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Italy’s constitutional court rejects Berlusconi challenge to tax fraud conviction

Italy’s constitutional court has rejected former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s challenge to a four-year jail sentence and five-year ban from public office handed to him in 2012 for tax fraud on TV rights bought by his Mediaset media empire.

Latest update: 19/01/2012

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Inside Burma: On the road to peace and democracy?

Democratic overtures catch Burma-watchers by surprise, but human rights campaigners say they’re sceptical: many more political prisoners remain behind bars and substantive peace talks with ethnic rebel movements are yet to happen.

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Zoya PHAN. Campaign Manager, Burma Campaign UK. Author of "Undaunted: My Struggle for Freedom and Survival in Burma" (from London);
Marie BATTINI. Media officer, Info Birmanie France (French NGO);
David CAMROUX. Research fellow, CERI - Sciences Po Paris; South-East Asia expert.

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François Picard

30/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Tibet: A losing battle? (part 2)

With China going from strength to strength, is the outside world's resolve wavering over Tibet? François Picard's panel reacts to France 24's undercover reporting on Beijing's "Sinicization" - enforced assimilation - of the Tibetan capital.

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30/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Tibet: A losing battle?

29/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Gay marriage: What will it change? (part 2)

As France celebrates its first same-sex wedding, François Picard's panel looks at the backlash from conservatives and religious groups against gay marriage and adoption.

29/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Gay marriage: what will it change?

As France celebrates its first legal same-sex wedding, François Picard's panel looks at the backlash from conservatives and religious groups against gay marriage and adoption.

28/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

The death of the Swedish model? (part 2)

Riots in Stockholm, rising income inequality... As the world wonders what has happened to the one-time poster child for social democracy, François Picard's panel takes a hard look at the long-touted Swedish model.