In recent decades Germany has worked to build a culture of remembrance that includes coming to terms with difficult chapters in its history, such as German colonial genocide and the Nazi dictatorship. Remembrance of Nazi crimes and commemoration of the victims should help ensure that these atrocities are never repeated. But increased far-right populism and growing support for the AfD party are a serious cause for concern. What can be done to keep awareness of Nazi crimes and the Holocaust alive in Germany, to prevent people playing down this terrible chapter in its history, and to convey its significance to the younger generation?
Monday, August 05, 2024
Germany's Culture of Remembrance | DW Documentary
Aug 5, 2024 | Amid far-right populism and growing support for the AfD, what can Germany do to ensure the atrocities of its history are never forgotten or repeated?
In recent decades Germany has worked to build a culture of remembrance that includes coming to terms with difficult chapters in its history, such as German colonial genocide and the Nazi dictatorship. Remembrance of Nazi crimes and commemoration of the victims should help ensure that these atrocities are never repeated. But increased far-right populism and growing support for the AfD party are a serious cause for concern. What can be done to keep awareness of Nazi crimes and the Holocaust alive in Germany, to prevent people playing down this terrible chapter in its history, and to convey its significance to the younger generation?
In recent decades Germany has worked to build a culture of remembrance that includes coming to terms with difficult chapters in its history, such as German colonial genocide and the Nazi dictatorship. Remembrance of Nazi crimes and commemoration of the victims should help ensure that these atrocities are never repeated. But increased far-right populism and growing support for the AfD party are a serious cause for concern. What can be done to keep awareness of Nazi crimes and the Holocaust alive in Germany, to prevent people playing down this terrible chapter in its history, and to convey its significance to the younger generation?
Maroc, au coeur des traditions - Documentaire voyage - AMP
Sep 19, 2023 | Le Maroc est un pays aux multiples facettes : des montagnes grandioses, de vastes déserts, des palais somptueux, des dunes de sable majestueuses, des souks aux effluves épicés, des cités antiques témoins d’un passé glorieux.
Mais le Maroc c’est aussi une richesse culturelle foisonnante et un artisanat, aujourd’hui encore, fier de ses traditions. De médina en casbah, ce pays exalte tous les sens.
Un film réalisé par Eric Bacos | ©Ananda | ©Ampersand
Mais le Maroc c’est aussi une richesse culturelle foisonnante et un artisanat, aujourd’hui encore, fier de ses traditions. De médina en casbah, ce pays exalte tous les sens.
Un film réalisé par Eric Bacos | ©Ananda | ©Ampersand
Nicolás Maduro Vows to ‘Pulverise’ Challenge to His Rule after Disputed Venezuela Election
THE GUARDIAN: Maduro told troops he is ‘willing to do anything’ to protect his ‘revolution’ amid growing criticism of crackdown on opposition
The Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro has vowed to “pulverise” the latest challenge to his rule and told troops he is “willing to do anything” to protect his “revolution” amid growing criticism of the crackdown that followed last week’s disputed election.
Maduro says more than 2,000 people have been arrested in the days since the 28 July vote while human rights groups say at least 22 people have been killed.
On Sunday, the EU said it was “seriously concerned” about the growing number of arbitrary detentions in Venezuela and the harassment of the opposition, which has produced evidence suggesting its candidate, Edmundo González, won the election.
“The European Union calls on Venezuelan authorities to put an end to arbitrary detentions, repression and violent rhetoric against members of the opposition and civil society, and to release all political prisoners,” the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said in a statement. » | Tom Phillips in Caracas | Monday, August 5, 2024
The Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro has vowed to “pulverise” the latest challenge to his rule and told troops he is “willing to do anything” to protect his “revolution” amid growing criticism of the crackdown that followed last week’s disputed election.
Maduro says more than 2,000 people have been arrested in the days since the 28 July vote while human rights groups say at least 22 people have been killed.
On Sunday, the EU said it was “seriously concerned” about the growing number of arbitrary detentions in Venezuela and the harassment of the opposition, which has produced evidence suggesting its candidate, Edmundo González, won the election.
“The European Union calls on Venezuelan authorities to put an end to arbitrary detentions, repression and violent rhetoric against members of the opposition and civil society, and to release all political prisoners,” the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said in a statement. » | Tom Phillips in Caracas | Monday, August 5, 2024
Global Markets Jolted by Signs of U.S. Economy Slowing
THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.S. stocks fell sharply, after markets recorded heavy declines in Asia and Europe.
A wave of panic rippled through financial markets on Monday, with stocks falling sharply in the United States and around the world as investors zeroed in on signs of a slowing American economy.
Monday’s drop extended a sell-off that had begun last week, after the U.S. jobs report on Friday that showed significantly slower hiring, with unemployment rising to its highest level in nearly three years. This deepened fears that the world’s largest economy could be sliding into a recession and that the Federal Reserve may have waited too long to cut interest rates.
The drop was exacerbated by other factors — concerns that technology stocks had run up too far too fast, and that a suddenly strengthening yen would hurt the prospects of Japanese companies and some global traders — both hit markets too. » | The New York Times | Monday, August 5, 2024
A wave of panic rippled through financial markets on Monday, with stocks falling sharply in the United States and around the world as investors zeroed in on signs of a slowing American economy.
Monday’s drop extended a sell-off that had begun last week, after the U.S. jobs report on Friday that showed significantly slower hiring, with unemployment rising to its highest level in nearly three years. This deepened fears that the world’s largest economy could be sliding into a recession and that the Federal Reserve may have waited too long to cut interest rates.
The drop was exacerbated by other factors — concerns that technology stocks had run up too far too fast, and that a suddenly strengthening yen would hurt the prospects of Japanese companies and some global traders — both hit markets too. » | The New York Times | Monday, August 5, 2024
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen: Proteste und Gewalt in Grossbritannien: Woher kommt diese Wut?
How Recent ‘Xenophobic’ Riots Compare to 2011 ‘Anti-police’ London Looting
Both Islamophobia and Islamism are nonsense terms. A phobia is an irrational fear. There is nothing irrational about fearing Islam, a religion which has the goal of domination. And as for Islamism, there is no such thing. The concept of Islamism has been made up by Westerners to create a distance between Islam, the religion, and Islamism, or political Islam. Only someone who is totally ignorant of Islam would make such a distinction. The fact of the matter is this, and it is clear: Islam is political. Islam recognises no separation of mosque and state, no separation of the temporal from the spiritual. Truth to tell, an Islamist is a fully-practising Muslim. He is carrying out his faith as it is supposed to be carried out.
Here's the thing: Western values and Islamic values are totally and utterly immiscible. A state cannot successfully pursue policies of equal rights for all when Islam is in the mix. Does anyone seriously believe that Muslims will ever accept rights for gays? Or ever accept that women are equal to men?
Neither this government under Keir Starmer, nor any other government under some other leader, be he Labour or Conservative, is ever going to solve this problem — and it is truly a HUGE problem to solve — unless and until the facts mentioned above are fully understood. Government policies must be based on understanding the true nature of Islam.
My greatest fear is that these riots, in the long-run, will only get worse if PROPER SOLUTIONS to the problem are not found. Band aids just will not do. – © Mark Alexander
Manifestations au Bangladesh: la première ministre a démissionné et trouvé refuge en Inde
LE FIGARO : Après la mort de plus de 90 personnes dimanche, 20 nouvelles victimes sont à déplorer dans la capitale bangladaise alors que des manifestants ont pris d'assaut le palais de la première ministre. Le chef de l’armée affirme, quant à lui, «former un gouvernement intérimaire».
La première ministre du Bangladesh a démissionné et trouvé refuge en Inde tandis que le chef de l'armée déclare qu'il va «former un gouvernement intérimaire». Des centaines de milliers de manifestants antigouvernementaux défilent dans les rues de la capitale. Le Figaro fait le point sur la situation ce lundi 5 août. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 5 août 2024
Bangladesh PM has resigned and left country, army chief confirms: Sheikh Hasina’s reported departure comes as fresh wave of violent protests erupts across country »
La première ministre du Bangladesh a démissionné et trouvé refuge en Inde tandis que le chef de l'armée déclare qu'il va «former un gouvernement intérimaire». Des centaines de milliers de manifestants antigouvernementaux défilent dans les rues de la capitale. Le Figaro fait le point sur la situation ce lundi 5 août. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 5 août 2024
Bangladesh PM has resigned and left country, army chief confirms: Sheikh Hasina’s reported departure comes as fresh wave of violent protests erupts across country »
Wie krank ist Homo-Heilung? | Doku HD Reupload | ARTE
Jun 6, 2024 | In Deutschland hat das Bundeskabinett am 18. Dezember 2019 einem Gesetzentwurf von Gesundheitsminister Jens Spahn zugestimmt, der sogenannte Konversionstherapien verbietet. Denn bis heute gibt es weltweit Geistliche und Therapeuten, die Menschen von ihrer homosexuellen Orientierung "heilen" wollen - mit gravierenden psychischen und gesundheitlichen Folgen für die Betroffenen.
Der investigative Dokumentarfilm spürt Netzwerke auf, die äußerst fragwürdige Konversionstherapien betreiben – mit gravierenden psychischen und gesundheitlichen Folgen für die Betroffenen. Elektroschocks, frontale Lobotomien, Hormonbehandlungen und Aversionstherapien – seit Homosexualität in der WHO-Klassifizierung nicht mehr als psychische Erkrankung geführt wird, gelten diese dubiosen Praktiken eigentlich als verschwunden. Doch an ihre Stelle sind andere, ebenso grausame und menschenverachtende Methoden getreten, die weiterhin weltweit verbreitet werden. Wie es um solche Pseudotherapien steht, haben Bernard Nicolas und sein Journalistenteam zwei Jahre lang in den USA, in Frankreich, Deutschland, Polen und der Schweiz ermittelt. In den Vereinigten Staaten bekennen sich evangelikale Vereinigungen lautstark zu ihren Praktiken. In Frankreich, Deutschland und der Schweiz dagegen verhalten sich Katholiken und Evangelikale zurückhaltender, selbst wenn einige dieser „Heiler“ hohes Ansehen genießen und ein florierendes Geschäft betreiben. Der Dokumentarfilm enthält erschütternde Aussagen von Opfern, die erstmals vor der Kamera über die von ihnen erlittenen Qualen sprechen. So berichtet Benoit, dass ihn seine streng katholischen Eltern vom 15. bis zum 18. Lebensjahr in ein Sommerlager für Homosexuelle schickten, die dort umerzogen werden sollten. Deb, die Tochter eines evangelikalen Paares aus Arkansas, verfiel nach schlimmen Exorzismus-Sitzungen in eine tiefe Depression. Auch Jean-Michel erlitt die verheerenden Auswirkungen von Teufelsaustreibungen; er wähnte sich lange vom Dämon der Homosexualität besessen und kämpfte mehrere Jahre gegen seine sexuellen Bedürfnisse an, da er sie für unvereinbar mit seiner Religion hielt. Ewa wiederum musste qualvolle Heilungsmessen, Umerziehungslager und Elektroschocks über sich ergehen lassen, die sie von ihrer Homosexualität „erlösen“ sollten.
Dokumentarfilm von Bernard Nicolas (F 2019, 90 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis zum 05/12/2024
Der investigative Dokumentarfilm spürt Netzwerke auf, die äußerst fragwürdige Konversionstherapien betreiben – mit gravierenden psychischen und gesundheitlichen Folgen für die Betroffenen. Elektroschocks, frontale Lobotomien, Hormonbehandlungen und Aversionstherapien – seit Homosexualität in der WHO-Klassifizierung nicht mehr als psychische Erkrankung geführt wird, gelten diese dubiosen Praktiken eigentlich als verschwunden. Doch an ihre Stelle sind andere, ebenso grausame und menschenverachtende Methoden getreten, die weiterhin weltweit verbreitet werden. Wie es um solche Pseudotherapien steht, haben Bernard Nicolas und sein Journalistenteam zwei Jahre lang in den USA, in Frankreich, Deutschland, Polen und der Schweiz ermittelt. In den Vereinigten Staaten bekennen sich evangelikale Vereinigungen lautstark zu ihren Praktiken. In Frankreich, Deutschland und der Schweiz dagegen verhalten sich Katholiken und Evangelikale zurückhaltender, selbst wenn einige dieser „Heiler“ hohes Ansehen genießen und ein florierendes Geschäft betreiben. Der Dokumentarfilm enthält erschütternde Aussagen von Opfern, die erstmals vor der Kamera über die von ihnen erlittenen Qualen sprechen. So berichtet Benoit, dass ihn seine streng katholischen Eltern vom 15. bis zum 18. Lebensjahr in ein Sommerlager für Homosexuelle schickten, die dort umerzogen werden sollten. Deb, die Tochter eines evangelikalen Paares aus Arkansas, verfiel nach schlimmen Exorzismus-Sitzungen in eine tiefe Depression. Auch Jean-Michel erlitt die verheerenden Auswirkungen von Teufelsaustreibungen; er wähnte sich lange vom Dämon der Homosexualität besessen und kämpfte mehrere Jahre gegen seine sexuellen Bedürfnisse an, da er sie für unvereinbar mit seiner Religion hielt. Ewa wiederum musste qualvolle Heilungsmessen, Umerziehungslager und Elektroschocks über sich ergehen lassen, die sie von ihrer Homosexualität „erlösen“ sollten.
Dokumentarfilm von Bernard Nicolas (F 2019, 90 Min)
Video auf YouTube verfügbar bis zum 05/12/2024
Randalierer greifen Unterkunft für Asylbewerber an
Prime Minister Condemns ‘Far-Right Thuggery’ as Riots Grip U.K.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Protests escalated over the weekend in towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland, with dozens arrested and more demonstrations unfolding on Sunday.
Anti-immigration rioters attacked a hotel in the town of Rotherham in northern England on Sunday, breaking windows and appearing to set fires at a hotel that has housed asylum seekers, as riots continued in Britain.
The police in cities across the country have braced for continued far-right and anti-immigration protests spurred by a deadly stabbing attack last week in the northern English town of Southport. Disinformation spread rapidly that erroneously claimed the suspect in the knife attack was an immigrant. On Saturday, dozens of people were arrested as demonstrations from Liverpool to Belfast descended into violence.
Sunday saw a new wave of clashes, with groups gathering in Rotherham, Bolton, Hull, Southport, Middlesbrough and other towns and cities scattered across the country that devolved into varying degrees of violence.
In Rotherham, protesters smashed windows and set fires at a Holiday Inn Express before storming into the building as riot police officers struggled to control the rampaging crowd. The hotel had been used to house asylum seekers, but it was unclear if they were still staying at the site. » | Ali Watkins and Megan Specia | Sunday, August 4, 2024
Anti-immigration rioters attacked a hotel in the town of Rotherham in northern England on Sunday, breaking windows and appearing to set fires at a hotel that has housed asylum seekers, as riots continued in Britain.
The police in cities across the country have braced for continued far-right and anti-immigration protests spurred by a deadly stabbing attack last week in the northern English town of Southport. Disinformation spread rapidly that erroneously claimed the suspect in the knife attack was an immigrant. On Saturday, dozens of people were arrested as demonstrations from Liverpool to Belfast descended into violence.
Sunday saw a new wave of clashes, with groups gathering in Rotherham, Bolton, Hull, Southport, Middlesbrough and other towns and cities scattered across the country that devolved into varying degrees of violence.
In Rotherham, protesters smashed windows and set fires at a Holiday Inn Express before storming into the building as riot police officers struggled to control the rampaging crowd. The hotel had been used to house asylum seekers, but it was unclear if they were still staying at the site. » | Ali Watkins and Megan Specia | Sunday, August 4, 2024
Global Stock Markets Sink On US Economy Fears
BBC: Stock markets across Europe and Asia tumbled on Monday, spooked by fears that the US economy is heading for a slowdown.
In London, the FTSE 100 index opened 2.3% lower while the Euronext 100 tumbled by 3.5%.
They followed sharp falls across Asia with Japan's Nikkei 225 dropping 12.4% or 4,451 points in the biggest fall by points in history.
It follows weak jobs data in the US on Friday which sparked concerns about the world's largest economy.
Meanwhile, the yen has been strengthening against the US dollar since the Bank of Japan raised interest rates last week, making stocks in Tokyo more expensive for foreign investors.
Stock markets in Taiwan, South Korea, India, Australia, Hong Kong and Shanghai all tumbled. » | João da Silva, Business reporter | Monday, August 5, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Markets Around the World Are Jolted by Fears of Slowing U.S. Growth: A rout that began in Asia continued in Europe, and U.S. stocks are set to fall. Japan’s benchmark index logged its worst single-day point decline. »
In London, the FTSE 100 index opened 2.3% lower while the Euronext 100 tumbled by 3.5%.
They followed sharp falls across Asia with Japan's Nikkei 225 dropping 12.4% or 4,451 points in the biggest fall by points in history.
It follows weak jobs data in the US on Friday which sparked concerns about the world's largest economy.
Meanwhile, the yen has been strengthening against the US dollar since the Bank of Japan raised interest rates last week, making stocks in Tokyo more expensive for foreign investors.
Stock markets in Taiwan, South Korea, India, Australia, Hong Kong and Shanghai all tumbled. » | João da Silva, Business reporter | Monday, August 5, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Markets Around the World Are Jolted by Fears of Slowing U.S. Growth: A rout that began in Asia continued in Europe, and U.S. stocks are set to fall. Japan’s benchmark index logged its worst single-day point decline. »
Sunday, August 04, 2024
Rioters Try to Torch Rotherham Asylum Seeker Hotel amid Rar-right Violence
THE GUARDIAN: Home secretary condemns ‘utterly appalling’ scenes as bottles and chairs thrown outside Holiday Inn Express
A far-right-led mob of masked rioters tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers as further violence flared across the country at anti-immigration protests.
Some 700 people gathered outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, before clashing with police. Some rioters hurled pieces of wood, bottles and chairs, and sprayed fire extinguishers at police officers.
South Yorkshire police said at least 10 officers had been injured, including one who was left unconscious with a head injury. » | Emine Sinmaz, and Robyn Vinter in Rotherham | Monday, August 5, 2024
Watchdog should investigate Farage’s ‘dangerous comments’, says Liverpool MP: Kim Johnson says comments by Reform leader after the week’s violent disorder ‘cannot be left to fester’ »
A far-right-led mob of masked rioters tried to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers as further violence flared across the country at anti-immigration protests.
Some 700 people gathered outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, before clashing with police. Some rioters hurled pieces of wood, bottles and chairs, and sprayed fire extinguishers at police officers.
South Yorkshire police said at least 10 officers had been injured, including one who was left unconscious with a head injury. » | Emine Sinmaz, and Robyn Vinter in Rotherham | Monday, August 5, 2024
Watchdog should investigate Farage’s ‘dangerous comments’, says Liverpool MP: Kim Johnson says comments by Reform leader after the week’s violent disorder ‘cannot be left to fester’ »
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Se convertir à l’Islam | ARTE Regards
Apr 23, 2024 | De nombreux Européens en quête de sens et de spiritualité cherchent des réponses dans la religion. Certains se tournent vers le soufisme, un courant mystique de l’islam. Des chrétiens convertis à l’islam sont ainsi de plus en plus nombreux à s’installer dans le sud de l’Espagne.
Dernier bastion des Maures au XVe siècle, la cité andalouse d’Orgiva est devenue un lieu de pèlerinage pour de nombreux Européens adeptes du soufisme. Tant et si bien qu’elle connaît une véritable renaissance islamique. Artur Ruik, un Germano-polonais qui a pris le nom d’Hamza depuis sa conversion à l’islam, a lui aussi décidé de sauter le pas et de quitter Vienne pour s’installer à Orgiva avec sa femme Asma et leur fille Choukria. La famille aspire à une vie teintée de spiritualité auprès de musulmans modérés qui partagent la même vision des choses. Cependant, des désaccords se font jour au sein de la communauté musulmane, qui représente désormais 10 % de la population d’Orgiva.
Christian, ancien Berlinois de 52 ans qui s’appelle Youssouf depuis sa conversion, reproche à la communauté soufie d’avoir basculé dans le folklore, alors qu’il juge indispensable de suivre les préceptes du Coran pour s’épanouir pleinement dans l’islam – une conception de la doctrine religieuse qu’il essaie de transmettre à Orgiva. La vloggeuse Paloma Ruiz Almodovar, descendante directe des derniers Maures de Grenade, est la première de sa famille à avoir embrassé la religion islamique depuis la conversion au christianisme de ses ancêtres au XVe siècle. À travers ses publications engagées, l’influenceuse soutient la communauté musulmane du sud de l’Espagne. Elle est convaincue que, même aujourd’hui, le Coran peut apporter des réponses à toutes les questions existentielles et qu’il n’est pas antinomique avec le féminisme.
Reportage (Allemagne, 2023, 31mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 15/03/2025
Dernier bastion des Maures au XVe siècle, la cité andalouse d’Orgiva est devenue un lieu de pèlerinage pour de nombreux Européens adeptes du soufisme. Tant et si bien qu’elle connaît une véritable renaissance islamique. Artur Ruik, un Germano-polonais qui a pris le nom d’Hamza depuis sa conversion à l’islam, a lui aussi décidé de sauter le pas et de quitter Vienne pour s’installer à Orgiva avec sa femme Asma et leur fille Choukria. La famille aspire à une vie teintée de spiritualité auprès de musulmans modérés qui partagent la même vision des choses. Cependant, des désaccords se font jour au sein de la communauté musulmane, qui représente désormais 10 % de la population d’Orgiva.
Christian, ancien Berlinois de 52 ans qui s’appelle Youssouf depuis sa conversion, reproche à la communauté soufie d’avoir basculé dans le folklore, alors qu’il juge indispensable de suivre les préceptes du Coran pour s’épanouir pleinement dans l’islam – une conception de la doctrine religieuse qu’il essaie de transmettre à Orgiva. La vloggeuse Paloma Ruiz Almodovar, descendante directe des derniers Maures de Grenade, est la première de sa famille à avoir embrassé la religion islamique depuis la conversion au christianisme de ses ancêtres au XVe siècle. À travers ses publications engagées, l’influenceuse soutient la communauté musulmane du sud de l’Espagne. Elle est convaincue que, même aujourd’hui, le Coran peut apporter des réponses à toutes les questions existentielles et qu’il n’est pas antinomique avec le féminisme.
Reportage (Allemagne, 2023, 31mn)
Disponible jusqu'au 15/03/2025
Le quotidien des Saoudiennes dans le pays le plus fermé au monde
Le destin tragique de la dernière impératrice d'Iran | INA Mireille Dumas
Premiered Nov 28, 2023 | "Où êtes-vous grands écrivains, journalistes, intellectuels, politiciens, aujourd'hui, pour les prisonniers politiques en Iran ?" | Vie Privée Vie Publique | France 3 | 04/04/2007
Mireille Dumas reçoit Farah Diba Pahlavi, la dernière impératrice d'Iran qui a du fuir son pays avec Mohammad Reza Pahlavi le 16 janvier 1979 après la chute de la monarchie iranienne. Elle raconte sa rencontre avec le shah, son rôle d'impératrice auprès des Iraniens et son regard sur la situation actuelle au sein de la république islamique d'Iran.
Mireille Dumas reçoit Farah Diba Pahlavi, la dernière impératrice d'Iran qui a du fuir son pays avec Mohammad Reza Pahlavi le 16 janvier 1979 après la chute de la monarchie iranienne. Elle raconte sa rencontre avec le shah, son rôle d'impératrice auprès des Iraniens et son regard sur la situation actuelle au sein de la république islamique d'Iran.
At Least 70 Dead as Bangladesh Protests Grow; Curfew Is Reinstated
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Expanded student protests this weekend, after more than 200 people were killed in a government crackdown in July, have plunged the country into a particularly dangerous phase.
A garment store burning on Sunday during protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh. | Abu Sufian Jewel/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
At least 70 people were killed in clashes between security forces and protesters on Sunday in Bangladesh, as the country’s leaders imposed a new curfew and internet restrictions to try to quell a growing antigovernment movement.
The revival of student protests after a deadly government crackdown late last month, as well as a call by the governing party for its own supporters to take to the streets, has plunged the country of over 170 million into a particularly dangerous phase.
The exact number of deaths in the violence on Sunday was unclear, but it appeared to be the deadliest day since the protests began in July. A diplomatic official in Dhaka, the capital, said the toll across Bangladesh was at least 72, while tallies by local news media and the protest coordinators put the count at anywhere from 70 to 93. At least 13 of the dead were police officers, the country’s Police Headquarters said in a statement.
Sunday’s toll added to the more than 200 people killed in the crackdown on protesters last month by security forces under Bangladesh’s increasingly authoritarian leader, Sheikh Hasina. In a sign of the risk of further violence, the protest coordinators said they would march toward Ms. Hasina’s official residence on Monday. » | Saif Hasnat and Mujib Mashal | Saif Hasnat reported from Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Mujib Mashal from New Delhi. | Sunday, August 4, 2024
At least 70 people were killed in clashes between security forces and protesters on Sunday in Bangladesh, as the country’s leaders imposed a new curfew and internet restrictions to try to quell a growing antigovernment movement.
The revival of student protests after a deadly government crackdown late last month, as well as a call by the governing party for its own supporters to take to the streets, has plunged the country of over 170 million into a particularly dangerous phase.
The exact number of deaths in the violence on Sunday was unclear, but it appeared to be the deadliest day since the protests began in July. A diplomatic official in Dhaka, the capital, said the toll across Bangladesh was at least 72, while tallies by local news media and the protest coordinators put the count at anywhere from 70 to 93. At least 13 of the dead were police officers, the country’s Police Headquarters said in a statement.
Sunday’s toll added to the more than 200 people killed in the crackdown on protesters last month by security forces under Bangladesh’s increasingly authoritarian leader, Sheikh Hasina. In a sign of the risk of further violence, the protest coordinators said they would march toward Ms. Hasina’s official residence on Monday. » | Saif Hasnat and Mujib Mashal | Saif Hasnat reported from Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Mujib Mashal from New Delhi. | Sunday, August 4, 2024
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