Showing posts with label April 27. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Turkey has become World’s 2nd highest TV series exporter after US….

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Turkey’s PM Press&Info office reported this data here:

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I am not sure how much we should be proud of…

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New photo from Facebook April 27, 2016 at 06:16PM

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New photo from Facebook April 27, 2016 at 05:02PM

Avrupa’da ülke bazlı en popüler haber siteleri. via @AlperUcok via Facebook Pages http://ift.tt/1heKubC

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Cyberculture agenda: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: RESEARCHING DIGITAL SECURITY TRAINING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

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A Tactical Tech research:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: RESEARCHING DIGITAL SECURITY TRAINING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

INTRODUCTION

As technology becomes increasingly fundamental to the work of many human rights defenders (HRDs), a parallel expansion can be observed in the digital threats they face. Tactical Tech has been working in digital security training for human rights defenders for close to a decade, yet whilst the field has experienced rapid expansion in recent years, almost no research or comprehensive review has been carried out regarding the process and effectiveness of current training practices, nor regarding the challenges faced by participants in implementing learnings outside the training room. The two research papers summarised here represent an initial exploration of some if these issues with the intention that the findings will help inform and encourage future applied research projects, the design and testing of new training approaches, models, and curricula, as well as contributing to broader discussion within the digital security training community.

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In other news:

Report: Nonprofits Rely Heavily on Social Media to Raise Awareness

Nonprofits generally operate online as any other company would. However, many factors can influence users when it comes to engaging with nonprofits. Disasters, humanitarian crises and long-term societal issues can drive audiences to nonprofits. The 10th annual benchmark report from M+R examines the current online landscape for nonprofits.

There’s a fine line between a marketing campaign and a cover-up. The attempt by UC Davis to get its pepper spray incident off the top of Google searches is a case in point.

Five years later it is safe to say that we are getting much closer. This is changing the course of world history, fast. It is also changing the rules for mainstream journalists in the fierce business of unearthing secrets, and for the government

Data journalism is changing the balance of power

The Panama Papers, announced Sunday, is the largest unauthorized disclosure in history. It involves over one hundred news organizations led…

Want to Understand Global Inequality? Juxtapose the Panama Papers and the EU-Turkey Migrant Deal

Looking out across the bay at some of the most expensive land in the world. CC Image courtesy of Shreyans Bhansali on Flickr.

Chowpatty Beach, Mumbai, India. Looking out across the bay at some of the most expensive land in the world. PHOTO: Shreyans Bhansali (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

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http://ift.tt/25MPwWsThe Panama Papers are the largest data leak in history, shining a harsh light on the shadowy business of offshore tax havens. So why does this matter, and how will the Panama Papers change the way the wealthy handle and hide their money? Read more…

 

Cameron caught in Panama Papers crisis

The storm unleashed by the so-called Panama Papers continued to gather strength, as British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted benefiting from his father’s offshore trust.

What the Panama Papers Tell Us

The Panama papers revealed only one of the vast networks used by criminals, corrupt politicians and tax evaders to hide wealth from scrutiny. There are many, many more.

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My friend, Tom Barnett, at his new digs on resilient.com explains why this leak is important:

Putin rejects Panama Papers allegations

President Putin denies “any element of corruption” over the Panama Papers leaks, and says his opponents are trying to destabilise Russia.
Federal prosecutor calls for an investigation after leaked documents show the president had links with offshore company.

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Prime minister sold stake in Blairmore investment fund, which featured in Panama Papers, for £30,000 four months before entering Downing Street

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This week, the world has been attempting to make sense of the 11.5 million documents stolen from a law firm in Panama that has been allegedly been helping the rich and famous hide their money from the world’s tax men. In little over 48 hours, it has already had its first major political scalp, with the resignation of Icelandic prime minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson. But there are others now feeling the pressure, including Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, Gianni Infantino, Fifa’s newly-elected top official, eight members of China’s politburo and nearly all of Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, and Vladimir himself. The immediate impact of…

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China’s internet censors have cracked down on searches about the Panama Papers, a massive leak of documents that reportedly tie the relatives of current and retired Chinese politicians, including President Xi Jinping, to offshore companies used for tax evasion.

 

Debate: Do the Panama Papers reveal a parallel world?

The Panama Papers have shown how politicians and celebrities from all over the world park their money in offshore shell companies. For some commentators this is proof that the super-rich have created a parallel world governed by its own laws. Others warn against rashly pointing fingers at the wealthy.
Following the Panama Papers leak investigations have been launched against those implicated by the data. Will the fight against tax dodgers finally be successful?
It is the biggest amount of data that journalists have ever had at their disposal: the Panama Papers on letterbox companies in which celebrities and VIPs from all over the world have parked their money comprise roughly 2.6 terabytes of data. Some commentators see the revelations as a jewel in the crown of investigative journalism. Others see problems in evaluating the data.
It is the biggest amount of data that journalists have ever had at their disposal: the Panama Papers on offshore companies in which celebrities and VIPs from all over the world have parked their money comprise roughly 2.6 terabytes of data. Some commentators see the revelations as a major coup for investigative journalism. Others see problems in evaluating the data.

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Monday, April 27, 2015

Ayşe Özer: Vatan yahut Soma

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Vatan yahut Soma

“Yazın üç sütun üstüne kapkara haykıran puntolarla,

Nazım Hikmet vatan hainliğine devam ediyor hala”

Demişti Nazım Usta. Vatan, çiftlikleriniz, cüzdanlarınız değildir demekteydi. Bir toprak parçasının vatan olarak tanımlanabilmesi için uğrunda yiğitlerin ölmesi gerekir denirdi bir başka şiirde. Doyduğun yerdir vatanın derdi bir başkası. Altında ölülerin yatmıyorsa o toprak senin değildir diyenler de vardı. Altında binlerce ölünün yattığı, bazılarının yer altından çıkarılıp tekrar toprağa gömüldüğü, otopsilerine kadar soğuk hava depolarında bekletilen bedenlerimizi gezdirdiğimiz kocaman bir toprak parçamız vardı bizim. Yoksulluktan ruhlarımızı yanı sıra sürüklediğimiz, kendimize bile bazen ağır gelen bedenlerimiz vardı. Acıyı paylaşmayı bile beceremeyen tekmecilerin ülkesinde hepimizin bedeni ağır bir yüke dönüşürken bir çocuk bağırırdı bir pencereden: “defolun gidin, biz sararız kendi yaramızı”. Bağışla bizi güzel çocuk, sol tadında bir mektup yazamadık sana. Elleri değsin istemedik, gözleri değsin istemedik. TRT spikeri gibi konuşmayı marifet sayanların sol ağızları yeni bir ekmek kapısı bulmuştu oysa. Ağzımızda bir pas tadı, burnumuzda sadece bir rakı sofrasında bir arada olmasına alışkın olduğumuz kavun ve yanık et kokusu. “Haritadan yer beğen kendine” derlerdi bunu devlet memuru anlatsa. O da gözünü kapatır el yordamıyla bile bulurdu Soma’yı. Evet derdi işte burası benim vatanım. Sürün beni buraya. Vatan, bir “ekmeği olmayan var mı? “sofrasında Yırca’nın zeytinlerini boğazından helallikle geçirmekti çünkü. Aynı apartman aydınlığına bakan, kapısı açık balkonlardan birbirlerinin sesini duyarak yaşayan emekçilerin sofrasıydı vatan. Her şeyin ve herkesin yürüme mesafesinde olduğu, kimsenin ulaşılmaz olmadığı bir serin yaz bahçesiydi. Bahçenin neresini beğenirsek orada otururduk, dükkan bizimdi.

Bir duruşma öncesinde kapkara bir pankartın üzerinde evladının, eşinin adını görmekti bu ülkede kadın olmak. O pankart, devletin namusunu açık eden bir kara çarşaf gibiydi. Ağıtların göğe yükselirken bir listede adın olmadığı için duruşma salonuna alınmamaktı. Kendisini savunmaya gelen avukata polis müdahalede bulununca “avukatıma dokunma!” diye bağırmaktı. Bari savunmama dokunma. Evladı, eşi vatanıdır da bir kadının aynı zamanda. O polis barikatları yerle yeksan olur birden bire. Söz konusu “vatan”dır, gerisi teferruat. Sloganlara eşlik etmeye çalışır bir baba son nefesiyle. Evladını yitirmiş bir babaya kader tebligatı yapanlara inat, isyanını tebliğ eder devlet babaya. Bir tek devlet babanın ölümünden sonra mutlu olur evlatları. Soma’nın hesabı, yüzüne bir çizgi olur yerleşir kalanların yüzüne. İsyan bir ölmez ağaç olur, dalları kırılır yemişten. Halkın avukatları giyerler iliksiz cübbelerini, ayaklarını bastıkları toprağın vatan olması için artık kimse ölmesin diye yeni bir hikaye yazarlar. “Vatan, hakkını aldığın, mutlu olduğun yerdir” derler belki de. Aynı aydınlığa bakan balkonlardan birbirlerinin sesini duyarak yaşar Somalılar. O aydınlık, haritada kendine yer beğenemez de, her yere uğrar. Toprak, uğrunda ölen olmayınca vatanlaşır herkese. Yeryüzü koca bir sofra olur bir gün. Soma’da bir ölmez ağaç yetişir de, erken hasat edilir zeytinleri.

 

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AKP’s attempt to control Northern Cyprus did not work, a unionist candidate, Akıncı, wins the elections…

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Akinci wins North Cyprus election
Mustafa Akinci sweeps to victory in North Cyprus’ presidential elections after pledging renewed urgency in seeking a peace deal on the island.
A leftist moderate promising to press for a peace deal in ethnically-split Cyprus swept to victory in the presidential election run-off in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on April 26. Mustafa Akıncı, standing as an independent, won 60.3 percent of the votes.
The election of Mustafa Akıncı as the president of northern Cyprus will usher the island into a new and challenging phase.

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New photo from Facebook April 27, 2015 at 11:28AM

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Eurosphere agenda: “Academic work and careers in Europe

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Tatiana_bookcoverChanging working conditions at European universities are studied in a recent book ‘Academic Work and Careers in Europe – Trends, Challenges, Perspectives’, edited by Tatiana Fumasoli, Gaële Goastellec and Barbara Kehm. Tatiana Fumasoli tells about the main findings presented in the book.

open Democracy News Analysis – by Cetta Mainwaring

Although the EU, US and others have demonstrated a willingness to intervene militarily in Libya or Syria, a willingness to take responsibility for the consequences is woefully lacking.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in a phone conversation on Sunday (26 April) to maintain contact during talks between Athens and its lenders to reach a debt deal, a Greek government official said.

 

Southeast Asia and the European Union (EU) agreed yesterday (26 April) to take steps toward resuming stalled talks on a free trade agreement between the two regions.

Contradictions and challenges of the Podemos phenomenon

Podemos came from the streets, social media platforms and out of a horizontal ideology not found in the traditional parties.

Teresa Rodriguez celebrates Podemos coming third in Andalusia.Teresa Rodriguez celebrates Podemos coming third in Andalusia. Demoted/JaviTorres. All rights reserved.The party Podemos has been representing the hope of millions of Spaniards to overcome the crisis that hit Spain, part of the massive protests since 2011 that have rocked local political structures and spread throughout Europe. In its internal constitution process and its leadership elections, the party presents a new model of horizontal internal organization, with broad participation from its base in its debates and discussions. It proposes a left-wing programme for the country.

How realistic is online voting at UK elections?
Estonians have done it for years, so why not in the UK?
Thousands of desperate people risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean to reach Italy. Many never make it.

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Sunday, April 26, 2015

For the record, Turkey’s top court had decided that ‘oral, anal, group, gay or lesbian’ porn “unnatural”

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The Constitutional Court has upheld prison sentence for those who store ‘oral, anal, group, gay or lesbian’ porn because they are ‘unnatural’
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Turkey’s top religious body, the Diyanet, has opened an investigation over a Quran-shaped cake made by a Quran class in the Black Sea province of Tokat in 2013, stating that the cake did not comply with the spirit of the Holy Birth of the Prophet Muhammad and the Quran
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey has been spinning its wheels in the economy for the past three years and the way out of this loop and to keep the system flowing with speed was to adopt the presidential system of government
The governor of Şırnak said a pack of mules allegedly used for smuggling and found dead were not killed, but rather had jumped off a cliff after being startled by the sound of gunshots
‘The political race for the June 7 general elections in Turkey is turning into an auction of populism, which looks increasingly dangerous for the already-strained economy.’
An actor has claimed that he was duped to appear in promotional films and banners for Turkey’s first nuclear power plant
The problem with insulting Erdogan
Insult the president of Turkey and you may pay a heavy price
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which is focused on the Kurdish problem, announced its election manifesto on April 21 in Istanbul with the aim of surpassing the unfair 10 percent national threshold in the Turkish election system.

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