Tunisie: manifestations contre le président Kaïs Saïed

Vendredi à Tunis, un Tunisien brandit le drapeau national lors de manifestations contre le président Kaïs Saïed, à l’occasion du 11 e anniversaire de la révolution de 2011. FETHI BELAID/AFP
Tunis
LE FIGARO : REPORTAGE - L’ONU a également condamné le pouvoir autoritaire du président tunisien.

«Dégage! Dégage! Dégage!»: ils ont continué à crier dans les petites rues. Ce vendredi, les opposants au président Kaïs Saïed, qui a pris les pleins pouvoirs cet été, comptaient fêter l’anniversaire de la révolution - l’autocrate Ben Ali a fui le pays le 14 janvier 2011- et montrer leur poids. Cela malgré l’interdiction, décidée en début de semaine, de se rassembler pour cause d’épidémie de Covid. L’épreuve de force a bien eu lieu. À coups de matraque, de gaz lacrymogène et de canon à eau, les policiers ont dispersé la foule.

«C’est un fou. Un fou à lier», souffle une sexagénaire qui refuse de donner son nom, «trop risqué». Elle est venue manifester sur l’avenue Bourguiba, en plein cœur de Tunis, malgré l’interdiction: «Je n’ai pas participé aux manifestations pendant la révolution. Je m’en suis voulu et je me suis juré d’agir depuis. J’ai un grand rêve: celui de la démocratie.» Ghassen Marzouki, lui, peste contre les policiers: «Ils ont tout fait pour nous empêcher de nous réunir. Il y a des groupes de gens coincés un peu partout. Les policiers quadrillent. En fait, ils veulent diviser notre nombre, ils ont peur des images.» De fait, si deux groupes de quelques centaines de personnes ont pu se réunir près de l’horloge au début de l’avenue Bourguiba, les protestataires ont rapidement - et brutalement — été dispersés. » | Par Maryline Dumas | vendredi 14 janvier 2022

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À LIRE AUSSI :

Où se dirige la Tunisie après le coup de force du président? : DÉCRYPTAGE - Kaïs Saïed s’est octroyé les pleins pouvoirs le 25 juillet dernier. Il a suspendu le Parlement et limogé le gouvernement. »

„Russland muss seine Aggressionen stoppen“

BRITISCHE AUSSENMINISTERIN
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Die USA und Großbritannien werfen Russland vor, einen Vorwand für eine Invasion in der Ukraine zu schaffen. Die Anschuldigungen seien „haltlos“, heißt es aus Moskau. Am Montag reist Annalena Baerbock in die Ukraine und nach Russland.

Die britische Außenministerin Liz Truss wirft Russland eine gegen die Ukraine gerichtete Desinformationskampagne vor. Damit solle das Land destabilisiert und eine Invasion gerechtfertigt werden, äußerte die Ministerin. „Russland muss seine Aggressionen stoppen, deeskalieren und sich ernst gemeinten Gesprächen öffnen“, twitterte sie am Samstag. Zuvor hatte Russland Vorwürfe der Vereinigten Staaten, dass mutmaßlich russische Agenten eine Spezialoperation im Osten der Ukraine planten, als „haltlos“ zurückgewiesen.

Die amerikanische Regierung hatte – wie jetzt auch Truss – Russland vorgeworfen, einen Vorwand für einen möglichen Einmarsch in die Ukraine zu schaffen. Wie so oft würden von US-Seite vermeintliche Sensationsnachrichten gestreut, ohne dass es dafür eine Grundlage gebe, teilte die russische Botschaft in Washington daraufhin am Samstag mit. „Wie üblich werden keine Beweise vorgelegt.“

„Wir haben Informationen, die darauf hindeuten, dass Russland bereits eine Gruppe von Agenten aufgestellt hat, um eine Operation unter falscher Flagge im Osten der Ukraine durchzuführen“, hatte die Sprecherin des Weißen Hauses, Jen Psaki, am Freitag gesagt. Die Informationen deuteten darauf hin, dass diese außerdem damit beginnen würden, in Medien „Provokationen zu fabrizieren“, um eine russische Intervention zu rechtfertigen und Spaltungen in der Ukraine zu säen. » | Quelle: dpa/AFP/Reuters | Samstag, 15. Januar 2022

Liz Truss spricht; Wladimir Putin zittert vor Angst! – © Mark

Boris Johnson Has Survived Many Scandals. This One Is Different.

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OPINION : GUEST ESSAY
THE NEW YORK TIMES: When Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed British lawmakers in a febrile Parliament on Wednesday, he appeared to raise his eyes to the heavens for a split moment as if to seek rescue.

Was he praying for escape from the opposition lawmakers who loudly jeered what many considered to be his non-apology for attending a boozy party at Downing Street during the 2020 lockdown — after he repeatedly insisted over the past several months that he had broken no rules?

Or perhaps from the sullen members of his own political party whose view of the “Blond Bombshell” is fast transiting from electoral super-asset to toxic brand likely to lose them their seats?

Or was it from the millions like me watching — at home, in the streets, on buses, in cafes — who gasped at the entitled lack of respect he demonstrated to those of us who abided by the restrictions, in the name of the greater good, and thus never got to say goodbye to our dying mothers, fathers and friends?

The Boris Johnson show was box-office that day but it was no longer a comedy act that viewers wanted to see from Britain’s onetime favorite performer. We wanted honest and deep contrition, but we were denied it. The overall message was that he had done no wrong. And his attempt at an apology has now created a full-scale political crisis entirely of his own making. » | Sonia Purnell * | Saturday, January 15, 2022

* Ms. Purnell is the author of “Just Boris: A Tale of Blond Ambition” and a former colleague of Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Russia Issues Subtle Threats More Far-Reaching Than a Ukraine Invasion

THE NEW YORK TIMES: If the West fails to meet its security demands, Moscow could take measures like placing nuclear missiles close to the U.S. coastline, Russian officials have hinted.

Russian tanks took part in drills in Russia’s Rostov region near the border with Ukraine this week. Associated Press
VIENNA — No one expected much progress from this past week’s diplomatic marathon to defuse the security crisis Russia has ignited in Eastern Europe by surrounding Ukraine on three sides with 100,000 troops and then, by the White House’s accounting, sending in saboteurs to create a pretext for invasion.

But as the Biden administration and NATO conduct tabletop simulations about how the next few months could unfold, they are increasingly wary of another set of options for President Vladimir V. Putin, steps that are more far-reaching than simply rolling his troops and armor over Ukraine’s border.

Mr. Putin wants to extend Russia’s sphere of influence to Eastern Europe and secure written commitments that NATO will never again enlarge. If he is frustrated in reaching that goal, some of his aides suggested on the sidelines of the negotiations last week, then he would pursue Russia’s security interests with results that would be felt acutely in Europe and the United States.

There were hints, never quite spelled out, that nuclear weapons could be shifted to places — perhaps not far from the United States coastline — that would reduce warning times after a launch to as little as five minutes, potentially igniting a confrontation with echoes of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. » | Anton Troianovski and David E. Sanger | Sunday, January 16, 2022

Le célèbre styliste italien Nino Cerruti est décédé

Nino Cerruti en 1985. RALPH GATTI / AFP
LE FIGARO : Le créateur s'est éteint à l'âge de 91 ans, dans un hôpital du Piémont où il se trouvait pour une opération à la hanche.

Le célèbre styliste italien Nino Cerruti est décédé à l'âge de 91 ans, a appris samedi soir l'AFP d'une source du secteur de la mode, confirmant l'annonce des médias italiens. Son décès a eu lieu dans un hôpital de Vercelli, dans le Piémont (nord-ouest) où il se trouvait pour une opération à la hanche, selon le site du Corriere della Sera. «C'est un géant parmi les entrepreneurs italiens qui s'en va», a réagi le vice-ministre du Développement économique Gilberto Pichetto.

«Un grand innovateur, un créatif visionnaire et précurseur de nombreuses réalités d'aujourd'hui», a dit de lui Carla Capasa, président de la Chambre nationale de la mode italienne. «Il laisse un grand héritage: le courage d'investir et de croire dans les jeunes. Il fut celui qui a cru en un très jeune Giorgio Armani dont il a été le maître», a ajouté M. Capasa, définissant Nino Cerruti comme «l'homme le plus chic d'Italie». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 15 janvier 2022

A Tale of Two Sisters | Jackie & Lee Bouvier | Free Documentary History

Jan 11, 2022 •Jackie was a clever child growing up in an upper class family in New York. Her younger sister, Lee was continually trying to emulate her, as little sisters do. As the two grew older, a competitive element developed, but the divorce of their parents brought them closer.

Lee beat Jackie to the altar in April 1953, but Jackie then snagged the most eligible bachelor in the country, John F. Kennedy. In 1960, Jackie became First Lady. The responsibility was a great one and Jackie came to rely on her sister, not least after the devastating effects of the assassination of JFK in November 1963.

Once stymied by her unofficial role in the presidential family, Lee was now free to pursue her own dreams. She began writing and even launched a short-lived acting career.

Tragedy, however, stalked Jackie. In 1968, Robert Kennedy was assassinated. Perhaps it was that renewed grief that pushed Jackie into a fresh marriage to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis freed from the Kennedy burden. This came as a particular shock to Lee, who had once conducted her own affair with the tycoon as her second marriage disintegrated. The relationship between sisters never truly recovered.

While Jackie today remains iconic, her sister Lee is less well-known. It is impossible however, to truly understand the life of one without the other.


WIKIPEDIA: Lee Radziwill, née Lee Bouvier, Jackie Kennedy’s sister, died in 2019 at the age of 85 »

It Wasn’t Just the Queen: The Whole Royal Family Knifed Prince Andrew

Andrew has been stripped of almost every royal privilege | LONDON NEWS PICTURES
THE TIMES: After years of indecision, the Firm finally acted against the duke — and all his siblings were involved

Christmas was meant to be very different for the royal family.

Before Omicron, the Queen had hopes of her first family gathering since the pandemic at Sandringham, her Norfolk home; a celebration to end her lockdown isolation and lift her spirits after a year of loss, grief and choppy royal waters. She also had plans for a “Sandringham summit — the sequel” to solve the “Andrew problem”.

Just as the monarch, the Prince of Wales, and the dukes of Cambridge and Sussex gathered in January 2020 to negotiate Harry and Meghan’s future outside of the royal fold, so the Queen hoped to knock royal heads together once more.

Instead, Prince Charles and the Earl of Wessex joined their mother at Windsor Castle for Christmas, … » | Roya Nikkhah, Royal Editor | Saturday, January 15, 2022 [£]

The Hunger I ARTE.tv Documentary

Dec 4, 2021 • 175 years ago Europe was struck by a devastating famine. The food crisis was triggered when a deadly fungus escaped from South America and destroyed the potato crops. 100,000 people died of starvation and disease in France, Belgium, Holland, Scotland and the Kingdom of Prussia.

In Ireland, where half the population relied on the potato as their main source of food, the impact was even more extreme. One million people died and between 1845 and 1855, two million emigrated. Today Ireland is the only country in the western world with a population lower than it had in the 1840s. The famine had broader repercussions. It caused the fall of the British government led by Robert Peel in 1846, was a catalyst for the revolutions that rocked Europe in 1848 and became the root for the global Irish Diaspora that today numbers 70,000,000 across the world.

A co-production with RTE

The New World of Xi Jinping I ARTE.tv Documentary

Jan 12, 2022 • Behind his polite exterior lies a formidable leader with a ruthless character, ready to do anything to make China the world's leading power by the People’s Republic’s centenary in 2049. This well-documented portrait of the Chinese president gives an unprecedented insight into his politics and shows how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped his choices as he steers China towards world domination.

On January 1oth, I posted this excellent documentary in German. You can watch it in German here.

Silence from Prince Charles after Prince Andrew Stripped of Royal Titles | Today Show Australia

Jan 15, 2022 • The Daily Mirror’s royal editor, Russell Myers, expects Prince Charles to remain silent after the Queen stripped Prince Andrew of his royal titles and roles.

Österreich: Blutspende: Diskriminierung von homosexuellen Männern

Mar 10, 2021 • Blutspenden kann Leben retten. Für bi- und homosexuelle Männer ist das in Österreich aber nur eingeschränkt möglich. Warum? Unser Video-Team ist der Sache nachgegangen.

Prince Andrew: Ruthless Royals Move to Limit the Damage

PA MEDIA
BBC: This was a ruthless piece of palace politics, distancing the Royal Family from one of its own.

There was no waiting to see if Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, could clear his name in court. He's already lost the use of his HRH, and his military links have been severed.

"Brutal," tweeted royal commentator Peter Hunt. "The Windsors have shown that when the institution is under threat, dynastic preservation trumps flesh and blood."

It could also be seen as inevitable. Rather than facing endless awkward questions about Prince Andrew's future, Buckingham Palace has made a pre-emptive strike, effectively announcing that he will never return to an official royal role. » | Sean Coughlan, Royal correspondent | Saturday, January 15, 2022

Dimitra’s Dishes: Pasta Sokolatina: Moist Chocolate Cream Cake

Get the recipe here.

Lead or Step Aside, Senior Tory Tobias Ellwood Tells Boris Johnson

UK PARLIAMENT/JESSICA TAYLOR VIA REUTERS
BBC: Boris Johnson must "lead or step aside", senior Tory and former minister Tobias Ellwood has told the BBC.

Mr Ellwood, who chairs the defence select committee, said "we need leadership" following reports of parties being held in Downing Street while Covid restrictions were in place.

It comes as hundreds of angry constituents contact their MPs.

The government has urged people to reserve judgement until senior civil servant Sue Gray's inquiry is finished.

But Andrew Bridgen, Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire, said: "I don't need to see what Sue Gray says to know that for me Boris Johnson has lost the moral authority to lead the country.

"If there's another emergency where he has to call on the public to make sacrifices, he doesn't have that authority. That makes his position in my book, as prime minister, completely untenable." » | BBC | Saturday, January 15, 2022

Tsunami Hits Tonga after Underwater Volcanic Eruption

THE GUARDIAN: Streets and buildings flooded in Pacific nation’s main island following latest eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai

People have been forced to flee their homes, and streets and buildings have flooded, as tsunami waves crashed into Tonga’s main island of Tongatapu, following a huge underwater volcano explosion.

The eruption at 0410 GMT on Friday of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano, located about 65km (40 miles) north of Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, caused a 1.2-metre tsunami, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said.

The eruption – captured in satellite images that show a huge plume of ash, steam and gas rising from the ocean – was heard and felt as far away as in Fiji and Vanuatu, where people reported feeling the ground and buildings shake for hours.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or the extent of the damage in Tonga, but videos posted to social media showed huge waves in coastal areas, swirling around homes and buildings.

Communications and power were reportedly out across Tonga’s main island, and the government called up military reserves to assist with the disaster response. With video » | Kate Lyons, Pacific editor | Saturday, January 15, 2022

Get away from shore - US and Japan warn on tsunami: The US and Japan have advised people on their Pacific coastlines to get away from the shore as a precaution against tsunami waves caused by a volcano eruption in the South Pacific. »

Schubert Serenade (arr. Liszt) – Beka Lagadze

Apr 14, 2020 • Video recording "Wild Horns Music Television" Director: Arsen Izrailov Operator: Ivan Pechorin; Video editing: Ivan Pechorin. Anna Karenina a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy #shubert #serenade #bekalagadze

Contact details, presumably for concerts and engagements, are available here.

À la rencontre des Juifs d'Europe (2/2) | ARTE

Jan 13, 2022 • Un regard sur les Juifs de l'Europe contemporaine à travers la rencontre d'habitants de six villes, pour un portrait tout en nuances. Second volet : à Varsovie, une école juive accueille plus de deux tiers d'élèves non-juifs ; à Budapest, la communauté hongroise se dit sereine ; Venise, qui fut le premier ghetto juif, ne compte plus que 400 membres.

À Varsovie, Alice Brauner et Yves Kugelmann se rendent dans une école juive accueillant plus de deux tiers d'élèves non-juifs. À Budapest, la communauté hongroise se dit sereine malgré la détérioration du climat politique. Venise, qui fut le premier ghetto juif, ne compte plus que 400 membres.

Judéité contemporaine

Comment vivent les Juifs dans l'Europe d'aujourd'hui ? Leur quotidien est-il impacté par l'antisémitisme, les attentats passés ou la politique d'Israël ? Tous deux juifs, la productrice allemande Alice Brauner et le journaliste suisse Yves Kugelmann parcourent l'Ancien Continent pour rencontrer différents profils et personnalités. Rabbins, mais aussi restaurateurs, écrivains, musiciens, journalistes ou penseurs leur permettent de composer une image plus précise de la diversité de la judéité contemporaine et de nuancer leurs conditions d'existence selon les pays traversés. Fourmillant d'anecdotes et de témoignages, ce documentaire en deux parties ouvre le dialogue, éclaire et enrichit la connaissance du peuple juif.

Documentaire de Christoph Weinert (Allemagne, 2018, 52mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 12/04/2022


Partie 1 est disponsible ici.

Die zwei Teile dieses Dokumentarfilms sind auch auf Deutsch verfügbar. Teil 1 ist hier vergügbar und Teil 2, hier.

Se préparer à vivre avec l’inflation

LE MONDE – ÉDITORIAL: Même si certains aspects conjoncturels de l’inflation vont finir par s’estomper, d’autres, plus structurels, vont, au contraire, continuer à pousser les prix vers le haut. Un sujet dont les candidats à l’élection présidentielle doivent s’emparer.

Editorial du « Monde ». Insaisissable inflation. Depuis dix ans, elle était introuvable, reléguée au rang de vestige d’une époque révolue, après laquelle les banques centrales couraient de façon vaine en déployant des politiques monétaires de plus en plus accommodantes pour aiguillonner les prix et les salaires.

Puis est venu le temps du déni après le choc de la pandémie de Covid-19. Les plans de soutien à l’économie ont fini par déclencher l’étincelle tant attendue. Sur le thème « un peu d’inflation ne peut pas faire de mal », la plupart des économistes nous ont promis une hausse contrôlée et transitoire. Mais, mois après mois, le provisoire s’installe et les gouvernements doivent désormais composer dans l’urgence avec les inquiétudes des consommateurs sur leur pouvoir d’achat. » | Éditorial | vendredi 14 janvier 2022

Das steckt hinter Johnsons Entschuldigung bei Königin Elisabeth II.

PARTYGATE
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Seit Tagen läuft die Untersuchung über Lockdown-Partys in der Downing Street. Das Timing in einem Fall bringt Premierminister Johnson in besondere Verlegenheit.

Am Freitag entschuldigte sich Boris Johnson ein weiteres Mal mal für eine Party an seinem Dienstsitz – diesmal bei der Königin. Auch wenn ein Regierungssprecher offenließ, wer die Entschuldigung in welcher Form überbracht hat, wird davon ausgegangen, dass sich der Premierminister persönlich eingeschaltet hat. Zuvor war bekannt geworden, dass sein früherer Kommunikationschef James Slack am 16. April vergangenen Jahres eine Abschiedsparty in seinem Büro gegeben hat – am Abend vor der Beisetzung Prinz Philips. Auch Slack entschuldigte sich am Freitag „vorbehaltlos für den Ärger und die Schmerzen, die das verursacht hat“.

Die Party, die angeblich ohne Johnson stattfand, soll mit Musik und Tanz bis in den Morgen gedauert haben. Ein Mitarbeiter holte offenbar mit einem Koffer Alkohol-Nachschub in einem Supermarkt. Das Fest – sowie eine weitere Feier in einem anderen Büro – ist nun ebenfalls Teil der Untersuchungen, die von der Beamtin Sue Gray geleitet werden. » | Jochen Buchsteiner, Politischer Korrespondent in London | Freitag, 14. Januar 2022

Queen Won’t Risk Bailing Out Prince Andrew, Say Royal Experts

The Duke of York’s finances have been the subject of much speculation over the years | TIM GRAHAM/GETTY IMAGES
THE TIMES: The Queen will not bail out the Duke of York to help to fund a financial settlement with Virginia Giuffre, according to royal experts.

Ingrid Seward, the royal biographer, believes that providing him with money would be too damaging to the Queen’s reputation and that she would rather leave him to face the allegations in court.

David McClure, who has written books about royal finances, believes the prince would not have enough money to cover a settlement himself. He said that the recent sale by the duke of a chalet in Verbier, the Swiss ski resort, has revealed him to be “extremely cash poor”.

The duke’s legal bill is likely to be between £5 million and £6 million, plus further millions if he goes down … » | Ben Ellery | Saturday, January 15, 2022 [£]