controversy

OPINION controversy : French caricaturist on satire magazine petrol bombing

French caricaturist on satire magazine petrol bombing

On 2 November the Paris HQ of Charlie Hebdo, a French weekly satire magazine, were completely burnt in a Molotov cocktail attack at the next day's planned release of the paper called 'Charia Hebdo', dedicated to Tunisia's moderate islamist election victory. One French cartoonist replies

by kristof @ // 04/11/11

controversy, newspaper, france, news, islamophobia, islamic terrorism, society

REPORT controversy : Ban bullfighting in Catalonia

Ban bullfighting in Catalonia

It’s a briskly warm spring afternoon in Barcelona and blood is shed for the first time this year in the grand Monumental arena to the cheers of willing fans. Brilliantly shimmering sequins sparkle on the skin-tight suit of a proud Torero as he marks the beginning of yet another season of bloodshed

by Louis @ // 21/05/10

controversy, sport, bilbao, protest, barcelona, society, bullfighting

FOCUS controversy : Zur Firma, Berlin’s Stasi-themed bar

Zur Firma, Berlin’s Stasi-themed bar

‘The Company’ opened in Berlin in July, not far from where the former east German state security ministry lay. How to sell beer and wustel at the expense of history

by Marco Riciputi @ // 25/09/08

controversy, ebay, berlin, stasi, bar, culture, secret police

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