Jonathan Rugman

Jonathan Rugman

@jrug Foreign Affairs Correspondent
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Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Channel 4 News. All views nothing to do with me at all. Author, Ataturk's Children.
http://www.channel4.com/worldnewsblog
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RT @MichFrenC4: Alexis Tsipras, the man who could lead Greece out of the euro, speaks to C4 News. Watch it here http://t.co/nr84RVop @jr ...
Chen Guangcheng's nephew could face death penalty - Channel 4 News Asia Correspondent John Sparks blogs on the fate ... http://t.co/TLBoJYyg

Chen Guangcheng’s nephew could face death penalty

May 24, 2012 - blogs.channel4.com
Chen Guangcheng’s nephew could face death penalty Thursday 24 May 2012 3:55 pm If your saw our piece on Tuesday night, you’ll know that we tried to visit the mother and four brothers of Chen Guangcheng, the blind, self-educated lawyer who was flown to safety in the United States last Saturday as part of a deal reached between China and the US. (If you missed it, scroll down – it’s repeated below). Mr Chen’s relatives still live in a small rural community of 200 called Dongshigu in Shandong Province in north-east China. The village is currently patrolled by a large number of non-uniformed men who act as guards and enforcers on behalf of the local government. Since that report aired, we have heard that one ... Continue reading →
@faisalislam Tsipras really does seem to think Greek tail can wag German dog but he knows he has to beat Samaras first...
Tsipras v clear with me that Germany will "blink" on austerity on June 18 if he forms leftist coalition. And that no party could implement.
My interview with Greek Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras about his Mexican standoff with the Eurozone: http://t.co/zlODPrmT

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May 24, 2012 - brightcove.com
Jonathan Rugman meets Alexis Tsipras, the man who could be the next Greek PM. Continue reading →
RT @kodiaq: @jrug do you have a link for the replay? thx
Tsipras says "impossible" to cut minimum wage by 22% as plan requires, won't cut pensions any further either.
My Tsipras interview on C4 now
Tsipras on Bundesbank: "I don't know if the German bank is bluffing" on "manageable" exit - but thinks Merkel will back down after June 17.
Alexis Tsipras tells C4 " when you have a cold war neither side will back down (but) they will not activate their nuclear weapons".
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