STF NA MÍDIA

very relieved … the right
decision has been taken by
lifting the ban". She maintains
that she and Darshan are
"just friends", and rumours
of an affair were triggered by
a highly realistic wedding
scene shot for a film.
But while it has been a happy
ending for Thukral, the situation
is far from satisfactory
for Darshan s wife. After
accusing her husband of attacking
her, trying to tear her
earlobe, burning her with a
cigarette and threatening her
with a gun, she withdrew her
complaint to the police, reportedly
after meeting with
the film producers. She now
says that her injuries were
the result of a fall in the bathroom.
Bangalore police reportedly
told the Times of India that
this was the fourth attack by
Darshan in as many months.
The actor remains in custody,
though he has been moved to
a hospital ward, apparently
due to the sudden onset of
"jaundice and asthma".
Vijaylakshmi is a qualified
engineer, and had moved out
of her husband s house with
her three-year-old son a month
ago when the latest attack
allegedly took place.
JUSTIÇA NO EXTERIOR •
THE GUARDIAN (LO) • CULTURE • 16/9/2011
Orchestra suspends four musicians who opposed Israeli musicians concert
London Philharmonic Orchestra punishes cellist and violinists who wanted Proms appearance
by Israeli players cancelled
Stephen Bates
The London Philharmonic
Orchestra has suspended four
musicians for nine months
for using its name when they
called unsuccessfully for the
cancellation of a concert by
an Israeli orchestra at the
Proms.
The move follows the indefinite
suspension of an unnamed
LPO violinist after she
allegedly launched an anti-
Israel "rant" when Israeli
musicians appeared at the
Royal College of Music before
the concert at the Royal
Albert Hall earlier this month.
In a statement, Tim Walker,
the LPO s chief executive,
and Martin Hohmann, its
chairman, said the suspensions
sent "a strong and clear
message that their actions
will not be tolerated … the
orchestra would never restrict
the right of its players to
express themselves freely,
however such expression has
to be independent of the LPO
itself.
"The company has no wish to
end the careers of four talented
musicians but … for the
LPO, music and politics do
not mix."
They added that the orchestra
had no political or religious
affiliations and strongly believed
in the power of music to
bring peace and harmony to
the world, not war, terror and
discord.
The LPO suspended cellist
Sue Sutherley and violinists
Tom Eisner, Nancy Elan and
Sarah Streatfeild until June
2012 after they signed a letter
as members of the LPO
denouncing the Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra (IPO) as
an instrument of the country
s propaganda.
It said: "Denials of human
rights and violations of international
law are hidden
behind a cultural smokescreen.
The IPO is perhaps Israel
s prime asset in this campaign
… Israel s policy towards
the Palestinians fits the
UN definition of apartheid."
Other signatories of the letter,
which appeared in the
Independent newspaper two
days before the concert, included:
the composer Raymond
Deane; violinists Catherine
Ford and Roy Mowatt
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