Scientists have predicted that the delta variant could account for 90% of all new cases in Europe by the end of August. However, evidence shows that the spread of the delta variant is cause for caution — but not panic.
Tuesday, July 06, 2021
COVID-19: Should We Be Scared Of Virus Variants? | COVID-19 Special
Jul 6, 2021 • Many countries are racing to vaccinate their populations against the coronavirus amid fears that the highly transmissible delta variant could spark another COVID wave and overwhelm health systems.
Scientists have predicted that the delta variant could account for 90% of all new cases in Europe by the end of August. However, evidence shows that the spread of the delta variant is cause for caution — but not panic.
Scientists have predicted that the delta variant could account for 90% of all new cases in Europe by the end of August. However, evidence shows that the spread of the delta variant is cause for caution — but not panic.
Venezuela : Joe Biden réaffirme le soutien américain au leader de l’opposition, Juan Guaido
Le président américain, Joe Biden, a réaffirmé dans un courrier lundi 5 juillet, jour de la fête nationale vénézuélienne, le soutien de son pays au leader de l’opposition vénézuélienne Juan Guaido, qu’il reconnaît comme le président par intérim.
« Plus que jamais, nous restons déterminés à soutenir la lutte pour la liberté pour tous les Vénézuéliens à travers une transition pacifique et démocratique », a écrit le président américain dans une lettre adressée à « M. le président ». » | Le Monde avec AFP | mardi 6 juillet 2021
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Homosexuality: It's about Survival - Not Sex | James O'Keefe | TEDxTallaght
Nov 15, 2016 • This passionate talk from Dr. James O'Keefe MD gives us a deeply personal and fascinating insight into why homosexuality is indeed a necessary and extraordinarily useful cog in nature's wheel of perfection.
James H O'Keefe MD, is a Board Certified Cardiologist and Director of both the Charles & Barbara Duboc Cardio Health & Wellness Center and the Preventive Cardiology service at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute. He is also Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. His postgraduate training included a cardiology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr O’Keefe is board-certified in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, and Cardiac CT Imaging. He is consistently ranked among the ‘Top Doctor’ lists regionally and nationally as one of America’s Top Rated Physicians in Cardiology. He has been named as one of USA Today’s Most Influential Doctors. Dr O’Keefe has contributed more than 300 articles to the medical literature and has authored best-selling cardiovascular books for health professionals including: The Complete Guide to ECGs (which is used for Cardiology Board Certification), Dyslipidemia Essentials, and Diabetes Essential.
James H O'Keefe MD, is a Board Certified Cardiologist and Director of both the Charles & Barbara Duboc Cardio Health & Wellness Center and the Preventive Cardiology service at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute. He is also Professor of Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. His postgraduate training included a cardiology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr O’Keefe is board-certified in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, and Cardiac CT Imaging. He is consistently ranked among the ‘Top Doctor’ lists regionally and nationally as one of America’s Top Rated Physicians in Cardiology. He has been named as one of USA Today’s Most Influential Doctors. Dr O’Keefe has contributed more than 300 articles to the medical literature and has authored best-selling cardiovascular books for health professionals including: The Complete Guide to ECGs (which is used for Cardiology Board Certification), Dyslipidemia Essentials, and Diabetes Essential.
Monday, July 05, 2021
Afghan Forces Flee as Taliban Advances in the North | DW News
Jul 5, 2021 • Over the weekend, Afghan government troops in the north of the country, abandoned their posts and fled to neighboring Tajikistan. The reason, a Taliban advance they felt they were ill-equipped to oppose.
It's a pattern playing out across the country, with the Taliban now controlling about one-third of the country's 421 districts. These gains come as international troops continue to pull-out from the country. A scenario that's left many Afghans worried about their future.
Also neighboring Pakistan, has long been seen as having influence over the Taliban. For that reason, Pakistan's involvement in the peace process is seen as crucial to its outcome.
Relations between Pakistan and the Taliban go way back: The group itself was formed in the early 1990s primarily by Pashtun students in Pakistani madrassas or Islamic religious schools. Pakistan was one of only three countries that recognised the Taliban when it ruled Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001. And in the last few years, Pakistan has played a key role in bringing the Taliban to the talks table.
It's a pattern playing out across the country, with the Taliban now controlling about one-third of the country's 421 districts. These gains come as international troops continue to pull-out from the country. A scenario that's left many Afghans worried about their future.
Also neighboring Pakistan, has long been seen as having influence over the Taliban. For that reason, Pakistan's involvement in the peace process is seen as crucial to its outcome.
Relations between Pakistan and the Taliban go way back: The group itself was formed in the early 1990s primarily by Pashtun students in Pakistani madrassas or Islamic religious schools. Pakistan was one of only three countries that recognised the Taliban when it ruled Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001. And in the last few years, Pakistan has played a key role in bringing the Taliban to the talks table.
Opinion: From Junk Food Ad Bans to New Smoking Bans: The UK Is in an Age of State Intervention
CITY A.M. : We have slipped into a new age of state intervention. Even after a year of unprecedented interference in our everyday lives, attacks on personal freedoms are emerging from every quarter. Take gambling, for example. The government’s review of the Gambling Act looks set to introduce new spend limits to dictate what people can and can’t do with their money, with some calling for it to be illegal to spend more than £100 per month.
Elsewhere in gratuitous growth of the state in the name of public health, the government has finally signed off on its plan to ban advertising for what it deems “junk food” in an effort to curb obesity, albeit a slightly watered-down version which promises not to criminalise family-run bakeries posting pictures of cakes on Instagram.
There is no disagreement whatsoever in the science on this. All the evidence demonstrates that it will do much more harm than good. The government’s own in-house analysis of the policy concluded that it will remove a grand total of 1.7 calories from children’s diets per day – roughly half a Smartie. » | Jason Reed * | Thursday, July 1, 2021
* Jason Reed is the UK lead at Young Voices and a policy fellow with the Consumer Choice Centre.
Elsewhere in gratuitous growth of the state in the name of public health, the government has finally signed off on its plan to ban advertising for what it deems “junk food” in an effort to curb obesity, albeit a slightly watered-down version which promises not to criminalise family-run bakeries posting pictures of cakes on Instagram.
There is no disagreement whatsoever in the science on this. All the evidence demonstrates that it will do much more harm than good. The government’s own in-house analysis of the policy concluded that it will remove a grand total of 1.7 calories from children’s diets per day – roughly half a Smartie. » | Jason Reed * | Thursday, July 1, 2021
* Jason Reed is the UK lead at Young Voices and a policy fellow with the Consumer Choice Centre.
Xavier Bettel toujours hospitalisé, son état jugé “sérieux mais stable”
Durant le week-end, les symptômes constatés (fièvre et maux de tête) ne se sont pas atténués, ce qui a mené le Premier ministre à être hospitalisé par précaution dimanche. Une saturation d’oxygène insuffisante a été diagnostiquée et Xavier Bettel est depuis placé sous surveillance médicale continue, précise le ministère d’État.
Actuellement, l’état de santé du Premier ministre “est jugé sérieux, mais stable”, soulignent ses services, ajoutant que le personnel soignant a de fait décidé qu’une hospitalisation reste actuellement nécessaire afin de pouvoir poursuivre l’observation, “ceci pour une durée estimée à 2-4 jours”. Selon l’un de ses collaborateurs, Xavier Bettel “a le souffle court mais n’est pas intubé”. » | LQ | lundi 5 juillet 2021
Growing Up Illegally Gay - Four Life Stories | 'I Am...' Short Film
Oct 2, 2017 • What was it like growing up being illegally gay? Before 1967, homosexuality was illegal in the United Kingdom. Through the decades, thousands of gay men were prosecuted for consensual homosexual acts.
This film tells the incredible stories of four elderly gay men who lived through this time. We hear about their double lives, heartbreaks, being arrested, coming out, losing friends to suicide and what they would say to their younger selves.
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This short film premiered at Buffer Festival, Toronto 2017 to mark 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexual acts in the UK.
This film tells the incredible stories of four elderly gay men who lived through this time. We hear about their double lives, heartbreaks, being arrested, coming out, losing friends to suicide and what they would say to their younger selves.
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This short film premiered at Buffer Festival, Toronto 2017 to mark 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexual acts in the UK.
LGBT Seniors Tell Their Stories | LA LGBT Center
LGBT Documentary: Gay, Old and Out
Feb 27, 2018 • Meet the people who paved the way for LGBT rights. It has been a long hard fight to secure acceptance for the LGBT community, and the older people who fought the fight often get overlooked and forgotten.
For LGBT history month this documentary follows the astonishing and moving stories of the members of the Opening Doors London project - whose personal struggles and successes paved the way.
For LGBT history month this documentary follows the astonishing and moving stories of the members of the Opening Doors London project - whose personal struggles and successes paved the way.
Reporter ohne Grenzen: Orbán ist „Feind der Pressefreiheit“
Die Organisation „Reporter ohne Grenzen“ führt in ihrer neuen Liste der „Feinde der Pressefreiheit“ erstmals einen Regierungschef aus der Europäischen Union auf: den ungarischen Ministerpräsidenten Viktor Orbán. „Seitdem Viktor Orbán und seine Fidesz-Partei 2010 an die Regierung gekommen sind, haben sie Ungarns Medienlandschaft Schritt für Schritt unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht“, kritisierte die Journalistenvereinigung am Montag in Berlin.
„Die öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunksender wurden in der staatlichen Medienholding MTVA zentralisiert, zu der auch Ungarns einzige Nachrichtenagentur MTI gehört“, schrieb die Organisation in einer Mitteilung. „Die regionale Presse ist seit dem Sommer 2017 vollständig im Besitz Orbán-freundlicher Unternehmer. Im Herbst 2018 wurden fast 500 regierungsnahe Medienunternehmen in einer Holding zusammengefasst, um ihre Berichterstattung zentral zu koordinieren.“ » | Quelle: dpa | Montag 5. Juli 2021
Angleterre : le port du masque, bientôt un « choix personnel »
LE POINT : Le ministre britannique du Logement a évoqué, selon CNN, la fin de l’obligation du port du masque au moment de la levée des restrictions le 19 juillet.
Malgré la hausse des contaminations, le nouveau ministre britannique de la Santé, Sajid Javid, a maintenu l’objectif du gouvernement de lever, le 19 juillet prochain, les dernières restrictions encore en vigueur en Angleterre. Cette nouvelle étape pourrait même s’accompagner d’une levée de l’obligation du port du masque. Ce dimanche 4 juillet, le ministre du Logement affirme que le gouvernement réfléchit à faire en sorte que le port du masque ne relève plus, à cette date, que d’un « choix personnel ».
Dans des propos rapportés par CNN, Robert Jenrick explique : « Je ne veux pas particulièrement porter un masque et je ne crois pas que beaucoup de gens aiment le faire. Nous allons passer à une phase où il sera question d’un choix personnel. Ainsi, certains membres de la société voudront le faire pour des raisons parfaitement légitimes, mais ce sera une période différente où nous, en tant que citoyens privés, portons ces jugements plutôt que le gouvernement qui nous dira quoi faire. » » | Par LePoint.fr | dimanche 4 juillet 2021
Malgré la hausse des contaminations, le nouveau ministre britannique de la Santé, Sajid Javid, a maintenu l’objectif du gouvernement de lever, le 19 juillet prochain, les dernières restrictions encore en vigueur en Angleterre. Cette nouvelle étape pourrait même s’accompagner d’une levée de l’obligation du port du masque. Ce dimanche 4 juillet, le ministre du Logement affirme que le gouvernement réfléchit à faire en sorte que le port du masque ne relève plus, à cette date, que d’un « choix personnel ».
Dans des propos rapportés par CNN, Robert Jenrick explique : « Je ne veux pas particulièrement porter un masque et je ne crois pas que beaucoup de gens aiment le faire. Nous allons passer à une phase où il sera question d’un choix personnel. Ainsi, certains membres de la société voudront le faire pour des raisons parfaitement légitimes, mais ce sera une période différente où nous, en tant que citoyens privés, portons ces jugements plutôt que le gouvernement qui nous dira quoi faire. » » | Par LePoint.fr | dimanche 4 juillet 2021
Le pape François « a bien réagi » à son opération
LE POINT : Le pape François, qui souffrait d’une inflammation du côlon, avait été admis à la polyclinique A. Gemelli de Rome pour cette intervention programmée.
Le pape François a été pris en charge pour une inflammation du côlon ce dimanche. Âgé de 84 ans, il a subi une opération chirurgicale, a annoncé le Vatican. Le pape a été admis à la polyclinique A. Gemelli de la capitale italienne. Celle-ci a été « programmée pour une sténose diverticulaire symptomatique du côlon », a annoncé un communiqué de presse.
« Le Saint-Père a bien réagi à l’intervention conduite sous anesthésie générale », selon un communiqué du Vatican publié peu avant minuit. Il s’agissait d’une inflammation potentiellement douloureuse des diverticules, hernies ou poches qui se forment sur les parois de l’appareil digestif et dont la fréquence augmente avec l’âge. Une des complications possibles de cette affection est la sténose, c’est-à-dire un rétrécissement de l’intestin. » | Source AFP | dimanche 4 juillet 2021
Le pape François a été pris en charge pour une inflammation du côlon ce dimanche. Âgé de 84 ans, il a subi une opération chirurgicale, a annoncé le Vatican. Le pape a été admis à la polyclinique A. Gemelli de la capitale italienne. Celle-ci a été « programmée pour une sténose diverticulaire symptomatique du côlon », a annoncé un communiqué de presse.
« Le Saint-Père a bien réagi à l’intervention conduite sous anesthésie générale », selon un communiqué du Vatican publié peu avant minuit. Il s’agissait d’une inflammation potentiellement douloureuse des diverticules, hernies ou poches qui se forment sur les parois de l’appareil digestif et dont la fréquence augmente avec l’âge. Une des complications possibles de cette affection est la sténose, c’est-à-dire un rétrécissement de l’intestin. » | Source AFP | dimanche 4 juillet 2021
La Russie s’approprie l’appellation « champagne »
LE MONDE : Les producteurs français devront changer leurs étiquettes pour pouvoir poursuivre leurs exportations.
Vladimir Poutine a donné son feu vert, vendredi 2 juillet, à un amendement de la loi sur la « réglementation des boissons alcoolisées » qui fait réagir en Russie… et en France. Selon ce texte, seuls les producteurs russes auront désormais le droit d’afficher l’appellation « champagne » sur leurs bouteilles. Les vins importés devront, eux, signifier une appellation « vin à bulles ». Cet amendement indique clairement que la législation russe ne tiendra pas compte de la protection de l’appellation française « champagne AOC ». » | Par Paul Gogo (Moscou, correspondance) | lundi 5 juillet 2021
Shampanskoye: French champagne industry in a fizz over Russian law »
Vladimir Poutine a donné son feu vert, vendredi 2 juillet, à un amendement de la loi sur la « réglementation des boissons alcoolisées » qui fait réagir en Russie… et en France. Selon ce texte, seuls les producteurs russes auront désormais le droit d’afficher l’appellation « champagne » sur leurs bouteilles. Les vins importés devront, eux, signifier une appellation « vin à bulles ». Cet amendement indique clairement que la législation russe ne tiendra pas compte de la protection de l’appellation française « champagne AOC ». » | Par Paul Gogo (Moscou, correspondance) | lundi 5 juillet 2021
Shampanskoye: French champagne industry in a fizz over Russian law »
Twitter féminise son vocabulaire dans sa version arabe
LE FIGARO : Twitter a annoncé une nouvelle option sur sa version arabe pour les personnes souhaitant un vocabulaire féminisé au lieu des seuls mots masculins standardisés, une initiative destinée à promouvoir une «langue inclusive» sur le réseau social très utilisé au Maghreb et au Moyen-Orient. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 16 juin 2021
Sunday, July 04, 2021
Michael Lambert : Brexit Insanity Just Gets Worse
Mahler Symphony No 5 Adagietto – Herbert von Karajan
Pope Francis Undergoing Colon Surgery
ROME — The Vatican announced on Sunday that Pope Francis had been admitted to a hospital in Rome for colon surgery, the first significant health challenge in a pontificate that has lasted more than eight years and shifted the priorities and direction of the Roman Catholic Church.
Matteo Bruni, a Vatican spokesman, said in a statement that Francis, 84, had been taken to the Gemelli hospital in the Italian capital. Mr. Bruni said that the “scheduled surgery” would take place later on Sunday, and that a medical bulletin would be issued afterward.
He said the pope had symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon. » | Elisabetta Povoledo and Jason Horowitz | Sunday, July 4, 2021
Luxembourg Prime Minister Admitted to Hospital with Covid
Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 last week, local media have reported, citing a statement from his office.
Multiple outlets said Bettel, 48, attended hospital as a precautionary measure on Sunday morning. Unless doctors advised otherwise, he was due to spend 24 hours under observation while “additional tests and analyses” were carried out. There was no immediate report on his condition.
Bettel tested positive for coronavirus and began self-isolating for 10 days on 27 June, two days after attending a European Council meeting in Brussels with fellow EU national leaders. He received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on 6 May. » | Jon Henley, Europe correspondent | Sunday, June 4, 2021
Inside Giorgio Armani's Fashion Legacy | The Business of Fashion
Global Journalist: Gay Rights in the Arab World
Sep 22, 2016 • One of the hardest regions of the globe to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender is the Arab world.
In Saudi Arabia and Yemen, the punishment for the crime of sodomy is death by stoning, and many other countries impose prison sentences.
Also challenging is the fact that the stigma associated with being LGBT is so great, many people feel they can’t come out even to their family or closest friends.
On this edition of Global Journalist, a look at the uncertain lives of LGBT people in Arab nations.
Joining the program:
*Saleem Haddad, the Jordanian-born author of the new novel "Guapa," about the outing of a young gay man in an unnamed Arab country.
*Graeme Reid, director of the LGBT rights program at Human Rights Watch.
*Esra'a Al-Shafei, a Bahraini activist and director of Mideast Youth, network of online platforms that amplify marginalized voices in the region.
*Antoun Issa, a senior editor at the Middle East Institute who has written extensively on LGBT issues in the region.
Interview: Saleem Haddad: 'I put everything into this novel and it was a relief' »
In Saudi Arabia and Yemen, the punishment for the crime of sodomy is death by stoning, and many other countries impose prison sentences.
Also challenging is the fact that the stigma associated with being LGBT is so great, many people feel they can’t come out even to their family or closest friends.
On this edition of Global Journalist, a look at the uncertain lives of LGBT people in Arab nations.
Joining the program:
*Saleem Haddad, the Jordanian-born author of the new novel "Guapa," about the outing of a young gay man in an unnamed Arab country.
*Graeme Reid, director of the LGBT rights program at Human Rights Watch.
*Esra'a Al-Shafei, a Bahraini activist and director of Mideast Youth, network of online platforms that amplify marginalized voices in the region.
*Antoun Issa, a senior editor at the Middle East Institute who has written extensively on LGBT issues in the region.
Interview: Saleem Haddad: 'I put everything into this novel and it was a relief' »
God and the Gay Christian | Matthew Vines | Talks at Google
Jul 10, 2015 • Matthew Vines visits Google's Mountain View office to discuss The Reformation Project and his book 'God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships'. You can find Matthew's book on Google Play here: https://goo.gl/p1xK6j
Matthew Vines is the founder and president of The Reformation Project, and the author of God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships. The Reformation Project runs conferences across the country for Christians who want to advance the inclusion of the LGBT community in their churches. TIME has written that Vines “represents new momentum to change the evangelical tide,” and he has been featured on CNN, NPR, MSNBC, and in The New York Times.
Matthew Vines is the founder and president of The Reformation Project, and the author of God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships. The Reformation Project runs conferences across the country for Christians who want to advance the inclusion of the LGBT community in their churches. TIME has written that Vines “represents new momentum to change the evangelical tide,” and he has been featured on CNN, NPR, MSNBC, and in The New York Times.
En Chine, la communauté homosexuelle tente de s'affirmer en dansant
Cuir, perruques et talons hauts. En Chine, les minorités sexuelles se défoulent désormais au rythme du «voguing», une danse inspirée des défilés de mode qui auraient été revus et corrigés par des drag-queens. Pression familiale, sociale et politique, les personnes lesbiennes, gays, bisexuels, transgenres et queers (LGBTQ) peinent à sortir du placard dans un pays qui n'a retiré l'homosexualité du classement des maladies mentales qu'en 2001. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 31 mars 2021
US Embassy in Warsaw Publishes Video Condemning LGBT Hate
The clip, titled #WordsMatter, shows members of the Polish LGBT community reading hateful comments left on posts about equality.
The video comes at the end of pride month against a backdrop of rising discrimination in the country.
Poland's right-wing president Andrzej Duda ran for election last year on a platform condemning LGBT "ideology".
A swathe of towns and regions across the country have passed resolutions declaring themselves "LGBT-free zones" in recent years.
While the resolutions are largely symbolic - they reflect deepening hostility faced by LGBT people nationally and have sparked international condemnation. » | Thursday, July 1, 2021
Matthew Vines: "For the Bible Tells Me So: Hermeneutics and the Debate About LGBTQ Inclusion"
Mar 6, 2020 • One of the most important issues for Christians to understand in our interpretation of the Bible is the role of hermeneutics—not just what the text says, but how we most faithfully understand and apply the text today. In this talk from our Reconcile and Reform conference in Seattle, TRP's Executive Director Matthew Vines explains how the tools non-affirming Christians already use to interpret the Bible can and should be applied to the conversation around LGBTQ inclusion in a way that leads to an affirming conclusion.
This talk was given on November 8, 2019, at Plymouth Church United Church of Christ in Seattle, Washington.
This talk was given on November 8, 2019, at Plymouth Church United Church of Christ in Seattle, Washington.
Jackie Wilson: (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Brazilians Take to Streets to Demand Removal of Jair Bolsonaro
Huge crowds of protesters have returned to the streets of Brazil’s biggest cities to demand the removal of a president they blame for more than half a million coronavirus deaths.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday morning as calls for Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment intensified after allegations that members of his government had sought to illegally profit from the purchase of Covid vaccines.
“The people have awoken,” said Benedita da Silva, a 79-year-old congresswoman and veteran of the Brazilian left, as she joined the rally.
“I’m here because we absolutely have to get this monster out of power and reclaim Brazil,” said Magda Souza, a 64-year-old dissenter, as she marched through downtown Rio with her husband, José Baptisa. “We’re surrounded by barbarism,” Souza added as a police helicopter circled over the throng. » | Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro | Saturday, July 3, 2021
Saturday, July 03, 2021
European Human Rights Chief: Governments Must Take ‘A Long, Hard Look in the Mirror’ | Conflict Zone
Jun 10, 2021 • The Council of Europe’s latest report gives a stark warning on the state of democracy on the continent, saying the democratic environment and institutions “are in mutually reinforcing decline.”
But what can it do to reverse the backsliding? And how can it uphold human rights in countries who enjoy membership of the club but don’t follow its rules?
On DW’s Conflict Zone, host Tim Sebastian speaks to Dunja Mijatovic, the commissioner for human rights at the Council of Europe, on the line from Strasbourg.
Conflict Zone is Deutsche Welle's top political interview. Every week, our hosts Tim Sebastian and Sarah Kelly are face to face with global decision-makers, seeking straight answers to straight questions, putting the spotlight on controversial issues and calling the powerful to account.
But what can it do to reverse the backsliding? And how can it uphold human rights in countries who enjoy membership of the club but don’t follow its rules?
On DW’s Conflict Zone, host Tim Sebastian speaks to Dunja Mijatovic, the commissioner for human rights at the Council of Europe, on the line from Strasbourg.
Conflict Zone is Deutsche Welle's top political interview. Every week, our hosts Tim Sebastian and Sarah Kelly are face to face with global decision-makers, seeking straight answers to straight questions, putting the spotlight on controversial issues and calling the powerful to account.
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Rainbow Bridge: LGBTIQ Migrants in Malta. A Documentary by MGRM
Gay and Queer in Europe: How to Tackle Exclusion? | To the Point
Former EU Chief Donald Tusk Stages Comeback in Poland | DW News
Jul 3, 2021 • The former resident of the European Council, Donald Tusk, is staging a political comeback in his homeland Poland.
Tusk is taking over as leader of the main opposition party, the liberal Civic Platform. He wants to challenge Jaroslaw Kaczynski of the ruling right-wing Law and Justice party, in elections in two years' time. The government has clashed with Brussels over law reforms, and LGBTQ and women's rights.
Tusk is taking over as leader of the main opposition party, the liberal Civic Platform. He wants to challenge Jaroslaw Kaczynski of the ruling right-wing Law and Justice party, in elections in two years' time. The government has clashed with Brussels over law reforms, and LGBTQ and women's rights.
Austritt aus Istanbul-Konvention: Tausende protestieren in der Türkei zum Schutz von Frauen
TAGES ANZEIGER: Die Kritik an dem Schritt war gross. Dennoch steigt die Türkei aus der Istanbul-Konvention zum Schutz von Frauen aus. Erdogan verteidigt seine Entscheidung, Frauen protestieren.
Tausende Menschen in der Türkei haben gegen den Austritt des Landes aus der Istanbul-Konvention zum Schutz von Frauen protestiert. Demonstrantinnen im Zentrum der Millionenmetropole Istanbul hielten am Donnerstag Plakate hoch mit der Aufschrift: «Wir geben die Istanbul-Konvention nicht auf. Für uns ist es noch nicht vorbei.» Sie skandierten: «Wir schweigen nicht, wir fürchten uns nicht, wir gehorchen nicht.» Auch in der Küstenmetropole Izmir, der Hauptstadt Ankara und anderen türkischen Städten gab es Proteste. Die Demonstrationen fanden unter massivem Polizeiaufgebot statt. Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan verteidigte unterdessen den umstrittenen Schritt. » | SDA/aru | Donnerstag, 1. Juli 2021
Tausende Menschen in der Türkei haben gegen den Austritt des Landes aus der Istanbul-Konvention zum Schutz von Frauen protestiert. Demonstrantinnen im Zentrum der Millionenmetropole Istanbul hielten am Donnerstag Plakate hoch mit der Aufschrift: «Wir geben die Istanbul-Konvention nicht auf. Für uns ist es noch nicht vorbei.» Sie skandierten: «Wir schweigen nicht, wir fürchten uns nicht, wir gehorchen nicht.» Auch in der Küstenmetropole Izmir, der Hauptstadt Ankara und anderen türkischen Städten gab es Proteste. Die Demonstrationen fanden unter massivem Polizeiaufgebot statt. Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan verteidigte unterdessen den umstrittenen Schritt. » | SDA/aru | Donnerstag, 1. Juli 2021
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In Greece, It’s Almost Normal
The plaster-cast heads of Dionysus were back. The unblinking blue Mati evil eyes and Parthenon refrigerator magnets hung once more outside the souvenir shops of Plaka and Monastiraki, where shopkeepers tended to rows upon rows of leather sandals, silver meander rings, dried spices and Cretan mountain tea. The tourists were back, too, if not quite so many as one might expect in the historic heart of Athens on a similarly brilliant, blue June day of years past.
They strolled Pandrossou Street in their masks, filling the restaurant terraces that line the sinuous alleyways of the Psiri neighborhood as the sun set to share plates of mashed fava beans, grilled octopus and Greek salad. The streets hummed with the din of voices and clinking glasses, but no music. Music would not be allowed for one more week. The masks were mostly off now, revealing contented, sun-dazzled faces — and maybe the slightest flicker of lingering unease. » | Charly Wilder | Thursday, July 1, 2021
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