August 2016 – Page 68 – odiaspora.org

Should the media show photos of terror attackers?

2 August 2016

Effective reporting requires attentiveness. The French newspaper “Le Monde” is therefore trying to change its reporting practices. Police communications expert Robert Kahr discusses terrorism and the media. Deutschland Polizeikräfte nach dem Amoklauf in München DW: The French newspaper “Le Monde” wants to make a significant […]

Bassil addresses letter to Swedish Foreign Minister over deportation of 70 Lebanese families

2 August 2016

Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart Margot Wallström on Tuesday, emphasizing that “ human solidarity should not be limited to refugees that Lebanon welcomes to its land, but should be more inclusive taking into consideration the reasons that led Lebanese […]

Meeting the Future Suicide Bombers of the al-Nusra Front

2 August 2016

Today sees the release of a new documentary about men who want to blow themselves up. Journalist Paul Refsdal’s Dugma: The Button shadows a group of fighters from the Syria-based, al Qaeda–affiliated group al-Nusra Front. These men have all added their names to the so-called […]

Change and Reform bloc renews calls to elect president, abide by parity

2 August 2016

NNA – Change and Reform parliamentary bloc renewed, following its weekly meeting on Tuesday, calls to respect the Constitution, in terms of electing a new president of the republic, and approving an election law based upon the proportional voting system, in order to ensure parity […]

Far-right violence against refugee camps boom in Germany despite migrant influx slowdown

2 August 2016

German Criminal Police report 665 criminal offences against refugee centers since the start of 2016, with the majority committed by far-right activists. A German rights group says the numbers are worsening, despite the influx of refugees abating. Asylum centers in Germany have been the target […]

UN warns of poor humanitarian conditions in South Sudan, 60,000 flee violence

2 August 2016

Tens of thousands of people have fled a fresh outbreak of violence in South Sudan, reporting mass killings, looting and forced recruitment of child soldiers, U.N. agencies said on Tuesday. Many of the refugees pouring into neighboring Uganda, Kenya and Sudan have been carrying malnourished […]

Communications we held with Hezbollah and LF aim for stability – Kanaan

2 August 2016

Member of Change and Reform bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan stated that “the voter turnout at the Free Patriotic Movement primary elections reached 80%, thus revealing the closeness of the officials to their foundation”. “That is a good sign before parliamentary elections,” he said. Following Change […]

Syrian refugee children in Lebanon face barriers to education

2 August 2016

Multiple obstacles are keeping Syrian refugee children in Lebanon out of school despite the efforts of the UN refugee agency and the Lebanese government to integrate them into the country’s educational system. Of the Syrian refugees registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees […]

Libano, gli orizzonti musicali di Zeid Hamdan, cittadino del mondo. Intervista

2 August 2016

Intervista di Katia Cerratti È il padre della scena musicale underground libanese, la CNN lo ha inserito tra i personaggi che hanno illustrato la cultura del suo paese nel mondo, ha raggiunto il successo autoproducendosi, distribuendo i suoi CD porta a porta e suonando nei piccoli […]

Apicoltura di pace nel Mediterraneo

2 August 2016

Dopo le morie di api del 2010, gli apicoltori dell’area mediterranea hanno deciso di unirsi FRANCO BRIZZO L’ape che unisce il Mediterraneo . Non uno slogan, ma un progetto che sta praticamente rivoluzionando le vite degli apicoltori di 6 Paesi dell’area mediterranea. Un’arte antichissima, quella dell’apicoltura, oggi […]

VENEZUELA INICIA REFERENDO QUE PODE POR FIM AO GOVERNO DE MADURO

2 August 2016

Conselho Nacional Eleitoral (CNE) da Venezuela declarou a validade do recolhimento de assinaturas, correspondentes a 1% do padrão eleitoral, para convocar um referendo de revogação do mandato do presidente Nicolás Maduro; “Os 24 estados cumpriram a exigência de 1% da manifestação de vontade” para solicitar […]

MORTES DE IMIGRANTES JÁ PASSAM DE 4 MIL EM TODO MUNDO

2 August 2016

Organização Internacional para as Migrações (OIM) informou que 4.027 imigrantes ou refugiados morreram até agora ao tentar nova vida em outro país; número é 26% maior do que o registrado no mesmo período no ano passado; de acordo com a entidade, 3.120 mortes ou desaparecimentos […]