Sunday, January 02, 2022
Abdellah Taïa et son dernier ouvrage «Celui qui est digne d'être aimé»
Abdellah Taia - African, Muslim, and Gay
It’s Not the Police’s Job to Shut Down Political Debate. They Should Stick to Solving Crime
THE OBSERVER – OPINION: The appeals court has rightly upheld Harry Miller’s freedom to express his views
Aman gets a call from a police officer. He is told that, while he has done nothing criminal, his social media posts have offended someone, so the police have recorded them as a non-crime hate incident that may show up on criminal record checks. The officer warns that if he continues to “escalate” matters, the police may take criminal action against him, a message later reinforced by his superiors.
It may sound like something out of a police state. But this happened in Britain in 2019, in a case that led the high court judge who later ruled the actions of Humberside police force unlawful to warn them, “in this country we have never had a Cheka, a Gestapo or a Stasi”. Despite there being no evidence that Harry Miller, the man in question, might ever stray into unlawful speech, the police took action that reasonably led him to believe that he was being warned not to exercise his right to freedom of expression on pain of potential criminal prosecution; they also opined to the press that Miller’s tweets were “transphobic”.
And just before Christmas, in a landmark judgment that has attracted surprisingly little commentary from human rights lawyers given its profound implications, the court of appeal went further in ruling that the College of Policing’s guidance that the police should record all non-crime hate incidents, as perceived by those taking offence at them, is an unlawful incursion on citizens’ freedom of expression. » | Sonia Sodha | Sunday, January 2, 2022
Aman gets a call from a police officer. He is told that, while he has done nothing criminal, his social media posts have offended someone, so the police have recorded them as a non-crime hate incident that may show up on criminal record checks. The officer warns that if he continues to “escalate” matters, the police may take criminal action against him, a message later reinforced by his superiors.
It may sound like something out of a police state. But this happened in Britain in 2019, in a case that led the high court judge who later ruled the actions of Humberside police force unlawful to warn them, “in this country we have never had a Cheka, a Gestapo or a Stasi”. Despite there being no evidence that Harry Miller, the man in question, might ever stray into unlawful speech, the police took action that reasonably led him to believe that he was being warned not to exercise his right to freedom of expression on pain of potential criminal prosecution; they also opined to the press that Miller’s tweets were “transphobic”.
And just before Christmas, in a landmark judgment that has attracted surprisingly little commentary from human rights lawyers given its profound implications, the court of appeal went further in ruling that the College of Policing’s guidance that the police should record all non-crime hate incidents, as perceived by those taking offence at them, is an unlawful incursion on citizens’ freedom of expression. » | Sonia Sodha | Sunday, January 2, 2022
'Boy Erased': Joel Edgerton & Garrard Conley on Portraying the Family in Gay Conversion-Therapy Drama
I Was Told to 'Pray the Gay Away' | This Morning
Saturday, January 01, 2022
UK Ministers Eager to Ease Immigration Rules for Indian Citizens
THE GUARDIAN: Offer could be on table in upcoming trade talks in Delhi in bid to access to country’s growing economy
Ministers are keen to ease immigration restrictions in a bid to make it easier for thousands of Indian citizens to live and work in the UK as part of forthcoming trade talks.
The potential offer will be under discussion when the international trade secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, travels to Delhi this month, reports the Times. Relaxing immigration rules for Indian citizens is a key demand from Delhi.
Trevelyan is said to have the backing of the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, who is keen to curb China’s growing influence in the region. However, they are likely to meet strong resistance from the home secretary, Priti Patel, who opposes the offer.
According to the publication, visa relaxation options under consideration include a scheme similar to one agreed with Australia which would allow young Indians the right to live and work in the UK for up to three years. Another would be to cut visa fees for students and allow them to stay in Britain for a period of time after they graduate. » | Jane Clinton | Saturday, January 1, 2022
Ministers are keen to ease immigration restrictions in a bid to make it easier for thousands of Indian citizens to live and work in the UK as part of forthcoming trade talks.
The potential offer will be under discussion when the international trade secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, travels to Delhi this month, reports the Times. Relaxing immigration rules for Indian citizens is a key demand from Delhi.
Trevelyan is said to have the backing of the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, who is keen to curb China’s growing influence in the region. However, they are likely to meet strong resistance from the home secretary, Priti Patel, who opposes the offer.
According to the publication, visa relaxation options under consideration include a scheme similar to one agreed with Australia which would allow young Indians the right to live and work in the UK for up to three years. Another would be to cut visa fees for students and allow them to stay in Britain for a period of time after they graduate. » | Jane Clinton | Saturday, January 1, 2022
Does Winning the Lottery Really Change Your Life for the Better? | 60 Minutes Australia
Shops in Great Britain Fear Gaps on Shelves as New Brexit Import Rules Hit
THE OBSERVER: Regulations likely to result in higher prices and shortages for delis and others
After a few minutes in the queue spent eyeing up the best on offer at the local deli, it is decision time.
Maybe some of the wonderful Parma ham from Italy? With a few slices of Spanish chorizo? And a piece of brie from that farm in Normandy … oh, and definitely some of the black olives from Greece.
The government may be making light of new and burdensome Brexit rules and regulations affecting imports to Great Britain from the EU that came into force on 1 January, but organisations representing small UK firms are not. The firms are worried about the impact on their businesses – and about the choices that will be available to their customers at their favourite specialist stores – on the high street.
The Federation of Small Businesses cites local delicatessens, many of which import from small specialist suppliers in the EU, as the type of operators that could be adversely affected.
“The classic example is your high street deli that is importing delicacies like, say, chorizo from Spain or parmesan from Italy,” says James Sibley, the federation’s head of international affairs. “For them, the thought of having to register for these systems is daunting and the process is expensive, so we’ve a lot of concern there. For those small businesses directly affected, we have picked up a lot of worry.” » | Toby Helm and Tom Wall | Saturday, January 1, 2022
Rest well tonight, my fellow countryman! Rest well in the knowledge that you have your blue passports back! Who needs a plentiful array of foodstuffs on the shelves of supermarkets when you can avail yourselves of blue passports? And who knows? BoJo might be able to conjure up a way of bringing back the British Empire! Rule Britannia, and all that! ‘Stay calm and carry on’! – © Mark
After a few minutes in the queue spent eyeing up the best on offer at the local deli, it is decision time.
Maybe some of the wonderful Parma ham from Italy? With a few slices of Spanish chorizo? And a piece of brie from that farm in Normandy … oh, and definitely some of the black olives from Greece.
The government may be making light of new and burdensome Brexit rules and regulations affecting imports to Great Britain from the EU that came into force on 1 January, but organisations representing small UK firms are not. The firms are worried about the impact on their businesses – and about the choices that will be available to their customers at their favourite specialist stores – on the high street.
The Federation of Small Businesses cites local delicatessens, many of which import from small specialist suppliers in the EU, as the type of operators that could be adversely affected.
“The classic example is your high street deli that is importing delicacies like, say, chorizo from Spain or parmesan from Italy,” says James Sibley, the federation’s head of international affairs. “For them, the thought of having to register for these systems is daunting and the process is expensive, so we’ve a lot of concern there. For those small businesses directly affected, we have picked up a lot of worry.” » | Toby Helm and Tom Wall | Saturday, January 1, 2022
Rest well tonight, my fellow countryman! Rest well in the knowledge that you have your blue passports back! Who needs a plentiful array of foodstuffs on the shelves of supermarkets when you can avail yourselves of blue passports? And who knows? BoJo might be able to conjure up a way of bringing back the British Empire! Rule Britannia, and all that! ‘Stay calm and carry on’! – © Mark
US Judge Delivers Double Setback to Prince Andrew’s Abuse Case Battle
THE OBSERVER: Pressure grows on duke to settle alleged victim’s claim before key hearing this week
Prince Andrew in Norfolk in 2020. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images
Two of Prince Andrew’s avenues to prevent or stall the progression of Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s sex assault lawsuit against him were blocked on Saturday by a federal judge, increasing pressure to settle claims before a crucial court hearing this week.
Judge Lewis A Kaplan, in a written order, told the prince’s lawyers they must turn over documents on the schedule that has been set in the lawsuit brought by Guiffre who claims she was abused – aged 17 – by the prince on multiple occasions in 2001 while she was being sexually abused by financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Kaplan also rejected arguments by the prince’s lawyer, Andrew Brettler, on jurisdiction grounds after they argued last week that the lawsuit should be dismissed because Giuffre, a US citizen, no longer lives in the US.
The rulings come before an important case hearing in New York on Tuesday, one day after the scheduled public release on Monday of a 2009 settlement agreement between Epstein and Giuffre that lawyers for Andrew had hoped would protect him from Guiffre’s claims. » | Edward Helmore and Mark Townsend | Saturday, January 1, 2022
Two of Prince Andrew’s avenues to prevent or stall the progression of Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s sex assault lawsuit against him were blocked on Saturday by a federal judge, increasing pressure to settle claims before a crucial court hearing this week.
Judge Lewis A Kaplan, in a written order, told the prince’s lawyers they must turn over documents on the schedule that has been set in the lawsuit brought by Guiffre who claims she was abused – aged 17 – by the prince on multiple occasions in 2001 while she was being sexually abused by financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Kaplan also rejected arguments by the prince’s lawyer, Andrew Brettler, on jurisdiction grounds after they argued last week that the lawsuit should be dismissed because Giuffre, a US citizen, no longer lives in the US.
The rulings come before an important case hearing in New York on Tuesday, one day after the scheduled public release on Monday of a 2009 settlement agreement between Epstein and Giuffre that lawyers for Andrew had hoped would protect him from Guiffre’s claims. » | Edward Helmore and Mark Townsend | Saturday, January 1, 2022
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 - II. Lento
Investigative Journalist Reacts to Ghislaine Maxwell Conviction
British Citizenship of Six Million People Could Be Threatened by Home Office Plans
Dec 7, 2021 • Exclusive: British citizenship of six million people could be jeopardised by the Home Office Nationality and Borders Bill. Two in five people in England and Wales from an ethnic minority background could become eligible to be deprived of their citizen status without warning.
New Statesman analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics also finds that two in every five people from non-white ethnic minorities (41 per cent) are likely to be eligible for deprivation of citizenship, compared with just one in 20 people categorised as white (5 per cent).
Despite expansions in this area in 2014, the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill could extend the governments powers to strip people of citizenship further still. Clause nine of the draft bill states that the government does not need to notify those deprived of their citizenship if it does not have their contact details, or if it is “for any other reason” not “reasonably practicable” to do so. It also states that notice should not be given if it is “in the public interest” not to do so.
Video features Ben van der Merwe, Chai Patel and Frances Webber.
Video edited by Phil Clarke Hill.
New Statesman analysis of data from the Office for National Statistics also finds that two in every five people from non-white ethnic minorities (41 per cent) are likely to be eligible for deprivation of citizenship, compared with just one in 20 people categorised as white (5 per cent).
Despite expansions in this area in 2014, the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill could extend the governments powers to strip people of citizenship further still. Clause nine of the draft bill states that the government does not need to notify those deprived of their citizenship if it does not have their contact details, or if it is “for any other reason” not “reasonably practicable” to do so. It also states that notice should not be given if it is “in the public interest” not to do so.
Video features Ben van der Merwe, Chai Patel and Frances Webber.
Video edited by Phil Clarke Hill.
Inside the New Afghanistan: France 24's Exclusive Look at Life under the Taliban | The Debate
Gay, Closeted, and Heartbroken in Morocco
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South Africa Bids Farewell to Desmond Tutu - BBC News
Jan 1, 2022 • The funeral mass for South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu has taken place at the Anglican cathedral in Cape Town.
Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end the racist regime in South Africa, died last Sunday aged 90.
In his eulogy, President Cyril Ramaphosa described Tutu as "the spiritual father of our new nation".
Tutu had insisted there should be no "lavish spending" on the funeral. He wanted "the cheapest available coffin".
With a Simple Funeral, South Africa Bids Farewell to Desmond Tutu: The archbishop and Nobel laureate left plans for an unostentatious ceremony, which were stripped back further under Covid restrictions. »
Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end the racist regime in South Africa, died last Sunday aged 90.
In his eulogy, President Cyril Ramaphosa described Tutu as "the spiritual father of our new nation".
Tutu had insisted there should be no "lavish spending" on the funeral. He wanted "the cheapest available coffin".
With a Simple Funeral, South Africa Bids Farewell to Desmond Tutu: The archbishop and Nobel laureate left plans for an unostentatious ceremony, which were stripped back further under Covid restrictions. »
Against Therapist's Advice, Son Comes Out to Devout Muslim Father
Kim Jong-un spricht von „Kampf um Leben und Tod“ in 2022
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong-un versichert in seiner Neujahrsansprache, er werde die Probleme der täglichen Versorgung in seinem Land lösen. Zudem hätten Notfallmaßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der Pandemie „oberste nationale Priorität“.
Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong-un hat zum Ende seines zehnten Jahres an der Macht die herrschende Arbeiterpartei und die Bevölkerung auf einen „Kampf um Leben und Tod“ im neuen Jahr vorbereitet. In seiner Rede zum Abschluss eines fünftägigen Parteitreffens in Pjöngjang stellte Kim am Freitag die wirtschaftspolitischen Ziele und die Überwindung der Versorgungsprobleme in den Mittelpunkt. Zudem müsse der weiteren Abwehr der Corona-Pandemie höchste Priorität in der Staatsarbeit eingeräumt werden, zitierten ihn die Staatsmedien am Samstag. » | Quelle: AFP | Samstag, 1. Januar 2022
Kim Jong-un’s New Year Resolution: More Food for North Korea: At a party meeting, Mr. Kim made little mention of the United States or South Korea. Instead, he promised to “completely solve the food problem.” »
En Corée du Nord, Kim Jong-un affirme que la sécurité alimentaire est sa priorité : Le dirigeant a mis l’économie au cœur de son discours du Nouvel An alors que le pays a connu en 2020 sa plus importante récession depuis deux décennies. »
Nordkoreas Machthaber Kim Jong-un hat zum Ende seines zehnten Jahres an der Macht die herrschende Arbeiterpartei und die Bevölkerung auf einen „Kampf um Leben und Tod“ im neuen Jahr vorbereitet. In seiner Rede zum Abschluss eines fünftägigen Parteitreffens in Pjöngjang stellte Kim am Freitag die wirtschaftspolitischen Ziele und die Überwindung der Versorgungsprobleme in den Mittelpunkt. Zudem müsse der weiteren Abwehr der Corona-Pandemie höchste Priorität in der Staatsarbeit eingeräumt werden, zitierten ihn die Staatsmedien am Samstag. » | Quelle: AFP | Samstag, 1. Januar 2022
Kim Jong-un’s New Year Resolution: More Food for North Korea: At a party meeting, Mr. Kim made little mention of the United States or South Korea. Instead, he promised to “completely solve the food problem.” »
En Corée du Nord, Kim Jong-un affirme que la sécurité alimentaire est sa priorité : Le dirigeant a mis l’économie au cœur de son discours du Nouvel An alors que le pays a connu en 2020 sa plus importante récession depuis deux décennies. »
Franziskus fordert: Schluss mit Gewalt gegen Frauen
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Der Papst hat sich in seiner Neujahrspredigt dafür eingesetzt, Frauen besser zu beschützen. „Eine Frau zu verletzen bedeutet, Gott zu beleidigen“, so Franziskus im Petersdom.
Papst Franziskus hat zum Auftakt des neuen Kalenderjahres die wichtige Rolle der Frauen und Mütter in der Gesellschaft betont. In seiner Predigt zum Fest der Gottesmutter Maria sagte der Pontifex am Neujahrstag im Petersdom, dass Mütter gefördert und Frauen beschützt werden müssten.
„Wie viel Gewalt gibt es gegen Frauen!“, klagte der 85-Jährige. „Damit muss Schluss sein! Eine Frau zu verletzen bedeutet, Gott zu beleidigen, der von einer Frau seine Menschengestalt angenommen hat.“ Anders als die Vesper an Silvester leitete Franziskus den ersten Gottesdienst 2022 wieder selbst. » | Quelle: dpa | Samstag, 1. Januar 2022
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