Afghanistan
Internet platform Wikileaks divides EU media
On 25 July, the Sweden-based organisation co-operated with three major media sources to publish secret reports about the war in Afghanistan. The Austrian, British, Swiss and Estonian press disagree on this new transparency
afghanistan, wikileaks, internet, julian assange, european media, media, journalism
Cinema review: Danish documentary Armadillo
To make this documentary, Danish director Janus Metz Pedersen spent three and a half months at the allied camp on the front lines of southern Afghanistan. There's a tenuous division between fiction and reality in a film which finds the cruel violence of the fighters unbelievable
afghanistan, european journalism, cinema, soldier, video, film review, culture calendar
Zaher Rezai: dead after eight kilometres of illegal immigration
In December 2008, the 13-year-old died under the wheels of a lorry after trying to evade Italian immigration officials. A year on, artist Gianluca Constantini's cartoon strip tells the story
afghanistan, immigration, venezia, comics, gianluca costantini, human rights, travel
Dutch government fails over Afghanistan
The grand coalition government in the Netherlands collapsed on the weekend after it was unable to reach a consensus on prolonging the operations in Afghanistan. The Spanish, Dutch and Belgian press write that although this won't prompt other states to withdraw their troops from the country, it may give the right-wing populists a boost in new Dutch elections
afghanistan, euweek, geert wilders, eurotopics, netherlands, war
London conference on Afghanistan: 'olive branches and dollars'
In the run-up to the Afghanistan conference which starts on 28 January in London, calls for negotiations with the radical islamist Taliban are mounting. A sign of the growing helpnessness of the international community deployed in the Hindu Kush, write the Austrian, Estonian, Italian and Portuguese press
afghanistan, euweek, london, eurotopics, islamic terrorism, taliban, european press
Afghan asylum seekers: refugees everywhere, human beings nowhere
They cross Iran, Turkey, the sea, and then Greece and Italy with the hope of finally reaching an EU member state. But because of the terms of the Dublin Convention II, they find themselves stuck in Italy, hostages of the right to asylum. Report
afghanistan, immigration, human rights, refugee, european union, italy, society
Facebooking Afghani refugee children in Italy
‘In December 2008 I met four young Afghani children on a bus. I was struck by their smiles, the commotion they caused and the racism of other passengers on the bus. They had arrived that very evening, on foot, the night that the Tiber flooded. I took them with me that evening, but things didn’t turn out as expected...'
afghanistan, feature, immigration, rome, human rights, children, refugee
More EU troops in Afghanistan
At the NATO summit from 2-4 April, France pledged 1000 troops, alongside promises from Italy and Poland. From Britain, 450 soldiers will join the 7, 700 UK troops in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand Province
afghanistan, al-qaeda, eu army, defence, helmand province, benazir bhutto, peacekeeping
Mujahideen Khan: 'we do not know who the Taliban is right now'
Afghanistan remains a huge challenge for NATO. Whilst officials met in the Bucharest's Parliament Palace from 2-4 April, a group of Estonian journalists cast an eye back with a mujahideen in the Afghan mountains
afghanistan, asia, nationalism, mujahideen, development, drugs, kabul
Exhibition brings Israel and Palestine 'face to face'
Face2Face is a unique and edgy photography show by French and Swiss friends JR and Marco, They stick the Israeli-Palestinian conflict right under European noses
afghanistan, switzerland, photogallery, contemporary art, berlin, venice, palestine occupied territory
In Turkey islamism is modern
Durão Barroso says Turkey is not yet ready for entry into the EU, and Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union, Alberto Navarro argues that the sphere of influence in Turkey not taken up by the EU will instead be taken up by Russia, China or Iran.
afghanistan, non-eu countries, josé manuel barroso, turkey, candidate countries, islam, islamophobia
Italy: 'country of madmen'
Afghanistan - delicate name for European governments. Italy is bridging the gulf between its international obligations and the Senate
afghanistan, romano prodi, foreign policy, left-wing, italy, middle east, europe
European press warns of Afghan quagmire
After a series of attacks against the occupying forces in September, Europe’s daily press headlines on Afghanistan
NATO wrestles with gangsterrorism
Faced with violence and an upsurge of drug trafficking, NATO’s troops fail to stabilize Afghanistan
A cartoon image of enlightenment
The crisis surrounding the Mohammad cartoons is not only a European media sensation, but it also shows us that the media do not react appropriately. Instead of enlightening us, they are just adding fuel to the fire.
afghanistan, media, syrian arab republic, damascus, lebanon, violence, denmark
Opium, the green gold of Afghanistan
Despite the efforts of the United Nations and the government, the production of opium continues to grow, inundating Europe with tonnes of heroin.
afghanistan, schengen, united nations, belgium, netherlands, union of soviet socialist republic, berlin wall
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