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	"WAVE" No.20 June 2008 Editorial Topic of the Issue Interview: Vincent Brossel, Reporters Without Borders Harsh "Justice" in Afghanistan Perwiz Kambakhsh (23) was sentenced to death for mocking Islam and the Koran. All he had done, it seems, was distribute a polemic article he'd found the internet. The sentence has shocked many outside and inside Afghanistan but the authorities are, so far, backing the verdict... >> Attacks on journalists BBC Afghan reporter is shot dead An Afghan journalist working for the BBC in the country's southern Helmand province has been found shot dead The first Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum Journalists' Role in Peacebuilding What is the role of media in peacebuilding and conflict prevention? The first Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum seeks to create an international dialogue on these issues during a conference this week in Bonn, Germany Society European Panel "Youngsters within knowledge based society" This is first of a kind project with such a huge impact, covering almost all Europe and considering the advice of the European youth. From each national panel between 10 and 15 people will be invited to take part in the meeting in France. This summer they are about to discover what is knowledge based society, what it really means to have the European mentality, how to be active as citizen and top of all what it means to be heard... >> Economics The Triple Storm - energetic, financial and food crisis Food enough for everyone? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says we don't really have insufficient food in the planet although we're facing a serious crisis. This food crisis is related with several things: the population increase (countries like China or India now have a better quality of life and therefore, they consume another type of food); the growing use of the biofuel; the crude oil crisis... If there isn't a shortage of goods, certainly exists difficulty of acess to them!... >> Culture & Arts European intercultural exchange "Young European Laboratory of Theatre" The JTLE fully follows the European Commission's wish to make 2008 the year of European intercultural exchange. Indeed, their plan is to use cultural diversity as a strength, to unite and create around it, in order to share an original performance with audiences from all cultural and social horizons.This cultural exchange will be born through the creation of a living production, but it will also be enriched by the free theatre workshops that will be set up in conjuction with the performances... >> Belgrade's Museum Night Best Fun in the Museums! One of the biggest culture manifestations in Serbia celebrated its fifth anniversary this year! The birthday was celebrated offering many unique exhibitions, performers and interesting fashion shows, as well as good music concerts. Manifestation has once more approved and continued great museum fun, considering that it noted over 450.000 entrances in the museums... >> Eurosong 2008 Belgrade is Europe The representatives of the 43 participating countries have come to feel the magic of the city at the confluence of two rivers. That's exactly what the stage at the 'Arena' should have resembled with, it was made to represent the Belgrade confluence of the Sava and the Danube. Before the competition, the guests took some rest from the exhausting rehearsals and had a chance for sightseeing. Lots of themed evenings were arranged for them, and those parties were unforgettable. The 'Eurovison' had put Serbia on the European map, at least for a moment... >> Science & Tech Football and Science Scientific facts about Football If someone is a good footballer we say that he has something in his genes. Scientists still don't know what is that thing but they discovered connection between the length of a footballer's ring finger and their ability as a player... >> Sport Roland Garros 2008 (May 25 - June 8) The New Queen & The Old King "I feel so happy. I have no words to describe that. But Grand Slam, winning Grand Slam is something I dreamt since I was a little kid, so achieving that goal, it's very thrilling. You know, you work so hard and you're, off the court, on the court, and you put so much effort into it. I loved the game and I enjoy playing, so this is the best reward I can get", said Ana Ivanovic after final match... >> and much more in all sections... explore!