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20/11/2008

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van Rijckevorsel, René

2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Elsevier - Netherlands | 24/06/2008

The UK's turn to act

The political weekly Elsevier demands that the United Kingdom, a former colonial power, play a more active role in ending the crisis in Zimbabwe. "What now? One politician demands that the UN Security Council speak out against Mugabe; another calls for a boycott. Many say the African neighbouring countries, and above all South Africa, must finally denounce Mugabe. But will Mugabe suddenly start caring about what the UN says or does? No, and a boycott would only hurt the people. ... But why don't the British take action? ... The British, in contrast to the French, who simply send in a foreign legion whenever the situation in Africa calls for it, are always overanxious about being accused of neo-colonialism. As long as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is unwilling to free Zimbabwe of Mugabe or seek another solution, the long-suffering Zimbabweans face a pitch-black future. Perhaps the time has come to crank up the pressure on Brown."

Elsevier - Netherlands | 28/03/2008

Geert Wilders has broadcast his polemical film on the Internet

The documentary 'Fitna' made by the Dutch populist deputy Geert Wilders was briefly broadcast on the Website of his People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Featuring images of 9/11 and other terrorist attacks accompanied by suras, he accuses the Koran of inciting violence. René van Rijckevorsel, Editor in Chief of the weekly, defends the broadcast of this film. "'Geert the madman', really doesn't deserve his nickname... . And if tomorrow incidents break out in the Muslim world or in the Netherlands, it will be the government's fault, because of its premature reactions [against the broadcasting of 'Fitna'] and its desire to spread panic. ... The second half of the film states facts and explains the consequences of the increasing numbers of Muslims in the Netherlands and in Europe. Wilders, as he has said himself, has stuck to the facts. These are facts that could just as easily be published in 'Elsevier'."

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