http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2830123c-3f26-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

France is set to introduce the world’s most draconian laws against internet piracy, after parliamentarians voted on Tuesday to give the government powers to cut off offenders’ internet access.

Lawyers say France’s move to cut the courts out of the issue of internet access may contravene the European Convention of Human Rights and could spark conflict with Brussels.

Jérémie Zimmermann, director of La Quadrature du Net, a French internet advocacy group, said: “This is very harmful to the neutrality of the net.

draconian 〈法律など〉(きわめて)厳しい

offender (法律上の)犯罪者

contravene 〈慣習・法律などに〉違反[違背]する

advocacy 弁護，支持

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d528956-3d4c-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

Sadaqat Jan, a civilian displaced from Swat, appeared deeply uncertain on Sunday when asked to name the enemy in his war-torn northern valley, even as Pakistan’s army ordered civilians out of the area in preparation for a bigger battle.

The army briefly lifted a curfew yesterday and ordered civilians out of four districts to clear the way for attacks on the militants. Thousands of families left their homes, heading to other parts of North-West Frontier province (NWFP) and farther afield, to the province of Punjab and the capital, Islamabad. Many of the refugees rode buses, trucks, cars and donkey carts out of the valley, while others simply set out on foot to flee the embattled region.

“The government has already woken up too late. This is not a sudden earthquake or a natural calamity for which they couldn’t prepare.

A senior western diplomat said: “If you are fighting on enemy turf, your own public will broadly support you, especially if there is victory.

shatter 損なう

displace 立ち退かす 〔from〕

war-torn 戦争で荒廃[疲弊]した

curfew 門限時間，夜間外出禁止時間

far afield はるかに遠くへ

rode 乗り物に〕(乗客として)乗る，乗っていく

embattled 戦備を整えた，布陣した

calamity 惨事

turf 〈人・ものを〉追い払う