the Sylvain Tesson affair or the “fire on oil” method, by Claro – Libération

the Sylvain Tesson affair or the “fire on oil” method, by Claro – Libération

TRIBUNE Article reserved for subscribers Is naming Sylvain Tesson godfather of the Spring of Poets 2024 an innocent gesture? The writer Claro sees it as a tactic: drop something very slippery, if possible flammable, and let the temperature rise to allow a certain press to cry for censorship. Should we name the wandering writer, close … Read more

European Union and Council of Europe Support Media Literacy Event in Serbia

European Union and Council of Europe Support Media Literacy Event in Serbia

With the support of the European Union and the Council of Europe, the Electronic Media Regulatory Authority in Serbia (REM) organized an awareness event on promoting media literacy, providing 90 preschool educators in-depth knowledge, recommendations and tools to promote media literacy, as part of the “Open media literacy days” campaign. This event is the result … Read more

“Salman Rushdie makes first public appearance since knife attack at writers’ defense gala”

He had remained discreet since his attack. For the first time since a knife attack in the United States in August which almost cost him his life, the British writer Salman Rushdie reappeared, Thursday, May 18, in public in New York during a gala of an organization for the defense of writers. The famous novelist … Read more

Salman Rushdie warns of serious threat to freedom of expression in the West

Writer Salman Rushdie made a public address 9 months after he was stabbed and seriously injured, warning that freedom of expression in the West is under the most serious threat he has seen in his life. Rushdi gave his speech in a video message to the British Book Awards, where he was awarded the Freedom … Read more

Meet the Mexican Couple Making a Living as Recyclers in New York City

Josefa Marín and Pedro Romero spend the day outdoors, surrounded by cans and garbage bags. With Bad Bunny songs in the background, this Mexican couple, after living in the US for 34 years, says that they “like” their work. They are recyclers, people who live or earn a bonus collecting cans, one of the largest … Read more

Amnesty Indonesia Discloses Attacks on Human Rights Activists.

Human rights activists play a crucial role in advocating for the protection of basic human rights, demanding accountability from governments and corporations that violate them, and challenging oppressive systems. However, their work is not without risks. Amnesty Indonesia has recently revealed that human rights activists in the country have been subjected to a range of … Read more

DW | March 21, 2023 | Three TV Journalists in Ecuador receive explosive devices.

Journalists from three television channels in Ecuador received on Monday (03.20.2023) envelopes with pen drives (USB) loaded with explosives, and one exploded in front of a reporter without causing serious injuries, reported the Police and the affected media. the private chain ecuavisa alerted that its journalist Lenin Artieda received an envelope with a pendrive and … Read more

Twitter troll accounts posing as migrants to spread hate

“Moroccan migration in Granada” o “MENA without parents, I want to live better”. This is how two Twitter troll accounts that pose as migrants living in Spain are defined in his biography. At the same time, they share content stating that they have thrown away food donated by NGOs, refused a room offered by a … Read more

A Finnish newspaper publishes some cartoons of Erdogan

The Finnish newspaper “Illtalehti” published yesterday a cartoon representing the doll of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, what was it hanged upside down in front of Stockholm City Hall last week and that provoked the umpteenth diplomatic conflict between Sweden and Turkey in full NATO accession negotiations. Related news Through the cartoon, the cartoonist … Read more

Elon Musk: About 100 Starlink devices are now operational in Iran

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that his company is close to having 100 operational Starlink devices in Iran, referring to the company’s satellite internet receivers. This came three months after a tweet in which Musk said he would activate the service there amid protests in the Islamic Republic. “We are approaching 100 active … Read more