Politics
Video: The Principality of Seborga
This report takes us to Liguria, to the small village of Seborga, or should we say, the principality of Seborga. Until 1993, it was a quiet idyllic spot. But then the villagers rediscovered their historical roots, proclaimed the Principality and elected the florist Giorgio Carbone to become Prince G...
- Date | 24.11.10
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Video: Jean Ziegler, a portrait
He is regarded as the voice of the poor and feared by those in power. With his books „Switzerland washes whiter“, „The Empire of Shame“ or „The Hatred of the West“, he has caused many controversies in the western world and has brought some uncomfortable truths to a wide audience. Prof. Jean Ziegler ...
- Date | 29.09.10
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Video: The Danes in Germany
This reports takes us to the German-Danish border in Schleswig-Hostein. Until 1920, all of Schleswig used to be Prussian. In 1920, after a referendum, the northermost part was allocated to Denmark and today’s border was established, which resulted in the creation of minorities on both sides of the b...
- Date | 26.05.10
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Video: Rebiya Kadeer – China’s state enemy No. 1
In January 2010, the human rights activist Rebiya Kadeer made an official visit to Bolzano, following an invitation from the Society for Threatened Peoples and the EURAC. In her capacity as president of the World Congress on Uygur people, Kadeer used the visit to highlight the precarious situation o...
- Date | 24.03.10
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Video: Bolivia’s New Constitution – More Rights for Indigenous Minorities
In January 2009, a new constitution came into force in Bolivia. It grants unprecedented rights to the 36 indigenous peoples in the country. Its aim is to improve the indigenous people‘s access to primary care facilities, education and health. minet reports on the changes this new constitution brough...
- Date | 25.11.09
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Video: The Dalai Lama in the South Tyrol
The Dalai Lama’s third visit to the South Tyrol. Soon after his arrival, Christina Khuen from minet TV met his holiness to have a conversation with him.
- Date | 25.11.09
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Video: Never Without A Turban – The Sikhs Of Novellara
The Sikhs have their origins in the border areas between India and Pakistan. For the average European they are likely to represent the „typical Indian“: long beard, dark eyes and the traditional colourful turban. In Novellara, a small provincial town in Emilia Romagna, they built their largest templ...
- Date | 28.05.09
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Video: The Gottscheer in Slovenia – A German Language Enclave
More than 700 years ago, German speaking farmers from Carinthia and the Val Pusteria settled near the town of Ljublijana. Until shortly before WWII, more than 12 000 people practised their, in parts, original German language and culture. Hundreds of Gottscheer were killed or driven away during the w...
- Date | 27.04.09
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Video: South Tyrol’s Autonomy from an Armenian-Azerbaijani perspective
In 2008, an international film crew from Armenia and Azerbaijan took a closer look at South Tyrol’s autonomy and at the history of the South Tyrolean minority in northern Italy. The four-strong film crew visited a number of conflict areas around the world for their various joint projects. In the Sou...
- Date | 17.02.09
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Video: Pecs in Hungary – Home to Nine Ethnic Minority Groups
The Southern Hungarian town of Pecs – also called Fünfkirchen – has often been referred to as „the accepting town“ in its 2000 year old history. minet visited the provincial town where nine ethnic minority groups live side by side. Also mentioned in the report is the „Gandhi-Gymnasium“, the only Rom...
- Date | 24.09.08
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