Media Ownership Monitor: Government control over Turkish media almost complete | Reporters without borders rsf.org – Oct 27, 5:09 AM Penguins became the symbol of the government’s grip on the media in Turkey in 2013, when during the Gezi protests many news channels aired documentaries, one of them on CNN Türk about penguins. Since then … Read more
Next move BBC News | Europe | World Edition The French authorities have already made detailed plans for moving migrants out of the Jungle camp near Calais. Fate of child migrants uncertain before France demolishes Jungle camp EurActiv.com Aid workers accused France and Britain on Sunday of failing more than 1,300 unaccompanied child migrants whose future remained … Read more
Once asylum beneficiaries in 1956, Hungarians now reject migrants EurActiv.com Sixty years ago, Soviet tanks crushed an anti-communist uprising in Budapest, sending 200,000 Hungarians – men women and children – fleeing across the border into Austrian refugee camps, then onwards into a welcoming Western world. A Progressive Political Alliance for Europe Project Syndicate by Kemal Derviş If … Read more
Czarny Protest: how Polish women took to the streets open Democracy News Analysis – by Kasia Narkowicz After two decades of feminist pressure, the people took to the streets. But why now? Polish women protest against a legislative proposal for a total ban on abortion in Poland. PAimages/Geert Vanden Wijngaert. All rights reserved. Joy and despair in … Read more
Fraser of Allander report: Brexit could cost 80,000 jobs BBC News | Europe | World Edition Scotland could lose between 30,000 to 80,000 jobs as a result of Brexit, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute. Why Poland’s ‘Black Protest’ could be a potential game changer open Democracy News Analysis – by Tom Junes With its move … Read more
Black Monday: Polish women strike against abortion ban BBC News | Europe | World Edition Some businesses in Poland close for the day as thousands of women go on strike to protest against proposals for a total ban on abortion. Anti-Immigration Referendum Sunday in Hungary open Democracy News Analysis – by G. M. Tamás Our first major … Read more
Boris Johnson lauds his Turkish washing machine on first visit to Ankara World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk British foreign secretary displays raffish style during first official trip since writing a poem about the Turkish president having sex with a goat Boris Johnson seeks to mend fences in talks with Turkish leadership World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by … Read more
The Brief: Commission’s anti-leak strategy leaks EurActiv.com by James Crisp It’s almost too perfect. The European Commission’s new anti-leak strategy has been leaked. European refugees and Twitter open Democracy News Analysis – by Francisco Núñez, Román Martín and Aurora Labio The political parties, professions and media that were registered as the most active in the Twitter storm … Read more
Debate: Corbyn re-elected as Labour leader euro|topics After months of infighting Jeremy Corbyn has been re-elected as the leader of the Labour Party with 61.8 percent of the vote. Corbyn had come under pressure from within his party among other things because he didn’t endorse the UK remaining in the EU. Commentators speculate on how his … Read more
EU accepts Bosnia and Herzegovina’s membership application EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev The European Union’s 28 member states yesterday (20 September) accepted Bosnia and Herzegovina’s membership application and ordered the Commission to prepare an assessment of the Balkan country’s readiness to join the bloc. Fancy Bears hackers: What we have learnt from the leaks BBC News | Europe … Read more
Adblock Plus now selling ads Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza Adblock Plus is to begin reselling the ads it blocks, replacing websites’ original ads with ones under its control—and which it takes a fat cut of the revenue from. Adblock Plus Wants to Make Money by Serving You More Ads MIT Technology Review A service meant to … Read more
French terror investigators grapple with Telegram app EurActiv.com Smartphone app Telegram, favoured by the Islamic State group thanks to the encrypted messaging it offers, is proving a headache for French anti-terror investigators. Hungarian camerawoman who kicked refugees charged BBC News | Europe | World Edition A camerawoman who was filmed kicking and tripping up refugees near the … Read more
ArXiv for anthropology: @SocArXiv + #AAA2016 = Open Access Strikes Back Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology Cliffs Notes version of this post: @SocArXiv is a Green Open Access digital repository that is currently being developed for the social sciences. I think this is a good thing. Let’s talk Open Access and publishing at #AAA2016. … Read more
Why the Pirate Party could end up running Iceland Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow With the Icelandic Pirates crushing it in the polls and set to form the next government of a sovereign, carbon-neutral, strategically located nation, it’s worth asking how a party whose two issues — internet freedom and copyright reform — are wonky, minority … Read more
As many Turkish scholars are looking for jobs abroad, I hear a lot about that priority is given to those who have residency in the university’s host country. UK universities seem to be particularly notorious about this. If two candidates have similar evaluations, priority given to the one who has not residency problems even if the other is … Read more