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ANALYSIS world affairs : Almost 50 journalists behind bars: 'all young Iranians are potential journalists'

Almost 50 journalists behind bars: 'all young Iranians are potential journalists'

On 11 February 2010, both opponents and supporters of Ahmadinejad were in the streets to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. We speak to the Iranian lawyer and 2003 nobel peace prize laureate Shirin Ebadi

by Charlotte Lajoux @ // 15/02/10

world affairs, internet, shirin ebadi, human rights, iran islamic republic of, journalism, freedom of expression

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Image : International human rights day: being a journalist in Iran

International human rights day: being a journalist in Iran

FEATURE world affairs : The world in an Eau de Cologne bottle

The world in an Eau de Cologne bottle

It’s no lucky mistake; Eau de Cologne, or Cologne, world renowned for centuries, has benefitted from the ideal geographical location of the city that has given the perfume its name. At the heart of Europe, Cologne is putting the finishing touches to its strategy to form international links

by Jane Mery @ // 29/07/09

world affairs, architecture, industry, tourism, cities, europe on the ground, cologne

PANORAMA world affairs : Notes: mid-twenties crisis of a journalist going round the world

Notes: mid-twenties crisis of a journalist going round the world

The day that I turned 25, I decided to just leave everything - work, my family, the flat I rented with some friends. I bought a round the world ticket and embarked on a year-long journey. Summary of a blog recognised by as 'the best non-English language blog' at the 'Lonely Planet travel bloggers’ awards

by Marc Serena @ // 23/07/09 - 8 Comment

world affairs, travel writing, blogs, india, journalism, citizen journalism, simbabwe

PRESS REVIEW world affairs : EU reactions: Russian human rights activist murdered

EU reactions: Russian human rights activist murdered

On 15 July Natalya Estemirova, 50, was kidnapped and murdered by unknown assailants in the Chechen capital Grozny. The mother-of-one worked for the human rights organisation Memorial and was a close friend of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya, also murdered in 2006. Pressbites from Poland, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and Spain

by euro topics @ // 17/07/09

world affairs, reaction, press, anna politkovskaya, death, assassination, natalya estemirova

INTERVIEW world affairs : Vjollca Dibra on being a young poetess in pre-war Kosovo

Vjollca Dibra on being a young poetess in pre-war Kosovo

The thirtysomething works at OSCE logistics in Pristina when I meet her in late 2007, four months before Kosovo declares independence from Serbia. Who you might brand your average blonde, bespectacled working mother-of-two is also one of Kosovo's youngest recognised female poets

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ // 17/07/09 - 1 Comment - 1 vote

world affairs, literature, pristina, serbia, refugee, poetry, nato

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Image : Europe's Iranians react: post-election iconic images

Europe's Iranians react: post-election iconic images

ANALYSIS world affairs : Iran's colourful presidentials: Facebook, fights and first wives

Iran's colourful presidentials: Facebook, fights and first wives

A week earlier, the EU campaigned to mobilise voters for the European parliamentary elections. Opposition candidates know that a similar effort may be their only chance of beating the incumbent in the Iranian presidentials. Iran's campaign officially rounds up as former PM, military chief and mullah go up against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 12 June. Overview

by Metsa Rahimi @ // 11/06/09 - 2 Comment

world affairs, campaign, iran islamic republic of, presidency, european elections 2009, youth, mahmoud ahmadinejad

FEATURE world affairs : Drug trade: Chefchaouen, Morocco is Spain's Amsterdam

Drug trade: Chefchaouen, Morocco is Spain's Amsterdam

'Le Rif – paradis du Kif” (The Rif – paradise for Kif). The rhyme has become the tourist slogan for Chefchaouen, a mountainous village in North Morocco well renowned for its blue medina quarter and it’s cannabis plantations. These plantations are the point of origin for tonnes of the drug that are headed for Europe

by Caroline Venaille @ // 10/06/09 - 6 Comment - 1 vote

world affairs, morocco, family, spain, agriculture, drugs, weed

OPINION world affairs : Air France or Airbus? Brazilian vs French media on air disaster

Air France or Airbus? Brazilian vs French media on air disaster

On 1 June I took a flight from São Paulo to Paris, parallel to the one that disappeared from Rio de Janeiro. Hours later, whilst flicking between the Brazilian and French media, I got the impression that another disappearance was occurring, but this time, with words. A communications strategy or mere coincidence?

by João Gonçales @ // 04/06/09 - 6 Comment

world affairs, information, media, brazil, france

NEWS world affairs : India, the world’s largest democracy? Voted!

India, the world’s largest democracy? Voted!

By direct suffrage, India has just elected its representatives at the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament. 714 millions of voters went to the polls between 16 April and 16 May to designate 543 deputies. The new government is announced on 2 June. Latest world news

by Ivan Logvenoff @ // 18/05/09 - 3 Comment - 1 vote

world affairs, india, parliamentary, expatriates, euweek, elections, manmohan singh

NEWS world affairs : 34 swine flu cases in UK: is Europe prepared?

34 swine flu cases in UK: is Europe prepared?

The highly contagious respiratory disease has infected hundreds of people and led to 29 deaths in Mexico alone. Cases have also been confirmed in a number of European countries, including France, Germany and Spain. Is Europe properly prepared to face a pandemic?

by France Dutertre @ // 28/04/09

world affairs, public health, bird flu, health, eudebate2009, euweek, health

European defence: on the attack? See the video

- Video European defence: on the attack?

07/04/09 - 5 Comment

world affairs, video, defensa europea, common foreign and security policy, army, european elections 2009, ejército

FEATURE world affairs : Subculture: sexes, hairdos and jeans in Iran

Subculture: sexes, hairdos and jeans in Iran

1 April is Islamic Republic Day, a national holiday in Iran. Thirty years after the Islamic revolution, an unpopular government is once again struggling with a dissatisfied young population. However, the Iranian resistance against its own regime has no strategy behind it, only tactics. A portrait of the mood in the land of the red squares

by Jan Aengenvoort @ // 01/04/09 - 4 Comment

world affairs, underground, iran islamic republic of, religion, youth, best of cafebabel.com, islamic revolution

NEWS world affairs : Hear the one about the six men on a Mars500 space shuttle in Moscow?

Hear the one about the six men on a Mars500 space shuttle in Moscow?

They'll be closed off from the world for 105 days - but it's all in the name of research. The Mars500 experiment simulates the journey to the Red Planet and focuses on the effects of isolation

by France Dutertre @ // 31/03/09 - 2 Comment

world affairs, russian federation, mars, moscow, esa, euweek, astronauts

ANALYSIS world affairs : Greenland: Europe’s arctic window closes up

Greenland: Europe’s arctic window closes up

On 21 June, Greenland will become yet more independent with regard to Denmark. A new system voted via a referendum will give inhabitants the right to their own energy resources, concerning about thirty domains

by Nicolas Tufféry @ // 24/03/09 - 3 Comment

world affairs, referendum, independence, greenland, island, european union, denmark

DEBATE world affairs : The Bronx, another European overseas department

The Bronx, another European overseas department

Well, almost. As the fountain on the north lawn of the White House ran green in celebration of St Patrick's Day on 17 March, we take a look at how newcomers from Europe have breathed new life into old ethnic neighbourhoods in New York’s five boroughs, long a destination for immigrations. With the EU at 27 and Brussels far across the ocean, is Europe but an abstract notion?

by ilan moss // 24/03/09 - 4 Comment

world affairs, new york, united states, overseas, society

PANORAMA world affairs : No European asylum support office until 2010

No European asylum support office until 2010

As MEPs, the UN high commissioner for refugees and a number of NGOs voice concerns over the failings of the Dublin II regulation, the European commission has decided to establish an office to improve the processing of asylum applications. The Roure report on asylum seeking in the EU highlights particular points of concern

by Andrea Giambartolomei @ // 19/03/09 - 5 Comment

world affairs, europe, discrimination, human rights, security, immigration, asilo

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The new world monetary order and the need for an EU foreign monetary policy

By Joan-Marc Simon, Secretary General of Union of European Federalists Why the EU needs to reflect on the role of the euro in world politics The monetary policy is an exclusive competence of the eurozone of the European Union, yet it is unclear what role the European currency is to ...

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Climate Change fever: without a World Environmental Communitty temperature will go up!

By Joan-Marc Simon, Secretary General of the Union of European Federalists As the economic downturn and the swine flu dominate the pages of newspapers a lot more important issue, for it affects our long term survival in this planet, disappears from the media: the fight against climate change. In December ...

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Ewa Klamt: “Europe is competing with the USA for highly qualified workers”

Despite the cold and bad conditions in the sea, this year has begun with new massive arrivals of illegal immigrants to the Spanish and Italian coasts: 77 people to Canary Islands and 500 to Lampedusa last Saturday 10th January. At the same time, some EU countries are opening their work ...

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