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(O organizatie globala de asistenta a mass-media a anuntat incheierea unui parteneriat cu Banca Mondiala. Cititi si aflati care este scopul acestui parteneriat.)

Internews, the global media assistance organisation, today announces a new
partnership with the World Bank around one of the largest media initiatives of the
international climate change negotiations – the Earth Journalism Awards.

The Earth Journalism Awards are designed to inspire, honour and support excellence
in media coverage of climate change issues during this crucial year of internationalnegotiations. Following the launch of the awards at the G8 Environment Ministers
Meeting in Italy with the World Bank and the Italian Ministry for the Environment,
Land and Sea, over 900 professional and citizen journalists from 148 countries
registered for the opportunity to win one of the 15 regional or thematic awards covering the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Under the new partnership, four parts of the World Bank – the Sustainable
Development, the World Development Report Team, the Social Development Department
and External Affairs – will all be working with Internews to ensure that the Earth
Journalism Awards meet their potential in highlighting key human and economic
aspects of climate change.

Source: Earth Journalism Awards, IPCC Cartoon

Juriul concursului organizat de ONG-ul de mediu Mare Nostrum si-a desemnat castigatorii: la categoria Anchete de Mediu, premiile au fost decernate ziaristilor Mariana Iancu ("Adevarul"), Razvan Rotaru (revista electronica de investigatii http://www.dezvaluiri.ro/) si Traian George Horia ("ZIUA"). Reporterul ZIUA a participat la concursul Mare Nostrum cu articolul "Fosfo-afacerea secolului" (10 ianuarie 2009) care a revelat un neverosimil subiect: deseurile de reactie toxice de la fostele Combinate de ingrasaminte chimice ale lui Ceausescu vor fi vandute (cu aprobare de la Ministerul Sanatatii) pentru... consumul civil, iar terenurile vor fi folosite in proiecte imobiliare-mamut, de proprietari. Mare Nostrum este una dintre cele mai importante organizatii de mediu din Romania, cu parteneri precum Comisia Europeana, AidROM, Agentia de Monitorizare a Presei etc.

COURSES, PRIZES AND FELLOWSHIPS

No deadline: Pan-African news channel "Africa 24" (launched May 11) seeks African contributors, including freelance journalists and other media and NGO professionals

No deadline: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting funds international travel costs for reporting projects on topics of global importance, especially stories that are under-reported in mainstream U.S. media. Freelancers and journalists of any nationality or staff at print or broadcast outlets are eligible, as long as projects involve distribution in mainstream U.S. media. Travel grant amounts range from $3,000 to $20,000. Contact the Pulitzer Center

No deadline: Journalists can enrol for career-building online classes and seminars offered by Mediabistro.com, a career and community website for media professionals

No deadline: The European Journalism Centre invites active European bloggers to take part in a three-month blogging competition leading up to the UN Climate Change conference in Copenhagen in December 2009. The TH!NK2 Climate Change competition aims to bring together a diverse mix of people on the moderated Thinkaboutit.eu site to show how different people experience the effects of climate change. The competition will formally begin on Sep. 23 and will end Dec. 20

Journalism fellowships: The International Center for Journalists is seeking applicants for its one-year Knight Journalism Fellowships in Malawi, Senegal, Indonesia, Malaysia and Mozambique. The Fellows will lead projects in partnership with influential local media organisations aimed at improving coverage. Applicants should be senior journalists fluent in local languages

Manual for Investigative Journalists: Free manual available in English, French and due to be published in Arabic

Video on how to access public information in Mexico

Source: Reuters AlertNet

Romanian government falls in confidence vote

(13 Octombrie 2009/ Motiune de cenzura sprijinita de PNL, PSD, UDMR: Guvernul Emil Boc a "picat" la vot!)

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romania's government fell Tuesday in a confidence vote in Parliament, with lawmakers saying it has failed to improve the economy after it went into recession following three years of growth. Lawmakers voted 254-176 to oust the centrist minority government of Prime Minister Emil Boc. It was the first time Parliament had dismissed a government since communism ended in 1989. Boc said that his government "has lost a battle and not the war." He said that lawmakers voted against him because of pension reforms, which would reduce lawmakers' and other high-end pensions. lthough the vote ostensibly was aimed at punishing Boc for his economic performance, it comes before Nov. 22 presidential elections, which President Traian Basescu is favored to win for a second term. Basescu is close to Boc, who heads the Democratic Liberal Party. Opposition lawmakers hope to dent his chances. Boc's government can stay in office, with limited powers, pending the appointment of a new prime minister by Basescu. Once appointed, the prime minister has 10 days to form a Cabinet, which needs parliamentary approval. Basescu thanked Boc "for the courage with which he pushed forward reforms" in his nine months in office, adding that the vote was politically motivated ahead of presidential elections. The president said he was meeting parliamentary political parties later Tuesday to discuss the forming of a new government that would "limit the political instability." The opposition Liberal Party filed the motion after the coalition government's position was further weakened when another party - the Social Democrats - quit the government 10 days ago after one of its Cabinet ministers was fired. Calin Popescu Tariceanu, a Liberal Party lawmaker, alleged that the government "managed to destroy the country's economy, it devalued the national currency, increased taxes and still does not have money for salaries and pensions, and investments are blocked." Romania has been hit by the global downturn and it secured a $17.1 billion International Monetary Fund loan, which was needed to help the country balance the books this year so it can keep paying public salaries and pensions. The unemployment rate is about 7 percent, up from 4 percent a year ago. The economy is expected to contract by 8 percent this year, following three years of an annual economic growth of 8 percent. Boc said that ousting his government because of difficult reforms demanded by the IMF "could endanger Romania's agreements" with the IMF. The IMF is due to visit Bucharest for its next review in November. Democratic Liberals warned that ousting the government could lead to instability at a time of recession. "We have to see what will be the implications of a political instability in a year that is pretty difficult. ... We should not neglect the indirect impact of political instability just for the sake of political games," Finance Minister Gheorghe Pogea said. Cezar Preda, deputy chairman of the Democratic Liberals, said the vote was "a simple political feud" against Basescu before the presidential election.

Source, Photo: Alina Wolfe Murray, Associated Press

Pe 27 septembrie 2009 se împlinesc două luni de la trecerea în nefiinţă a lui Florin Orezeanu, cel care a ridicat extraordinar standardele televiziunii Neptun din Constanţa, ca să aibă profanii sosiţi în urma lui ce să coboare. Om de o moralitate deosebită şi profesionist al imaginii (format la şcoala TVR pe vremea când acolo exista o valoroasă şcoală de operatori), Orezeanu a tras după el un proiect pe care nimeni nu-l vedea câştigător. Iubit de unii, hulit de alţii, „săpat” tainic de târfuliţele televiziunii după o străveche tradiţie mioritică, Florin Orezeanu şi-a dus la capăt, cu bucuriile şi tristeţile lui, misiunea de apostolat într-un oraş (Constanţa) care la sosirea lui nu avea mulţi profesionişti şi care cunoştea doar vag cum se face televiziune. Echipa BLOGpeBLOC a avut onoarea de a lucra cu Florin Orezeanu la patru emisiuni. În imaginea de mai sus, directorul TV Neptun Orezeanu (încercuit) se află alături de câţiva prieteni şi colaboratori: fostul senator Marian Pană, realizatorul Traian George Horia ş.a.

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Je vous invite à vous joindre à la discussion ouverte sur la Marche Mondiale. http://www.ipeace.me/group/histoireetpolitique/forum/topics/marche-mondiale-pour-la-paix-1
Un évènement à ne pas rater - Faites circuler largement l'information. La Marche Mondiale commencera en Nouvelle Zélande le 2 octobre 2009, date anniversaire de la mort de Gandhi, déclarée « Journée Internationale de la Non-Violence » par les Nations Unies. Elle se terminera dans les montagnes andines (Punta de Vacas, Aconcagua, en Argentine) le 2 janvier 2010. La Marche durera 90 jours, trois longs mois de voyage. Elle passera à travers tous les climats et toutes les saisons, e l’été brûlant des tropiques et des déserts à l’hiver de Sibérie. Les étapes seront plus longues en Amérique et en Asie, les deux pendant presque un mois. Une base permanente d’une centaine de personnes de différentes nationalités complètera le voyage. Visit iPeace Francophones at:
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Sursa: PaixFrancophone (2009)

A murit artista Tatiana Stepa. Modestă, frumoasă şi, fără îndoială, tristă, fiindcă România rămâne, tot mai mult, o ţară a manelelor şi a semianalfabeţilor care le promovează. Ocolită, în general, de televiziuni (nu aducea rating, susţineau miticii din redacţiile de divertisment), Stepa a fost posesoarea uneia dintre cele mai formidabile voci autohtone. De-acum, au tăcut o voce şi o chitară care au descris omul (cu sensibilităţile şi dezertările sale) mai bine decât toate televiziunile lor la un loc.
BLOGpeBLOC (2009)

(Blocaj în Afganistan? Mai nou, americanii cheamă eroii sovietici să le vorbească despre tacticile afganilor. Nesfârşitul război afgan crează probleme mari Pentagonului, care tatonează o apropiere de Rusia pentru accelerarea obţinerii unui succes militar rapid în zonă. O dovadă în acest sens este recenta întâlnire dintre comandanţii americani de pe frontul afgan şi Ruslan Aushev, un protejat al Moscovei care conduce Organizaţia Veteranilor din Afganistan (Rusia) şi care a răspuns întrebărilor americane referitoare la tacticile obişnuite ale insurgenţilor, folosite în războiul ruso-afgan din anii '80.)

Как стало известно "Огоньку", в Пентагоне прошел раунд уникальных консультаций: на вопросы американских военных о том, как надо и как не надо вести операции в Афганистане, отвечал Герой Советского Союза Руслан Аушев. Он прилетел в США на съезд "Ветеранов арубежных войн США" и был специально приглашен в американское военное ведомство высшим руководством — в Пентагоне его принимал заместитель председателя Комитета начальников штабов с соратниками. "Они ничего сами не говорили, только спрашивали и слушали, — вспоминает Аушев. — Сидели, писали. Были представители всех структур: штабов, авиации, рейнжеров и спецвойска — все сплошь командование, а потом еще на экран вывели по прямой связи командование войск в Афганистане".
Source: Kommersant (September 2009)

CONCURS la BLOGpeBLOC/ Concurs de Presă Scrisă de Mediu

Concursul Naţional de Presă Scrisă de Mediu. ONG MARE NOSTRUM aşteaptă articole de presă pe problematici de mediu până pe data de 12 octombrie 2009, data limită pentru înscrierea la concurs. Singurele reguli sunt ca materialele să abordeze o problematică de mediu, să fie din anul curent şi să se încadreze la categoria anchete/investigaţii/reportaje. Aflat la a şasea ediţie, Concursul Naţional de Presă de Mediu, iniţiat de ONG Mare Nostrum, urmăreşte să dea o mână de ajutor ecosistemului Mării Negre, prin încurajarea demersurilor jurnalistice care se fac în acest domeniu. Jurnaliştii care au abordat în materialele lor de până acum tematici precum: zona costieră românească, biodiversitatea, situaţia ariilor protejate, nereguli în aplicarea legislaţiei de mediu, precum şi promovarea zonelor de interes turistic din Romania pot trimite maxim 2 articole, pe mail event@marenostrum.ro, prin fax, 0241.612.422, sau prin poştă, la adresa: Strada George Enescu, Numărul 32, Constanţa, cu specificaţia: ”Pentru Concursul Naţional -Presa Scrisă de Mediu”. Juriul va fi alcătuit din specialişti, care vor alege materialele câştigătoare pe baza unor criterii clare de jurizare: calitatea datelor prezentate, încadrarea în tema dată, modul de prezentare al informaţiilor, structurarea acestora, originalitatea abordării subiectului, capacitatea de mobilizare socială şi administrativă a articolului. Decernarea „Premiilor Mare Nostrum pentru Presa Scrisă de Mediu” va avea loc la Constanţa, în cadrul Zilei Internaţionale a Mării Negre, 30 octombrie-1 noiembrie 2009.

SURSA: Ramona Crangasu,PR Responsible Mare Nostrum NGO (sept. 2009)

Nelson Mandela, primul preşedinte de culoare al Republicii Sud-Africane, a împlinit 91 de ani. BLOGpeBLOC îi va transmite „La mulţi ani!” prin intermediul unei cunostinte comune: Arhiepiscopul Desmond Tutu, fost coleg de Recluziune şi rezistenţă al lui Mandela.
Nelson Mandela, le premier président noir sud-africain, fêtait samedi (18.07.09) ses 91 ans, entouré de proches et de fidèles chez lui à Johannesburg, tandis que des milliers d’inconnus lui rendaient hommage et que des concerts en son honneur étaient organisés dans son pays, ainsi qu’à New York. M. Mandela, symbole de la réconciliation dans un pays marqué par des années de ségrégation entre Noirs et Blancs, a réuni dans sa maison du quartier de Houghton (dans le nord de Johannesburg) des amis et des fidèles de la lutte anti-apartheid, dont son compagnon de lutte devenu président, Jacob Zuma. De santé fragile, les déplacements du prix Nobel de la paix sont désormais rares.Un grand concert caritatif en l’honneur de Nelson Mandela devait avoir lieu samedi à New York, avec des artistes venus du monde entier pour rendre hommage à l’ancien président sud-africain, parmi lesquels la première Dame de France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Le gala, organisé le jour du 91e anniversaire de Nelson Mandela dans la majestueuse salle du Radio City Hall, en plein coeur de Manhattan, devait débuter vers 20H00 locales.
Source: Le Soir, AFP (Belgique, juillet 2009)
Photo: Africawithin

Un fost vicepremier al Republicii Inguşetia (Federaţia Rusă) a fost mitraliat cu un automat Kalashnikov- posibil furat de rebeli chiar din depozitele armatei federale.

Бывший вице-премьер Ингушетии Башир Аушев, скончавшийся в субботу вечером от многочисленных пулевых ранений, был расстрелян из автомата Калашникова. Этот тип оружия используется сотрудниками органов внутренних дел страны, и оперативники допускают, что автомат мог быть похищен боевиками еще в 2004 году. Сейчас следствие рассматривает две основные версии громкого убийства на юге России, пишет Взгляд.
В воскресенье стали известны подробности расследования убийства Башира Аушева, который накануне вечером был застрелен в собственной машине. «Предварительные данные баллистической экспертизы изъятых на месте происшествия пуль и гильз свидетельствуют о том, что Башир Аушев был убит из автомата Калашникова. Этот тип оружия стоит на вооружении в органах внутренних дел», – заявил РИА «Новости» источник в силовых структурах Южного федерального округа, Следователи допускают, что автомат мог попасть в руки боевиков в июне 2004 года, во время нападения на Назрань. По факту убийства экс-премьера возбуждено уголовное дело.
Source: Criminalskaya
(sept., 2009)

„Terminus Paradis” (film)

Coproducţie România–Franţa (Studioul de Creaţie Cinematografică al Ministerului Culturii – MK 2 Paris) 1998. Cu Costel Caşcaval (foto sus), Dorina Chiriac, Gh. Visu. Scenariu: Pintilie împreună cu Răsvan Popescu (care au colaborat şi la filmul „Prea târziu”, 1996) şi cu Radu Aldulescu.

Pentru colecţia ta particulară, BLOGpeBLOC îţi recomandă destins filmul lui Pintilie, „Terminus Paradis”. Nu, nu-i târziu şi nu va fi târziu nici în 2040 sau 3000!

Perioada istorică evocată în „Terminus Paradis” ne este familiară- cea ulterioară „evenimentelor” din decembrie 1989
Spaţiu: „Estul sălbatic” România
Cuprins şi încheiere: Mitu Cafanu (crescător de porci) se îndrăgosteşte de Eleonora (chelneriţă şi „traseistă”) şi face mari eforturi să rămână lângă ea, chiar dacă ea trage spre nea Gili, apropitar de cârciumă în Dudeşti. Mitu moare ca dezertor, împuşcat de poliţie după ce a fugit din unitate ca să-şi vadă iubita.

Un film care exclude satira: tulburător, elocvent, prin prezentarea netrunchiată a primitivismului social din România, minuţios în descrierea unor microcefali care sunt ambasadorii Statul. Filmul se impune şi prin modul cum surprinde puritatea sentimentelor umane: la final, rămâi surprins să constaţi că dragostea se manifestă şi în România, identic ca în alte state, indiferent că statele acelea au un PIB net superior.

(O explozie la o fabrică de muniţie din Serbia a provocat moartea a şapte persoane.)

According to Serbian media seven people died and fourteen were injured when an explosion took place in the munitions factory "Prvi Partizan" in Uzice around 2130 local time on 3 September 2009. The cause of the explosion is still being investigated and there are no early indications of what could have provoked the incident. It is believed that the explosion took place in the department for gunpowder filling which is located inside underground tunnels on the outskirts of the town. The resulting fire was quickly put out by the prompt intervention of the local fire brigade which intervened, together with emergency medical and rescue teams within minutes of the incident.
(sept. 2009)
Source: SESAC

Behind the New European Missile Plan

(A aparut un candidat-surpriza pentru gazduirea unor componente ale sistemului anti-racheta american: Ucraina)

(...) As the Obama administration continues fashioning its new architecture, senior officials plan to talk this week with Moscow about Russia participating in a new early-warning radar suite. Administration officials have floated a new system that would include radars in multiple nations that could give Washington, NATO, Moscow and other allied nations early notice of an Iranian missile launch. The administration has mentioned plugging together sophisticated radars in southern Russia, Azerbaijan and places such as Ukraine to compose the radar framework. Tauscher, undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, said Oct. 7 the issue will be among many on the table when administration officials meet with Russian officials in Moscow this week. The next day during a breakfast meeting with reporters, Vershbow added Ukraine to the list of possible early warning sites.

Source: Defense News (oct. 2009)

Paul Goma, la aniversare

Pe 2 octombrie şi-a sărbătorit aniversarea cel care este Paul Goma, scriitorul basarabean (născut în satul Mana, judeţul Orhei) care s-a refugiat în România în urma Pactului Molotov-Ribbentrop. În Moldova din stânga Prutului lumea nu prea a auzit de dânsul, puţini cunosc că este unul din cei mai remarcaţi scriitori români, vocea căruia s-a făcut auzită în lume, unul dintre cei mai cunoscuti militanti anticomunisti români. Nu numai că nu este cunoscut, dar au existat multe cazuri când a fost interzis. Acum e stabilit în Paris, dar şi de-acolo continuă să scrie, doar în română. Are o pagină personală pe internet pe care o actualizează tot timpul – Paul Goma. Şi-i păcat să nu ne cunoaştem oamenii curajosi, valoroşi.
Sursa text, foto: Oxana Gradcenco, Jurnal de Observator (oct. 2009)

UN court rejects Karadzic immunity deal claims

(Un tribunal al Natiunilor Unite a respins o solicitare de recunoastere a imunitatii formulata de fostul lider sarb Radovan Karadzici, acuzat de crime de razboi)

THE HAGUE - A UN war crimes court said Tuesday it has dismissed an appeal by Bosnian Serb genocide suspect Radovan Karadzic over his claim that he was granted an immunity deal.

“The appeals chamber finds that even if the alleged agreement were proved, it would not limit the jurisdiction of the tribunal,” a panel of five appeals judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said in a ruling dated Monday. Karadzic claims that US diplomat Richard Holbrooke had convinced him in 1996 to withdraw from public life in exchange for immunity from prosecution. The ICTY, due to try Karadzic for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes on October 21, has previously refused to be bound by the alleged immunity deal, whose existence Holbrooke has repeatedly denied. The appeals judges said only a resolution of the UN Security Council, which created the court, could limit its jurisdiction. “There is no UNSC resolution excluding (Karadzic) from the ambit of the tribunal’s jurisdiction,” they said. The alleged violation of Karadzic’s expectation should be weighed against the interest of the public in the prosecution of an individual accused of such “universally condemned” crimes as genocide, said the tribunal. “One of the fundamental aims of international criminal courts and tribunals is to end impunity and ensure that serious violations of international humanitarian law are prosecuted and punished. “Individuals accused of such crimes can have no legitimate expectation of immunity from prosecution.” Karadzic, 64, was arrested in Belgrade last July after 13 years on the run. He faces 11 charges, including for his role in the 44-month siege of Sarajevo that left 10,000 people dead and the July 1995 massacre of around 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica. Holbrooke — the architect of the Dayton peace accords that ended the 1990s Bosnian war — is now US President Barack Obama’s special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan. (oct. 2009)

Source: KHALEEJTIMES (Photo: Traian George Horia)

În Congo, fetele şi femeile tinere sunt vândute de militari. Cumpărătorii sunt, de regulă, militari din Rwanda şi Angola. Un grup de iniţiativă strânge semnături pentru protejarea acestor sclave sexuale din Congo.

Excellence Monsieur le Président de la République, Honorables Sénateurs et Députés, Madame et Messieurs les Ministres,

Ignorez-vous que vos militaires et policiers, enlèvent les filles et les femmes Congolaises pour les revendre, comme des esclaves sexuelles, à leurs semblables Angolais et Rwandais? Tout ceci se passe sans consentement ni de la fille ou de la femme ni même des parents. Vous avez adopté la politique des trois singes dont le premier a les mains sur ses deux yeux (il ne voit pas et il n’a rien vu), le second se bouche ses oreilles avec ses deux mains (il n’entend pas et il n’a rien entendu) et le troisième a posé ses deux mains sur sa bouche, comme pour dire qu’il est muet et qu’il ne peut donc rien dénoncer. Seriez-vous tous devenus comme ces « Trois Singes », c’est-à-dire: aveugles, sourds et muets face au drame, que dis-je, au calvaire de la Femme Congolaise ? Cette situation perdure depuis des mois, mais à la frontalière de Kikuangu Mbemba dans le territoire de Tshela, à 255 Km du chef-lieu de la province (Matadi), la situation semble être plus grave qu’ailleurs. Toujours dans la province du Bas-Congo, le service de l’État-civil de Tshela, rapporte l’enlèvement, pour être vendues ailleurs, de 112 filles de 12 à 16 ans, ainsi que de 48 femmes mariées.
http://www.lapetition.be/en-ligne/enleves-violes-vendues-4307.html

Source: iPeace
Photo:Raisehopeforcongo

O analiză lucidă care surprinde inclusiv faptul că mulţimea de lobby-şti a organismelor pan-europene indică un”elitism” mult îndepărtat de nevoile cetăţeanului.

"Malgré une controverse autour de ce chiffre, il est communément admis qu’environ 15,000 lobbyistes sont présents sur Bruxelles et travaillent auprès des institutions. Pour beaucoup, l’interaction entre les fonctionnaires européens et ces représentants d’intérêts apparaît pour le moins floue si ce n’est suspecte (particulièrement en France où la pratique du lobbying est connotée négativement). La Commission souffrant déjà d’une image quelque peu élitiste et éloignée des préoccupations des citoyens au moment de la campagne référendaire sur le Traité Constitutionnel (seulement 46% d’opinion favorable dans l’ensemble des pays de l’Union en octobre 2005, soit 6 points de moins qu’un an auparavant selon l’institut de sondage Eurobaromètre), le Président José Manuel Barroso a donc décidé de faire de la transparence l’une des priorités stratégiques de son mandat. C’est ainsi que fût mise en place l’Initiative Européenne pour la Transparence (IET) en 2005 afin d’accroitre la transparence de cette institution et donc, sa légitimité.."

Source: Eurosduvillage (Adrien Sellez)

BLOGpeBLOC mulţumeşte publicului "de după blocuri", dar şi jurnaliştilor
Roland Cătălin Pena ("ZIUA"), Daniel Todoran-Rareş ("24 ore mureşene"), dr. Larisa Boacă, Oxana Greadcenco („Crai Nou”, Suceava), Eduard Ivaşcu („ZIUA”), Lucian Muntean („Adevărul”), Dan Nazare („Adevărul”-"CanCan"-„Adevărul”), Mihaela Mărtescu (PR ORI), Ovidiu Bancheş („ZIUA”), Laurenţiu Gheorghe (CTV Constanţa), Ovidiu Ohanesian („Zona interzisă”), Victor Roncea („ZIUA”), Iolanda Malamen ("ZIUA"), Constantin Dinu ("ZIUA"), prof. Horea Bădău (ACM), Dan Gheorghe („România liberă”), Laszlo Kallai („ZIUA”), Christian Levant („RING”), Teodor Şeran („ZIUA”), Cristina Vladu ("ZIUA"), Alexandra Mihale ("ZIUA"), George Scarlat ("ZIUA") sau Nicoleta Muşat (Business Standard) (foto sus) pentru interesul arătat blogului. Lista este departe de a fi completă... BLOGpeBLOC mulţumeşte în egală măsură contestatarilor săi, pentru interesul dovedit şi promite să revină în 2009 cu subiecte care să descrie fidel, în fragmente, lumea în care trăim. Pe 1 februarie 2009, BLOGpeBLOC a împlinit 1 an de existenţă.

S-au dat salariile la ProTV, aşa că este posibil ca băieţii de-acolo să mai aibă probleme doar cu plata impozitelor.

Altfel spus, reţeta „Multă reclamă, filme ieftine şi mai uşor cu Fiscul” ar putea fi una de succes. „Ultimul castel” este un film de buget limitat, pentru bunicuţe, aşa cum şi-a obişnuit ProTV bunicuţele în ultimii ani. De la plecarea fostului boss Adrian Sârbu, la ProTV apare, parcă, mai puţin sânge pe pereţi, ceea ce este îmbucurător. În rest, scenariile au rămas surori gemene şi plictisitoare. În „Ultimul castel”, oamenii zidesc sau dărâmă tot timpul o grămadă de pietre supranumită „castel”. Eroul principal (Robert Redford la prima bătrâneţe), un fost general condamnat pentru că şi-a trimis 8 oameni la moarte pe un front asiatic, îşi duce ambiţul mai departe la puşcăria unde este încarcerat şi iniţiază o operaţiune militară de succes. Cu toate că aveau de toate (mâncare, cola, haine curate), deţinuţii îl ajută pe bătrânul comandant, iar la final, puşcăria este în flăcări, vreo doi mor, iar câţiva răsculaţi sunt grav răniţi de singurul gardian care li s-a împotrivit (restul paznicilor erau la telefon, cereau ajutoare). Într-o ţară ca România unde orgoliul e cât-cuprinde, dar onoarea e floare-rară, e greu să rămâi cu ceva din filmul „Ultimul castel”, care propovăduieşte onoarea militară. Rămâi, însă, cu o revelaţie, fapt uluitor: americanii îşi pot închide generalii pentru 8 soldaţi morţi! În România, generalii Chiţac şi Stănculescu (pe care se căznesc ăştia de 18 ani ca să-i închidă!) s-or fi tăvălit pe jos de râs după ce-au văzut filmul „Ultimul castel”.

Sursa: ProTV („Ultimul castel” Acţiune, 2001)

Yemen: Government, Rebels Should Respect Laws of War

(Organizaţia Human Rights Watch a scris preşedintelui din Yemen şi liderului rebelilor Huthi, cerându-le să protejeze civilii în zonele unde se desfăşoară operaţiunile militare.)

Yemeni officials and rebel leaders should ensure that their forces fully respect the laws of war in the ongoing armed conflict in northern Yemen, Human Rights Watch said today. In separate letters to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Huthi rebel leader, Sayyid Abd al-Malik al-Huthi, Human Rights Watch urged them to ensure that their forces take all feasible steps to avoid harm to civilians. This includes never targeting civilians, not conducting attacks that cause indiscriminate or disproportionate loss of civilian life and property, and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian supplies to displaced persons and other civilians affected by the fighting. "The latest fighting in northern Yemen has already displaced tens of thousands of civilians and exacerbated the humanitarian crisis there," said Joe Stork, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East division. "Government restrictions on aid agencies, the media and human rights groups are putting civilians at extra risk of unlawful attacks by both sides." Yemen is party to the Geneva Conventions and other major international human rights and humanitarian law treaties, including the Optional Protocol on Children in Armed Conflict, which calls upon parties to end the use of children under age 18 in hostilities, and the Mine Ban Treaty.
Source: HRW sept. 2009

În Irak, forţele de securitate irakiene preiau controlul localităţilor, înlocuind trupele americane care vor avea în continuare, un rol important în instruirea aliaţilor.

Withdrawal Marks Historic Day for Future of Iraq, General Says

IRAQ, CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA – In accordance with Article 5 of the security agreement between the U.S. and Iraqi governments, Iraqi security forces now have full ownership of security in their cities, towns and villages. “As of today, U.S. combat forces will turn over the security of cities to Iraqi security forces, and begin a period where our primary security role is one of training, mentoring and advising the ISF,” said Army Maj. Gen. Rick Nash, Multinational Division South commander. “Today’s ISF is capable, ready and dedicated to keeping the people of Iraq safe.” Nash praised the dedication of the Iraqi security forces as well as the proficiency of U.S. and coalition forces, and attributed the successful implementation of the security agreement to their actions. “Iraq’s successes and significantly improved security are a testament of the ISF’s progress and its dedication to Iraq’s sovereignty,” Nash said. “The Iraqis have made strides in their ability to protect their citizens, and our brave soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines are doing a great job in helping them build both their security forces and their civil capacity.” Though U.S. and coalition forces no longer will inhabit Iraqi cities, they will continue to support the Iraqi security forces within the parameters of the security agreement, Nash said. “Leaving the cities does not mean that we are backing off,” he said. “Instead, it indicates our confidence in the Iraqis to safeguard their own citizens. Likewise, the security agreement is a tangible, positive sign of a mature relationship between two sovereign nations.” In accordance with agreement, U.S. forces will withdraw from all Iraqi territory by Dec. 31, 2011. Today will be remembered as a significant step toward the realization of that objective, Nash noted.“So, on this important day of transition in Iraq, our two nations move forward together as friends, with the shared goal of the safety and security of the Iraqi people,” he said. “I am very encouraged about the future success of Iraq.”

By Army Staff Sgt. Dave Lankford Special to American Forces Press Service (GlobSec) (2009)

MI5 bugged Scots miners leader Mick McGahey - but couldn't understand his accent

(Un lider al minerilor avea o arma redutabila impotriva inregistrarii convorbirilor sale telefonice de catre serviciile secrete britanice MI5: puternicul accent scotian, care devenea mai viguros atunci cand lua o "tarie")

LEGENDARY miners' leader Mick McGahey had a secret weapon against MI5 spies who tapped his phone ... his strong Scots accent. Tory ministers set the spooks on McGahey because they thought he was a dangerous subversive. But the posh English agents told to monitor his phone calls often struggled to make out what he was saying because of his strong Lanarkshire brogue. And their task got eventougher after McGahey had enjoyed a few drinks. MI5's struggles with McGahey are revealed in a new book about the secret service, The Defence of the Realm, written to mark its centenary. One agent who worked on the phone tap complained that McGahey had "more or less invented heavy drinking". And another reported to his bosses during the 1984 miners' strike that McGahey was "ill in bed from alcohol poisoning". The book, written by historian Christopher Andrew, says MI5 used taxpayers' money to spy on McGahey for 15 years. McGahey's son Mick jnr said his dad knew full well that he was being watched - and would often fool the spooks by giving them the wrong locations for protests. Mick jnr, who is also a union official, added: "That is why you would get 800 policemen turning up at Cockenzie power station and 1000 pickets at some other power station." Another time, during the 1972 miners' strike, the McGaheys spotted two suspicious men in a car directly across from their house.

Source: DailyRecord (oct. 2009)

Retired AF officer convicted in China spying case

(Un fost lt.-colonel al US Air Force a fost condamnat pentru spionaj in favoarea Chinei.)

A jury has convicted a retired Air Force officer on charges of selling classified information on U.S.- China military relations to a Chinese agent and lying to the FBI about it. James F. Wondren Jr. was convicted on three counts in Alexandria Federal Court and was acquitted on several others. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. Fondren retired for the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1996 and later worked at the Pentagon as a civilian. He was charged with funneling classified military information to Sai Shen Kuo, a New Orleans furniture salesman and naturalized U.S. citizen who turned out to be a spy for China. Prosecutors said Fondren wrote "opinion papers" for Kuo that were often thinly veiled reports of classified military information.
(Source: A.P., September 2009)

CPJ awards "Freedom of Press" to convicted Azerbaijani journalist

(Organizaţia pentru protecţia jurnaliştilor "The Committee to Protect Journalists" (CPJ) a decorat mai mulţi reprezentanţi ai mass-media din state unde violenţele şi injustiţia pun în pericol odinea socială: Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Azerbaidjan.)

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has announced decoration of a group of journalists from several countries of the world with the award "Freedom of Press" for 2009. Among the recipients are journalists from Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Einullah Fatullaev, a convicted Azerbaijani journalist."These are the reporters, who cry, with the risk to their freedom and life, in full voice, which is heard in their countries and elsewhere in the world," said Paul Steiger, chairman of the Board of the CPJ."These journalists were awarded for their fight against injustice and in support of the values of free press," Joel Simon, director of the CPJ, has added.The journalists will be rewarded on November 24 in New York at a solemn ceremony. It is not known yet who will represent Fatullaev there, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports."The news about decoration of Einullah Fatullaev with this award of the Amnesty International was a great event both for him and for our whole family. In his journalistic work Einullah struggled for justice and ideals of democracy. Every person has his or her mission. Einullah's mission was to be journalist. He's obviously missing his work - in fact, he was busy with it day and night, now he's been in prison for two years," said the imprisoned journalist's father.
Source: CK correspondent, Faik Medzhid (sept. 2009)

Pentru ca nu avem la dispozitie o Simona- Senzual, care sa prezinte semi-dezbracata Buletinul Meteo pentru urmatoarele 30 de zile, BLOGpeBLOC a apelat la un grup de doamne obosite (originare din Chitila -Ilfov) care au prezis ca vremea se va raci accentuat, soarele vlaguit de energie se va ascunde si va deveni fi palid, iar "Codul galben" va fi anuntat din cauza regimului de precipitatii si vant. Cerul va fi partial innorat, sustin doamnele, iar dupa-amiazele vor fi udate cu averse de ploaie si cu mici ninsori. In zone ciudate, precum Chitila, innorarile vor fi accentuate si din cauza norilor de pietre si ciomage, lansate de gastile de interlopi locali pentru fracturarea adversarilor in luptele de ulita.

Drujbele care nu iartă

Crimele împotriva mediului nu pot fi trecute cu vederea. Cel puţin nu de oamenii sănătoşi la cap! Şi luarea unei atitudini se impune în astfel de cazuri grave!Pe adresele de mail ale săptămânalului nostru cititorii ne trimit tot felul de materiale legate de o ilegalitate sau alta.

Acelaşi lucru s-a întâmplat şi în cazul lui Robert Hitter, care a ţinut să ne informeze că, chiar sub nasul nostru, adică la noi în Maramureş, drujbele taie copacii dintr-o arie protejată într-o veselie, fără ca nimănui să-i pese. Nici măcar celor care ar trebui să apere aceşti arbori monument al naturii şi care sunt plătiţi frumuşel pentru aceasta. Aria protejată de unde copacii dispar unul după altul se numeşte Rezervaţia de Stejar Pedunculat Pădurea Bavna, situată pe teritoriul administrativ al comunei Satulung, satul Fersig. Acelaşi Robert Hitter ne spune că legea este lege pentru toţi şi că într-o arie protejată nimic şi nici o intervenţie de om nu poate fi făcută. Hitter consideră că este de datoria presei să ia atitudine, fiindcă, în caz contrar, “multe tâlhării se vor întâmpla şi vor rămâne nedescoperite ticăloşiile unora!”.

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Cel mai sărac sat din România

“BLOGpeBLOC” constată: cel mai sărac sat din România este Tudor Vladimirescu, care aparţine de oraşul Băneasa (jud. Constanţa) şi care impresionează prin imaginile dezolante pe care le oferă puţinilor vizitatori.
Acolo, moscheea este în ruine, biserica s-a năruit, nu există magazine, iar copiii nu au autobuz cu care să ajungă la şcoala aflată într-o localitate învecinată. Singura bogăţie de aici pare să fie reprezentată prin turmele de oi. “Nici astea nu-s ale noastre, oile sunt ale unora din Băneasa care nu stau în sat”, ne-a spus un localnic.
Foto: Traian George Horia

NOVEMBER

Online training: The International Journalists' Network has a YouTube page allowing journalists across the world to access journalism training videos. The network also lists journalism courses here

Nov. 1: Deadline for entering a competition organised by Farm Radio International for radio journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nov. 1: Deadline for entering International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) competition for upbeat stories from Africa open to journalists working for news organisations in Africa

Nov. 30-Dec.3: The 2009 World Newspaper Congress (WAN) in India (originally scheduled to take place in March)

Nov. 30: Deadline for journalists working in the People's Republic of China/Hong Kong, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, India and Vietnam to apply for an Asia-Pacific and German journalist exchange fellowship

Source: Reuters AlertNet

NOVEMBER

GENEVA - 17th Session of the General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Nov 1

NAIROBI - Fifth Multilateral Initiative on Malaria conference starts, bringing together experts on the disease
(Nov. 6)

Nov 2

CASABLANCA , Morocco - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton consults on Middle East peace process with Arab foreign ministers (to Nov. 3)
BARCELONA , Spain - Fifth round of U.N. Climate Change Talks (to Nov. 6)

Nov 3

WASHINGTON - EU-U.S. Summit expected to announce new transatlantic energy council to discuss ways to boost energy security and create new green technology jobs
NEW YORK - Nobel Peace Prize winner and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore will publish a follow-up to his global warming awareness bestseller "An Inconvenient Truth"
WASHINGTON - Human Rights Watch publishes Ethiopia : Looking Toward the 2010 Elections

Nov 4

WASHINGTON - The first meeting of new U.S.-EU energy council
ATHENS - Government Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (to Nov. 5)

Nov 5

GENEVA - 306th Session of the Governing Body of International Labour Organisation (to Nov. 20)

Nov 7

AFGHANISTAN - Presidential election, second round
PAKISTAN - (CANCELLED) By-elections for vacant seats in the national and provincial assemblies

Nov 8

NEW DELHI - World Economic Forum
Source: Reuters AlertNet

Four activists share 2009 'Alternative Nobel'

(Patru activisti implicati in lupta impotriva armelor nucleare sau in protejarea mediului inconjurator au impartit premiul "Alternativ Nobel")

Four activists were Tuesday named co-winners of the 2009 Right Livelihood Award, or so-called 'Alternative Nobel', for their work in campaigning against nuclear weapons, protecting the rain forests of Congo and raising awareness about climate change. Alyn Ware of New Zealand, Rene Ngongo of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and David Suzuki of Canada share the award with Australian-born physician Catherine Hamlin who for 50 years has helped treat women in Ethiopia suffering from obstetric fistula. Ware, Ngongo and Hamlin were each to receive 50,000 euros ($73,000) in cash while Suzuki was to receive an honorary prize. Swedish-German philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull created the prize in 1980 'to honour and support those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today'. The awards, which are not connected to the Nobel Prizes that were endowed by Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, are to be presented at a ceremony in the Swedish parliament Dec 4. The jury said the 2009 winners have shown 'concretely what has to be done in order to tackle climate change, rid the world of nuclear weapons and provide crucial medical treatment to the poor and marginalised'. In all 82 candidates from 46 countries were nominated this year. (oct. 2009)

Source: BigNews (Photo: Green Transylvania)

(Oficialii pakistanezi sunt nemultumiti de sprijinul international in lupta impotriva terorismului)
SINGAPORE: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said Pakistan faces a 9/11-like situation everyday as a price for its support to the world community, but what it received in return does not match with Pakistan’s commitment, contribution and role in the war on terror.

He expressed these views while addressing the 78th general conference of the Interpol here. He said: “I am not a diplomat. In my simple words, international cooperation with Pakistan in combating terrorism is not befitting.” The minister highlighted the achievements made by Pakistan in the war on terror, saying his country was committed to eliminating terrorism. He said his country played a leading role in the Afghan war. “But Pakistan was left alone after the goal of the world community [of defeating the Soviets] was achieved,” he added. Malik said strong policing was vital for combating crime before it got out of control. “This is the lesson we learnt from the experience of militancy and terrorism in Pakistan,” he added. With reference to terrorist groups in Pakistan, Malik said the sophisticated weapons used by the Taliban indicated that they had support from other countries. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told the assembly that “Jihadist terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking and cybercrime are all global in scale and transnational in nature.”

Source: PakTribune (oct. 2009)

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