered only by 30mph winds. He eclipsed the previous record of 116 mph, set by American Bob Schumacher ten years ago.
Record-breaker: The Greenbird clocked up 126.1mph
The Greenbird, which looks like a stretched missile with a giant fin, is the most advanced wind powered vehicle on Earth. It uses technology found on Aircraft and Formula 1 cars to achieve staggering speeds without an engine.
Eco-businessman Dale Vince OBE and Richard Jenkins had hoped to set a new record in Australia last August, but waited in vain for ideal dry conditions.
Their record run finally took place yesterday morning at Lake Ivanpah just south of Las Vegas.
The Greenbird accelerated from rest to record speed across the full 2-mile length of the lake.
They were cheered on by over 100 land sailors, during the 'Americas cup' (land sailing) regatta.
Delight: Richard Jenkins is congratulated after he breaks the land speed record
Mr Vince said: 'The record is an amazing achievement. It shows what is achievable with great British engineering and the power of the wind.
'In the next twenty years I firmly believe that wind power will be our main energy source and wind-powered cars will no longer be the stuff of dreams.'
He said Ecotricity would soon be revealing a wind-powered super car for everyday use.
The Greenbird is the fifth generation in a line of vehicles designed and built by Richard Jenkins on his ten year quest to break the world speed record.
The name is a nod to Donald Campbell's Bluebird, a fuel-powered car which achieved record speeds in the 60s.
The Greenbird is prepared for its record attempt on the Californian/Nevada border
Testing was carried out in the UK, Canada, America and Australia, in an attempt to track down the rare set of weather and natural surface conditions required to achieve maximum speed.
'It has been an incredibly difficult challenge,' Mr Jenkins said.
'Half the challenge is technical, having to create a more efficient vehicle than the previous record holder, then the rest is luck, being in the right place, at the right time, to get the perfect conditions, with the right people watching.
'I must have been on record standby at some remote location around the world for at least two months of every year for the past ten years. | en | Richard Jenkins, an engineer from the United Kingdom, broke a record for the fastest speed attained in a wind-powered land vehicle on Friday.
Jenkins managed to reach a speed of 126.1 miles per hour (202.9 kilometres per hour) in his Greenbird car along the plains of Nevada's Ivanpah Lake.
Jenkins said that he had worked for ten years to break the record, and that "things couldn't have been better" on the day he broke the record. "It's great. It's one of those things that you spend so long trying to do and when it actually happens, it's almost too easy," he said to the BBC.
"It has been an incredibly difficult challenge. Half the challenge is technical, having to create a more efficient vehicle than the previous record holder, then the rest is luck, being in the right place, at the right time, to get the perfect conditions, with the right people watching. I must have been on record standby at some remote location around the world for at least two months of every year for the past ten years," he said. "Then everything came together perfectly and the Greenbird stepped up to the mark and performed amazingly. I am absolutely delighted."
The previous record for the fastest wind-powered land vehicle belonged to Bob Schumacher from the United States, who reached 116 miles per hour in his Iron Duck machine.
The Greenbird is a fifth generation in an array of vehicles created by Jenkins in his ten-year effort to break the speed record. It is composed out of carbon fibre composite, and powered only by wind. According to Jenkins, it weighs 600 kilograms. |
en | Wind powered Greenbird reached speeds of 126.1 mph A British engineer from Hampshire has broken the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle. Richard Jenkins reached 126.1mph (202.9km/h) in his Greenbird car on the dry plains of Ivanpah Lake in Nevada. Mr Jenkins told the BBC that it had taken him 10 years of "hard work" to break the record and that, on the day, "things couldn't have been better". American Bob Schumacher set the previous record of 116 mph in 1999, driving his Iron Duck vehicle. "It's great, it's one of those things that you spend so long trying to do and when it actually happens, it's almost too easy," Mr Jenkins told the BBC. The Greenbird is a carbon fibre composite vehicle that uses wind (and nothing else) for power. The only metalwork used is for the wing bearings and the wheel unit. Sail away The designers describe it as a "very high performance sailboat" but one that uses a solid wing, rather than a sail, to generate movement. Mr Jenkins, from Lymington, spent 10 years designing the vehicle, with Greenbird the fifth vehicle he has built to try to break the record. Richard Jenkins spent 10 years trying to break the record Due to the shape of the craft, especially at such high speeds, the wings also provide lift; a useful trait for an aircraft, but very hazardous for a car. To compensate for this, the designers have added small wings to "stick" the car to the ground, in the same way Formula 1 cars do. "Greenbird weighs 600kg when it's standing still," said Mr Jenkins. "But at speed, the effect of the wings make her weigh just over a tonne." Richard Jenkins spent much of his childhood sailing on the South Coast of England and from the age of 10 was designing what he calls "radical contraptions". He has also built a wind powered craft that travels on ice, rather than land. "Now that we've broken the record, I'm going back on to the ice craft. There's still some debate as to whether travelling on ice or land will be faster," he said "But I think we've got some time. 126.1 mph was a good margin to beat the record and I think it will be some time before anyone else breaks it."
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StumbleUpon What are these? E-mail this to a friend Printable version | en | Richard Jenkins, an engineer from the United Kingdom, broke a record for the fastest speed attained in a wind-powered land vehicle on Friday.
Jenkins managed to reach a speed of 126.1 miles per hour (202.9 kilometres per hour) in his Greenbird car along the plains of Nevada's Ivanpah Lake.
Jenkins said that he had worked for ten years to break the record, and that "things couldn't have been better" on the day he broke the record. "It's great. It's one of those things that you spend so long trying to do and when it actually happens, it's almost too easy," he said to the BBC.
"It has been an incredibly difficult challenge. Half the challenge is technical, having to create a more efficient vehicle than the previous record holder, then the rest is luck, being in the right place, at the right time, to get the perfect conditions, with the right people watching. I must have been on record standby at some remote location around the world for at least two months of every year for the past ten years," he said. "Then everything came together perfectly and the Greenbird stepped up to the mark and performed amazingly. I am absolutely delighted."
The previous record for the fastest wind-powered land vehicle belonged to Bob Schumacher from the United States, who reached 116 miles per hour in his Iron Duck machine.
The Greenbird is a fifth generation in an array of vehicles created by Jenkins in his ten-year effort to break the speed record. It is composed out of carbon fibre composite, and powered only by wind. According to Jenkins, it weighs 600 kilograms. |
en | The McCanns received a public apology read in open court
McCann spokesman
In a statement the McCanns said they were pleased that the newspaper group had admitted the "utter falsity" of the "grotesque" stories written about them.
The newspaper group has paid £550,000 to the Find Madeleine campaign.
The Daily Express and Daily Star have issued front-page apologies admitting the stories were inaccurate.
Under review
The papers said: "We acknowledge that there is no evidence whatsoever to support this theory and that Kate and Gerry are completely innocent of any involvement in their daughter's disappearance. "
The McCanns, from of Rothley, Leicestershire, have refused to rule out libel action against other publications.
We are pleased that Express Newspapers have today admitted the utter falsity of the numerous grotesque and grossly defamatory allegations that their titles published
McCann statement
Full McCann case statements Is apology a turning point?
Their solicitor, Adam Tudor, from media law specialists Carter-Ruck, said: "These are matters that are being kept under review."
The couple reportedly hope the libel action against Express Newspapers will serve as a deterrent, but reserve the right to take action in the future.
Acted 'reluctantly'
The couple were not at London's High Court for the settlement of their action against Express Newspapers on Wednesday.
But in a statement, they said: "We embarked on this course of action reluctantly, indeed with a heavy heart, as we did not wish the pursuit of it to become a distraction from our sole aim - finding Madeleine."
They called on Portuguese police investigating her disappearance to end their status as suspects [in Portuguese, arguidos]:
"We hope that the Portuguese authorities lift our arguido status in the very near future so that everyone can focus on finding our beautiful little girl."
Utter falsity
Madeleine disappeared days before her fourth birthday, during a family holiday in the resort of Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, on 3 May last year.
The McCanns said: "We are pleased that Express Newspapers have today admitted the utter falsity of the numerous grotesque and grossly defamatory allegations that their titles published about us on a sustained basis over many months.
"The exceptional publication of these apologies, together with today's statement of full apology in open court before Mr Justice Eady, was the only just and proper response by Express Newspapers following our complaint."
The couple's representatives said that from the late summer of 2007 until February this year, the Daily Express, the Sunday Express, the Daily Star and the Daily Star Sunday published more than 100 articles which were seriously defamatory of the couple.
Madeleine McCann went missing in Portugal in May 2007
In court Stephen Bacon, representing the newspapers, said: "Express Newspapers regrets publishing these extremely serious, yet baseless, allegations."
Wednesday's editions of the Daily Express and Daily Star both carry front-page apologies under the headline, "Kate and Gerry McCann: Sorry".
The Express said it accepted that a "number of articles in the newspaper have suggested that the couple caused the death of their missing daughter Madeleine and then covered it up".
A similarly worded statement appears in the Daily Star.
The Star said it was making a "wholehearted apology to Kate and Gerry McCann for stories suggesting the couple were responsible for, or may be responsible for, the death of their daughter Madeleine and for covering it up". | en | The parents of Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old British girl who went missing in May 2007, have won a court case against the Express Newspapers group in the settlement of a libel case regarding the group's coverage of their daughter's disappearance. In a statement read outside London's High Court on behalf of the McCanns, the couple say that the outcome was 'the only just and proper response' to the 'utter falsity' of the reports.
The Express Newspapers' four publications, including the ''Daily Express'' and ''Daily Star'', will also print front-page apologies to the couple, in which the papers admit they were wrong to suggest the couple were responsible for their daughter's death. Kate and Gerry McCann explained they welcomed the outcome of the case, and that the £550,000 settlement will be paid to the ''Find Madeleine Campaign''.
Madeleine's parents have been named as suspects by Portuguese police, but the Daily Express admits that they hold "no evidence whatsoever" to suggest that their reports that Madeleine's parents were involved in her death and disappearance were true. The front-page apology in the ''Daily Express'' reads "We accept that a number of articles in the newspaper have suggested that the couple caused the death of their missing daughter Madeleine and then covered it up," and goes on to explain that Madeleine's parents are "completely innocent" of any involvement. |
en | The McCanns will receive a public apology, read in open court
Express Newspapers' titles, including the Daily Express, Daily Star and Sunday Express, are also printing front-page apologies.
They say they were wrong to suggest the couple, of Rothley, Leicestershire, were responsible for Madeleine's death.
The McCanns say the money will go to the Find Madeleine campaign.
In a statement read out on behalf of the McCanns at the High Court on Wednesday, they said they were pleased that Express Newspapers had admitted the "utter falsity" of the numerous stories written about them over many months.
Their spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, added that the allegations had caused them "great distress".
'Wholehearted apology'
It is understood that the sum donated to the campaign doubles the amount left in the fund.
Madeleine disappeared, days before her fourth birthday, during a family holiday in the resort of Praia da Luz, in the Algarve, on 3 May last year.
Her parents, Kate and Gerry, have been named as suspects in the case by Portuguese police but have always denied any involvement.
Madeleine McCann went missing in Portugal in May 2007
The settlement was confirmed at a High Court hearing, although the amount of damages was not formally disclosed.
It came after Wednesday's editions of the Daily Express and Daily Star both carried front-page apologies under the headline, "Kate and Gerry McCann: Sorry".
The Express said it accepted that a "number of articles in the newspaper have suggested that the couple caused the death of their missing daughter Madeleine and then covered it up".
It also acknowledged there was "no evidence whatsoever" to support that theory.
The paper added that Mr and Mrs McCann are "completely innocent of any involvement in their daughter's disappearance".
A similarly worded statement appeared in the Daily Star.
The Star said it was making a "wholehearted apology to Kate and Gerry McCann for stories suggesting the couple were responsible for, or may be responsible for, the death of their daughter Madeleine and for covering it up".
Further apologies are expected in the publications' sister Sunday titles at the weekend.
The libel action related to more than 100 stories across the four titles, including 42 printed in the Daily Express.
I think this is an amazing stand-down, u-turn, by the Express newspapers
Media commentator Roy Greenslade
All four titles are published by the Express Newspapers group, which has agreed to all the McCanns' requests. It is also paying all their costs.
A spokesman for the company said: "We have nothing to add to what will be said in court and in our titles."
The McCanns' lawyers said that some of the newspapers' articles were "grossly defamatory".
'Trust and credibility'
Richard Bilton, BBC News special correspondent, said one of the couple's representatives had said the response of the newspaper group was "much more responsible than they were perhaps initially with these articles".
Media commentator Roy Greenslade said that for two national newspapers to carry front-page apologies at the same time was "unprecedented".
"I think this is an amazing stand-down, U-turn, by the Express newspapers," he said.
The McCanns will receive a public apology, read in open court
"I think when people realise that more than 100 stories have been complained about as being grossly defamatory, it will annihilate the Express' readers sense of trust and credibility in their newspaper."
Media lawyer Paul Gilbert, from Finers Stephens Innocent, said the courts encourage early settlement of defamation cases.
"Clearly the Express' lawyers felt this was a case they should settle without a high-profile trial - which it would be - and as a result have saved considerable costs," he said.
"It certainly is a warning sign to newspapers in the future - if they're going to speculate, they've got to be very careful about what they speculate about." | en | The parents of Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old British girl who went missing in May 2007, have won a court case against the Express Newspapers group in the settlement of a libel case regarding the group's coverage of their daughter's disappearance. In a statement read outside London's High Court on behalf of the McCanns, the couple say that the outcome was 'the only just and proper response' to the 'utter falsity' of the reports.
The Express Newspapers' four publications, including the ''Daily Express'' and ''Daily Star'', will also print front-page apologies to the couple, in which the papers admit they were wrong to suggest the couple were responsible for their daughter's death. Kate and Gerry McCann explained they welcomed the outcome of the case, and that the £550,000 settlement will be paid to the ''Find Madeleine Campaign''.
Madeleine's parents have been named as suspects by Portuguese police, but the Daily Express admits that they hold "no evidence whatsoever" to suggest that their reports that Madeleine's parents were involved in her death and disappearance were true. The front-page apology in the ''Daily Express'' reads "We accept that a number of articles in the newspaper have suggested that the couple caused the death of their missing daughter Madeleine and then covered it up," and goes on to explain that Madeleine's parents are "completely innocent" of any involvement. |
en | By Peter Griffiths
LONDON (Reuters) - Two tabloid newspapers made unprecedented front page apologies on Wednesday to the parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann for suggesting they might have killed their daughter and covered up her death.
The Daily Express and Daily Star admitted the allegations against Kate and Gerry McCann, whose daughter went missing on holiday in Portugal last May, were "baseless" and agreed in court to pay 550,000 pounds in libel damages.
Madeleine's disappearance prompted intense international media coverage.
"We accept that a number of articles in the newspaper have suggested that the couple caused the death of their missing daughter Madeleine and then covered it up," the Daily Express said.
"We acknowledge that there is no evidence whatsoever to support this theory and that Kate and Gerry are completely innocent of any involvement in their daughter's disappearance."
At a High Court hearing London, the McCanns' lawyer Adam Tudor said it was "difficult to conceive a more serious allegation than to be falsely accused of being responsible for the death of one's daughter."
He told the court that the articles included a variety of false claims, including that the McCanns killed their daughter, sold her to pay off debts or were involved in "wife-swapping".
A lawyer for the newspapers told the court: "Express Newspapers regrets publishing these extremely serious, yet baseless, allegations." The Sunday Express and the Daily Star Sunday are also expected to apologise in issues this weekend. Continued... | en | The parents of Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old British girl who went missing in May 2007, have won a court case against the Express Newspapers group in the settlement of a libel case regarding the group's coverage of their daughter's disappearance. In a statement read outside London's High Court on behalf of the McCanns, the couple say that the outcome was 'the only just and proper response' to the 'utter falsity' of the reports.
The Express Newspapers' four publications, including the ''Daily Express'' and ''Daily Star'', will also print front-page apologies to the couple, in which the papers admit they were wrong to suggest the couple were responsible for their daughter's death. Kate and Gerry McCann explained they welcomed the outcome of the case, and that the £550,000 settlement will be paid to the ''Find Madeleine Campaign''.
Madeleine's parents have been named as suspects by Portuguese police, but the Daily Express admits that they hold "no evidence whatsoever" to suggest that their reports that Madeleine's parents were involved in her death and disappearance were true. The front-page apology in the ''Daily Express'' reads "We accept that a number of articles in the newspaper have suggested that the couple caused the death of their missing daughter Madeleine and then covered it up," and goes on to explain that Madeleine's parents are "completely innocent" of any involvement. |
en | MEXICO CITY — A 20-year-old dancer from Japan was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday, marking only the second time her country has won the world beauty title.
Riyo Mori wears her new crown after being named Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City on Monday. AP PHOTO
Dressed in a black, red and purple Japanese-style gown, Riyo Mori nervously grabbed the hands of first runnerup, Natalia Guimaraes of Brazil, just before the winner was announced. Then she threw her hands up and covered her mouth, overcome with emotion.
But she composed herself enough to catch the diamond-and-pearl-studded headpiece, which was valued at $ 250,000, as it slipped off her head when Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico crowned her. Mori immediately put it back on.
Born Dec. 24, 1986, Mori learned dancing at a Canadian ballet school and currently is a jazz dance instructor at her mother's dance school in the city of Shizuoka.
The first Japanese contestant to win the Miss Universe pageant was Akiko Kojima in 1959.
Last year, Kurara Chibana from Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, was the runnerup. In the 1953 contest, Kinuko Ito of Japan placed third.
Miss USA Rachel Smith, who slipped and fell to the floor during the evening gown competition and was jeered by the Mexican audience during the interview phase, was the contest's fourth runnerup.
Mori won the cheers of the Mexico City audience when she opened her interview by saying, "Hola, Mexico!"
"I learned how to always be happy, be patient and to be positive, and this is what I want to teach to the next generation," she said during the interview competition.
She wants to someday open an international dance school in Tokyo.
"Right now I am only 20 years old, so I'm really excited about what I'm going to be able to do at this age to benefit society," Mori said after winning. | en | According to ''The Japan Times'', the 20-year-old Japanese delegate Riyo Mori was crowned as the 56th Miss Universe, in a ceremony held at Mexico City on May 28 .
Riyo, the new Miss Universe titleholder, is from Shizuoka, Japan. She had stayed in Canada to study ballet while in high-school.
After Riyo returned to her country, she became to an instructor of a dance school.
Riyo Mori achieved the brilliant feat of winning this beauty contest as Japanese after 48 years' absence.
Incidentally, preceded runner-up is Kurara Chibana. |
en | associated press The government's required switch from incandescent light bulbs to CFLs come with potential hazards: Improper disposal of the mercury-powered bulbs may pollute landfills and groundwater.
Beginning today, it is a crime to manufacture or ship for sale a traditional 75-watt incandescent light bulb in the European Union. Autocrats in Brussels last year declared war on Edison's greatest invention with a ban on 100-watt lamps. Homes throughout the Old World will continue to dim until incandescent lighting of all types is snuffed out in 2012 - the same year the United States is scheduled to begin a phaseout schedule mirroring the European plan.
The EU's final solution to the incandescent problem was sparked by bureaucratic irritation at a public that refused to accept the pale, flickering, cold light emanating from government-approved, expensive compact fluorescent bulbs. "Although energy-saving bulbs have been clearly labeled since 1998 as the most cost-effective bulbs, their relatively high purchase price has inhibited take-up," the European Commission website explains. "To remedy this, EU governments and the European Parliament asked the Commission to adopt minimum requirements phasing out the least-efficient bulbs."
Consumers realize the warm glow of a cheap incandescent is superior in every way to the deadly, mercury-filled substitute being foisted upon them. In Finland, Helsingin Sanomat reported that the new ban has not resulted in a surge of sales for the new bulbs that the bureaucrats expected. Instead, 75-watt packages have been flying off the shelves as customers filled their closets, garages and attics with lighting supplies for the long term. Such hoarding has been the rule for more than a year. London's Daily Mail gave away 25,000 of the 100-watt bulbs as a prize in a January 2009 contest. Der Spiegel reported that German customers left hardware stores with carts jammed with enough incandescent bulbs to last 20 years.
We can look forward to a similar reaction on these shores as our own Jan. 1, 2012, deadline approaches. President George W. Bush's signature on the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 condemned the traditional bulb in favor of the fluorescent lights rejected by the free market. Only eight senators and 100 House members opposed the bill.
There is still hope that sanity could return before the U.S. ban on normal light bulbs takes effect. Two years ago, New Zealanders faced an imminent ban. The National Party, at the time in the minority, made overturning the light-bulb scheme a priority in its campaign against the ruling Labor government. The public responded favorably to the party that proclaimed that it "stands for freedom, choice, independence and ambition." In December 2008, the National Party government overturned the light-bulb ban. Republican challengers seeking an edge over Democrats in November could learn a few things from the Kiwis.
© Copyright 2010 The Washington Times, LLC. Click here for reprint permission. | en | Starting from 2012, energy saving lamps will replace all incandescent lamps in the EU
Starting today, it is illegal to manufacture or import 75W in the European Union. The phaseout started last year when 100W light bulbs were outlawed. Bulbs of 60W will be phased out next year, and incandescent lighting of all types will be phased out in 2012.
The is part of the EU's strategy to cut by 20% by 2020. Replacing the old lamps with more efficient models is expected to reduce energy consumption for lighting by 60% in the EU, equivalent to saving 30 million tons of CO2 pollution every year.
Although were available since 1998, their relatively high purchase price has inhibited take-up. When the decision for the ban was taken in 2008, it was estimated that around 2,000 to 3,000 jobs would become redundant in the light bulb industry, in particular affecting Hungary and Poland. However, the also assumed that halogen production and savings of 5-10 billion euro from energy bills could be injected back into the economy to create new jobs.
In its editorial yesterday, the conservative harshly criticized the ban, labelling it a result of "bureaucratic irritation" and a "war on Edison's greatest invention". General criticism of such bans includes panic buying prior to phase-out, environmental impacts of the which is contained in small amounts in all fluorescent lamps, and increased upfront costs for the consumer.
Brazil and Venezuela started to phase out incandescent light bulbs in 2005, Switzerland in 2009, while Russia and Canada are planning it for 2012. The United States is scheduled to begin a phaseout similar to the European one from 2012. |
en | Last year 100W incandescent light bulbs were outlawed, triggering the first wave of stockpiling by worried consumers who do not like the more expensive energy saving alternatives.
Now it will be an offence to import or manufacture 75W bulbs, although shops can continue to sell the model until stocks run out.
The European Lamp Companies Federation said shoppers around Europe are already snapping up the last remaining stocks, with a 35 per cent increase in sales across the EU.
Demand is highest in Germany, Austria, Poland and central Europe.
Although the powerful light is also popular in Britain as a reading lamp or for lighting portraits or chandeliers in historic homes.
Airum, a Finnish producer of bulbs, has reported a doubling of demand for 75W bulbs in the country compared to what is normal for August.
Veronique Skrotsky, a spokeswoman for General Electric Lighting’s French operations, said people do not like the energy saving alternatives.
She said compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), which use a fifth of the energy needed for a conventional bulb, give off a sickly light.
“It’s clear that customers find the light they give off ugly, it’s really terrible,” she said.
CFLs have even been blamed for giving people headaches and skin rashes.
Bobby Damney, a spokesman for the Light Bulb Company, a major British wholesaler and retailer, said the company has seen a 10 per cent rise since June.
He said consumers do not like the "horribly shaped" CFLs, which also take longer to turn on and can flicker.
"It has been a chore for some customers trying to replace the bulbs,” he added.
Supermarkets in the UK have already phased out 75W bulbs but independent retailers and wholesalers reported an increase in demand.
Robert Parker, technical adviser to the Historic Houses Association, said people who live in older homes are stock piling old fashioned lamps.
Even halogen lamps, which give off a warmer glow and come in traditional shapes, will not fit into all old fashioned fittings.
“It has been a concern of ours for quite some time particularly in small bayonet candle bulbs that fit into many chandeliers and ancient fittings,” he said. “The energy efficient bulbs that fit into small bayonets are deeply unattractive.”
The panic buying of light bulbs is expected to get worse when 60W bulbs are banned next year and all incandescent bulbs are phased out by 2012.
Incandescent light bulbs are being phased out in order to meet the EU’s ambitious climate change targets to cut greenhouse gases by 20 per cent by 2020.
Advocates claim that replacing the old fashioned lamps with more efficient models will reduce domestic energy consumption for lighting by 60 per cent in the EU, equivalent to saving 30 million tons of CO2 pollution every year.
Jurgen Sturm, general-secretary of the European Lamp Companies Federation, insisted that the energy saving alternatives not only last longer and save money in the long run, but will improve in quality and range over the next few years. | en | Starting from 2012, energy saving lamps will replace all incandescent lamps in the EU
Starting today, it is illegal to manufacture or import 75W in the European Union. The phaseout started last year when 100W light bulbs were outlawed. Bulbs of 60W will be phased out next year, and incandescent lighting of all types will be phased out in 2012.
The is part of the EU's strategy to cut by 20% by 2020. Replacing the old lamps with more efficient models is expected to reduce energy consumption for lighting by 60% in the EU, equivalent to saving 30 million tons of CO2 pollution every year.
Although were available since 1998, their relatively high purchase price has inhibited take-up. When the decision for the ban was taken in 2008, it was estimated that around 2,000 to 3,000 jobs would become redundant in the light bulb industry, in particular affecting Hungary and Poland. However, the also assumed that halogen production and savings of 5-10 billion euro from energy bills could be injected back into the economy to create new jobs.
In its editorial yesterday, the conservative harshly criticized the ban, labelling it a result of "bureaucratic irritation" and a "war on Edison's greatest invention". General criticism of such bans includes panic buying prior to phase-out, environmental impacts of the which is contained in small amounts in all fluorescent lamps, and increased upfront costs for the consumer.
Brazil and Venezuela started to phase out incandescent light bulbs in 2005, Switzerland in 2009, while Russia and Canada are planning it for 2012. The United States is scheduled to begin a phaseout similar to the European one from 2012. |
en | Revolt! Robbed of their right to buy traditional light bulbs, millions are clearing shelves of last supplies
By David Derbyshire
Last updated at 9:30 AM on 07th January 2009
End of light as we know it: Millions of Britons are stocking up to grab the last of the traditional bulbs
Millions of Britons are finally waking up to the fact that their beloved light bulb will disappear for good after 120 years.
Traditional 100-watt bulbs are vanishing from the High Street because of a controversial European Union decision.
Yesterday panic buyers were snapping up the remaining bulbs in a last-ditch attempt to stockpile the final supplies. Hundreds of leading supermarkets and DIY chains - including Sainsbury's, Asda and Homebase - have already sold their last remaining bulbs after a surge in panic buying.
Other stores say they have enough stocks to last until the end of next week.
The supplies are running out after the Government signed up to an EU decision to replace conventional 100w light bulbs with supposedly greener low energy alternatives.
Ministers claim the switch will reduce carbon dioxide by around five million tons each year.
But experts have questioned whether or not the new bulbs, far from being environmentally friendly, are actually harmful.
The low-energy fluorescent bulbs can trigger skin rashes, migraines and epilepsy.
There is also concern because the fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, which makes them dangerous to get rid of.
They can also be more expensive. Currently, an average supermarket price for a six pack of standard 60w pearl light bulbs is £1.21, but a single 60w low energy stick light bulb already costs around £2.19.
Retailers stopped replenishing supplies of conventional incandescent 100w bulbs at the start of the year under a 'voluntary' Government scheme to force people to buy green compact fluorescent lights.
New light: Energy-efficient bulbs use less energy - but critics say they can cause skin rashes, migraines and epilepsy
But concerns about the poor quality light of low energy bulbs - and the fact that most don't work with dimmer switches - has led to tens of thousands of people stockpiling supplies.
Sainsbury's said it had 'virtually run out' of traditional 100w bulbs, while Homebase, John Lewis and Asda confirmed they no longer had them on their shelves. Tesco, Britain's biggest seller of bulbs, said it had enough for a few days.
Smaller retailers and corner shops also reported running out of stock, while shoppers at branches of Waitrose and Argos left empty handed.
One householder, Loretta Spottiswood, said she had stockpiled 50 conventional bulbs in a cupboard at her home in Ham, South-West London.
'I have such a horror of energy saving bulbs that every time I go to Sainsbury's I buy a couple of the conventional ones,' said Mrs Spottiswood, 62.
'My neighbour opposite has energy saving bulbs and the lights are horrible and they take ages to warm up. I also get quite depressed in the winter, particularly if the lighting is dim. I hate them.'
One panic buyer, who asked not to be named, snapped up 20 traditional bulbs at a branch of Ryness. 'My husband went to Sainsbury's last week and couldn't get any, then we managed to buy a couple at Tesco,' she said.
'I bought some at a corner shop, but there were none at Waitrose or Homebase. My husband tried again at Tesco and they had sold out.
'I use them in about seven rooms. I have only got one energy saving light bulb and I hate it, the light is horrible and it makes me feel ill.'
The death of the conventional incandescent bulb was announced by Gordon Brown in 2007. The Government wants people to switch to low energy compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) to help meet its climate change targets.
A CFL uses a fifth of the energy of a conventional bulb and can save £7 a year in bills.
The 100w bulbs being phased out are used in ceiling lights and are Britain's best seller. Last year retailers stopped selling 150w bulbs, while they will phase out 60w bulbs next year.
The voluntary ban covers only high street chains and supermarkets; 100w bulbs will still be available from smaller independent stores for a few months.
However, the EU will impose a ban on sales of 100w bulbs from September. It will also ban all types of frosted glass incandescent bulbs.
Critics say the light from CFLs is harsh and flickery. Medical charities say they can trigger epileptic fits, migraines and skin rashes.
Ordinary compact fluorescent lights also do not work properly in dimmer switches. Those with dimmer switches have to buy a specialist dimmable CFL, which costs around £12, or opt for a less efficient halogen light.
Peter Hunt, of the industry body the Lighting Association, said the price of dimmable CFL bulbs would fall over the next few years. Dimmable halogen lamps, shaped liked conventional bulbs but which use around 70 per cent of the energy, were also available.
'There's a big problem with preconceptions about light bulbs,' he said. 'In tests, the Energy Saving Trust found that people preferred low energy bulbs.'
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed that it will have no power to enforce fines or legal proceedings until 2016.
The 'voluntary' phase agreed by retailers is set to remain in place until 2012. Tougher measures could then be imposed on retailers who continue to stock traditional bulbs but criminal charges will not be possible until EU mandates are implemented in 2016.
Reporter BETH HALE on the great bulb hunt: 'Yes I found some... but it wasn't light work'
How many women does it take to change a 100watt bulb? Well, one, of course. But it does depend on whether she can find one.
I set off on a quest to illuminate the issue of diminishing supplies.
My journey begins in a small branch of Tesco where six-packs of 100w bulbs at £1.21 are on a buy-one-get-one free offer. I could have a dozen bulbs at 10p a piece - if only there wasn't a gaping hole on the shelf.
Lightbulb moment! Reporter Beth Hale finds bulbs are still available at a Robert Dyas shop
Success: Beth screws in her lightbulb, and she is not alone in stocking up before it's too late
Energy saving bulbs are on special offer. But deciphering what bulb to buy is no easy task. In days gone by it was a straightforward process - there was clear or pearl, bayonet or screw cap, and then the wattage, usually 40, 60 or 100.
Now there are different wattages, new shapes, information about carbon footprints...
What I really want to know is which bulbs can be used with a dimmer switch as most normal low energy lightbulbs aren't compatible with a dimmer. Unfortunately, the only member of staff I find doesn't know.
Next I pop into Argos. They too are out of stock. They do have three packs at a store in Victoria and two in Wembley but that's a bit far to go for a lightbulb.
I ask an assistant: 'Do you know which one I need, if I have a dimmer switch?' 'I don't know, I thought they all worked,' comes the reply.
At a branch of Ryness, the electrical supplies store, the shelves have again been emptied. 'People have been buying boxes and boxes at a time,' says a helpful assistant.
If I can wait a few days he does assure me there will be more bulbs in - supplies are still high at the warehouse. The sales assistant is able to offer some help on the dimmer switch issue, pointing out a dimmer-compatible bulb. Unfortunately it's £17.99.
At Waitrose a sign tells me there is no stock available and at a bigger branch of Tesco there is another empty space in light bulb corner.
At Homebase it's even worse. A sign says the bulbs have been discontinued and a sales assistant tells me it's no longer legal to sell them from this year, which I'm sure isn't actually true.
Then I walk into Robert Dyas - and there before me is a whole shelf laden with bulbs, two-packs, four-packs, bayonet or screwcap, enough to light up my small flat and probably the rest of my street.
Unfortunately since old-fashioned bulbs are now selling quicker than hot cakes, they probably won't be around for much longer. | en | Starting from 2012, energy saving lamps will replace all incandescent lamps in the EU
Starting today, it is illegal to manufacture or import 75W in the European Union. The phaseout started last year when 100W light bulbs were outlawed. Bulbs of 60W will be phased out next year, and incandescent lighting of all types will be phased out in 2012.
The is part of the EU's strategy to cut by 20% by 2020. Replacing the old lamps with more efficient models is expected to reduce energy consumption for lighting by 60% in the EU, equivalent to saving 30 million tons of CO2 pollution every year.
Although were available since 1998, their relatively high purchase price has inhibited take-up. When the decision for the ban was taken in 2008, it was estimated that around 2,000 to 3,000 jobs would become redundant in the light bulb industry, in particular affecting Hungary and Poland. However, the also assumed that halogen production and savings of 5-10 billion euro from energy bills could be injected back into the economy to create new jobs.
In its editorial yesterday, the conservative harshly criticized the ban, labelling it a result of "bureaucratic irritation" and a "war on Edison's greatest invention". General criticism of such bans includes panic buying prior to phase-out, environmental impacts of the which is contained in small amounts in all fluorescent lamps, and increased upfront costs for the consumer.
Brazil and Venezuela started to phase out incandescent light bulbs in 2005, Switzerland in 2009, while Russia and Canada are planning it for 2012. The United States is scheduled to begin a phaseout similar to the European one from 2012. |
en | EU national representatives voted yesterday (8 December) to phase out energy-guzzling incandescent light bulbs and inefficient halogen bulbs between 2009 and 2012 in an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy security.
In October, the Commission unveiled the next batch of ten groups, including such product groups as air-conditioning and ventilating systems as well as food preparation and refrigeration equipment, for which energy standards will be established in the next three years.
The first 19 energy-using product groups for which the EU executive wants energy-efficiency standards to be established - including heating equipment, lighting, domestic appliances and electric motors - was selected during a transitional phase after the adoption of the directive in July 2005.
Actual measures under the directive are decided by the Commission on a product-by-product basis, under the supervision of a designated panel of EU member-state experts as part of the fast-track 'comitology' procedure.
In October 2008, EU energy ministers invited the European Commission to draft a regulation to phase out the sale of all incandescent and poorly-performing light bulbs by 2010. This was to be done within the framework of the Eco-Design Directive, providing performance requirements for energy-using products.
The decision taken by a national expert committee endorsed a proposal by the European Commission to switch to more energy-efficient lighting. The Commission estimates that it will allow EU households to reduce their electricity use by 10-15%, saving up to 50 euro a year, a "balanced, realistic figure".
There has been concern about the higher costs of more efficient lamps, but a longer lifetime and price reductions expected from more production and lifting of excise duties is expected to render them competitive.
"This draft legislation is important not only for the energy savings it offers but for the very symbolic character for the citizen," said French Minister of State for Transport Dominique Bussereau, who chaired the meeting of European transport, telecommunications and energy ministers on Monday.
The decision is an implementing measure under the EU's 2005 Eco-Design Directive, which aims to reduce the energy consumption of consumer products running on electricity. "These decisions will confirm the EU's leadership in the transition to a more sustainable energy future," Bussereau commented.
According to the conclusions adopted by the energy ministers on Monday, these rules on the energy use and efficiency of consumer items like washing machines and refrigerators should be extended to a range of 'energy-related' items like insulation. If approved by MEPs in the first months of 2009, the 'eco-design' requirements for energy-using products would be updated to include the new product list. The Commission recommended broadening the scope of the directive in its July 2008 strategy on sustainable consumption and production (SCP), part of a wider strategy to 'green' the EU's product line.
Scope of the decision
The phase-out scheme only covers non-directional lights, emitting light equally in all directions. It also makes exemptions for some technologies, including halogens with specific lamp caps and special purpose incandescent lamps such as traffic lights and infrared lamps. This was justified as ensuring that EU citizens have access to the same standards they are used to while taking care that they do not end up with empty luminaires, which can only take a certain type of lamps.
The new directive thus only bans incandescent light bulbs, Thomas Edison's invention, which are now regarded as last-century's technology due to their energy wastage. It sets minimum standards for energy efficiency and functionality. This gives consumers the choice between long-life compact fluorescent lamps yielding up to 75% energy savings compared to incandescent lamps, or efficient halogen lamps, which have the same light quality as traditional bulbs but provide only 25-50% savings.
The shift away from incandescent lighting is likely to move light bulb production away from the EU. According to estimates, around 2,000 to 3,000 jobs will become redundant, mainly in Eastern Europe, where Hungary and Poland have big factories. However, the Commission says that that some of these jobs will move to halogen production and savings of five to ten billion euro from energy bills can be injected back into the economy to create new jobs.
Today, 85% of lamps in European homes are inefficient in terms of their energy consumption. Many countries are planning to switch off their incandescent lights with US draft legislation in place for a 2014 deadline and plans already decided for countries as diverse as Australia and Cuba. If Europe does not make its move now, "all incandescent lights will end up being dumped into the EU," the Commission warned. | en | Starting from 2012, energy saving lamps will replace all incandescent lamps in the EU
Starting today, it is illegal to manufacture or import 75W in the European Union. The phaseout started last year when 100W light bulbs were outlawed. Bulbs of 60W will be phased out next year, and incandescent lighting of all types will be phased out in 2012.
The is part of the EU's strategy to cut by 20% by 2020. Replacing the old lamps with more efficient models is expected to reduce energy consumption for lighting by 60% in the EU, equivalent to saving 30 million tons of CO2 pollution every year.
Although were available since 1998, their relatively high purchase price has inhibited take-up. When the decision for the ban was taken in 2008, it was estimated that around 2,000 to 3,000 jobs would become redundant in the light bulb industry, in particular affecting Hungary and Poland. However, the also assumed that halogen production and savings of 5-10 billion euro from energy bills could be injected back into the economy to create new jobs.
In its editorial yesterday, the conservative harshly criticized the ban, labelling it a result of "bureaucratic irritation" and a "war on Edison's greatest invention". General criticism of such bans includes panic buying prior to phase-out, environmental impacts of the which is contained in small amounts in all fluorescent lamps, and increased upfront costs for the consumer.
Brazil and Venezuela started to phase out incandescent light bulbs in 2005, Switzerland in 2009, while Russia and Canada are planning it for 2012. The United States is scheduled to begin a phaseout similar to the European one from 2012. |
en | At least 12 tribals and a policeman died in clashes at Kalinganagar, 120km (80 miles) north of Bhubaneswar.
Police say they fired in self-defence after they were attacked with arrows.
The tribesmen have now handed over for post mortems the bodies of four of their dead which they had used to block the road, but are refusing to move.
The road block has brought traffic in the area to a complete halt and seriously affected the movement of iron ore from the mineral-rich Keonjhar district.
Talks demand
In a statement, the tribespeople said they would not "give up a square inch of land" they regard as theirs for the planned Tata Steel plant in Jajpur district.
They are demanding talks with Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik and the immediate suspension of the district magistrate and the district police chief.
We will not leave this place till the government steps down and the guilty district officials punished
Protester Natia Angari
They are also demanding one million rupees (nearly $20,000) in compensation for each of those who were killed when police opened fire.
Large numbers of police are keeping their distance to try to avoid a fresh outbreak of violence, officials say.
Five tribesmen and a policeman were killed on Monday after police opened fire on crowds demonstrating against the erection of a boundary wall at the Kalinganagar site.
Another seven protesters, one a tribal woman, died later of bullet injuries.
At least 20 people, five of them policemen, are being treated in hospital.
Compensation
Private steel companies are setting up huge steel mills in mineral-rich states such as Orissa and Jharkhand as India's demand for steel rises.
The tribespeople say they have not been given compensation due to them or offered alternative livelihoods.
"We were paid only 37,000 rupees ($823) per acre of land whereas the government has sold the same land to the companies for over 300,000 rupees (nearly $6,670) per acre," one protestor, Nanika Jamuda, told the BBC.
She accused police of firing indiscriminately on protesters.
"The company and government want to displace us without bothering about our future. We will not live as beggars."
Officials told the BBC that fewer than a quarter of the displaced families had been given alternative employment, and admit that companies are reluctant to take on unskilled workers.
The additional district magistrate in charge of the Kalinganagar project told the BBC that compensation payouts had been held back by law suits in many cases.
"But we have worked out a good compensation packages. Only two villagers are opposed to it," he said. | de | Lage des Bundesstaates Orissa
Im indischen Bundesstaat Orissa protestieren tausende Stammesangehöriger mit Straßenblockaden gegen Bauprojekte in ihrer Region. Die Blockaden richten sich auch gegen das Vorgehen der Polizei am Vortag.
Bei Zusammenstößen zwischen Demonstranten und Polizisten starben gestern mindestens zwölf Stammesangehörige und ein Polizist. In der Nähe einer Industrieanlage hatten etwa 500 Menschen gegen den Bau einer Begrenzungsmauer durch das Unternehmen Tata Steel Company demonstriert. Die Polizei sagt, sie habe zur Selbstverteidigung auf die Demonstranten geschossen, die sie mit Pfeilen angegriffen hätten.
Die Stammesangehörigen weigern sich, die Straßen zu verlassen, wodurch der Verkehr in dem Gebiet etwa 120 Kilometer von Bhubaneshwar, der Hauptstadt des Bundesstaates, zum Erliegen gekommen ist. Auch der Transport von Stahl aus der rohstoffreichen Provinz Keonjhar wird durch die Blockade ernsthaft behindert. Die lokale Verwaltung hat zur Vorbeugung weiterer Unruhen in den betroffenen Gebieten eine Ausgangssperre verhängt und etwa 700 Polizisten stationiert.
In einer von den Stammesangehörigen veröffentlichten Stellungnahme ist die Rede davon, dass sie auf keinen Quadratmeter Land verzichten wollten. Auf einem Gebiet, dass die Stammesangehörigen als ihr Eigentum beanspruchen, soll eine Stahlfabrik der „Tata Steel Company“ errichtet werden. Als Reaktion auf die Zusammenstöße mit der Polizei am Montag fordern die Stammesangehörigen Gespräche mit der Regierung des Bundesstaates sowie die sofortige Entlassung des Polizeichefs der Provinz. Außerdem verlangen die Demonstranten Entschädigungszahlungen für das Land, auf dem die Fabrik gebaut werden soll. Die Polizei hat der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters mitgeteilt, dass die Regierung das Land erworben habe, um es der „Tata Steel Company“ zur Verfügung zu stellen. Bewohnern der betroffenen Gebiete seien Ausgleichszahlungen angeboten worden, die sie jedoch abgelehnt hätten. |
en | BHUBANESWAR: Thousands of tribals blocked roads in three places in Orissa's Jajpur district on Tuesday to protest police action, a day after nine people were killed when tribals clashed with police during a protest over construction works by a steel company.
Over 500 tribals had clashed with police Monday at Kalinga Nagar industrial complex in Jajpur district, 120 km from here, to protest a boundary wall being built by the Tata Steel Company.
Thousands of tribals have blocked the road at Sukinda, Tamka and at Chadeidhara village, located near the site of the clash, a senior police official said.
While official figures put the death toll at nine killed, including a policeman, and over a dozen critically injured, local media have put the death toll at 13. They say the tribals took away the dead bodies of about four tribals, though local police maintain they have not seen the dead bodies.... | de | Lage des Bundesstaates Orissa
Im indischen Bundesstaat Orissa protestieren tausende Stammesangehöriger mit Straßenblockaden gegen Bauprojekte in ihrer Region. Die Blockaden richten sich auch gegen das Vorgehen der Polizei am Vortag.
Bei Zusammenstößen zwischen Demonstranten und Polizisten starben gestern mindestens zwölf Stammesangehörige und ein Polizist. In der Nähe einer Industrieanlage hatten etwa 500 Menschen gegen den Bau einer Begrenzungsmauer durch das Unternehmen Tata Steel Company demonstriert. Die Polizei sagt, sie habe zur Selbstverteidigung auf die Demonstranten geschossen, die sie mit Pfeilen angegriffen hätten.
Die Stammesangehörigen weigern sich, die Straßen zu verlassen, wodurch der Verkehr in dem Gebiet etwa 120 Kilometer von Bhubaneshwar, der Hauptstadt des Bundesstaates, zum Erliegen gekommen ist. Auch der Transport von Stahl aus der rohstoffreichen Provinz Keonjhar wird durch die Blockade ernsthaft behindert. Die lokale Verwaltung hat zur Vorbeugung weiterer Unruhen in den betroffenen Gebieten eine Ausgangssperre verhängt und etwa 700 Polizisten stationiert.
In einer von den Stammesangehörigen veröffentlichten Stellungnahme ist die Rede davon, dass sie auf keinen Quadratmeter Land verzichten wollten. Auf einem Gebiet, dass die Stammesangehörigen als ihr Eigentum beanspruchen, soll eine Stahlfabrik der „Tata Steel Company“ errichtet werden. Als Reaktion auf die Zusammenstöße mit der Polizei am Montag fordern die Stammesangehörigen Gespräche mit der Regierung des Bundesstaates sowie die sofortige Entlassung des Polizeichefs der Provinz. Außerdem verlangen die Demonstranten Entschädigungszahlungen für das Land, auf dem die Fabrik gebaut werden soll. Die Polizei hat der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters mitgeteilt, dass die Regierung das Land erworben habe, um es der „Tata Steel Company“ zur Verfügung zu stellen. Bewohnern der betroffenen Gebiete seien Ausgleichszahlungen angeboten worden, die sie jedoch abgelehnt hätten. |
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Öffentliche Fahndung
Kinderschänder mit Video gesucht
Von Katharina Iskandar
15. September 2009 Das Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) fahndet abermals mit Fotos, Stimmproben und Videoaufnahmen nach einem mutmaßlichen Pädophilen. Dem zum Tatzeitpunkt etwa 50 bis 60 Jahre alten Mann wird vorgeworfen, mehrere Kinder schwer sexuell missbraucht zu haben sowie kinderpornographische Schriften hergestellt und verbreitet zu haben.
Wie die Behörde am Dienstag mitteilte, liegt den Ermittlern ein Videofilm vor, das mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit am 26. Mai 1993 aufgenommen worden ist. Darauf sind zwei Jungen im Alter von etwa elf bis fünfzehn Jahren an einem FKK-Strand zu sehen. Sie führen sexuelle Handlungen aus, die vom Täter angewiesen und aufgenommen worden sind. Nach Schätzungen des Bundeskriminalamts wären die Opfer heute etwa 27 bis 31 Jahre, der Täter etwa 65 bis 75 Jahre alt. Einer der Jungen wird im Video Sebastian genannt.
Videos und Stimmproben
Die Ermittler schließen nicht aus, dass der Täter weitere Kinder missbraucht hat. Wie das Bundeskriminalamt weiter mitteilte, ist das Video der Behörde schon seit Ende 2008 bekannt. Bislang hätten jedoch alle Fahndungsmöglichkeiten nicht zur Identifizierung eines Verdächtigen geführt. Deshalb wurde auf Antrag der Staatsanwaltschaft Gießen nun der Beschluss für eine Öffentlichkeitsfahndung erlassen.
Die Videos sowie auch eine Stimmprobe des Verdächtigen hat das Bundeskriminalamt auf seiner Internetseite bereitgestellt. Schon im August hatte das BKA in einem anderen Fall mit Videos und Stimmproben nach einem Pädophilen gefahndet – mit Erfolg. Als der Druck auf den Verdächtigen immer größer wurde, stellte er sich schließlich den Behörden.
Text: F.A.Z. | de | Erneut erbitten die Mitarbeiter des Bundeskriminalamtes (BKA) in einer öffentlichen Fahndungsaktion die Mithilfe der Bevölkerung bei der Suche nach einem Kinderschänder. Mit Fotos, Stimmproben und Videoaufnahmen, die auf der Seite des BKA eingestellt sind, soll die Suche nach dem mutmaßlichen Pädophilen gelingen.
Mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit wurde ein Video, das den BKA-Mitarbeitern seit Ende 2008 vorliegt, schon am 26. Mai 1993 aufgenommen. Der Mann mit einer auffälligen Knollennase soll zwei etwa elf bis 15 Jahre alte Jungen missbraucht und dies gefilmt haben. Die damaligen Opfer sind Schätzungen der Fahnder zufolge heute etwa 27 bis 31 Jahre und der Täter etwa 65 bis 75 Jahre alt. Einer der Jungen, die auf dem Film zu sehen sind, wird in dem Video „Sebastian“ genannt.
Es ist den Ermittlern zufolge nicht auszuschließen, dass der Täter weitere Kinder fortgesetzt missbraucht. Nachdem alle bisherigen Fahndungsmaßnahmen erfolglos geblieben waren und nicht zur Identifizierung des Tatverdächtigen geführt hatten, wurde vom BKA auf Antrag der Gießener Staatsanwaltschaft die Öffentlichkeitsfahndung angestoßen.
Erst Anfang August hatte das BKA in der Fernsehsendung „Aktenzeichen xy… ungelöst“ und mit einer breit angelegten Öffentlichkeitsfahndung nach einem Kinderschänder gesucht. Der Mann stellte sich einen Tag später. |
de | Der Artikel wurde erfolgreich an null verschickt.
Mit einem Video sucht das Bundeskriminalamt erneut nach einem Kinderschänder: Der Täter wird des schweren sexuellen Missbrauchs sowie der Herstellung von Kinderpornografie verdächtigt. Die Jungen auf den Bildern sind zwischen elf und 15 Jahre alt. Sie wurden an einem FKK-Strand missbraucht.
Das Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) sucht erneut mit Hilfe von Videoaufnahmen nach einem Kinderschänder. Wie die Fahndungsbehörde in Wiesbaden mitteilte, wird der Mann des schweren sexuellen Missbrauchs von Kindern, der Herstellung von kinderpornografischen Schriften sowie deren Besitzes und Verbreitung verdächtigt. Zur Fahndung ausgeschrieben hat ihn die Staatsanwaltschaft im mittelhessischen Gießen.
Erst Anfang August hatte sich nach einer ähnlich gearteten Suche mit Videoclip in der ZDF-Fernsehsendung „Aktenzeichen XY...“ ein mutmaßlicher Sexualstraftäter der Polizei gestellt. Dem Bundeskriminalamt liegt nun nach eigenen Angaben ein Video vor, das zwei Jungen im Alter von etwa elf bis 15 Jahren an einem FKK-Strand bei sexuellen Handlungen zeigt, die vom Täter angewiesen und aufgenommen wurden. Dabei sagt der Täter unter anderem: "Wir fotografieren doch, das ist doch gar nicht verboten, am FKK-Strand, ihr seid doch nackt, normalerweise zieh ich mich dann auch aus."
Das Video, das den Ermittlern seit Ende 2008 bekannt ist, wurde den Angaben zufolge mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit schon am 26. Mai 1993 aufgenommen. Demnach wären die damaligen Opfer heute etwa 27 bis 31 Jahre und der Täter schon 65 bis 75 Jahre alt. Einer der Jungen wird im Video Sebastian genannt.
Es sei nicht auszuschließen, dass der Täter weitere Kinder fortgesetzt missbrauche, erklärte das BKA. Nachdem alle bisherigen Fahndungsmaßnahmen nicht zur Identifizierung eines Tatverdächtigen geführt hätten, habe das Bundeskriminalamt auf Antrag der Gießener Staatsanwaltschaft nunmehr einen Beschluss für eine Öffentlichkeitsfahndung erlassen.
Die Ermittlungsbehörden erhoffen sich davon, dass der bisher unbekannte Tatverdächtige identifiziert wird und möglicherweise fortgesetzte Missbrauchstaten aufgeklärt und gegebenenfalls beendet werden können.
Der Verdächtige soll zum Zeitpunkt der Videoaufnahme 50 bis 60 Jahre alt gewesen sein und dunkelblondes Haar mit Geheimratsecken und linkem Seitenscheitel getragen haben. Die Gesichtsform wird als oval und länglich mit Knollennase beschrieben. Als Besonderheit nannte das BKA eine Verletzung mit Narbe unter dem rechten Auge.
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Weitere Informationen, insbesondere Bilder und ein Video vom Täter sowie seine Stimme stehen auf der Webseite des Bundeskriminalamts unter bka.de.
Hinweise, die auf Wunsch auch vertraulich behandelt werden, nehmen auch der Kriminaldauerdienst des BKA unter der Telefonnummer 0611/55-13104 oder Fax 0611/55-12141 und der Mailadresse info@bka.de sowie jede andere Polizeidienststelle entgegen.
AP/dpa/ddp/kami | de | Erneut erbitten die Mitarbeiter des Bundeskriminalamtes (BKA) in einer öffentlichen Fahndungsaktion die Mithilfe der Bevölkerung bei der Suche nach einem Kinderschänder. Mit Fotos, Stimmproben und Videoaufnahmen, die auf der Seite des BKA eingestellt sind, soll die Suche nach dem mutmaßlichen Pädophilen gelingen.
Mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit wurde ein Video, das den BKA-Mitarbeitern seit Ende 2008 vorliegt, schon am 26. Mai 1993 aufgenommen. Der Mann mit einer auffälligen Knollennase soll zwei etwa elf bis 15 Jahre alte Jungen missbraucht und dies gefilmt haben. Die damaligen Opfer sind Schätzungen der Fahnder zufolge heute etwa 27 bis 31 Jahre und der Täter etwa 65 bis 75 Jahre alt. Einer der Jungen, die auf dem Film zu sehen sind, wird in dem Video „Sebastian“ genannt.
Es ist den Ermittlern zufolge nicht auszuschließen, dass der Täter weitere Kinder fortgesetzt missbraucht. Nachdem alle bisherigen Fahndungsmaßnahmen erfolglos geblieben waren und nicht zur Identifizierung des Tatverdächtigen geführt hatten, wurde vom BKA auf Antrag der Gießener Staatsanwaltschaft die Öffentlichkeitsfahndung angestoßen.
Erst Anfang August hatte das BKA in der Fernsehsendung „Aktenzeichen xy… ungelöst“ und mit einer breit angelegten Öffentlichkeitsfahndung nach einem Kinderschänder gesucht. Der Mann stellte sich einen Tag später. |
en | Results US Open
New York, NY-USA
August 28-September 10, 2006
$18,585,000
> Order of Play > Draws
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
(1) Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) d. (Q) Kristina Barrois (GER) 61 75
(3) Maria Sharapova (RUS) d. Michaella Krajicek (NED) 63 60
(5) Nadia Petrova (RUS) d. (Q) Clarisa Fernández (ARG) 62 61
(8) Martina Hingis (SUI) d. Peng Shuai (CHN) 46 61 63
(12) Dinara Safina (RUS) d. (Q) Yulia Beygelzimer (UKR) 61 63
(13) Mary Pierce (FRA) d. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 75 61
(16) Ana Ivanovic (SCG) d. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 63 57 64
(17) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. (WC) Bethanie Mattek (USA) 75 63
(23) Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) d. Martina Sucha (SVK) 64 61
(24) Li Na (CHN) d. María Sánchez Lorenzo (ESP) 46 63 60
(27) Tatiana Golovin (FRA) d. Ashley Harkleroad (USA) 63 75
(32) Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) d. Sun Tiantian (CHN) 46 60 64
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (11) Anastasia Myskina (RUS) 64 62
(Q) Youlia Fedossova (FRA) d. (25) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 75 61
Sybille Bammer (AUT) d. (31) Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 57 63 61
(WC) Serena Williams (USA) d. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) 61 62
Mara Santangelo (ITA) d. Lisa Raymond (USA) 76(4) 62
Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) d. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 63 64
Jamea Jackson (USA) d. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 62 62
Alona Bondarenko (UKR) d. (WC) Ahsha Rolle (USA) 64 64
Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) d. Shenay Perry (USA) 60 62
Emilie Loit (FRA) d. Camille Pin (FRA) 57 64 76(4)
Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) d. Amy Frazier (USA) 62 61
Yuliana Fedak (UKR) d. (Q) Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) 75 63
Aiko Nakamura (JPN) d. Melinda Czink (HUN) 61 62
Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK) d. (WC) Alexa Glatch (USA) 62 61
Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Stéphanie Foretz (FRA) 36 75 61
Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR) d. (LL) María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 63 63
Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. Maret Ani (EST) 75 64
(Q) Eva Birnerova (CZE) d. Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) 76(4) 57 63
(LL) Nicole Pratt (AUS) d. (Q) Milagros Sequera (VEN) 16 75 62
(WC) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) d. Yan Zi (CHN) 60 75 | pl | Japonka Akiko Morigami, rozstawiona z numerem szóstym, pokonała najwyżej rozstawioną Francuzkę Marion Bartoli 6/1 6/3 w finale turnieju ECM Prague Open w Pradze. Dla Japonki jest to pierwsze singlowe zwycięstwo w karierze zawodowej. Wcześniej, w roku 2003, wygrała turniej deblistek w Memphis.
Była to trzecia konfrontacja Morigami z Bartoli. Dwie poprzednie - w 2004 roku w Los Angeles i w 2006 w Seulu - wygrała Francuzka. Morigami to pierwsza japońska zwyciężczyni praskiego turnieju. Jest to też pierwsze zwycięstwo w turnieju z cyklu WTA dla Japonii w tym sezonie. |
de | Eine 85-jährige Frau hat in Duisburg ein kleines Mädchen mutig vor einem fremden Mann beschützt und ist dadurch selbst zum Opfer des Gewalttäters geworden. Die Nachbarin hatte nach Angaben der Polizei am Freitag gesehen, wie der Mann versuchte, die Siebenjährige in ein Gebüsch zu zerren. Sie stellte sich dem Angreifer entschlossen in den Weg und bewahrte das Kind so vor dessen Brutalität. Die alte Frau wurde schwer verletzt, so schilderte die Polizei den Hergang.
Das kleine Mädchen hatte vor dem Haus gespielt, die Mutter war oben in der Wohnung, wollte nur rasch etwas holen. Vom Fenster aus hatte die Seniorin beobachtet, dass ein Mann das Kind ansprach und mit sich fortzerren wollte. Schauplatz: ein Spielterrain inmitten einer Wohnsiedlung. Die rüstige Oma stürzte aus dem Haus und stellte den Mann resolut zur Rede und wollte wissen, was er mit dem Mädchen vorhabe.
Der Täter griff die Frau sofort an, so Kriminalhauptkommissarin Christiane Pauly von der Duisburger Polizei, schlug die Seniorin und verdrehte ihr den Arm, so dass der Knochen brach. Sie erlitt auch Schürfwunden und Prellungen.
Inzwischen waren andere Nachbarn aufmerksam geworden und riefen die Polizei. Der Mann, mehrfach wegen Raubdelikten vorbestraft und im März aus vierjähriger Haft entlassen, flüchtete zunächst, wurde dann aber gefasst und einem Amtsrichter vorgeführt. Die 85-Jährige kam verletzt ins Krankenhaus, das Kind erlitt einen Schock.
"Unsere Gesellschaft lebt von couragierten Menschen wie dieser alten Dame", betonte der Leiter der Kriminalinspektion, Holger Haufmann. "Vielleicht hätte sie auch auf etwas weniger gefährliche Weise eingreifen können. Wir ziehen auf jeden Fall vor ihr den Hut, dass sie soweit gegangen ist, um das Mädchen zu beschützen." | de | Am Freitag versuchte ein 27-jähriger wegen Raubes vorbestrafter Mann, ein 7-jähriges Mädchen in ein Gebüsch zu zerren, um sich an dem Kind zu vergehen.
Die Nachbarin des Mädchens, eine 85-jährige Frau, zögerte keinen Moment und stellte sich dem Sexualverbrecher in den Weg. Damit ersparte sie dem Kind ein Martyrium. Der Kriminelle hatte keine Gnade mit der Seniorin. Er schlug sie und verdrehte ihr den Arm. Knochen brachen, Abschürfungen und Prellungen waren die Folge. Sie wurde schwer verletzt und kam zur Behandlung ins Krankenhaus.
Dem Täter gelang zunächst die Flucht. Bei der folgenden Fahndung wurde er festgenommen. Er wird dem Haftrichter vorgeführt. |
en | Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Demonstrators have defended the dismantling of the police department in Minneapolis
A majority of Minneapolis City Council has pledged to dismantle the local police department, a significant move amid nationwide protests sparked by George Floyd's death last month.
Nine of the 13 councillors said a "new model of public safety" would be created in a city where law enforcement has been accused of racism.
Mayor Jacob Frey earlier opposed the move, drawing boos from the crowds.
Activists, who for years have defended such a step, called it a turning point.
But commentators say Minneapolis can now expect a long and complex debate over policing.
Mr Floyd's death in police custody triggered mass protests against racism and police brutality. Security measures across the country were lifted on Sunday as unrest started to ease.
Thousands of people are expected to gather on Monday for a public viewing of Mr Floyd's body in Houston, his home city in Texas before he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. A private funeral will be held on Tuesday.
A video of Mr Floyd, a 46-year-old African American, pinned to the floor with a white police officer kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes sparked worldwide outrage.
Officer Derek Chauvin has been dismissed and charged with second-degree murder. He will make his first court appearance later on Monday.
Three other officers who were at the scene have also been sacked and charged with aiding and abetting.
What did Minneapolis City Council members say?
The nine councillors read a statement to hundreds of protesters on Sunday.
"We are here because here in Minneapolis and in cities across the United States it is clear that our existing system of policing and public safety is not keeping our communities safe," City Council President Lisa Bender was quoted as saying.
"Our efforts at incremental reform have failed. Period."
Ms Bender said details of the overhaul plan needed to be discussed further, adding that she would try to shift police funding towards community based strategies.
Meanwhile, councillor Alondra Cano tweeted that "a veto-proof majority" in the council had agreed that the city police department was "not reformable and that we're going to end the current policing system".
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The history of police violence in the US
Last week, Minnesota launched a civil rights investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department, with Governor Tim Walz saying he wanted to root out "systemic racism that is generations deep".
The city council later voted for a number of policing changes, including the ban on chokeholds and neck restraints by police officers.
What has the reaction been?
The reform plan in Minneapolis sets up what is likely to be a long and complicated debate over new ways of policing across the US. But the process of setting up a new system will probably take months, and is not guaranteed because of the mayor's opposition.
Reacting to the announcement, Kandace Montgomery, the director of the Minnesota-based campaign group Black Vision, said: "It shouldn't have taken so much death to get us here. We're safer without armed, unaccountable patrols supported by the state hunting black people."
On Monday, Democrats in Congress are expected to present sweeping legislation on police reform.
More on George Floyd's death
What's happening elsewhere?
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had already said he would divert money from the city's police department to social services.
"Defund the police" was a rallying cry during the latest street protests, that occasionally spilled into violence and looting.
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption The US's history of racial inequality has paved the way for modern day police brutality
"Defunding" advocates have for years been condemning what they describe as the aggressive militarised policing in the US.
They argue that police departments' budgets should be slashed and funds diverted to social programmes to avoid unnecessary confrontation and heal the racial divide.
Entire city police departments have been disbanded before in the country: in Compton, California, in 2000, and 12 years later in Camden, New Jersey. In both cases they were replaced with bigger new forces that covered local counties. | pt | Local da morte de George Floyd
Após a causada por quatro policiais de Minneapolis, manifestações ocorreram em quase todo com o ''slogan'' "Vidas Negras Importam" (em inglês: ''"Black Lives Matter"''). Hoje, o Conselho da Cidade de Minneapolis votou pela dissolução completa do serviço policial (por 9 dos treze votos) e o substituiu pelo que foi chamado de "novo modelo de segurança pública".
"Nosso compromisso é acabar com o relacionamento tóxico de nossa cidade com a polícia de , acabar com a polícia como a conhecemos e recriar sistemas de segurança pública que nos manterão seguros", afirmou Lisa Bender, presidente do Conselho da Cidade.
A cidade de não está sozinha em querer revisar sua polícia. O prefeito de , , anunciou um plano para reformar o serviço NYPD, que verá a transferência de alguns fundos públicos para serviços dedicados à juventude e serviços sociais.
A quantificação desses fundos deve ser estabelecida pelo Conselho Municipal. Além disso, certos controles serão transferidos para outros serviços, a fim de reduzir as interações entre policiais e civis. |
fr | Publié le 8 juin 2020 à 6h16 Mis à jour le 8 juin 2020 à 17h39
Ce n'est sans doute pas le dernier hommage rendu à George Floyd. Victime de la police il y a deux semaines à Minneapolis, cet Afro-Américain de 46 ans devait être enterré ce lundi dans sa ville natale de Houston. Mais les manifestations continuent d'agiter le pays tout entier. Ce week-end, les grandes villes ont réuni des centaines de milliers de personnes dans des manifestations pacifiques. La tension est retombée mais la foule exige toujours des mesures concrètes. Et les villes dirigées par des démocrates réfléchissent à une vie sans police, ou en tout cas une police qui serait sous contrôle .
Minneapolis a pris les devants. La ville où George Floyd est mort a tout simplement voté, dimanche, le démantèlement de ses forces de police. « Notre engagement est de mettre fin à la relation toxique de notre ville avec la police de Minneapolis, d'en finir avec la police telle que nous la connaissons, et de recréer des systèmes de sécurité publique qui nous maintiendront en sécurité », a déclaré la présidente du conseil municipal, Lisa Bender. Le budget alloué à la police de la ville sera transféré à des projets s'appuyant sur la population et le conseil va étudier la manière de remplacer la police actuelle.
« Un avenir sans police »
« L'idée de ne pas avoir de police n'est certainement pas un projet de court terme », a précisé Lisa Bender. Les membres du conseil ont aussi fait savoir qu'ils n'avaient « pas toutes les réponses sur ce à quoi un avenir sans police pourrait ressembler ». La ville va toutefois organiser une grande consultation dans les mois à venir. Ces derniers jours, la police de Minneapolis a perdu plusieurs contrats. Les écoles de la ville ont notamment décidé de se passer de leurs services.
Minneapolis a été le foyer d'un mouvement de contestation qui s'est étendu à tout le pays, après la mort, il y a deux semaines, de George Floyd , un Afro-Américain tué par une patrouille de police. La ville, cosmopolite, avait mis en place une politique progressiste de lutte contre les inégalités, mais les cas de violences policières se succédaient depuis des années.
Des réductions budgétaires
Minneapolis n'est pas la seule municipalité à défier ses propres forces de police. D'autres, dirigées aussi par des démocrates, ont aussi pris des mesures drastiques. La ville de New York a décidé de transférer le budget de la police à des services sociaux et d'aide envers les jeunes. Son maire, Bill De Blasio, est décidé également à établir plus de transparence pour les services de police, à bannir les étouffements et à refondre complètement les programmes de formation.
Le maire de Los Angeles réfléchit à des actions similaires. Ce à quoi la police de la ville a répondu que « toute réduction budgétaire affecterait non seulement les opérations de police, mais aussi les habitants eux-mêmes ».
Une action est aussi menée au niveau fédéral. Le «black caucus», un groupe d'une cinquantaine de parlementaires afro-américains, a présenté lundi un arsenal de mesures visant à uniformiser les pratiques policières au niveau national. Ils recommandent notamment l'usage des caméras embarquées par tous les policiers, la fin du profilage racial et des étouffements, le contrôle de la police par des instances civiles, les poursuites systématiques de policiers impliqués dans des crimes ou encore la création d'un fichier national des violences policières. Il faudra toutefois convaincre les républicains, réticents à limiter le pouvoir de la police... | pt | Local da morte de George Floyd
Após a causada por quatro policiais de Minneapolis, manifestações ocorreram em quase todo com o ''slogan'' "Vidas Negras Importam" (em inglês: ''"Black Lives Matter"''). Hoje, o Conselho da Cidade de Minneapolis votou pela dissolução completa do serviço policial (por 9 dos treze votos) e o substituiu pelo que foi chamado de "novo modelo de segurança pública".
"Nosso compromisso é acabar com o relacionamento tóxico de nossa cidade com a polícia de , acabar com a polícia como a conhecemos e recriar sistemas de segurança pública que nos manterão seguros", afirmou Lisa Bender, presidente do Conselho da Cidade.
A cidade de não está sozinha em querer revisar sua polícia. O prefeito de , , anunciou um plano para reformar o serviço NYPD, que verá a transferência de alguns fundos públicos para serviços dedicados à juventude e serviços sociais.
A quantificação desses fundos deve ser estabelecida pelo Conselho Municipal. Além disso, certos controles serão transferidos para outros serviços, a fim de reduzir as interações entre policiais e civis. |
pl | W piątek kwalifikacji nie wygrał Halvor Egner Granerud, bo był drugi za Robertem Johanssonem, a w sobotę zaczął od trzeciego miejsca w serii próbnej. Wszystko zmieniło się od pierwszej serii sobotniego konkursu. I wróciło do normy - prowadził Granerud przed Borem Pavlovciciem i Andrzejem Stękałą.
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Pierwsze podium Andrzeja Stękały! Do zwycięstwa zabrakło tak niewiele!
Druga seria zmieniła jednak wiele! Po skoku Andrzeja Stękały wydawało się, że stracił wielką szansę - zajmował drugie miejsce ze stratą 0,3 pkt do Ryoyu Kobayashiego i istniało spore ryzyko, że wypadnie jednak poza podium i zajmie 4. miejsce (które i tak byłoby jego największym sukcesem w karierze). Potem jednak słabsze skoki oddali Bor Pavlovcić i Halvor Egner Granerud, dzięki czemu Stękała zajął drugie miejsce! Wygrał Kobayashi, a trzecie miejsce zajął Marius Lindvik.
To dwunasty Polak w historii na podium Pucharu Świata i 233. raz, gdy polski skoczek zajmuje jedno z trzech czołowych miejsc. W tym sezonie zawodnicy Michala Doleżala stawali na podium już 17 razy. Poza Stękałą w najlepszej dziesiątce konkursu znalazł się także Piotr Żyła, który był ósmy. Dawid Kubacki był 11., Kamil Stoch 20., a do drugiej serii nie weszli Paweł Wąsek (32.), Jakub Wolny (36.), Klemens Murańka i Maciej Kot (ex aequo 38.), Tomasz Pilch (40.), Stefan Hula (41.) i Aleksander Zniszczoł (45.).
Drugi konkurs indywidualny w Zakopanem został zaplanowany na niedzielę o godzinie 16:00. Relacja na żywo na Sport.pl. | pl | '''Ryōyū Kobayashi zwyciężył zawody Pucharu Świata w Zakopanem. Na drugim stopniu podium uplasował się Andrzej Stękała. Polak po raz pierwszy w karierze stanął na podium zawodów PŚ. Trzecie miejsce zajął Marius Lindvik.'''
Po pierwszej serii prowadził Granerud przed Borem Pavlovciciem i Andrzejem Stękałą. W drugiej serii zmieniło się jednak wiele. Po skoku na 134,5 metra podium zaatakował Ryōyū Kobayashi. Andrzej Stękała wylądował na 133,5 metrze i stracił do niego tylko 0,3 punktu. Podium uzupełnił 10 po pierwszej serii Marius Lindvik. Norweg poszybował aż na 141,5 metra.
Poza Stękałą w najlepszej dziesiątce konkursu znalazł się także Piotr Żyła, który był ósmy. Dawid Kubacki był 11., Kamil Stoch 20., a do drugiej serii nie weszli Paweł Wąsek (32.), Jakub Wolny (36.), Klemens Murańka i Maciej Kot (ex aequo 38.), Tomasz Pilch (40.), Stefan Hula (41.) i Aleksander Zniszczoł (45.). |
de | Smacksmash-Tour 2004 der Beatsteaks
Wer die Beatsteaks schon mal live gesehen hat, kann sich vorstellen, warum der Vorverkauf für die Deutschland-Tour so gut läuft. Teilweise musste in größere Hallen ausgewichen werden; in Köln und Dresden gibt es Zusatzkonzerte. Da wir ja zeitgleich unterwegs sein werden, müssen wir uns diesmal im Tourbus mit der Joe Strummer gewidmeten Single "Hello Joe" zufrieden geben. Wer von euch aber die Chance hat, auf eines der Konzerte zu gehen, sollte sich die "Beatbuletten" nicht entgehen lassen. Hier könnt ihr telefonisch Tickets für die Smacksmash-Tour 2004 bestellen: 08621 - 64 64 64.
Hier die Termine:
28.11. (CH) Zürich Rohstofflager
29.11. (D) Stuttgart LKA Longhorn
30.11. (D) München Tonhalle
02.12. (D) Köln Palladium
03.12. (D) Fürth Stadthalle
04.12. (D) Kiel Halle 400
05.12. (D) Hannover Capitol
07.12. (D) Frankfurt Hugenottenhalle
08.12. (D) Freiburg Stadthalle
10.12. (A) Seefeld/Tirol Casino Arena
11.12. (D) Dresden Alter Schlachthof
12.12. (D) Erfurt Spot
14.12. (D) Köln Palladium
15.12. (D) Dresden Alter Schlachthof
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08/2001: Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros - Global a Go Go | de | Fürth
Die Beatsteaks traten in der Fürther Stadthalle vor einigen tausend Fans im Rahmen der „Smacksmash-Tour 2004“ auf.
Das Konzert wurde wegen der großen Nachfrage vom Nürnberger Löwensaal in die größere Fürther Stadthalle verlegt. Es war trotzdem ausverkauft, die Beatsteak spielten etwa eineinhalb Stunden von 21:30 Uhr bis 23:00 Uhr. Am Anfang spielte ab 20:00 Uhr eine gute Rockband, die die Stimmung schon anheizte und auch bei einem großen Teil des Publikums recht gut ankam.
Anzufügen ist, dass die Stadthalle, die normalerweise für Tagungen und ähnliche Events genutzt wird, nicht für den Auftritt einer Rockband ideal ist, was auch der Grund gewesen sein könnte, dass das Konzert nur mittelmäßig war. |
de | Der geständige Massenmörder Anders Breivik ist im Gerichtssaal mit einem Schuh beworfen worden. Während der Verlesung der Obduktionsberichte hatte der Bruder eines der 77 Opfer ihn gegen ihn geschleudert und dazu “Mörder! Fahr zur Hölle!” gerufen. Der Schuh traf eine Verteidigerin Breiviks, verletzte sie aber nicht. Der junge Mann war aus dem Irak angereist, um dem Prozess beizuwohnen. Er
habe mit der symbolischen Tat seiner Verzweiflung Ausdruck verliehen. Nach dem Zwischenfall erklärte er: “Ich habe das absichtlich gesagt. Ich war froh, dass die Leute applaudierten. Was ich tat, war richtig.” Der damals 18jährige Bruder des jungen Kurden aus dem Nordirak war unter den 69 Todenopfern von Utoya im vergangenen Juli. Karar Mustafa Qasim hatte in Norwegen Asyl beantragt.
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Am Freitag wurde nach dem Attentäter Anders Behring Breivik während der Verhandlung vom Bruder eines Getöteten ein Schuh geworfen. Der Schuhwerfer, ein Kurde, der aus dem Irak angereist war, um dem Prozess beizuwohnen, rief mehrmals: „Du Mörder, fahr zur Hölle!“ Der Schuh verfehlte sein Ziel und traf eine Verteidigerin von Breivik.
Dem Angeklagten wird in dem Prozess vorgeworfen, zunächst in Oslo durch eine Autobombe acht Menschen ermordet und danach auf der Insel Utøya 69 weitere, zumeist junge Leute erschossen zu haben. Auf der Insel fand damals ein Sommerlager der norwegischen Arbeiterpartei statt.
Sicherheitsleute führten den 20-jährigen Iraker Mustafa Kassim nach dem Schuhwurf aus dem Saal. Kassim selbst zu dem Vorfall: „Ich zog meinen Schuh aus, rief dem Mörder was zu, bekam Augenkontakt und warf den Schuh. Er hat mein Leben und das meiner Familie ruiniert.“ Und weiter: „Ich bin vom Irak nach Norwegen gereist, um im Gericht zu sein. Das war ein enormer Eindruck für mich.“ Die Verhandlung wurde nach dem Zwischenfall für einige Minuten unterbrochen. Einige Zuschauer applaudierten, andere begannen zu weinen. Polizeichef Rune Björsvik sah den Angriff als eine spontane emotionale Reaktion, von dem kein Sicherheitsrisiko ausgegangen sei. Breivik selbst nach der Verhandlungsunterbrechung: „Wenn jemand etwas auf mich werfen will, kann er das tun, wenn ich hereinkomme oder herausgehe.“
Vor allem in arabischen Ländern gilt das Werfen eines Schuhs als Ausdruck tiefster Verachtung. |
de | 11.05.12 Justiz
"Du Mörder, fahr zur Hölle" - Prozess in Oslo kurzzeitig unterbrochen
Oslo (dapd). Ein irakischer Mann, dessen Bruder vom geständigen Attentäter Anders Behring Breivik getötet wurde, hat am Freitag einen Schuh auf den Angeklagten geschleudert. "Er rief: 'Du Mörder, fahr' zur Hölle", sagte die schwedische Journalistin Mikaela Akerman der Nachrichtenagentur AP. "Das wiederholte er mehrmals."
Breivik sei ruhig geblieben und habe gelächelt, als Sicherheitsleute den Angreifer aus dem Gerichtssaal führten. Einige Zuschauer hätten geklatscht und "Bravo" gerufen, sagte Akerman. Andere hätten geweint. Die Verhandlung wurde daraufhin kurzzeitig unterbrochen. Beim Prozesstag am Freitag erklärten Forensiker die Ergebnisse der Obduktionen einiger Opfer der Anschläge.
Im Prozess wird zur Zeit das Massaker auf der Insel Utöya aufgearbeitet, auf der Breivik am 22. Juli 2011 nach einem Bombenanschlag in Oslo mit acht Toten 69 Menschen umbrachte. Bei dem Schuhwerfer handelte es sich um den 20-jährigen Iraker Mustafa Kassim, teilte dessen Anwalt Kari Nessa Nordtun mit. Er sei von Bagdad nach Norwegen gereist, um Breivik zu sehen. Sein Bruder Karar Mustafa Kassim sei als Asylbewerber nach Norwegen gekommen und ein Teilnehmer des Jugendlagers auf Utöya gewesen. Er war 19 Jahre alt. "Ich zog meinen Schuh aus, rief dem Mörder was zu, bekam Augenkontakt und warf den Schuh", zitierte die norwegische Zeitung "Aftenposten" Kassim. "Er hat mein Leben und das meiner Familie ruiniert. Ich bin vom Irak nach Norwegen gereist, um im Gericht zu sein. Das war ein enormer Eindruck für mich."
Nach der zehnminütigen Pause habe Breivik gesagt: "Wenn jemand etwas auf mich werfen will, kann er das tun, wenn ich hereinkomme oder herausgehe." Polizeichef Rune Björsvik nannte den Angriff eine "spontane und emotionale Reaktion". Der Wurf mit dem Schuh habe kein Sicherheitsrisiko dargestellt.
Es war der erste Gefühlsausbruch eines Zuschauers im Prozess gegen Breivik. Das Werfen von Schuhen gilt in vielen Ländern aus Ausdruck tiefster Verachtung. Ein Angriff mit einem Schuh auf den damaligen US-Präsident George W. Bush bei einer Pressekonferenz in Bagdad hatte 2008 ein weltweites Medienecho ausgelöst.
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Am Freitag wurde nach dem Attentäter Anders Behring Breivik während der Verhandlung vom Bruder eines Getöteten ein Schuh geworfen. Der Schuhwerfer, ein Kurde, der aus dem Irak angereist war, um dem Prozess beizuwohnen, rief mehrmals: „Du Mörder, fahr zur Hölle!“ Der Schuh verfehlte sein Ziel und traf eine Verteidigerin von Breivik.
Dem Angeklagten wird in dem Prozess vorgeworfen, zunächst in Oslo durch eine Autobombe acht Menschen ermordet und danach auf der Insel Utøya 69 weitere, zumeist junge Leute erschossen zu haben. Auf der Insel fand damals ein Sommerlager der norwegischen Arbeiterpartei statt.
Sicherheitsleute führten den 20-jährigen Iraker Mustafa Kassim nach dem Schuhwurf aus dem Saal. Kassim selbst zu dem Vorfall: „Ich zog meinen Schuh aus, rief dem Mörder was zu, bekam Augenkontakt und warf den Schuh. Er hat mein Leben und das meiner Familie ruiniert.“ Und weiter: „Ich bin vom Irak nach Norwegen gereist, um im Gericht zu sein. Das war ein enormer Eindruck für mich.“ Die Verhandlung wurde nach dem Zwischenfall für einige Minuten unterbrochen. Einige Zuschauer applaudierten, andere begannen zu weinen. Polizeichef Rune Björsvik sah den Angriff als eine spontane emotionale Reaktion, von dem kein Sicherheitsrisiko ausgegangen sei. Breivik selbst nach der Verhandlungsunterbrechung: „Wenn jemand etwas auf mich werfen will, kann er das tun, wenn ich hereinkomme oder herausgehe.“
Vor allem in arabischen Ländern gilt das Werfen eines Schuhs als Ausdruck tiefster Verachtung. |
en | Riot police move to detain a person as they stop protesters for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights from gathering in large numbers for LGBT Pride protest following a ban issued by the governor, in Istanbul, Sunday, June 25, 2017. The Istanbul governor's office on Saturday banned the LGBT event, for the third year in a row, citing reasons of safety and public order.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Riot police move to detain a person as they stop protesters for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights from gathering in large numbers for LGBT Pride protest following a ban issued by the governor, in Istanbul, Sunday, June 25, 2017. The Istanbul governor's office on Saturday banned the LGBT event, for the third year in a row, citing reasons of safety and public order.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police stopped activists for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights from gathering in large numbers for an LGBT pride event in Istanbul on Sunday, but smaller groups made impromptu press statements defying a ban imposed by the governor.
Organizers of the 2017 Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride had vowed to march in central Taksim Square, using a Turkish hashtag for “we march,” despite the ban on gay pride observances ordered by the Istanbul governor’s office for the third year in a row.
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Police established checkpoints in the area, preventing groups from entering Istiklal Avenue and turning back individuals who were deemed to be associated with the planned march. Small groups assembled on side streets were chased away by officers.
At least a hundred protesters gathered in a nearby neighborhood, beating drums and chanting slogans such as, “Don’t be quiet, shout out, gays exist!” and “Love, love, freedom, State, stay away!” They carried a banner that read, “Get used to, we are here.”
Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds and activists said plastic bullets were also used. Riot-control vehicles and buses were dispatched to the area. Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency said “an estimated 20 people” were detained after protesters did not heed warnings to disperse because the march did not have a permit.
Among those detained was Associated Press journalist Bram Janssen, who was covering the events. Footage from the scene showed officers grabbing him by the arms and escorting him to a van. He was released later Sunday.
Pride organizers said 41 people were detained, including 25 activists. Several activists were released late Sunday and lawyers expected others to be released after making statements to the police.
In banning the event, the governor’s office on Saturday cited safety and public order. It also said a valid parade application had not been filed for Sunday’s event, a claim rejected by organizers.
The governor’s ban referred to “serious reactions by different segments of society” as several nationalist and religious groups called for the march’s cancellation.
Pride organizers said in a statement Sunday that the threats themselves should be dealt with rather than limiting demonstrations. “Our security will be provided by recognizing us in the constitution, by securing justice, by equality and freedom,” the statement said.
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The private Dogan news agency reported the detention of seven people who were protesting Pride.
LGBT activists have lobbied for years to have sexual orientation and gender identity covered by Turkish laws protecting civil rights and prohibiting hate speech but the clauses have not been included in updated legislation. Homosexuality has been legal in Turkey since the republic’s founding more than nine decades ago.
The Turkish government says there is no discrimination against LGBT individuals and that current laws already protect each citizen. It also insists that perpetrators of hate crimes are prosecuted.
Turkish authorities allowed pride marches to take place for more than a decade since the first one was held in 2003. Up to 100,000 people attended Istanbul Pride in 2014.
But in 2015, police dispersed crowds using tear gas and water cannons after a last-minute ban. In 2016, amid a spate of deadly attacks blamed on the Islamic State group or on outlawed Kurdish militants, the event was banned again but participants still tried to gather.
Pride organizers think the celebrations have been banned since 2014 because they coincided with the holy month of Ramadan and a rise in conservatism.
Sunday’s scheduled march was on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, marking the end of a month of fasting. | pt | __NOTOC__
No domingo, a polícia impediu a , uma marcha anual pelo na maior cidade da , . De acordo com as informações, os policiais usaram balas de borracha e de plástico e atiraram gás lacrimogêneo para impedir que os participantes desfilem, depois que o gabinete do encomendou no sábado para que não realizasse a marcha, alegando razões de segurança. Com isso, o ano de 2017 tornou-se o terceiro ano consecutivo em que os ativistas foram proibidos de realizar sua manisfestação.
Arquivo de foto na Marcha de Istambul de 2013.
Na declaração divulgada pelo gabinete do governador dizia: "não foi feito um pedido que se encaixa aos métodos de nosso gabinete do governador", embora os organizadores da marcha discordaram. Apesar da homossexualidade ter sido legal na Turquia por quase um século, o gabinete do governador informou "graves reações contra a marcha". Ativistas encontraram pontos de controle e um grande número de policiais perto da (parte europeia da cidade).
Os organizadores da parada do dia de orgulho gay relataram que 41 foram presos pela polícia. O ultra-direitista estava entre grupos nacionalistas que fizeram pedidos pela proibição da marcha. Na semana passada, em 19 de junho, Kürşat Mican, do Alperen, disse: "Nós não vamos permitir que eles caminhem. Onde que quer que marchem, também nós iremos. Nós vamos fechar essa rua e eles não poderão ir lá. Se nós desejamos, nossos números podem chegar a 200.000".
Em uma declaração dos organizadores da parada, no domingo, eles disseram que "nossa segurança será providenciada reconhecendo-nos na Constituição, assegurando a Justiça, pela igualdade e a liberdade". Os legisladores turcos ainda não promulgaram leis que protegem a comunidade LGBT dos discursos de ódio e garantirem os direitos civis. Em 2010, , então ministra das Mulheres e Assuntos Familiares, disse: "Eu acredito que a homossexualidade é uma desordem biológica e esta doença precisa de tratamento". Ben eşcinselliğin biyolojik bir bozukluk, bir hastalık olduğuna inanıyorum. Tedavi edilmesi gereken bir şey bence. Após a frustrada tentativa de realizar a marcha, os organizadores divulgaram um comunicado no domingo, dizendo que, "Nós não estamos com medo, estamos aqui, não vamos nos mudar ... Você estão assustados, você vai mudar e você vai se acostumar com isso."
O ''İstanbul Onur Yürüyüşü'' (Parada do Orgulho de Istambul), nome local para parada do orgulho gay, foi organizado pela primeira vez em 2003, atraindo por variadas informações, dezenas de milhares para possivelmente até cem mil pessoas em 2014, quando o último desfile foi realizado. Depois da última parada ser realizada, começou a ser impedida por três vezes nos últimos três anos. No ano passado, os organizadores não receberam permissão para fazer a Parada Gay depois que a cidade de Istambul ter enfrentado ataques militares. Em 2015, a parada foi interrompida quando estava prestes de começar e a polícia usou canhões d'água e gás lacrimogêneo para dispersar os manifestantes. |
en | Police thwart LGBT activists’ attempted parade planned in defiance of an official ban from local authorities
Turkish police have thwarted an attempt by gay pride activists to hold a parade in Istanbul in defiance of an official ban from the local authorities.
Police fired rubber bullets at a group of around 40 activists in the country’s largest city, an AFP journalist reported, a day after the city governor’s office banned the march citing safety and public order concerns.
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Small groups gathered at Taksim Square but witnesses said a heavy police presence outnumbered the activists, and at least four people were detained.
It is the third successive year that the march has been banned, and organisers denounced the move.
“We are not scared, we are here, we will not change,” the Pride committee said in a statement on Sunday. “You are scared, you will change and you will get used to it.
“We are here again to show that we will fight in a determined fashion for our pride.”
In one of the biggest LGBT events in the mainly Muslim region, the 2014 Gay Pride parade in Istanbul drew tens of thousands of people.
Last year, with the city on the edge after bombings blamed on Islamic State and Kurdish militants, organisers were denied permission to march.
Riot police fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who defied the ban.
Eleven activists went on trial in Istanbul this week for defying last year’s ban on the Pride march, but they were all acquitted.
This year, the parade coincided with the first day of Eid, the festival marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.
City authorities banned the parade after threats from far-right and conservative groups.
Critics accuse the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, of having overseen a creeping Islamisation since he came to power, first as prime minister in 2003 and then president in 2014.
He has repeatedly infuriated activists with his conservative comments on sex and family planning, but has generally steered clear of commenting publicly on gay issues.
But in 2010, former family minister Aliye Kavaf, a woman, described homosexuality as a “biological disorder” and a “disease”.
Homosexuality has been legal in Turkey throughout the period of the modern republic but gay people in Turkey regularly complain of harassment and abuse.
“We are not alone, we are not wrong, we have not given up,” the Pride Committee’s statement said on Sunday.
“Governors, governments, states change and we stay. Threats, bans, pressures will not deter us ... We will not give up,” it added. | pt | __NOTOC__
No domingo, a polícia impediu a , uma marcha anual pelo na maior cidade da , . De acordo com as informações, os policiais usaram balas de borracha e de plástico e atiraram gás lacrimogêneo para impedir que os participantes desfilem, depois que o gabinete do encomendou no sábado para que não realizasse a marcha, alegando razões de segurança. Com isso, o ano de 2017 tornou-se o terceiro ano consecutivo em que os ativistas foram proibidos de realizar sua manisfestação.
Arquivo de foto na Marcha de Istambul de 2013.
Na declaração divulgada pelo gabinete do governador dizia: "não foi feito um pedido que se encaixa aos métodos de nosso gabinete do governador", embora os organizadores da marcha discordaram. Apesar da homossexualidade ter sido legal na Turquia por quase um século, o gabinete do governador informou "graves reações contra a marcha". Ativistas encontraram pontos de controle e um grande número de policiais perto da (parte europeia da cidade).
Os organizadores da parada do dia de orgulho gay relataram que 41 foram presos pela polícia. O ultra-direitista estava entre grupos nacionalistas que fizeram pedidos pela proibição da marcha. Na semana passada, em 19 de junho, Kürşat Mican, do Alperen, disse: "Nós não vamos permitir que eles caminhem. Onde que quer que marchem, também nós iremos. Nós vamos fechar essa rua e eles não poderão ir lá. Se nós desejamos, nossos números podem chegar a 200.000".
Em uma declaração dos organizadores da parada, no domingo, eles disseram que "nossa segurança será providenciada reconhecendo-nos na Constituição, assegurando a Justiça, pela igualdade e a liberdade". Os legisladores turcos ainda não promulgaram leis que protegem a comunidade LGBT dos discursos de ódio e garantirem os direitos civis. Em 2010, , então ministra das Mulheres e Assuntos Familiares, disse: "Eu acredito que a homossexualidade é uma desordem biológica e esta doença precisa de tratamento". Ben eşcinselliğin biyolojik bir bozukluk, bir hastalık olduğuna inanıyorum. Tedavi edilmesi gereken bir şey bence. Após a frustrada tentativa de realizar a marcha, os organizadores divulgaram um comunicado no domingo, dizendo que, "Nós não estamos com medo, estamos aqui, não vamos nos mudar ... Você estão assustados, você vai mudar e você vai se acostumar com isso."
O ''İstanbul Onur Yürüyüşü'' (Parada do Orgulho de Istambul), nome local para parada do orgulho gay, foi organizado pela primeira vez em 2003, atraindo por variadas informações, dezenas de milhares para possivelmente até cem mil pessoas em 2014, quando o último desfile foi realizado. Depois da última parada ser realizada, começou a ser impedida por três vezes nos últimos três anos. No ano passado, os organizadores não receberam permissão para fazer a Parada Gay depois que a cidade de Istambul ter enfrentado ataques militares. Em 2015, a parada foi interrompida quando estava prestes de começar e a polícia usou canhões d'água e gás lacrimogêneo para dispersar os manifestantes. |
en | RIGHTS > Governor’s Office bans LGBT Pride March in Istanbul
This file photo shows members of LGBT community marching on Taksim's İstiklal Street.
Istanbul Governor’s Office has announced that it will not allow the LGBT Pride March, which was set to take place on June 25 in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, citing security concerns and public order.“Taksim Square and its surroundings that a call was made for a march are not among the assembly and demonstration areas announced by our governor’s office. In addition, no application that suits the methods was made to our governor’s office,” the statement released from the governor’s read on June 24, as it added that “there are serious reactions against the march.”“It was seen that there are serious criticisms against this march from different fractions of the society on social media. As a result of the evaluations carried out by our governor’s office, an assembly and demonstration march won’t be allowed on the day in question or before and after it taking the security of the participants, citizens and the tourists in the area and public order into account,” it also read.The authorities also called on the people to not give credit to the call to march.“It’s significant that our dear Istanbul residents help the security officers by abiding by their calls and warnings,” the statement added.The planned LGBT Pride March in Istanbul had drawn threats from the Turkish ultranationalist groups.The Alperen Hearths, an ultranationalist youth organization linked to right-wing nationalist Great Union Party (BBP), threatened the LGBT Pride March, vowing to prevent it from taking place.“If the state allows it, we will not. We will not allow them to walk. Wherever they march, we’ll also go. We will close down that street and they will not be able to go there. If we want, our numbers can reach 200,000,” said the organization’s Istanbul provincial head, Kürşat Mican, on June 19.The march had been conducted in Istanbul for 13 years, but in June 2015 police dispersed the march using tear gas and rubber bullets. It was also banned by the Istanbul Governor’s Office in 2016 for the same reasons as this year.
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No domingo, a polícia impediu a , uma marcha anual pelo na maior cidade da , . De acordo com as informações, os policiais usaram balas de borracha e de plástico e atiraram gás lacrimogêneo para impedir que os participantes desfilem, depois que o gabinete do encomendou no sábado para que não realizasse a marcha, alegando razões de segurança. Com isso, o ano de 2017 tornou-se o terceiro ano consecutivo em que os ativistas foram proibidos de realizar sua manisfestação.
Arquivo de foto na Marcha de Istambul de 2013.
Na declaração divulgada pelo gabinete do governador dizia: "não foi feito um pedido que se encaixa aos métodos de nosso gabinete do governador", embora os organizadores da marcha discordaram. Apesar da homossexualidade ter sido legal na Turquia por quase um século, o gabinete do governador informou "graves reações contra a marcha". Ativistas encontraram pontos de controle e um grande número de policiais perto da (parte europeia da cidade).
Os organizadores da parada do dia de orgulho gay relataram que 41 foram presos pela polícia. O ultra-direitista estava entre grupos nacionalistas que fizeram pedidos pela proibição da marcha. Na semana passada, em 19 de junho, Kürşat Mican, do Alperen, disse: "Nós não vamos permitir que eles caminhem. Onde que quer que marchem, também nós iremos. Nós vamos fechar essa rua e eles não poderão ir lá. Se nós desejamos, nossos números podem chegar a 200.000".
Em uma declaração dos organizadores da parada, no domingo, eles disseram que "nossa segurança será providenciada reconhecendo-nos na Constituição, assegurando a Justiça, pela igualdade e a liberdade". Os legisladores turcos ainda não promulgaram leis que protegem a comunidade LGBT dos discursos de ódio e garantirem os direitos civis. Em 2010, , então ministra das Mulheres e Assuntos Familiares, disse: "Eu acredito que a homossexualidade é uma desordem biológica e esta doença precisa de tratamento". Ben eşcinselliğin biyolojik bir bozukluk, bir hastalık olduğuna inanıyorum. Tedavi edilmesi gereken bir şey bence. Após a frustrada tentativa de realizar a marcha, os organizadores divulgaram um comunicado no domingo, dizendo que, "Nós não estamos com medo, estamos aqui, não vamos nos mudar ... Você estão assustados, você vai mudar e você vai se acostumar com isso."
O ''İstanbul Onur Yürüyüşü'' (Parada do Orgulho de Istambul), nome local para parada do orgulho gay, foi organizado pela primeira vez em 2003, atraindo por variadas informações, dezenas de milhares para possivelmente até cem mil pessoas em 2014, quando o último desfile foi realizado. Depois da última parada ser realizada, começou a ser impedida por três vezes nos últimos três anos. No ano passado, os organizadores não receberam permissão para fazer a Parada Gay depois que a cidade de Istambul ter enfrentado ataques militares. Em 2015, a parada foi interrompida quando estava prestes de começar e a polícia usou canhões d'água e gás lacrimogêneo para dispersar os manifestantes. |
tr | Kabinenin önlere fırlamaya çalışmayan, sessizce ilerleyen bir üyesi S. Aliye Kavaf. Siyasetçiden çok siyasete tesadüfen girmiş izlenimi veriyor insana. Son günlerde “dizilerdeki cinsellikten irrite olduğu” demeçleriyle gündeme gelince 8 Mart Dünya Kadınlar günü öncesinde portresini çizmek farz oldu. Kadın ve aileden Sorumlu Devlet Bakanı, eşcinselleri hasta olarak görüyor, Aşkı Memnu’yu irrite edici buluyor ama Kurtlar Vadisi’ni beğeniyor.
“Doğa yürüyüşlerini seven bir insanım. Eymir de sakin, güzel bir yer. Benim sığınağım. Bakanlar Kurulu’nun açıklandığı gün Eymir’e gitmiştik. Biraz hava karardı yağmur yağacak gibiydi, kalktık. Bakan olduğumu Eymir’den dönüşte arabanın radyosundan duyduk.”
“Etek boyum eskiden de böyle uzundu. Ceketi siyasete başladıktan sonra giydim, öğretmenlik yaparken de etek giyiyorduk. Ama böyle yün hırka, spor kıyafet, kot etek, cat bot. Şimdi resmi tarzda giyiyorum. Özelimde spor giymeye devam ediyorum. Çok rahat, vazgeçemem.”
“Ben pozitif bir insanım, çevreme de pozitif enerji verdiğime inanıyorum. Kendimi başka bir kalıba ve tarza sokma gayretim yok. Siyasete ilgi duymaya başladığımda üniversitedeydim. Margaret Thatcher İngiltere’de başbakandı, mesela Thatcher’i beğenirdim. Demir Leydi.”
“Bizim çocukluğumuzda evlerde radyo dinlenirdi. Başbakanların, liderlerin konuşmaları dinlenirken evde çıt çıkmazdı. Televizyon, ben ilkokul üçüncü sınıftayken Denizli’ye geldi.”
Büyüdüğüm ev yıkıldı
ÇOCUKLUĞUM
Ailem, 1926’da mübadeleyle Manastır’dan göç etmiş. Amcalarım, babaannem, dedem, Manastır’dan özlemle bahsederdi. Orada nüfuzu olan, toprak sahibi insanlarmış. Denizli’de, Balkanlar’dan göçenlerin yerleştirildiği İstiklal Mahallesi’nde oturuyorduk. Eskiden Rumların yaşadığı cumbalı, ahşap, güzel evlerdi. Keşke o evler yaşatılabilseydi. Şimdi tek tük kaldı. Çocukluğumun geçtiği ev de yıkıldı.
Evde yoğun siyaset konuşulurdu
DP GENELEĞİ
Ailemiz Demokrat Parti geleneğinden geliyordu. Babam, DP il teşkilatında çalışmış. 27 Mayıs, sert yaşanmış bir ihtilal dönemi. DP’ye teğet geçen insanlar bile süreçten zarar görmüş. Siyaset yoğun olarak konuşulurdu evimizde. Babam, öğrenciyken siyasetten uzak durmamızı isterdi. Eğitim hayatımızın akamete uğramasından endişelenirdi. “Kendisini kurtaramayanın memleket kurtarması doğru olmaz” derdi. Babamdan etkilendim. Üniversitede siyasi hareketlerin içerisinde olmadım.
Hedefim akademisyen olmaktı
ÖĞRETMENLİĞİM
Lise yıllarında hedefim akademisyenlikti. İki ablam doktor, erkek kardeşim ekonomist. Tarihe meraklı olduğum için Ankara Üniversitesi Dil Tarih Coğrafya Fakültesi Türkoloji bölümünü tercih etmiştim. Ama mezun olduktan sonra asistanlık sınavını bekleyemedim. Öğretmenlik formasyon belgesi aldım. Denizli’de bir özel dershanede öğretmen olarak çalışmaya başladım. Öğretmenliği de sevdim, genç insanlarla beraber çok güzel, zevkliydi. Öğretmenliğe dershanede başlayan bir ekoldük. Dershanede beş yıl çalıştım.
Bir saat az uyurum tenisimi oynarım
SPORCULUĞUM
Ortaokuldan itibaren sporla uğraştım. Masa tenisinde bronz madalyam var. 19 Mayıs Gençlik Turnuvası’ndaydı. Okulun basketbol takımında da oynadım. Oğlum Bilge Uğur da baktım yüzme, golf derken daldan dala konuyor, basketbol kursuna yazdırdım. Ama üniversite sınavına rahat hazırlanayım diye ara verdi, tekrar dönmedi. Üzülüyorum, iyi bir basketbolcuydu. Arkadaşlarımla tenis oynuyorum. Uygun olursa sabah 7’de veya gece 10-11’de oynuyorum. Seyahat yoksa haftada üç defadan aşağıya düşmemeye çalışıyorum. Spor geçmişiniz varsa yapmadığınız vakit kendinizi kötü hissediyorsunuz. Bir saat az uyuyup tenis oynamayı tercih ediyorum.
Baki ve Fuzuli’den etkilendim
HAYATIMA YÖN VEREN İNSANLAR
Fakültede eski Türk edebiyatı bölümünü seçmiştim. Osmanlıca okuyup yazmayı öğrendim. Mezuniyet tezim “Tahir-ül Mevlevi’nin divançesinin transkripsiyon çevirisiydi. Divan edebiyatı güzeldir. Baki ve Fuzuli çok farklı insanlar ama alanlarındaki derinlikleri beni çok etkilemiştir. Klasiklerden Doktor Jivago beni çok etkilemişti. Daha sonrasında da tarih ve siyasi içerikli araştırmalara yöneldim. Halil İnalcık, Kemal Karpat, İlber Ortaylı Hoca’nın kitaplarını hâlâ okurum. Tarihi döne döne okumak gerek. Amin Maalouf’u çok beğeniyorum, şimdi onu okuyorum.
Nasipse gelir Hint’ten
EŞİM
Hakikaten bu söze inanıyorum, “Nasipse gelir Hint’ten, Yemen’den, nasip değilse ne gelir elden?”Eşimle, Ankara’da bir başsağlığı ziyaretinde tanıştık. 1990’da evlendik. Eşim maden mühendisi. Elbistan’da kömür İşletmesinde görevliydi. Oraya yerleştik. Sonra da Eti Zeolit’e Genel Müdür oldu. Eşim atandığı sırada ben 2002 seçiminde aday olmuş kazanamamış, öğretmenliğe dönmüştüm.
Koşullarımız tek çocuğu getirdi
BAŞBAKAN 3 DİYOR AMA
Aslında çok kardeş olmak güzel. Biz dört kardeşiz. Şimdi hem çalışmak, hem de çocuk büyütmek çok daha zor. Ben çalışmayı da çocukları da çok seviyorum. Ancak koşullar tek çocuğu getirdi. Bakıcı ile çocuk büyütmek çok zor. Ailesi yakınında olanlar daha şanslı. Bizim öyle bir imkanımız yoktu.
Partiyle ablam tanıştırdı
AK PARTİ
Partinin kurucusu ve MKYK eski üyesi Dr. Sema Ramazanoğlu ablam. Ak Parti’nin Ankara’daki kuruluş hazırlığı sırasında ucundan kenarından ben de çalışmaların içine girdim. Ablam gelip gittikçe bizde kalıyordu. Ben getirip götürüyordum. Siyasete ilgi duyan bir insandım, o güne kadar uygun bir zemin bulamamıştım. Genel başkanımızla Bilkent’te partinin kuruluş bildirisinin açıklandığı toplantıda tanıştım. Sonrasında 2002 seçiminde aday adayı olmaya karar verdim. Denizli’den yedi milletvekili çıkacaktı, altıncı sıradaydım. Üç aylık adaylık dönemindeki çalışmamın sonra çok faydasını gördüm. Milletvekilliği ayrı bir kulvar. Aynı aileden insanlar, farklı kulvarlarda siyasetin içerisinde olabilir diye düşündük. Ablamın milletvekilliği talebi olmadı. Aday olmamasının başörtüsüyle ilgisi yok. Biz kadın kollarında birlikte çalıştık.
Denizli’nin ilk kadın vekili ve bakanıyım
İLK OLMANIN ZORLUKLARI
Adaylar belirlenirken temayül yoklaması yapılıyordu. Yoklama öncesinde tanıtım toplantıları düzenleniyordu. Bir kahvehanedeki toplantıda eşim de kapının dibinde bir yerde oturuyordu. Ona döndüler, peki siz kimsiniz? “Ben Alaaddin Kavaf. İşte Selma Kavaf’ın eşiyim” dedi. Bu defa “Peki siz niye aday olmuyorsunuz?” Çünkü aileden bir kişi siyaset yapacaksa bu erkektir! İki defa böyle olunca eşim, “Ben gelmiyorum artık” dedi. Denizli’nin ilk kadın milletvekili ve bakanıyım. İlk olmanın zorlukları da var, güzellikleri de.
Emine Erdoğan destek verdi
KADIN KOLLARI BAŞKANLIĞIM
2002 seçimlerinden sonra öğretmenliğe döndüm. Sayın Genel Başkanımız arayıp beni kadın kollarının kurucu genel başkanı olmaya davet etti. Adaylık dönemim hariç aktif siyasetin içerisinde bulunmamıştım. Eğer siyasete devam edeceksem içinde olmam gerekir diye düşündüm. Türkiye’yi 4.5 tur dolaştım o zaman. Emine Hanım da çalışmalarımızın bir kısmına destek verdi. 2007 seçimlerinde listede ikinci sıradaydım. Siyasette tek noktaya ve göreve fikslenmemek gerektiğini öğrendim. Siyaset uzun bir yolculuk. Bir maraton.
Eşcinseller yok demiyoruz, tedavi edilmeliler
CİNSEL YÖNELİM
Ben eşcinselliğin biyolojik bir bozukluk, bir hastalık olduğuna inanıyorum. Tedavi edilmesi gereken bir şey bence. Dolayısıyla eşcinsel evliliklere de olumlu bakmıyorum. Bakanlığımızda onlarla ilgili bir çalışma yok. Zaten bize iletilmiş bir talep de yok. Türkiye’de eşcinseller yok demiyoruz, bu vaka var.
Yemek var mı demek, şiddet mi?
KARI-KOCA İLİŞKİSİ
Hiç fiziksel şiddet görmedim. Ama mesela bunu o kadar ileriye götüren STK’lar ya da anlayışlar var ki mesela işte eşin erkeğin karısına “evde yemek var mı?” diye sormasını bile bir psikolojik baskı unsuru, şiddet olarak algılıyorlar.
Sadece Kurtlar Vadisi’ni seyrediyorum
TV DİZİLERİ
“Bir Şarkısın Sen” diye bir program varmış. Çocuklara dilencilik yaptırmak nasıl bir çocuk istismarıysa o programda şarkı söyletmek de öyle. Bence hiç farkı yok. Onun üzerinden reyting elde ediyorlar, veliler de para kazanıyorlar. Aşkı Memnu dizisindeki öpüşme sahnelerini gazeteciler sorduğunda “Avrupa’da, Amerika’da o tip programlar kontrollü yayınlanır. Şifresi vardır, isteyen satın alır” demiştim. “Sansürcü bakan şifre istedi” diye çarmıha gerdiler. Reyting kaygısıyla böyle kontrolsüz bir yayıncılık anlayışını doğru bulmuyorum. O sahne 45-50 yaşındakiler için önemli olmayabilir dejenerasyon anlamında. Ama 4-10 yaşındakilerde farklı etki yaratabilir. Ben Kurtlar Vadisi’ni seyrediyorum sadece. Doğru yanlış bilemem ama verilen mesajlar ilgimi çekiyor. | pt | __NOTOC__
No domingo, a polícia impediu a , uma marcha anual pelo na maior cidade da , . De acordo com as informações, os policiais usaram balas de borracha e de plástico e atiraram gás lacrimogêneo para impedir que os participantes desfilem, depois que o gabinete do encomendou no sábado para que não realizasse a marcha, alegando razões de segurança. Com isso, o ano de 2017 tornou-se o terceiro ano consecutivo em que os ativistas foram proibidos de realizar sua manisfestação.
Arquivo de foto na Marcha de Istambul de 2013.
Na declaração divulgada pelo gabinete do governador dizia: "não foi feito um pedido que se encaixa aos métodos de nosso gabinete do governador", embora os organizadores da marcha discordaram. Apesar da homossexualidade ter sido legal na Turquia por quase um século, o gabinete do governador informou "graves reações contra a marcha". Ativistas encontraram pontos de controle e um grande número de policiais perto da (parte europeia da cidade).
Os organizadores da parada do dia de orgulho gay relataram que 41 foram presos pela polícia. O ultra-direitista estava entre grupos nacionalistas que fizeram pedidos pela proibição da marcha. Na semana passada, em 19 de junho, Kürşat Mican, do Alperen, disse: "Nós não vamos permitir que eles caminhem. Onde que quer que marchem, também nós iremos. Nós vamos fechar essa rua e eles não poderão ir lá. Se nós desejamos, nossos números podem chegar a 200.000".
Em uma declaração dos organizadores da parada, no domingo, eles disseram que "nossa segurança será providenciada reconhecendo-nos na Constituição, assegurando a Justiça, pela igualdade e a liberdade". Os legisladores turcos ainda não promulgaram leis que protegem a comunidade LGBT dos discursos de ódio e garantirem os direitos civis. Em 2010, , então ministra das Mulheres e Assuntos Familiares, disse: "Eu acredito que a homossexualidade é uma desordem biológica e esta doença precisa de tratamento". Ben eşcinselliğin biyolojik bir bozukluk, bir hastalık olduğuna inanıyorum. Tedavi edilmesi gereken bir şey bence. Após a frustrada tentativa de realizar a marcha, os organizadores divulgaram um comunicado no domingo, dizendo que, "Nós não estamos com medo, estamos aqui, não vamos nos mudar ... Você estão assustados, você vai mudar e você vai se acostumar com isso."
O ''İstanbul Onur Yürüyüşü'' (Parada do Orgulho de Istambul), nome local para parada do orgulho gay, foi organizado pela primeira vez em 2003, atraindo por variadas informações, dezenas de milhares para possivelmente até cem mil pessoas em 2014, quando o último desfile foi realizado. Depois da última parada ser realizada, começou a ser impedida por três vezes nos últimos três anos. No ano passado, os organizadores não receberam permissão para fazer a Parada Gay depois que a cidade de Istambul ter enfrentado ataques militares. Em 2015, a parada foi interrompida quando estava prestes de começar e a polícia usou canhões d'água e gás lacrimogêneo para dispersar os manifestantes. |
tr | BASIN DUYURUSU
Söz konusu yürüyüş için çağrı yapılan Taksim Meydanı ve çevresi Valiliğimizce ilan edilen toplantı ve gösteri yürüyüşü alanları arasında bulunmamaktadır. Ayrıca Valiliğimize 2911 sayılı kanun hükümleri uyarınca usulüne uygun bir başvuru yapılmamıştır. Bu arada yine sosyal medya platformlarında bu çağrıya karşı toplumun farklı kesimlerinden çok ciddi tepki gösterildiği görülmektedir.
Valiliğimizce yapılan değerlendirme sonucunda, düzenlenmek istenen yürüyüşün başta katılımcılar olmak üzere vatandaşlarımızın ve gezi amacıyla bölgede bulunacak olan turistlerin güvenliği ve kamu düzeni gözetilerek anılan gün ve öncesi ve sonrasında toplantı ve gösteri yürüyüşü düzenlenmesine izin verilmeyecektir.
Kıymetli İstanbullu hemşehrilerimizin bu tür çağrılara itibar etmemeleri, Güvenlik Güçleri'nin bu hususta yapacağı çağrı ve uyarılara riayet ederek yardımcı olmaları önem arz etmektedir.
Kamuoyuna saygıyla duyurulur. | pt | __NOTOC__
No domingo, a polícia impediu a , uma marcha anual pelo na maior cidade da , . De acordo com as informações, os policiais usaram balas de borracha e de plástico e atiraram gás lacrimogêneo para impedir que os participantes desfilem, depois que o gabinete do encomendou no sábado para que não realizasse a marcha, alegando razões de segurança. Com isso, o ano de 2017 tornou-se o terceiro ano consecutivo em que os ativistas foram proibidos de realizar sua manisfestação.
Arquivo de foto na Marcha de Istambul de 2013.
Na declaração divulgada pelo gabinete do governador dizia: "não foi feito um pedido que se encaixa aos métodos de nosso gabinete do governador", embora os organizadores da marcha discordaram. Apesar da homossexualidade ter sido legal na Turquia por quase um século, o gabinete do governador informou "graves reações contra a marcha". Ativistas encontraram pontos de controle e um grande número de policiais perto da (parte europeia da cidade).
Os organizadores da parada do dia de orgulho gay relataram que 41 foram presos pela polícia. O ultra-direitista estava entre grupos nacionalistas que fizeram pedidos pela proibição da marcha. Na semana passada, em 19 de junho, Kürşat Mican, do Alperen, disse: "Nós não vamos permitir que eles caminhem. Onde que quer que marchem, também nós iremos. Nós vamos fechar essa rua e eles não poderão ir lá. Se nós desejamos, nossos números podem chegar a 200.000".
Em uma declaração dos organizadores da parada, no domingo, eles disseram que "nossa segurança será providenciada reconhecendo-nos na Constituição, assegurando a Justiça, pela igualdade e a liberdade". Os legisladores turcos ainda não promulgaram leis que protegem a comunidade LGBT dos discursos de ódio e garantirem os direitos civis. Em 2010, , então ministra das Mulheres e Assuntos Familiares, disse: "Eu acredito que a homossexualidade é uma desordem biológica e esta doença precisa de tratamento". Ben eşcinselliğin biyolojik bir bozukluk, bir hastalık olduğuna inanıyorum. Tedavi edilmesi gereken bir şey bence. Após a frustrada tentativa de realizar a marcha, os organizadores divulgaram um comunicado no domingo, dizendo que, "Nós não estamos com medo, estamos aqui, não vamos nos mudar ... Você estão assustados, você vai mudar e você vai se acostumar com isso."
O ''İstanbul Onur Yürüyüşü'' (Parada do Orgulho de Istambul), nome local para parada do orgulho gay, foi organizado pela primeira vez em 2003, atraindo por variadas informações, dezenas de milhares para possivelmente até cem mil pessoas em 2014, quando o último desfile foi realizado. Depois da última parada ser realizada, começou a ser impedida por três vezes nos últimos três anos. No ano passado, os organizadores não receberam permissão para fazer a Parada Gay depois que a cidade de Istambul ter enfrentado ataques militares. Em 2015, a parada foi interrompida quando estava prestes de começar e a polícia usou canhões d'água e gás lacrimogêneo para dispersar os manifestantes. |