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Haiti’s culture ministry fired two officials after a stampede at the Citadelle Laferriere in Milot killed 25 people, with investigations focusing on safety and accountability for the incident.
Berlin’s Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle will remain in place but must accept new conditions, including an advisory board and an antisemitism code of conduct for all festival participants. Negotiations with the German Culture Ministry are ongoing after controversy over pro-Palestinian statements at the awards ceremony; Bild reports a potential separation deal was off the table. The code aims to prohibit antisemitism and ensure guidelines for behavior, with the supervisory board yet to decide. The government’s role and free-speech concerns are under debate, while many in the film industry publicly support Tuttle as the festival navigates reform.
A fresco in a Rome church depicting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been covered after public outrage and a culture ministry investigation; the restorer admitted masking the likeness, saying the Vatican ordered it, while authorities require formal authorization for alterations to church artworks.