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Silvio Berlusconi nelle NEWS internaziononali

Camaleonte — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:22:00 GMT

il direttore di Die Zeit, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, ha detto che insultare un quotidiano "in Germania provocherebbe l'immediata solidarietà di tutti gli altri media, indipendentemente dal loro orientamento politico"

Ecco svariati articoli dei giornali online e non dei vari paesi Europei.

"Public Duty and Private Vendetta", The Times, 18 maggio 2009. Le lamentele di Silvio Berlusconi, che si ritiene vittima di diffamazione, non hanno alcun senso, si legge nell'editoriale non firmato del Times, che, secondo la tradizione anglosassone, riflette l'opinione della direzione del giornale. Le domande di Repubblica, continua il Times, non sono un'intrusione nella vita privata, ma sono legate al suo ruolo di politico e magnate dei media. E l'attacco di Berlusconi al giornale è un tentativo di intimidire il dissenso. (L'ARTICOLO)

"Mr. Berlusconi, why don't you answer the press?", The Huffington Post, 20 maggio 2009. Il caso approda anche sull'influente sito di informazione online di Arianna Huffington. (L'ARTICOLO)

"In praise of La Repubblica", The Guardian, 23 maggio 2009. Anche il Guardian dedica un editoriale al caso, intitolato, semplicemente, "Elogio a La Repubblica". "Nonostante rumori minacciosi da parte di Silvio Berlusconi, il principale quotidiano di centro-sinistra si è rifiutato di smettere di chiedere risposte alle 10 domande poste al premier circa la sua relazione con una adolescente napoletana, Noemi Letizia", si legge nel testo, che insiste sul diritto della stampa in una società democratica a fare domande e conclude: "Repubblica sta facendo una battaglia solitaria e merita sostegno". http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/23/silvio-berlusconi-la-repubblica-letizia (L'ARTICOLO)

"Papi, en la encrucijada", El Pais, 20 maggio 2009. "Papi, al crocevia" titola il commento del quotidiano spagnolo, che ripercorre l'origine della crisi, dalle dichiarazioni di Veronica Lario, sottolineando l'anomalia di Berlusconi, capo del governo, "editore del maggior gruppo mediatico del Paese", il suo controllo quasi totale della informazione televisiva, fino alle domande di Repubblica, seguite da ira e silenzio. Sarebbe salutare per la democrazia italiana, argomenta El Pais, "che Berlusconi prendesse carta e penna e spiegasse al mondo perché lo chiamano papi". (L'ARTICOLO)

"How one newspaper's shameful questions have rattled Silvio Berlusconi", The Observer, 24 maggio 2009. Il giornale inglese ripercorre in un lungo articolo l'intera vicenda Noemi, le domande "vergognose" di Repubblica che hanno innervosito il presidente del Consiglio, provocato una dura reazione da parte della stampa di destra, e innescato gli insulti del premier al cronista di Repubblica. (L'ARTICOLO)

"Les questions sur les starlettes font enrager Silvio Berlusconi", La Tribune de Geneve, 16 maggio 2009. E' un Silvio Berlusconi "sull'orlo di una crisi di nervi" quello che se la prende con il principale quotidiano di Roma, secondo il quotidiano svizzero. Le domande di Repubblica, per far luce sulle molte zone d'ombra sono rimaste senza risposta perché il Cavaliere ha invocato il complotto, si legge sul quotidiano. (L'ARTICOLO)

"L'origine des liens entre Berlusconi et la jeune Noémie", Le soir, 24 maggio 2009. Il giornale belga riprende il caso usando un servizio della France Presse. (L'ARTICOLO)

"L'affaire Noemi poursuit Berlusconi", Le Figaro, 25 maggio 2009. Anche il quotidiano francese conservatore, che ieri sul caso titolava "La Repubblica mette in imbarazzo Berlusconi" continua a dare spazio alla vicenda Noemi, che "sta perseguitando il presidente del Consiglio", dando conto della campagna di Repubblica, delle incongruità rivelate dall'inchiesta sul rapporto fra la ragazza ed il presidente del Consiglio e della richiesta di spiegazioni in Parlamento da parte dell'opposizione. (L'ARTICOLO)

"L'insubmersible", Slate.fr, 25 maggio 2009. Sul sito di informazione online diretto da Jean Marie Colombani, un lungo articolo di Marc Lazar riflette sull'enigma Berlusconi: accerchiato dai guai, dalla "strana relazione con la ragazza napoletana", incalzato dalla stampa d'opposizione, "accusata di aver rivelato informazioni su di lui e di chiederne conto, come è normale in democrazia", e ancora dal caso Mills e dall'economia in rosso. Eppure inaffondabile. (L'ARTICOLO)

"Italie: la vie privée de Silvio Berlusconi continue de troubler la campagne", Le Monde, 25 maggio 2009. Aumentano i guai per Silvio Berlusconi, si legge sul quotidiano francese. "Le spiegazioni contraddittorie date dal presidente del Consiglio" su Noemi Letizia "sono state smentite da un ex fidanzato della ragazza". (L'ARTICOLO)

"Sa liaison dangereuse", La dernière heure, 25 maggio 2009. Berlusconi non ha finito di spiegare la sua relazione con un'adolescente, si legge sul quotidiano belga. (L'ARTICOLO)

"Berlusconi e la 18enne: Cos'è successo veramente?", Die Welt, 25 maggio 2009. Il quotidiano tedesco riprende le rivelazioni di Repubblica e rileva come la crisi "privata" in casa Berlusconi sia diventata ormai affare di stato. (L'ARTICOLO) .

Sulla stessa linea la Suddeutsche Zeitung, "Berlusconi, das model und die "lüge", Berlusconi, la modella e la "bugia". (L'ARTICOLO)

E Bild:"So lernte Berlusconi die 18-Jährige wirklich kennen", Così Berlusconi conobbe davvero la diciottenne. (L'ARTICOLO) .

"Ex Noemi klapt uit school over Berlusconi", De Telegraaf, 25 maggio 2009. "L'ex di Noemi rivela", si legge sul quotidiano olandese, che riprende l'intervista a Repubblica di Gino Flaminio. (L'ARTICOLO)

Anche De Volkskrant parla delle rivelazioni dell'ex fidanzato di Noemi: "'Berlusconi loog over relatie met minderjarige"', "'Berlusconi ha mentito sulla sua relazione con la minorenne'" è il titolo del pezzo. (L'ARTICOLO)

Tibet - from B B C W O R L D 20 March 2008

Camaleonte — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:26:00 GMT

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Police 'shot at Tibet protesters'

Chinese police opened fire and wounded four protesters "in self-defence" last Sunday in a Tibetan area of Sichuan province, the Xinhua news agency says.

The report is the first time Chinese authorities have admitted hurting anyone since demonstrations against Chinese rule in Tibet began last week.

China's government had previously said 13 "innocent people" were stabbed or burnt to death by "rioters" in Lhasa.

Exiled Tibetan leaders say at least 99 people have been killed in the unrest.

Earlier on Thursday, China admitted for the first time that the protests had spread outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region to nearby provinces where large numbers of ethnic Tibetans live.

Xinhua said Sunday's police shootings took place in Aba county, close to Sichuan's border with Qinghai province. An earlier report had said the police had shot dead four rioters, but it was quickly corrected.

The state-owned news agency had previously said only that "mobsters" had caused "great damage" to shops and government offices in the area.

Crackdown

The BBC's China editor, Shirong Chen, says the situation in parts of western China is now extremely tense, with security being ratcheted up and many arrests.

Hundreds of troops have been seen pouring into Tibetan areas. On Wednesday alone, BBC reporters saw more than 400 troop carriers and other vehicles on the main road - the largest mobilisation witnessed since the unrest began.

The authorities have also placed strict limits on Western journalists trying to report on the unrest. A German journalist who was forced out of Lhasa on Thursday said security forces had told him he was the last foreign journalist in the city.

And officials said 24 people had been arrested after demonstrations in the Tibetan city of Lhasa, and 170 protesters had surrendered to authorities. The authorities had threatened "harsh punishments" for those who failed to meet a Monday deadline.

Earlier, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, reiterated his willingness to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao if he received "concrete indications" of what the Chinese government can offer.

But senior Chinese officials have repeatedly accused him of orchestrating the protests from his base in the Indian town of Dharamsala, and the foreign ministry once again labelled him a "splittist" on Thursday.

Tibet - from B B C W O R L D

Camaleonte — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:09:00 GMT

Protesters in China

More than 100 people have turned themselves in to police following anti-China riots in Tibet's main city, Lhasa, Chinese state media has said.

The authorities had threatened to punish harshly protesters who failed to surrender by a Monday night deadline.

Lhasa police have been searching homes and making arrests, activists say.

Meanwhile, footage has emerged from nearby Gansu province, where Tibetans tore down a Chinese flag and replaced it with a Tibetan flag on Tuesday.

Hundreds of protesters can be seen on foot and horseback in the incident at a school near Hezuo, captured on camera by a Canadian film crew.

The demonstrators attempted to march on a government building before security forces used tear gas to stop them, reports from the scene said.

We must not develop anti-Chinese feelings. Whether we like it or not we have to live side-by-side

The Dalai Lama

Crackdown on the news

Lama's birthplace blocked

The Chinese government and rights groups have provided radically different accounts of the past week.

Activists say dozens of people have been killed by security forces after protests, but Chinese officials say 13 people were killed by mobs during riots by Dalai Lama supporters.

Foreign journalists have not been allowed into Lhasa and the flow of information is tightly controlled, making it difficult to verify either of these claims.

'Life and death struggle'

Tibet's Communist Party secretary Zhang Qingli has warned of a "long-term" struggle against the Tibetan exile movement, labelling the Dalai Lama a "wolf in monk's robes".

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Tibet enjoyed long periods of autonomy before 20th century

1950: China launched a military assault

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"We are in the midst of a fierce struggle involving blood and fire, a life and death struggle with the Dalai clique," he told a meeting of regional leaders on Wednesday.

"Leaders of the whole country must deeply understand the arduousness, complexity and long-term nature of the struggle," he said in remarks carried online by the China Tibet News.

The Dalai Lama - who in 1989 won a Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to non-violent protest - has strongly rejected Chinese claims of involvement and called for calm.

"Violence is against human nature," the Dalai Lama said. "We must not develop anti-Chinese feelings. Whether we like it or not we have to live side-by-side."

He has called for an international inquiry into why the riots took place.

'Looting and arson'

The protests began on 10 March, on the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, and gradually escalated.

The Tibet regional government said 105 protesters had handed themselves over to police by 2300 (1500GMT) on Tuesday, Xinhua reported.

All had been involved in "beating, smashing, looting and arson", the agency quoted Baema Chilain, vice-chairman of the regional government, as saying.

Tibetan activists say Chinese troops shot indiscriminately(Warning: Graphic content)

In pictures: Shooting claims

On Tuesday, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the situation was under control - but more violence was reported by rights groups and witnesses.

As well as the protest in Gansu, the India-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy say three people were killed by security forces in Kardze, Sichuan Province.

The group said hundreds of people took to the streets with banners calling for Tibetan independence.

Rights groups say hundreds of people have been arrested in Lhasa in an ongoing crackdown on dissent.

They have released images they say show people who have been shot dead by security forces in other provinces.

Military build-up

BBC correspondents have described seeing military convoys heading into Tibet from neighbouring regions.

An eyewitness has told the BBC there has been a military build-up in the city of Aba, which has seen large-scale protests in recent days. The witness said it was in a "curfew-like" situation.

Chinese officials have denied any violence has been used against protesters.

The US-based group Human Rights Watch has called for access to those who have been arrested to ensure they are not being tortured.

China's handling of the Tibet issue is being watched closely by world leaders in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.

Officials said on Wednesday that the Olympic torch - which will be carried across China ahead of the Games - will still go through Tibet despite the current troubles.

It is due to be carried to the top of Mount Everest in May, and to pass through Lhasa in June.

China says Tibet has always been part of its territory but Tibet enjoyed long periods of autonomy before the 20th Century and many Tibetans remain loyal to the Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in India in 1959.