Tuesday, April 28, 2015

UE, Fransa ho Austrália husu ba Indonézia hodi hapara ezekusaun sira

UE, Fransa ho Austrália husu ona, iha loron-tersa ne'e, ba Indonézia atu lebe halo ezekusaun ba estranjeiru na'in ualu nebe kondenadu ba mate, konsidera katak "seidauk tarde" hodi muda pozisaun, haktuir hosi deklarasaun ida hamutuk.
Protestu organizadu iha kapitál franseza, Paris, iha loron 25 fulan-Abril 2015, hasoru ezekusaun ba sidadaun fransés Serge Atlaoui. EPA@ Yoan Valat
"Governu sira hosi Austrália, Fransa no UE husu ba Prezidente Widodo atu hapara ezekusaun sira nebe planeia tiha ona. Seidauk tarde atu muda opiniaun", hakerek iha komunikadu nebe fó sai hosi embaixada Austrália iha Jakarta.
Prezidente indonéziu, Joko Widodo, determina ona ezekusaun ba estranjeiru na'in ualu - brazileiru na'in ida, australianu na'in rua, nijerianu na'in haat no filipinu na'in ida - kondenadu tanba tráfiku droga.
Grupu kondenadu sira ne'e inklui ema indonéziu ida no fransés ida nebe hein hela desizaun ida kona-bá rekursu nebe sira aprezenta.
"Bainhira ami aprezenta petisaun ne'e, ami husu ba Indonézia hodi refletekona-bá impaktu hosi pozisaun ne'e iha mundu no iha reputasaun internasionál nasaun nian. Ami apoia esforsu sira hosi Indonézia hodi hetan klemésia ba nia sidadaun sira iha estranjeiru. Hapara ezekusaun sira ne'e sei ajuda esforsu sira ne'e", hatete hosi deklarasaun.
"Ami respeita maka'as soberania Indonézia nian. Maibé ami hanesan kontra kastigu mate nian iha ami nia nasaun no iha estranjeiru. Ezekusaun sira ne'e laiha efeitu di'ak iha tráfiku droga ka impede ema seluk hodi sai hanesan dependénsia hosi hahalok ne'e. Ezekuta ema sira ne'e sei la konsege buat ida", hakerek iha dokumentu ne'e.
Apelu ne'e mosu bainhira Indonézia halo preparasaun sira hodi ezekuta kondenadu sira tanba tráfiku droga nian, ho ambulánsia sira to'o ona iha estabelesimentu prizaun ho kaixaun sira no vizita ikus hosi família sira.
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Monday, April 27, 2015

Nepal earthquake: 'Nine out of 10 soldiers' in rescue mission



Nine out of 10 Nepalese troops are said to be involved in search and rescue operations, as the country pleads for more foreign aid to deal with a massive earthquake that killed 4,000 people.
Almost the entire army and police has joined the quake effort, officials say.
China, India, the UK and US are among those sending aid from abroad. Nepal says it needs everything from blankets and helicopters to doctors and drivers.
Some 200 climbers stranded by the quake on Mount Everest are being rescued.
About 60 of the climbers had been brought to safety by helicopters on Monday, according to Tulsi Gautam, the chief of Nepal's tourism agency.
He told the BBC that helicopters were only ferrying two people at a time because of the risk of flying at such a high altitude. The climbers had been unable to leave the mountain because of avalanches triggered by the tremors.
The quake, which struck on Saturday, is now known to have injured at least 7,000 people. Vast tent cities have sprung up in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, for those displaced or afraid to return to their homes.
Several aftershocks have been reported - the latest on Monday night. Across the country, thousands are camping outside for the third night. There are shortages of water, food and electricity, and fears of outbreaks of disease.


Nepalese soldiers unloading relief supplies from an Indian air force helicopter
Nepalese troops - seen here unloading supplies from an Indian helicopter - are heavily involved in the relief effort
People pray before cremating a body in Kathmandu, Nepal, after the massive earthquake, 27 April 2015
Cremations are taking place near a river in Kathmandu
map of Nepal showing areas affected by earthquake

Almost every soldier and police officer in Nepal is involved in search and rescue work, a spokesman for the home ministry, Lakshmi Prasad Dhakal, told the BBC.
Meanwhile, an army spokesman told the Associated Press news agency that 90% of the country's 100,000 troops are taking part in the quake effort.
The Nepalese government's Chief Secretary, Lila Mani Poudyal, said his country was short of medical teams and relief materials, including "tents, dry goods, blankets, mattresses and 80 different medicines".
"We don't have the helicopters that we need or the expertise to rescue the people trapped," he said. The need for doctors would grow as more survivors were pulled from the rubble, Mr Poudyal added.


Media captionDivya Arya reports from the town of Sanku where at least 56 people have died


Media captionAn aftershock hits as the BBC's Justin Rowlatt reports in Kathmandu
Dozens of people are also reported to have been killed by the earthquake in neighbouring China and India.
Both countries have sent emergency teams to Nepal, along with Pakistan, which said it was dispatching four C130 transport planes carrying a 30-bed hospital. Other countries, including Britain, Australia and New Zealand are also contributing aid, alongside international agencies.
However, congestion at Kathmandu's airport has caused delays, with Indian TV reporting that an Indian relief flight was forced to turn back.
United Nations World Food Programme spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs told AFP that the agency planned "a large, massive operation".


Patient Sanu Ranjitkar at a makeshift outdoor shelter in Kathmandu, Nepal (27 April 2015)
Hospital patients were among those moved outside over the weekend
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At the scene: Sanjoy Majumder, at a temporary camp in Lainchaur, Kathmandu

This camp had been set up on a playground and even now there are quite a few children playing. But it no longer resembles a safe place. There's rubbish everywhere, paper plates, wrappers and plastic glasses are strewn all over.
"It's getting quite bad," says one man who is here with his wife and four daughters. "We've been here for three days and we've been living on instant noodles. There's nothing else to eat."
His house is not badly damaged, but he is adamant that he will not go home despite the challenging conditions in the camp.
"We've heard all these rumours about more earthquakes and aftershocks. We will not leave this place, not for a while."


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Officials have warned that the number of casualties could rise as rescue teams reach remote mountainous areas of western Nepal.
Many communities close to mountainsides are believed to have suffered significant damage.
Matt Darvas, a spokesman for aid agency World Vision, told the BBC that entire villages of up to 1,000 people could have been buried by rock falls.


Media caption3D graphics show how Everest was affected by the earthquake


Helicopter rescue mission on Everest after the Nepal earthquake, 27 April 2015
Helicopters have continued evacuating climbers from Everest

In Dhading district, 80km (50 miles) west of Kathmandu, people were camped in the open, the hospital was overflowing, the power was off and shops were closed, Reuters news agency reported.
"There is nobody helping people in the villages. People are dying where they are," AB Gurung, a Nepalese soldier in Dhading, told Reuters.
A senior official in Gorkha district, at the earthquake's epicentre, told AP he had heard of 70% of houses being destroyed.
Among the villages affected are some inhabited by Tibetans, many of whom have sought refuge in Nepal. Bridim, north of Kathmandu, is reported to have been virtually flattened.


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Nepal's ruined monuments



People inspect the damage of the collapsed landmark Dharahara tower in Kathmandu 25/04/2015
The quake destroyed several major monuments

  • 19th Century 200-step Dharahara tower in Kathmandu reduced to stump
  • Durbar Square in Old City badly damaged
  • In Bhaktapur, country's best preserved ancient city, 16th-Century Vatsala Durga and many other buildings destroyed
  • Several buildings in Patan's 3rd Century Durbar square razed
  • Destruction "culturally speaking an incalculable loss" - Nepali Times editor Kunda Dixit


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An injured person is carried by rescue members to be airlifted by rescue helicopter at Everest Base Camp (26 April 2015)
Rescuers have been able to take injured people off Mount Everest

On Mount Everest, clear weather on Monday allowed helicopters to rescue foreign climbers and their Nepalese guides who had been stranded by a huge avalanche.
At least 18 people have been killed by avalanches on the mountain.
China has meanwhile announced a halt to all spring expeditions along the north face of Mount Everest, state media reports.
The longer term cost of rebuilding in Nepal has been put at $5bn (£3bn) by US-based consultancy, IHS - around 20% of its GDP.
The UN children's agency saidsnearly one million children in Nepal urgently needed humanitarian assistance as they were particularly vulnerable.
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Riot, looting prompt state of emergency, curfew in Baltimore


Riot, looting prompt state of emergency, curfew in Baltimore

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By TOM FOREMAN Jr. and AMANDA LEE MYERS32 minutes ago
BALTIMORE (AP) — Rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos Monday, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers hours after thousands mourned the man who died from a severe spinal injury he suffered in police custody.
The governor declared a state of emergency and called in the National Guard to restore order. A weeklong, daily curfew was imposed beginning Tuesday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., the mayor said. At least 15 officers were hurt, and some two dozen people were arrested. Two officers remained hospitalized, police said.
Officers wearing helmets and wielding shields occasionally used pepper spray to keep the rioters back. For the most part, though, they relied on line formations to keep protesters at bay.
Monday's riot was the latest flare-up over the mysterious death of Freddie Gray, whose fatal encounter with officers came amid the national debate over police use of force, especially when black suspects are involved. Gray was African-American.
Emergency officials were constantly thwarted as they tried to restore calm. Firefighters trying to put out a blaze at a CVS store were hindered by someone who sliced holes in a hose connected to a fire hydrant, spraying water all over the street and nearby buildings.
The smell of burned rubber wafted in the air in one neighborhood where youths were looting a liquor store. Police stood still nearby as people drank looted alcohol. Glass and trash littered the streets, and small fires were scattered about. One person from a church tried to shout something from a megaphone as two cars burned.
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"Too many people have spent generations building up this city for it to be destroyed by thugs, who in a very senseless way, are trying to tear down what so many have fought for, tearing down businesses, tearing down and destroying property, things that we know will impact our community for years," said Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, a lifelong resident of the city.
Gray's family was shocked by the violence and was lying low; instead, they hoped to organize a peace march later in the week, said family attorney Billy Murphy. He said they did not know the riot was going to happen and urged calm.
"They don't want this movement nationally to be marred by violence," he said. "It makes no sense."
Police urged parents to locate their children and bring them home. Many of those on the streets appeared to be African-American youths, wearing backpacks and khaki pants that are a part of many public school uniforms.
The riot broke out just as high school let out, and at a key city bus depot for student commuters around Mondawmin Mall, a shopping area northwest of downtown Baltimore. It shifted about a mile away later to the heart of an older shopping district and near where Gray first encountered police. Both commercial areas are in African-American neighborhoods.
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Later in the day, people began looting clothing and other items from stores at the mall, which became unprotected as police moved away from the area. About three dozen officers returned, trying to arrest looters but driving many away by firing pellet guns and rubber bullets.
Downtown Baltimore, the Inner Harbor tourist attractions and the city's baseball and football stadiums are nearly 4 miles away. While the violence had not yet reached City Hall and the Camden Yards area, the Orioles canceled Monday's game for safety precautions.
Many who had never met Gray gathered earlier in the day in a Baltimore church to bid him farewell and press for more accountability among law enforcement.
The 2,500-capacity New Shiloh Baptist church was filled with mourners. But even the funeral could not ease mounting tensions.
Police said in a news release sent while the funeral was underway that the department had received a "credible threat" that three notoriously violent gangs are now working together to "take out" law enforcement officers.
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A small group of mourners started lining up about two hours ahead of Monday's funeral. Placed atop Gray's body was a white pillow with a screened picture of him. A projector aimed at two screens on the walls showed the words "Black Lives Matter & All Lives Matter."
The service lasted nearly two hours, with dignitaries in attendance including former Maryland representative and NAACP leader Kweisi Mfume and current Maryland Rep. John Sarbanes.
Erica Garner, 24, the daughter of Eric Garner, attended Gray's funeral. She said she came after seeing video of Gray's arrest, which she said reminded her of her father's shouts that he could not breathe when he was being arrested on a New York City street. Garner died during the confrontation.
"It's like there is no accountability, no justice," she said. "It's like we're back in the '50s, back in the Martin Luther King days. When is our day to be free going to come?"
With the Rev. Jesse Jackson sitting behind him, the Rev. Jamal Bryant gave a rousing and spirited eulogy for Freddie Gray, a message that received a standing ovation from the crowded church.
Bryant said Gray's death would spur further protests, and he urged those in the audience to join.
"Freddie's death is not in vain," Bryant said. "After this day, we're going to keep on marching. After this day, we're going to keep demanding justice."
Gray was arrested after making eye contact with officers and then running away, police said. He was held down, handcuffed and loaded into a van without a seat belt. Leg cuffs were put on him when he became irate inside.
He asked for medical help several times even before being put in the van, but paramedics were not called until after a 30-minute ride. Police have acknowledged he should have received medical attention on the spot where he was arrested, but they have not said how his spine was injured.
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