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| Window on Eurasia — New Series: Europeans More Inclined to Identify Russians as European than Russians Are, New Poll Finds | ||
| Paul Goble Staunton, November 19 A new survey by Germanys Körber-Stiftung finds that while only 41 percent of Germans and 38 percent of polls do not consider Russia part of Europe, a slightly higher percentage of Russians 44 percent say that they do not consider their country part of Europe. Moreover, the survey found that Germans and Poles are far more ready to say that a rapprochement of the West and Russia is important or very important 95 percent and 80 percent respectively than are Russians. Only 66 percent of Russians made similar declarations (koerber-stiftung.de/pressemeldungen-fotos-journalistenservice/russland-in-europa-kalter-krieg-in-den-koepfen-1187.htmland dw.com/ru/опрос-принадлежит-ли-россия-к-европе/a-41323799). The Körber Foundation poll also identified some important value differences among the populations of these three countries. According to the survey, 86 percent of Germans, 83 percent of Russians, but only 56 percent of Poles said that showing hostility to foreigners was something now wrong. The three also diverged about the role of the mass media and its relationship to the state. The poll found that 76 percent of the Russians said that the task of the media is to support the government and report its decisions to the population. Only 53 percent of the Poles, and 43 percent of the Germans shared that view. Window on Eurasia — New Series | ||
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| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Arab League Foreign Ministers To Discuss Iran ‘Violation’ | ||
| Arab foreign ministers are gathering in Cairo for an extraordinary meeting to discuss “violations” allegedly committed by Iran in the region.Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty | ||
| Turkey and Russia – Google News: Turkey hosts Russian, Iranian FMs ahead of Sochi talks – Anadolu Agency | ||
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| В мире Новости Google: Главы генштабов РФ, Турции и Ирана обсудят размещение наблюдателей в Идлибе – РИА Новости | ||
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| Voice of America: Youth Justice Shake-Up after Abuse Inquiry in Australia | ||
| An inquiry in Australia is recommending the closure of a youth detention center involved in an abuse scandal that shocked the nation. Images of inmates being mistreated – including one teenage boy who was restrained and placed in a spit hood – were shown last year. Last year, a TV documentary showed images of young detainees being tear-gassed and strip-searched in youth detention facilities in Australias Northern Territory. The scandal prompted the authorities to set a royal commission, the highest form of inquiry in Australia. Its final report contains more than 2,500 pages and demands sweeping changes to address the “shocking and systemic failures in the Territorys youth justice system. A teenage detainee told the investigating team that he had been deprived of food, repeatedly strip-searched and stopped from using a toilet during his detention. He said he was forced to defecate into a pillowcase. The report said that the systems failures had happened “over many years and were known and ignored at the highest levels”. Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner is promising to act on the proposals. I am sorry [for] the stories that will live on in those children who were in our care, children that we have failed because our youth justice and child protection systems are supposed to make our kids better, not break them, he said. The report calls for an end to detention for children aged under 14 in the Northern Territory, prohibiting the use of tear gas and force on child inmates and a move away from punishment to therapy and rehabilitation. The Northern Territory’s notorious Don Dale youth detention center, where much of the mistreatment of child inmates took place, should also be closed the report says. Margaret White, one of the commissioners, said more humane alternative accommodation should take its place. The point must be met that there will be some young people who must be kept in secure detention either because of the extreme seriousness of the crimes that they commit, or because of their own complex needs, and we have recommended a small, secure facility. We do not want any more than 12 beds in any one facility, she said. Most of the teenage inmates in the Northern Territory are Aboriginal Australians, who are significantly over-represented in the justice system. The children who were tear-gassed have said they feared for their lives and still suffer disturbing flashbacks and nightmares. Lawyers said detaining children in isolation was also a clear violation of the United Nations Convention against Torture.Voice of America | ||
| Voice of America: Turkish Capital Bans LGBT Cinema, Exhibitions | ||
| The Turkish capital Ankara has banned the public showing of films and exhibitions related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues, the governor’s office said on Sunday, citing risks to public safety. The move is likely to deepen concern among rights activists and Turkey’s Western allies about its record on civil liberties under President Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist-rooted AK Party. “Starting from Nov. 18, 2017, concerning our community’s public sensitivity, any events such as LGBT… cinema, theatre, panels, interviews, exhibitions are banned until further notice in our province to provide peace and security,” the governor’s office said in a statement. It said that such exhibitions could cause different groups in society to “publicly harbour hatred and hostility” toward each other and therefore pose a risk to public safety. Authorities in Ankara had already banned a German gay film festival on Wednesday, the day before it was due to start, citing public safety and terrorism risks. In addition, gay pride parades have been banned in Istanbul for the last two years running. Unlike in many Muslim countries, homosexuality is not a crime in Turkey, but there is widespread hostility to it. Civil liberties in Turkey have become a particular concern for the West following the attempted military coup in July 2016. Since then, more than 50,000 people have been jailed pending trial on suspicion of links to the coup. Some 150,000 people have been sacked or suspended from their jobs. Human rights groups and Turkey’s Western allies fear Erdogan is using the coup as a pretext to quash his opponents. Ankara says the measures are necessary, given the extent of the security threat it faces.Voice of America | ||
| RSS: Артиллеристы возложили венки к Могиле Неизвестного солдата в Александровском саду | ||
| В мероприятии приняли участие ветераны и действующие военачальники ракетных войск и артиллерии Вооруженных Сил РФ.RSS | ||
| Voice of America: Britain to Submit ‘Brexit Bill’ Proposal Before December EU Meeting | ||
| Britain will submit its proposals on how to settle its financial obligations to the European Union before an EU Council meeting next month, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday. British Prime Minister Theresa May was told on Friday that there was more work to be done to unlock Brexit talks, as the European Union repeated an early December deadline for her to move on the divorce bill. “We will make our proposals to the European Union in time for the council,” Hammond told the BBC. Last week, May met fellow leaders on the sidelines of an EU summit in Gothenburg, Sweden, to try to break the deadlock over how much Britain will pay on leaving the bloc in 16 months. She signaled again that she would increase an initial offer that is estimated at some 20 billion euros ($24 billion), about a third of what Brussels wants.Voice of America | ||
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| Voice of America: Pope Devotes Mass to Poor, Calls Indifference a ‘Great Sin’ | ||
| Celebrating Mass with poor people, Pope Francis is denouncing “indifference” as a great sin. St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday was filled with poor people as well as prelates as the Catholic church marked its first “World Day for the Poor.” Francis decried those who contend that poverty’s “not my business, it’s society’s fault.” He told faithful that a lifetime of “doing nothing wrong isn’t enough” and called helping the world’s poor the “passport for Paradise.” He said people will enter Heaven “not for what you have, but for what you give” to the needy. Francis has invited 1,200 poor people to join him for a lunch of pasta, veal and dessert in a Vatican auditorium after Mass. Paying attention to those on society’s margins is a hallmark of his papacy.Voice of America | ||
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| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Kosovars Vote In Mayoral Runoffs | ||
| Voters in 19 cities and towns in Kosovo headed to the polls on November 19 to cast ballots in mayoral runoffs. The first round of Kosovo’s local elections was held on October 22. Runoffs were needed to decide the winning candidates in mayoral races where no candidate earned more than 50 percent in the initial vote. RFE/RL filmed Kosovo’s Central Election Commission chief, Valdete Daka, casting her ballot as the first voter at a polling station in the capital, Pristina. (RFE/RL’s…Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty | ||
| Europe: Companies face high cost to meet new EU data protection rules | ||
| Businesses rush to hire staff and invest in software as privacy regulation loomsEurope | ||
| Russia international behavior – Google News: Belgrade’s Balancing Act Between East And West Tested By Ukraine – RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | ||
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| Ukraine – Google News: Belgrade’s Balancing Act Between East And West Tested By Ukraine – RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | ||
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| Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Foreign Ministers Of Iran, Russia, Turkey Discuss Syria War Ahead Of Sochi Summit | ||
| The Iranian, Russian, and Turkish foreign ministers have met in southern Turkey to discuss the years-long civil war in Syria ahead of a summit between the three countries’ presidents in Russia.Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty | ||
| Voice of America: ZANU-PF Dismisses Mugabe as Party Leader | ||
| Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party dismissed President Robert Mugabe Sunday as leader of the party and has installed former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the party’s new chief. Mugabe had dismissed Mnangagwa as vice president of Zimbabwe last week. Party leaders have also expelled Mugabe’s wife, Grace, leader of the ZANU-PF Women’s League, from membership in the ruling party. If Mugabe does not willingly step down from the presidency, impeachment is a possibility, the opposition’s parliamentary chief whip Innocent Gonese told the Associated Press. The MDC-T leader said MDC-T and ZANU-PF had been in discussions to act jointly. “If Mugabe is not gone by Tuesday, then as sure as the sun rises from the east, impeachment process will kick in,” Gonese said. On Saturday, thousands of exuberant Zimbabwean demonstrators flooded the streets of Harare, some of whom marched toward the official residence of Mugabe amid nationwide protests calling for the his resignation. The protesters some carrying signs that said, “Mugabe must go!” and “Not coup but cool” came within 200 meters of the gates to the complex and staged a sit-down protest after being halted by national troops. The State House is where Mugabe is under official house arrest and where negotiations for Mugabe’s departure have taken place. “This is not fair. Why are soldiers preventing us to march to the State House,” said 26-year-old Rutendo Maisiri. “It is wrong. We will stay put.” Mugabe’s nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, told Reuters Saturday his uncle and his uncle’s wife were “ready to die for what is correct.” Speaking from an undisclosed location in South Africa, Zhuwao said Mugabe had no plans to resign in order to validate what he described as a coup. Zhuwao said his 93-year-old uncle’s health was “good,” although he has gotten little sleep since the military seized control on Wednesday. The military has stopped such demonstrations in the capital in the past, but is now supporting the protests, directing demonstrators to the Zimbabwe Grounds where speeches were made by activists, politicians, and former freedom fighters calling for the president to resign. The Zimbabwe Grounds is a symbolic location. It is where Zimbabweans welcomed Mugabe’s return from exile in 1980 after the liberation war from white minority rule. Demands intensify Members of opposition groups are expressing frustration with the pace of negotiations over Mugabes political future. Christopher Mutsvangwa, chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, told journalists that the protests are designed to push the president out of office. Former prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who leads the Movement for Democratic Change party, joined the calls for Mugabe to resign. Mr. Robert Mugabe must resign, step down immediately in line with the national sentiment and expectation, taking full regard of his legacy and contribution to Zimbabwe, pre and post Zimbabwe, said Tsvangirai, who returned to the country last week from South Africa, where he is being treated for cancer. Mugabe hanging on There has been no indication Mugabe will voluntarily give up power. Nick Mangwana, who is the Britain-based representative of ZANU-PF, told VOA that, “President Mugabe remains President Mugabe as of now. Mugabe is the only leader the nation has known since Zimbabwe won independence in 1980, and has turned back many previous challenges to his rule, often using the army, police and physical violence from supporters to intimidate opponents. His hold appeared strong even as Zimbabwes economy, which has struggled for years, suffered a new downturn over the past 12 months. Last December, the ruling ZANU-PF party nominated him as its presidential candidate for the 2018 elections. The turning point was the firing of Mnangagwa, 75, a liberation war hero who maintains strong support among veterans.Voice of America | ||
| ХРОНИКА ДНЯ – Настоящее Время: Мугабе отправили в отставку с поста лидера правящей партии | ||
| Президента Зимбабве Роберта Мугабе сместили с поста главы правящей в стране партии ЗАНУ-ПФ, на его место назначен бывший вице-президент Эммерсон Мнангагва, передает BBC. Официально Мугабе остается президентом Зимбабве, хотя реальную власть в стране контролируют военные после начала “операции по задержанию преступников” в окружении президента. Из партии исключили жену президента Грейс Мугабе. Мугабе, который правил Зимбабве в течение 37 лет, оказался под домашним арестом после того, как военные захватили ключевые правительственные здания и студию государственного телевидения в среду, 15 ноября. Были арестованы ключевые министры правительства страны. Захватившие власть офицеры отрицают, что в стране произошел военный переворот, и называют свои действия операцией по борьбе с “криминальными кругами”, которые контролировали, по мнению военных, действия президента. Накануне в столице страны Хараре и в других городах прошли массовые митинги в поддержку действий армии и за отставку Мугабе. Участники демонстраций не скрывали свои эмоции, когда говорили о необходимости политических и экономических изменений после двух десятилетий репрессий и лишений при правлении Мугабе, передают агентства Reuters и AFP.ХРОНИКА ДНЯ – Настоящее Время | ||
| Настоящее Время: Мугабе отправили в отставку с поста лидера правящей партии | ||
| Президента Зимбабве Роберта Мугабе сместили с поста главы правящей в стране партии ЗАНУ-ПФ, на его место назначен бывший вице-президент Эммерсон Мнангагва, передает BBC. Официально Мугабе остается президентом Зимбабве, хотя реальную власть в стране контролируют военные после начала “операции по задержанию преступников” в окружении президента. Из партии исключили жену президента Грейс Мугабе. Мугабе, который правил Зимбабве в течение 37 лет, оказался под домашним арестом после того, как военные захватили ключевые правительственные здания и студию государственного телевидения в среду, 15 ноября. Были арестованы ключевые министры правительства страны. Захватившие власть офицеры отрицают, что в стране произошел военный переворот, и называют свои действия операцией по борьбе с “криминальными кругами”, которые контролировали, по мнению военных, действия президента. Накануне в столице страны Хараре и в других городах прошли массовые митинги в поддержку действий армии и за отставку Мугабе. Участники демонстраций не скрывали свои эмоции, когда говорили о необходимости политических и экономических изменений после двух десятилетий репрессий и лишений при правлении Мугабе, передают агентства Reuters и AFP.Настоящее Время | ||
| Voice of America: Israel PM: Security Must Come First in Any Peace Plan | ||
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has made clear to the U.S. that Israel’s security concerns must come first as the White House tries to restart a peace process with the Palestinians. His comments Sunday came after Israeli news reports claiming to detail the peace plan under development. At a weekly Cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said “we heard plenty of speculation this weekend” about President Donald Trump’s peace efforts. He then declined to comment, saying only that “my position on this plan will be determined according to Israel’s security and national interests.” Trump took office with hopes of forging what he calls the “ultimate deal” between Israelis and Palestinians. The last round of peace talks collapsed in 2014.Voice of America |
