Censorship
Censorship: EU vs Turkey's 138 internet domain name ban
Rated ‘partially free’ in the reporters without borders freedom index, Turkey is the European country with the highest amount of domain name bans. The Turkish telecommunications directorate list of 'expurgatorial words' - for example, you can't use the word for sister-in-law (Bildaz) - was sent to web hosting companies on 28 April. In the EU there are less amusing comparisons
censorship, pornography, languages, youtube, turkey, internet, reporters without borders
Art or porn? Youtube censor for Juan Francisco Casas
'The truth is that it is a little outrageous that a suggestive image of a breast could be shocking in 2011,' complains the Andalusian artist Juan Francisco Casas. In March, youtube censored a video which contained images of his works, which are photos and art taken always with a close entourage
censorship, painting, youtube, culture, culture calendar, facebook, spain
Ukraine feminists ‘Femen’: topless a political weapon
At first the 300 members of the feminist community came to the streets to protest against the expansion of sex tourism in the Ukraine. The 12, 000 active 'sex pats' are growing under the indifferent gaze of the authorities. Femen has been organising nude performances as a political weapon for three years now. After a run-in at the Italian embassy, Inna Shevechenko vents her anger
censorship, italy, feminism, corruption, sexism, sex, kiev
Hungary's new media law no surprise for Europe
The 'media act' was passed on 21 December in Hungary and was implemented on 1 January 2011. It's not such a derogation in Europe, because the context of this law is nothing more than just another sign of an alarming trend in Europe
censorship, eu presidency, italy, hungary, budapest, media, czech republic
Alice in Belarus (Wonderland): politician tries to enter local elections
This is the story of Olga Karatch, a Belarusian dissident and 'Nash Dom' human rights activist, and her participation in local elections in Belarus. Those were in May 2010, but Olga’s testimony has lost none of its relevance. Unfortunately, it's all too synonymous with the state of Belarusian politics as a whole, and with elections looming on 19 December
censorship, minsk, post-soviet states, belarus, media, human rights, alexander lukashenko
The parallel (and enigmatic) life of Russian cinema
Russia and its cinema are developing behind the EU's back. The films succeeding over there fail over here, and vice versa. Why? From Paris, a panel of experts decipher the unfathomable tastes of audiences on both sides of the former iron curtain over a screening of Pervyi Etazh (‘Ground Floor’)
censorship, cinema, culture, post-soviet states, russian federation, culture calendar
Bloggers in Romania, hailed by President Terminator
Between fierce entrepreneurs, A-listers, history re-writers and new media journalists, bloggers are thriving in Romania. It's hailed by the president, but not well liked by other media stalwarts. The country, one of three ‘partially free’ medias in the EU (alongside Bulgaria and Italy), ranks a poor 50th on the European press freedom index
censorship, eucrisis on the ground, bucharest, romania, media, barack obama, blogs
EU: pressing for press freedom
3 May marked the twentieth world press freedom day. In France, the foreign affairs ministry has been clamouring after the release of France 3 journalists Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier, who have been held hostage in Afghanistan for over four months. In 2010, 3 May is themed around the freedom of information - the UK elections of 6 May alone showed how many MPs were punished by losing their seats, after the 'expenses scandal' allowed normal citizens to see how power was being abused. Further east, it's a trickier story, with reporters barely able to work in former soviet republic conditions; in Croatia for example, crime and corruption are hard realities, cliche as it sounds. Today, Italy and France have been painted as the black sheep of the newrooms
Julien Frisch: quick chat about blogging in Europe
Believe in the European concept? Fantasise about a more transparent bureaucracy in Brussels? The answer is to blog. Well, this German does. The Berlin-based editor of bloggingportal.eu, a European blog portal, predicts what online European news will bring us in the coming years
censorship, european institutions, europe, european parliament, journalism, eurogeneration, european commission
Sarkozy affair: why the Brit media and co were interested
Whether it is fact or fiction, the rumours of extramarital romantic affairs relating to the French president first-born on Twitter has impassioned the European media, despite the notable absence of newspaper treatment in France. Are European news networks coming to the rescue of national censorship?
censorship, carla bruni, censorship, european media, nicolas sarkozy, silvio berlusconi, journalism
1000 euros for a night with Silvio Berlusconi
Southern Italian businessman Gianpaolo Tarantini stated* in a 29 July police interrogation that he had recruited 30 young women for 18 parties in the prime minister's private villas between September 2008 and January 2009. Some are said to have received up to £880 to spend the night with Berlusconi. The Spanish, Italian, French and British press is outraged
censorship, italy, scandal, sex, la repubblica, euweek, united kingdom
Crisis in European journalism
Between the precarious nature of the work and fear for the vocation, journalism hardly dares to testify anymore against its patrons, the big communications companies. The public’s right to information is decreasing alarmingly as a result of the current economic crisis
censorship, job, civil society, censorship, precarity, journalism, labour market
'Virtual Life': EU's three year, 3.3 million euro 3D virtual world project
Virtual constitutions and nations, a 3D world, democracy and censorship: these are the keywords of a virtual reality project in the style of Second Life financed by the European Union for a total of three million euros. Welcome to Virtual Life
censorship, second life, comics, satire, structural funds, culture, privacy
