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A Russian Editor Evades Putin’s Censorship
This text is a part of our Women and Leadership special report that profiles girls main the best way on local weather, politics, enterprise and extra. In Russia, the place males far outnumber girls in political clout, defiant females might sound to face little likelihood of creating themselves heard.
A Russian Editor Evades Putin’s Censorship
Europe|A Russian Editor Evades Putin’s Censorship https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/world/europe/russia-timchenko-meduza-putin.html Galina Timchenko, founder of the dissident news site Meduza, has adapted as the information noose has tightened since the invasion of Ukraine. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
Guerra en Ucrania: 'Rusia está dirigida por una mafia'
Zoya Svetova, de 62 años, periodista, es parte de una familia de Moscú con una historia de casi un siglo de activismo y castigos impuestos por el gobierno en Rusia. Fue honrada en 2018 con el Premio Magnitsky de Derechos Humanos, que lleva el nombre de una abogada rusa apolítica y asesora fiscal que murió después de ser golpeada en prisión, y más recientemente recibió la Legión de Honor, el mayor mérito de Francia. Fue entrevistada antes de la invasión rusa de Ucrania y nuevamente el 2 de marzo.
The Russian Journalist Zoya Svetova Continues Her Family's Dissident Past
Four generations of Zoya Svetova’s family have stood up to repression. The invasion of Ukraine has shaken them but also given them reasons for hope. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has cracked down on independent media, including TV Rain (Kanal Dozhd), which was headed by Zoya Svetova’s son.
Christine Lagarde on Her Plans for the European Central Bank
The first female president of the E.C.B. recalibrates its mission. Christine Lagarde, now one year into her term as president of the European Central Bank, looks to move beyond economic and monetary policy. By Alison Smale and Jack Ewing Nov.
Women and Leadership
When the James Webb Space Telescope sent its first images to Earth, no one was more excited than Marcia J. Rieke, who oversaw the design and construction of its camera.
Opinion | The Fall of 1989 Was a Time of Wonder
Central and Eastern Europe’s transition to democracy has not been smooth. But there are grounds for hope. By Alison Smale Ms. Smale reported on the fall of the Berlin Wall and Central Europe’s post-Communist transition. Nov. 12, 2019, 6:00 a.m. ET Vaclav Havel speaking at a pro-democracy rally in Wenceslas Square in Prague in 1989. PRAGUE — Thirty autumns ago, across Central and Eastern Europe, everything fell in one great swoop. The foliage. The Berlin Wall.
Commentary: What happens in Utah can change the world
Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Mayor Jackie Biskupski speaks during a press conference on top of the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building Tuesday May 10, 2016. Through the new initiative, Subscriber Solar, the city will nearly double the amount of sustainable energy powering government operations by the end of 2016. Mayor Biskupski has set a 2020 goal to have 50% of municipal operations powered by renewable energy, and 100% by 2032.
Re-election in Hand, Merkel Moves to Form New German Government
Chancellor Angela Merkel scored a stunning personal triumph Sunday in the national elections in Germany.Credit By Alison Smale and Jack Ewing Sept. 23, 2013 BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel took steps on Monday to form a new government, a day after she scored a stunning personal triumph in German national elections that cemented her position as the most powerful politician in Europe.
U.S. Envoy Is Summoned by Germany Over Spying Report
He suggested that there would be consequences. “We can’t simply go back to business as usual,” he said.
Data Suggests Push to Spy on Merkel Dates to ’02
The administration has seemed uncertain about how to handle the reports concerning Ms. Merkel, who has enjoyed a close rapport with Mr. Obama and has provided critical intelligence on Al Qaeda and on Iran’s nuclear program. Last week the White House stuck to carefully scripted talking points, saying Ms. Merkel was not currently being monitored and would not be in the future, but refused to say anything about the past.
Martin Roth, German Who Led Britain’s Victoria and Albert Museum, Dies at 62
Mr. Roth, who had a second home in Vancouver, British Columbia, told the Sächsische Zeitung newspaper in Dresden on June 1 that he was hoping to take on a guest professorship in Vancouver in September to pursue what he called “my current theme: intellectuality and resistance.” It was in that interview that Mr. Roth revealed publicly the cause of a marked weight loss: cancer.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Tourists taking photos of themselves making Nazi salutes are arrested in Germany, police say
Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of outlawed symbols and gestures – like those used by Hitler and his followers.
Chinese Tourists Arrested Over Nazi Salutes (Published 2017)
BERLIN — Like millions of visitors to Germany each year, two Chinese tourists made their way this weekend to the Reichstag, seat of the lower house of Parliament, where they snapped photos of themselves outside the historic building. But the two tourists were hauled off to a Berlin police station after running afoul of decades-old laws forbidding the use of some symbols and gestures — like those used by Hitler and his followers.
At the Site of Germany’s Biggest World War II Battle, a Changing View of History
After the Allies crushed Hitler, Seelow Heights became a showcase for Stalin. Two Soviet sculptors, Lev Kerbel and Vladimir Zigal, created a bronze statue of a Red Army soldier, gazing mournfully toward his homeland, said the monument’s director, Kerstin Niebsch. The figure conveys a “more in sorrow than anger” mood while leaving no doubt of superiority — moral and military — as it towers over the land of vanquished Nazi Germany.
Violence at G-20 Tests the Limits of Expression in Germany
“These were not demonstrators, they were criminal chaos makers,” who rampaged out of control, attacked property and people, looted and burned, the interior minister Thomas de Maizière said Monday. “Chaos makers from Germany and Europe cannot lay claim to political motives,” he said, adding that they are not the pacifists some on the left say they are.
World Leaders Move Forward on Climate Change, Without U.S. (Published 2017)
HAMBURG, Germany — World leaders struck a compromise on Saturday to move forward collectively on climate change without the United States, declaring the Paris accord “irreversible” while acknowledging President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the agreement.
Leaders pledge climate action, without Trump
HAMBURG, Germany — World leaders struck a compromise Saturday to move forward collectively on climate change without the United States, declaring the Paris accord “irreversible” while acknowledging President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the agreement.In a final communiqué at the conclusion of the Group of 20 summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany, the nations took “note” of Trump’s decision to abandon the pact and “immediately cease” efforts to enact former President Barack Obama’s...
Merkel knows she has to deal with Trump. The question is how
Over her 11 years in power, Chancellor of has proved uncommonly adept at solving the puzzle-box challenges posed by the world’s most unpredictable leaders. But she has never met a problem like Donald J Trump. Mr Trump and Ms Merkel — estranged by widely diverging temperaments, worldviews, leadership styles and visions of Europe — had a breakthrough of sorts just before their brief meeting on the eve of the Group of 20 conference in Hamburg on Thursday night. They got the handshake right.
Merkel Knows She Has to Deal With Trump. The Question Is How. (Published 2017)
President Trump and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany met on Thursday before the Group of 20 conference in Hamburg.Credit...Pool photo by Matthias Schrader By Glenn Thrush and Alison Smale July 6, 2017 HAMBURG, Germany — Over her 11 years in power, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany has proved uncommonly adept at solving the puzzle-box challenges posed by the world’s most unpredictable leaders. But she has never met a problem like Donald J. Trump.
German Parliament Approves Same-Sex Marriage (Published 2017)
The German Parliament’s vote on Friday to legalize same-sex marriage resulted in jubilation in Berlin.Credit...Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters Alison Smale and BERLIN — When Sarah Kermer proposed to her girlfriend in March, she knew she was in love, but she did not know when, if ever, Germany would allow them to marry.
Parliament in Germany legalizes same-sex marriage
BERLIN — When Sarah Kermer proposed to her girlfriend in March, she knew she was in love, but she did not know when, if ever, Germany would allow them to marry.The answer came early Friday morning, when the lower house of the German parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage after a brisk but emotional debate, prompting Kermer and scores of other gay and lesbian Germans to celebrate in the streets.“I was at work, and I just started crying,” Kermer, 25, said as she and her fiancée left a...
Angela Merkel Eases Her Resistance to Same-Sex Marriage in Germany
Ms. Merkel’s challenger from the Social Democrats, Martin Schulz, demanded that the chancellor allow a parliamentary vote, and that is likely to come this week; if it does, the measure is almost certain to pass.
Wim Wenders, Film Visionary, Makes His Operatic Debut
“How could I not say yes?” Mr. Wenders said of Mr. Barenboim’s offer. “I mean, I’ve seen this man as a conductor, as a solo performer, all over the world. Getting an open invitation to do something together was too good to be true, so I said yes right away.” Then came the question of what to do. Finally, Mr. Wenders, dipping back to his San Francisco obsession, proposed “Pearl Fishers,” a fragrant Orientalist melodrama about two friends who find themselves competing for the love of a priestess.
Germany to Withdraw Forces From Incirlik Base in Turkey
In March, Mr. Erdogan and his allies accused Germany of using “Nazi practices” to block Turkish officials from campaigning there before a referendum on constitutional changes to expand presidential powers. Berlin maintained outward calm, but it worked behind the scenes to urge the Turkish leader to halt trips to Germany by Turkish ministers that became rallies in support of the referendum.
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