LE FIGARO : Le président, connu pour sa «croisade» ultra violente contre les trafiquants de drogue, n'a pas indiqué la personne qu'il souhaitait voir lui succéder à la présidence, mais beaucoup spéculent sur la candidature de sa fille, Sara Duterte-Carpio.
Le président philippin Rodrigo Duterte a annoncé samedi qu'il ne se présenterait pas à la vice-présidence en 2022 et se retirerait de la vie politique, ouvrant ainsi la voie à sa fille pour lui succéder à la tête du pays. «Le sentiment dominant... chez les Philippins, est que je ne suis pas qualifié et que ce serait enfreindre la constitution» que de se présenter à la vice-présidence, a-t-il déclaré. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 2 octobre 2021
Saturday, October 02, 2021
Evangelists Accuse Church in Wales of Making God Sad by Blessing Same-sex Couples
PINK NEWS: An Evangelist group has condemned the Church of Wales for deciding to bless same-sex unions, accusing it of upsetting God.
On 6 September, the Church in Wales voted in favour of allowing blessings for same-sex unions “experimentally” for the next five years.
It has taken the Evangelical Fellowship in the Church in Wales (EFCW) three weeks to respond to the decision, and in a statement published Monday (27 September), it accuses the church of defying “the apostolic faith as revealed in scripture.”
In its statement, the EFCW said it recognises that the church has been “insensitive and even hurtful” to LGBT+ people in the past and that believes the church should welcome LGBT+ people – as long as they don’t have sex.
“The only biblical context for sexual activity is heterosexual marriage,” it wrote, accusing the church of dishonouring “those who, persuaded that Scripture teaches that sexual activity is restricted to heterosexual marriage, have chosen to remain celibate”.
The group claims that allowing blessings of same-sex partnerships within the church has “changed the Church’s doctrine on marriage”.
The statement continued: “This decision has damaged the Church in Wales’ relationship with the majority of the provinces in the global Anglican Communion, which remain committed to an orthodox understanding of human sexuality.” "Such disunity is a grave and serious matter which grieves the heart of God." » | Alice Broster | Friday, October 1, 2021
How pathetic! How can these people speak on behalf of God with such authority? Do they have a hotline to God?
This is anthropomorphism, pure and simple! First of all, how can they possibly know that God has the same emotions as humans? In fact, does He have any emotions at all? To believe in God does not mean that one has to accept that He sees, feels and perceives everything in the same way that human beings do. That is such a simplistic portrayal of God. It reminds me of the old folk who often said that when there was a thunderstorm, it was a sign of God’s anger! Give us a break! Such silly notions!
In any case, if one is to believe that there is indeed a God, then one is also to believe that we are all God’s children. Further, we are born just as God intended us to be. Because Christians, and other believers, insist that God is perfect and that He doesn’t err.
By rejecting gays and by denying gays equal rights, implicit in what they are saying is that God has indeed erred and that God has created people who are less than perfect. How inconsistent is that?
To believe in God means that one has to believe all of God’s creation are worthy of respect and equal rights. All people, regardless of sexual orientation, should have the right to pursue their own happiness. They should also have the right to fulfil their potential. Anything else must surely be in defiance of God and God's will. And if anything will make God sad, that will! – © Mark
On 6 September, the Church in Wales voted in favour of allowing blessings for same-sex unions “experimentally” for the next five years.
It has taken the Evangelical Fellowship in the Church in Wales (EFCW) three weeks to respond to the decision, and in a statement published Monday (27 September), it accuses the church of defying “the apostolic faith as revealed in scripture.”
In its statement, the EFCW said it recognises that the church has been “insensitive and even hurtful” to LGBT+ people in the past and that believes the church should welcome LGBT+ people – as long as they don’t have sex.
“The only biblical context for sexual activity is heterosexual marriage,” it wrote, accusing the church of dishonouring “those who, persuaded that Scripture teaches that sexual activity is restricted to heterosexual marriage, have chosen to remain celibate”.
The group claims that allowing blessings of same-sex partnerships within the church has “changed the Church’s doctrine on marriage”.
The statement continued: “This decision has damaged the Church in Wales’ relationship with the majority of the provinces in the global Anglican Communion, which remain committed to an orthodox understanding of human sexuality.” "Such disunity is a grave and serious matter which grieves the heart of God." » | Alice Broster | Friday, October 1, 2021
How pathetic! How can these people speak on behalf of God with such authority? Do they have a hotline to God?
This is anthropomorphism, pure and simple! First of all, how can they possibly know that God has the same emotions as humans? In fact, does He have any emotions at all? To believe in God does not mean that one has to accept that He sees, feels and perceives everything in the same way that human beings do. That is such a simplistic portrayal of God. It reminds me of the old folk who often said that when there was a thunderstorm, it was a sign of God’s anger! Give us a break! Such silly notions!
In any case, if one is to believe that there is indeed a God, then one is also to believe that we are all God’s children. Further, we are born just as God intended us to be. Because Christians, and other believers, insist that God is perfect and that He doesn’t err.
By rejecting gays and by denying gays equal rights, implicit in what they are saying is that God has indeed erred and that God has created people who are less than perfect. How inconsistent is that?
To believe in God means that one has to believe all of God’s creation are worthy of respect and equal rights. All people, regardless of sexual orientation, should have the right to pursue their own happiness. They should also have the right to fulfil their potential. Anything else must surely be in defiance of God and God's will. And if anything will make God sad, that will! – © Mark
Conversion Therapy to Be Banned in UK by Spring 2022, Vows Boris Johnson’s LGBT+ Rights Envoy
PINK NEWS: The British government is, in fact, “committed to outlawing conversion ‘therapy’ by spring 2022”, the prime minister’s LGBT+ envoy has said.
Nick Herbert appointed by Boris Johnson as a “special envoy” on queer advocacy at home and abroad, gave a simple piece of information that many officials have been unable to give – a time the ban will be introduced.
“I welcome this,” the former MP for Arundel and South Downs, said.
“A useful and constructive report and timely as the government’s consultation will be published shortly on how (not whether) conversion therapy should be outlawed.” » | Josh Milton | Friday, October 1, 2021
Nick Herbert appointed by Boris Johnson as a “special envoy” on queer advocacy at home and abroad, gave a simple piece of information that many officials have been unable to give – a time the ban will be introduced.
“I welcome this,” the former MP for Arundel and South Downs, said.
“A useful and constructive report and timely as the government’s consultation will be published shortly on how (not whether) conversion therapy should be outlawed.” » | Josh Milton | Friday, October 1, 2021
China to Ban Video Games Featuring Same-sex Relationships, ‘Effeminate’ Men and Moral Choices
PINK NEWS: China will ban video games featuring same-sex relationships, ‘effeminate’ men and moral choices, according to a leaked memo.
The internal memo from a recent internal training by the state-backed gaming association was revealed by the South China Morning Post, lays out new restrictions for approving video games in China.
According to the publication, the memo said that video games must not be viewed as “pure entertainment”, and should instead convey “a correct set of values”.
Games that feature queer relationships or “effeminate males”, the memo states, should not be approved for release in China.
“If regulators can’t tell the character’s gender immediately, the setting of the characters could be considered problematic and red flags will be raised,” it added.
Games that allow players to make moral choices between good and evil should also not be approved, according to the memo. » | Lily Wakefield | Saturday, October 2, 2021
The internal memo from a recent internal training by the state-backed gaming association was revealed by the South China Morning Post, lays out new restrictions for approving video games in China.
According to the publication, the memo said that video games must not be viewed as “pure entertainment”, and should instead convey “a correct set of values”.
Games that feature queer relationships or “effeminate males”, the memo states, should not be approved for release in China.
“If regulators can’t tell the character’s gender immediately, the setting of the characters could be considered problematic and red flags will be raised,” it added.
Games that allow players to make moral choices between good and evil should also not be approved, according to the memo. » | Lily Wakefield | Saturday, October 2, 2021
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Friday, October 01, 2021
U-Boot-Streit: Aussenminister Blinken reist nach Frankreich
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Nachdem sich die Franzosen durch den Aukus-Sicherheitspakt übergangen fühlten, wollen die Vereinigten Staaten Vertrauen wiederaufbauen.
Zunächst soll Antony Blinken nach Paris reisen. Joe Biden und Emmanuel Macron wollen im Oktober bei einem persönlichen Treffen zusammenkommen. | John Altdorfer / X03626
(dpa) Vor dem Hintergrund des heftigen U-Boot-Streits mit Frankreich reist der amerikanische Aussenminister Antony Blinken zu Gesprächen nach Paris. Blinken werde dort von Montag bis Mittwoch mit Spitzenpolitikern zusammentreffen, teilte das Aussenministerium mit.
Die für Europa zuständige Top-Diplomatin Karen Donfried räumte am Freitag in einer Telefonschalte mit Journalisten ein, dass «bessere und offenere Konsultationen zwischen Verbündeten» vor der U-Boot-Krise hilfreich gewesen wären. Sie äusserte Verständnis für die französische Haltung, dass für den Wiederaufbau von Vertrauen nicht nur Worte, sondern auch Taten notwendig seien. » | dpa | Freitag, 1. Oktober 2021
(dpa) Vor dem Hintergrund des heftigen U-Boot-Streits mit Frankreich reist der amerikanische Aussenminister Antony Blinken zu Gesprächen nach Paris. Blinken werde dort von Montag bis Mittwoch mit Spitzenpolitikern zusammentreffen, teilte das Aussenministerium mit.
Die für Europa zuständige Top-Diplomatin Karen Donfried räumte am Freitag in einer Telefonschalte mit Journalisten ein, dass «bessere und offenere Konsultationen zwischen Verbündeten» vor der U-Boot-Krise hilfreich gewesen wären. Sie äusserte Verständnis für die französische Haltung, dass für den Wiederaufbau von Vertrauen nicht nur Worte, sondern auch Taten notwendig seien. » | dpa | Freitag, 1. Oktober 2021
La sœur de Kim Jong-un obtient un poste haut placé dans la hiérarchie
LE FIGARO : La sœur et conseillère du dirigeant nord-coréen Kim Jong-un a été nommée au sein du plus haut organe de l'exécutif du pays, a annoncé jeudi 29 septembre l'agence de presse officielle KCNA. Kim Yo Jong, conseillère très proche de son frère, a été promue membre de la Commission des affaires de l'État, dans le cadre d'une série de changements approuvés par l'Assemblée populaire suprême, le parlement servant de chambre d'enregistrement de l'exécutif.
Pas moins de neuf membres de la commission ont été démis de leurs fonctions, dont un vice-président, Pak Pong Ju et la diplomate Choe Son Hui, une des rares femmes à occuper un poste élevé dans la hiérarchie de la Corée du Nord, et qui a joué un rôle clé dans les négociations avec les États-Unis. Le journal officiel Rodong Sinmun a publié jeudi des portraits des huit nouveaux membres, Kim Yo Jong sortant du lot en tant que seule femme et de par sa jeunesse. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 30 september 2021
In Plain Sight, Boris Johnson Is Rigging the System to Stay in Power
THE GUARDIAN: Weakening the courts, limiting protest, hobbling the elections regulator. If another country did this, what would we call it?
Boris Johnson at the first post-reshuffle cabinet meeting in Downing Street on 17 September. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images
If this wasn’t us, how would we describe it? If this was Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, or Poland, what language might we use? Would an announcer on the BBC World Service declare: “Amid fuel and food shortages, the government has moved to cement its grip on power. It’s taking action against the courts, shrinking their ability to hold the ruling party to account, curbing citizens’ right to protest and imposing new rules that would gag whistleblowers and sharply restrict freedom of the press. It’s also moving against election monitors while changing voting rules, which observers say will hurt beleaguered opposition groups … ”
It doesn’t sound like us. We like to tell ourselves that we live in a mature democracy, our institutions deep rooted. Political competition is brisk, never more so than at this time of year, as one party conference ends and another begins. This is not a one-party state. All it would require is Labour to get its act together – to which end it made a decent start this week – and, with a fair wind, the Conservatives would be out.
It’s a consoling thought, but not a reliable one. Almost unnoticed, perhaps because it’s done with an English rather than a Hungarian accent, our populist, nationalist prime minister is steadily setting out to weaken the institutions that define a liberal democracy: the ones that might act as checks and balances on him. And he’s moving, Orbán style, to make it ever harder for his government to lose power. » | Jonathan Freedland | Friday, October 1, 2021
The façade is that of a clown; beneath that façade, however, appears to hide something rather more sinister. This is troubling indeed. What is my country being turned into? One cannot help but rue the fact that this country has no ‘First Amendment' and a written, American-style constitution. – © Mark
If this wasn’t us, how would we describe it? If this was Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, or Poland, what language might we use? Would an announcer on the BBC World Service declare: “Amid fuel and food shortages, the government has moved to cement its grip on power. It’s taking action against the courts, shrinking their ability to hold the ruling party to account, curbing citizens’ right to protest and imposing new rules that would gag whistleblowers and sharply restrict freedom of the press. It’s also moving against election monitors while changing voting rules, which observers say will hurt beleaguered opposition groups … ”
It doesn’t sound like us. We like to tell ourselves that we live in a mature democracy, our institutions deep rooted. Political competition is brisk, never more so than at this time of year, as one party conference ends and another begins. This is not a one-party state. All it would require is Labour to get its act together – to which end it made a decent start this week – and, with a fair wind, the Conservatives would be out.
It’s a consoling thought, but not a reliable one. Almost unnoticed, perhaps because it’s done with an English rather than a Hungarian accent, our populist, nationalist prime minister is steadily setting out to weaken the institutions that define a liberal democracy: the ones that might act as checks and balances on him. And he’s moving, Orbán style, to make it ever harder for his government to lose power. » | Jonathan Freedland | Friday, October 1, 2021
The façade is that of a clown; beneath that façade, however, appears to hide something rather more sinister. This is troubling indeed. What is my country being turned into? One cannot help but rue the fact that this country has no ‘First Amendment' and a written, American-style constitution. – © Mark
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A Visit to a Stronghold of Germany's Far-right Party | DW News
Oct 1, 2021 • The far-right Alternative for Germany party remains strong in the east, but has suffered small losses nationwide — and will not be involved in any coalition talks, as it remains a pariah for all other parties.
Germany's eastern state of Saxony bucked the nationwide downward trend: The Alternative for Germany (AfD) emerged as the strongest party there in Sunday's general election, clearly ahead of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). In neighboring Thuringia, the AfD also narrowly beat the Social Democrats to become the largest single party.
Why is the AfD so strong in the east? We went to the city of Görlitz to find out.
Germany's eastern state of Saxony bucked the nationwide downward trend: The Alternative for Germany (AfD) emerged as the strongest party there in Sunday's general election, clearly ahead of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). In neighboring Thuringia, the AfD also narrowly beat the Social Democrats to become the largest single party.
Why is the AfD so strong in the east? We went to the city of Görlitz to find out.
Sogar Professoren werden als Lkw-Fahrer umworben
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Die britische Benzin-Krise entspannt sich nur langsam. Jetzt schlagen auch andere Branchen Alarm – zum Beispiel die Fleischer. Zu Weihnachten drohe ein Fest ohne Truthahn und Würstchen.
Auch für die Reichen und Berühmten in Großbritannien ist es derzeit nicht so leicht, an Sprit zu kommen. Fußballstar Christiano Ronaldo schickte seinen Fahrer mit der Bentley-Limousine los, um irgendwo Benzin aufzutreiben. Nach fast sieben Stunden Warten an einer Tankstelle kehrte der Fahrer zurück – ohne Sprit, wie die Zeitung The Sun meldete. „Selbst mit all seinem Geld sitzt Ronaldo im gleichen Boot wie wir alle“, flüsterte einer aus seinem Umfeld dem Boulevardblatt zu.
Wie Christiano Ronaldo geht es derzeit Millionen Briten, nur dass sie keinen Bentley zu betanken haben. Man trifft verärgerte und besorgte Nachbarn, die sich fragen, wie sie die Kinder noch zur Schule fahren und danach in die Arbeit kommen sollen. Eine junge Frau erzählt im Zug nach Somerset, dass ihr Kleinwagen in London auf der Straße plötzlich stehen blieb. Jetzt fährt sie mit der Bahn zu ihren Eltern. Ein Viertel aller Taxifahrer, so hieß es, habe die Arbeit zeitweise aufgegeben, weil sie keinen Sprit mehr in den Tank bekamen. Sie hatten nicht das Glück wie Multimillionär Ronaldo, der später doch noch in Manchester auf der Straße gesehen wurde – mit seinem Ursus-SUV von Lamborghini. » | Von Philip Plickert, London | Freitag, Oktober 1, 2021
Germans with no HGV experience asked to drive lorries amid UK fuel crisis: Mass appeal automatically sent to holders of pre-1999 German licences, which entitle holder to drive trucks »
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A Princess Is Set to Be Wed. But It’s No Fairy Tale.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Princess Mako of Japan will forgo the trappings of royal nuptials when she marries her college boyfriend, a commoner, after a long and arduous engagement.
Princess Mako of Japan is set to marry her fiancé, a commoner named Kei Komuro, on Oct. 26. | Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
TOKYO — Anyone who dreams of being a princess should probably have a chat with Princess Mako of Japan.
On Friday, the agency that manages the affairs of Japan’s royal family announced that the princess, the 29-year-old niece of Emperor Naruhito, would marry her fiancé, a commoner named Kei Komuro, on Oct. 26.
It’s a long time coming. The couple, who first met in college, have been engaged since 2017 — but getting to the chapel has meant running a bruising gauntlet of media scrutiny and savage public commentary on Mr. Komuro’s fitness to be the spouse of an imperial daughter.
The pressure on the couple has been so intense that the princess has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, reported.
No Horse, No Carriage
If you’re expecting pomp and circumstance, prepare to be disappointed. There will be no royal wedding. Instead, Princess Mako intends to renounce her royal heritage and settle into a normal life in New York, where Mr. Komuro, 29, works in a law office after studying at Fordham. » | Ben Dooley | Friday, October 1, 2021
TOKYO — Anyone who dreams of being a princess should probably have a chat with Princess Mako of Japan.
On Friday, the agency that manages the affairs of Japan’s royal family announced that the princess, the 29-year-old niece of Emperor Naruhito, would marry her fiancé, a commoner named Kei Komuro, on Oct. 26.
It’s a long time coming. The couple, who first met in college, have been engaged since 2017 — but getting to the chapel has meant running a bruising gauntlet of media scrutiny and savage public commentary on Mr. Komuro’s fitness to be the spouse of an imperial daughter.
The pressure on the couple has been so intense that the princess has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, reported.
No Horse, No Carriage
If you’re expecting pomp and circumstance, prepare to be disappointed. There will be no royal wedding. Instead, Princess Mako intends to renounce her royal heritage and settle into a normal life in New York, where Mr. Komuro, 29, works in a law office after studying at Fordham. » | Ben Dooley | Friday, October 1, 2021
Britain Is Heading Into a Nightmarish Winter
THE NEW YORK TIMES: LONDON — Long lines outside gas stations. Panicked drivers fighting one another as the pumps run dry. Soldiers deployed to distribute fuel across the country. And in the background, the pandemic stretching on, food rotting in fields and families sinking into poverty. This is Britain in 2021.
Not long ago, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson lifted all pandemic restrictions in July, the mood across the country was cautiously optimistic. A successful vaccine rollout had finally restored cherished freedoms to daily life: visiting friends and family in their homes, socializing with strangers, eating in restaurants. Cases of the virus continued to multiply, but the number of hospitalizations and deaths fell markedly. The nightmare, it seemed, was over.
But any sense of normality has been banished in the past few weeks. A dramatic fuel crisis, caused in large part by a lack of truck drivers and which at its peak forced around a third of all gas stations to close, is only the most glaring concern.
A convergence of problems — a global gas shortage, rising energy and food prices, supply-chain issues and the Conservatives’ decision to slash welfare — has cast the country’s future in darkness. Even Mr. Johnson, known for his boosterish optimism and bonhomie, has struggled to make light of the situation.
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One of the main causes of this predicament is Brexit, or at least the government’s handling of Brexit. Britain’s protracted departure from the bloc, undertaken without any real effort by Mr. Johnson to ensure a smooth transition, led to an exodus of European workers — a process then compounded by the pandemic. As many as 1.3 million overseas nationals left Britain between July 2019 and September 2020. Read the whole essay here » | Samuel Earle | Friday, October 1, 2021
Le Japon choisit le rassurant Fumio Kishida comme premier ministre
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Le parti majoritaire a investi l’ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères qui donne peu de prise à l’opposition.
«Pour un “nihonbiki”, un amoureux du Japon comme moi, Fumio Kishida, c’est une très bonne nouvelle»: ce lobbyiste américain familier de l’Archipel ne cachait pas son contentement, mercredi soir, à l’annonce du nom du prochain dirigeant de la troisième économie du monde. L’ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères, Fumio Kishida, venait de remporter le scrutin interne au Parti libéral-démocrate (PLD), principale formation de la majorité. Il deviendra subséquemment, en raison du poids du PLD à la Diète, le 100e premier ministre de l’Archipel.
Des quatre candidats qui se sont poliment affrontés pendant douze jours, il a été le plus lisse. Sur le plan économique, il a appelé à mieux partager les fruits de la croissance, rééquilibrer les campagnes au détriment des métropoles, et autres lieux communs. Sur le plan sociétal, il est favorable à «un débat» sur l’évolution du statut ultra-rigide du mari et de la femme dans le couple nippon. Bref il n’a inquiété personne, remettant les réformes aux calendes grecques. Fumio Kishida est, en résumé, une victoire de l’establishment. » | Par Régis Arnaud | mercredi 29 septembre 2021
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Brexit : les Européens se rendant au Royaume-Uni doivent désormais montrer leur passeport
LE FIGARO : Jusque-là, les Européens voyageant outre-Manche pouvaient présenter leur carte d'identité seulement à l'entrée du territoire. Le ministère de l'Intérieur britannique estime que ces dernières ne sont pas assez sécurisées.
La carte d'identité ne sera plus utilisable à partir de vendredi pour rentrer au Royaume-Uni, qui exige désormais des citoyens européens ou suisses qu'ils présentent un passeport, une des dernières conséquences en date du Brexit. Dans un communiqué, le ministère de l'Intérieur britannique affirme que ce changement permettra «d'empêcher les bandes criminelles organisées et autres personnes d'abuser du système», car les cartes d'identité constituent selon lui un document «non-sécurisé». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | jeudi 30 septembre 2021
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Brexit : ces Britanniques qui cherchent une autre nationalité : INFOGRAPHIE - Les sujets de Sa Majesté établis sur le Continent, qui sont plus d'un million, se sentent oubliés par leur gouvernement dans les négociations sur le Brexit. Ils cherchent toutes les possibilités pour obtenir une double nationalité, ce qui n'est toutefois pas possible dans tous les pays de l'UE. »
Français de Londres: comment continuer à utiliser votre carte d'identité pour voyager entre l'Angleterre et la France : NOS CONSEILS - À partir du 1er octobre, les ressortissants français qui ne résident pas au Royaume-Uni ne pourront plus se servir de ce document pour s'y rendre, en raison du Brexit. Contrairement aux expatriés. »
Kenya Bans LGBTQ+ Documentary for ‘Promoting Same-sex Marriage’
THE GUARDIAN: ‘Discriminatory’ banning of I Am Samuel, about a gay man’s struggles with his sexuality, criticised by activists and producers
Samuel and Alex in a scene from I Am Samuel. Activists say the ban reflects Kenya’s ‘intolerant and intrusive religious and cultural beliefs’. Photograph: Peter Murimi/Reuters
Activists and film producers have criticised a decision by the Kenya Film Classification Board to ban a documentary that tells the story of a Kenyan man struggling with his sexuality.
They said banning the 52-minute film, I Am Samuel, amounted to “discrimination and persecution” of LGBTQ+ people.
The film – which was shot over five years and took two years to edit – follows the life of a young man tormented by his sexuality while growing up in rural Kenya, who finds acceptance after moving to the capital, Nairobi.
“The ongoing criminalisation of LGBTQ+ persons in Kenya is a sad trend bordering on discrimination and persecution of individuals perceived to have a minority orientation. The move is dictated by very intolerant and intrusive religious and cultural beliefs,” said Kamau Ngugi, the executive director of Defenders Coalition, an umbrella group of rights organisations and activists.
The film classification body said last week that the film “blatantly” violated the country’s laws that penalise all forms of homosexuality or same-sex marriage, and that the storyline was a “clear and deliberate attempt by the producer to promote same-sex marriage as an acceptable way of life”. » | Peter Muiruri in Nairobi | Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Activists and film producers have criticised a decision by the Kenya Film Classification Board to ban a documentary that tells the story of a Kenyan man struggling with his sexuality.
They said banning the 52-minute film, I Am Samuel, amounted to “discrimination and persecution” of LGBTQ+ people.
The film – which was shot over five years and took two years to edit – follows the life of a young man tormented by his sexuality while growing up in rural Kenya, who finds acceptance after moving to the capital, Nairobi.
“The ongoing criminalisation of LGBTQ+ persons in Kenya is a sad trend bordering on discrimination and persecution of individuals perceived to have a minority orientation. The move is dictated by very intolerant and intrusive religious and cultural beliefs,” said Kamau Ngugi, the executive director of Defenders Coalition, an umbrella group of rights organisations and activists.
The film classification body said last week that the film “blatantly” violated the country’s laws that penalise all forms of homosexuality or same-sex marriage, and that the storyline was a “clear and deliberate attempt by the producer to promote same-sex marriage as an acceptable way of life”. » | Peter Muiruri in Nairobi | Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Homosexuality: The Countries Where It Is Illegal to Be Gay
BBC: A crackdown on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Cameroon has resulted in the arrest or assault by security forces of dozens of people this year, according to Human Rights Watch.
In the most recent incident, two transgender Cameroonians have been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of "attempted homosexuality".
Where is homosexuality still outlawed?
There are 69 countries that have laws that criminalise homosexuality, and nearly half of these are in Africa.
However, in some countries there have been moves to decriminalise same-sex unions. In February this year, Angola's President Joao Lourenco signed into law a revised penal code to allow same-sex relationships and bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
In June last year, Gabon reversed a law that had criminalised homosexuality and made gay sex punishable with six months in prison and a large fine.
Botswana's High Court also ruled in favour of decriminalising homosexuality in 2019.
Mozambique and the Seychelles have also scrapped anti-homosexuality laws in recent years.
In Trinidad and Tobago, a court in 2018 ruled that laws banning gay sex were unconstitutional.
But there are countries where existing laws outlawing homosexuality have been tightened, including Nigeria and Uganda.
And in others, efforts to get the laws removed have failed.
A court in Singapore dismissed a bid to overturn a law that prohibits gay sex early last year.
In May 2019, the high court in Kenya upheld laws criminalising homosexual acts. Colonial legacy » | Reality Check team, BBC News | Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Russia Proposes ‘Extremist’ Label for LGBT, Feminist, Child-Free Movements
THE MOSCOW TIMES: Russia’s LGBT, radical feminist and child-free groups should be recognized as “extremist,” the chairman of an influential government commission said Wednesday.
“LGBT ideology, radical feminism and child-free movements should be recognized as extremism — an extremist ideology,” the state-run TASS news agency cited Andrei Tsyganov, chairman of a commission for the protection of children at the Roskomnadzor communications regulator, as saying Wednesday.
The proposed ban would help protect Russian children and adolescents from the influence of destructive content on social networks and the internet, Tsyganov said. » | The Moscow Times | Thursday, September 30, 2021
“LGBT ideology, radical feminism and child-free movements should be recognized as extremism — an extremist ideology,” the state-run TASS news agency cited Andrei Tsyganov, chairman of a commission for the protection of children at the Roskomnadzor communications regulator, as saying Wednesday.
The proposed ban would help protect Russian children and adolescents from the influence of destructive content on social networks and the internet, Tsyganov said. » | The Moscow Times | Thursday, September 30, 2021
Human Rights Lawyers Call on UK Government to Ban ‘Conversion Therapy’
THE GUARDIAN: Experts say all practices, including prayer, aiming to change sexual orientation or gender identity must be criminalised
Activists have long campaigned for the government to outlaw conversion practices. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock
Leading human rights lawyers and experts have called for swift action to outlaw so-called conversion therapy, which they say is degrading and harmful, and should not be tolerated in a civilised society.
The Forum, chaired by Helena Kennedy QC, says all practices, including prayer, that seek to suppress, “cure” or change sexual orientation or gender identity must be criminalised. There should be no defence that a victim appears to have consented.
“Individuals who seek out conversion practices in the hope of being ‘cured’ are not made aware of the severe psychological harm to which they are exposed, and so cannot give informed consent,” says the Forum’s report, published on Friday.
People who “actively sought out and ‘consented’ to these practices … have since provided evidence of the severe, long-term, negative psychological impact”. » | Harriet Sherwood | Friday, October 1, 2021
Leading human rights lawyers and experts have called for swift action to outlaw so-called conversion therapy, which they say is degrading and harmful, and should not be tolerated in a civilised society.
The Forum, chaired by Helena Kennedy QC, says all practices, including prayer, that seek to suppress, “cure” or change sexual orientation or gender identity must be criminalised. There should be no defence that a victim appears to have consented.
“Individuals who seek out conversion practices in the hope of being ‘cured’ are not made aware of the severe psychological harm to which they are exposed, and so cannot give informed consent,” says the Forum’s report, published on Friday.
People who “actively sought out and ‘consented’ to these practices … have since provided evidence of the severe, long-term, negative psychological impact”. » | Harriet Sherwood | Friday, October 1, 2021
How Romantic!
The Things People Do for Love!
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Vintage Gay : "Secretly"
Who Is Japan's Designated Prime Minister Fumio Kishida? | DW News
Sep 30, 2021 • Japan's ruling party lawmakers voted on Wednesday to elect a new leader, with Fumio Kishida announced as the winner. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members were voting to replace Yoshihide Suga, who announced he was stepping down from the leadership position after drawing intense criticism over his handling of the pandemic during the Olympic Games. The new leader will almost certainly become the next prime minister of the country. Kishida should be approved by the parliament within days, and will then contest elections as the leader of the LDP. The LDP is expected to retain its majority in the powerful lower house of the parliament during general elections in November. The election was being closely watched, with race looking particularly tight between the two lead candidates.
A softly-spoken former foreign minister who hails from the Hiroshima family of politicians, Kishida had long targeted the top job. This was his second time running for the position of leadership, after having lost out to Suga last year. He was the first candidate to step into the race and ran on a platform of pandemic stimulus, touting himself as a listener who carried a suggestion box to events to note down proposals from citizens. Though Kishida faced stiff competition from his rival in the first round of voting, he delivered a convincing victory in the runoff elections. He won 257 votes, while his rival won 170. The outcome of the runoff vote was somewhat expected since he has greater support from party members. He is also likely to broadly continue the policies of Suga government. Though any major shift in policies is unlikely, Kishida has called for a "politics of generosity." He has said he wants to move from the neo-liberal economic policies that has dominated Japan. Kishida faces tough tasks in the short term, which includes reviving a pandemic-battered economy as well as confronting security risks in the region from China and North Korea.
A softly-spoken former foreign minister who hails from the Hiroshima family of politicians, Kishida had long targeted the top job. This was his second time running for the position of leadership, after having lost out to Suga last year. He was the first candidate to step into the race and ran on a platform of pandemic stimulus, touting himself as a listener who carried a suggestion box to events to note down proposals from citizens. Though Kishida faced stiff competition from his rival in the first round of voting, he delivered a convincing victory in the runoff elections. He won 257 votes, while his rival won 170. The outcome of the runoff vote was somewhat expected since he has greater support from party members. He is also likely to broadly continue the policies of Suga government. Though any major shift in policies is unlikely, Kishida has called for a "politics of generosity." He has said he wants to move from the neo-liberal economic policies that has dominated Japan. Kishida faces tough tasks in the short term, which includes reviving a pandemic-battered economy as well as confronting security risks in the region from China and North Korea.
Will There Ever Be a Post-Brexit US-UK Trade Deal? - BBC Newsnight
Those post-Brexit sunny uplands are looking far, far away now, aren’t they? Things were good for us in the European Union. But BoJo and his clique thought they knew better, and out we came for a wonderful trade deal with the US.
From where I’m sitting, no deal the US can give us will compare with the deals we had as full members of the EU. A Single Market of 500m+ consumers.
BoJo, Hannan, Rees-Mogg et al are clearly living in cloud cuckoo land!
Would that we had some decent leaders! Margaret Thatcher, with all her antipathy towards the notion of a federal Europe, was all for the Single Market—indeed she was one of its principal architects—and I’m absolutely sure that she would never have sanctioned that stupid Brexit referendum. She was a shrewd politician. She knew which side Britain’s bread was buttered. These hacks, by contrast, haven’t got a clue.
I could say 'I told you so.' But I shall refrain from doing so, since it would be in rather bad taste. – © Mark
La France, exutoire de Boris Johnson
LE MONDE : Pêche, migrants, sous-marins australiens… Les sujets de conflits s’accumulent entre la France et le Royaume-Uni. Pour masquer ses propres difficultés, le premier ministre britannique multiplie les attaques contre Paris, ce qui ravit la presse populaire tabloïd de son pays.
Editorial du « Monde ». De très longue date, les relations entre le Royaume-Uni et la France oscillent entre « entente cordiale » et exaspération réciproque sur fond de rivalité et, en réalité, de grande ressemblance. Mais jamais, dans l’histoire récente, les deux pays n’ont connu pareille accumulation de tensions. Aux différends sur la pêche, sur les migrants trans-Manche et sur la mise en œuvre du Brexit en Irlande du Nord s’est ajouté le « coup dans le dos » du pacte Aukus, conclu sur l’Indo-Pacifique entre Londres, Washington et Camberra au prix de la rupture de l’énorme contrat de fourniture de sous-marins français à l’Australie.
Le fil rouge qui relie chacun de ces conflits et exacerbe chacune de ces aigreurs est bien connu : il s’agit du Brexit. Tandis que la stratégie politique du premier ministre britannique vise à justifier le divorce avec l’Union européenne et à en souligner les prétendus bienfaits pour son pays, le président français, fondamentalement pro-européen, n’a cessé de fustiger le « mensonge » qui fonde le Brexit et dont Boris Johnson a été le principal artisan. Au printemps, M. Johnson a tenté d’attribuer au Brexit l’avance qu’avait alors son pays dans la vaccination, grâce à AstraZeneca. Cet argument ayant fait long feu, il entend aujourd’hui porter l’accord Aukus au crédit de sa politique de « Global Britain », corollaire de la sortie de l’Union européenne. » | Éditorial | jeudi 30 septembre 2021
Editorial du « Monde ». De très longue date, les relations entre le Royaume-Uni et la France oscillent entre « entente cordiale » et exaspération réciproque sur fond de rivalité et, en réalité, de grande ressemblance. Mais jamais, dans l’histoire récente, les deux pays n’ont connu pareille accumulation de tensions. Aux différends sur la pêche, sur les migrants trans-Manche et sur la mise en œuvre du Brexit en Irlande du Nord s’est ajouté le « coup dans le dos » du pacte Aukus, conclu sur l’Indo-Pacifique entre Londres, Washington et Camberra au prix de la rupture de l’énorme contrat de fourniture de sous-marins français à l’Australie.
Le fil rouge qui relie chacun de ces conflits et exacerbe chacune de ces aigreurs est bien connu : il s’agit du Brexit. Tandis que la stratégie politique du premier ministre britannique vise à justifier le divorce avec l’Union européenne et à en souligner les prétendus bienfaits pour son pays, le président français, fondamentalement pro-européen, n’a cessé de fustiger le « mensonge » qui fonde le Brexit et dont Boris Johnson a été le principal artisan. Au printemps, M. Johnson a tenté d’attribuer au Brexit l’avance qu’avait alors son pays dans la vaccination, grâce à AstraZeneca. Cet argument ayant fait long feu, il entend aujourd’hui porter l’accord Aukus au crédit de sa politique de « Global Britain », corollaire de la sortie de l’Union européenne. » | Éditorial | jeudi 30 septembre 2021
Der niederländische Ministerpräsident Mark Rutte ist offenbar im Visier der Drogenmafia
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: In den Niederlanden wird gerade einem berüchtigten Drogenboss und seiner Bande der Prozess gemacht. Sollte es die «Mocro-Mafia» auch auf Mark Rutte abgesehen haben? Der Ministerpräsident steht derzeit unter erhöhtem Polizeischutz.
Ministerpräsident Mark Rutte sei seit mehreren Tagen schon nicht mehr mit seinem Velo zur Arbeit gefahren. | Imago
Mark Rutte gibt sich gerne volksnah. Allein in ausgebleichten Jeans durch Den Haag radelnd – am besten noch einen angebissenen Apfel in der rechten Hand –, so lächelt der niederländische Ministerpräsident am liebsten in die Kameras der Fotografen. Auf sichtbaren Personenschutz verzichtet er seit Jahren. Allenfalls gut versteckt im Hintergrund sollen sich die Männer mit den Knöpfen im Ohr halten. Kritik, dass dieses Verhalten leichtsinnig sein könnte, ignorierte der 54-Jährige. » | Daniel Steinvorth, Brüssel | Mittwoch, 29. September 2021
Dutch PM Given Extra Security amid Fears of Drug Gang Attack »
Mark Rutte gibt sich gerne volksnah. Allein in ausgebleichten Jeans durch Den Haag radelnd – am besten noch einen angebissenen Apfel in der rechten Hand –, so lächelt der niederländische Ministerpräsident am liebsten in die Kameras der Fotografen. Auf sichtbaren Personenschutz verzichtet er seit Jahren. Allenfalls gut versteckt im Hintergrund sollen sich die Männer mit den Knöpfen im Ohr halten. Kritik, dass dieses Verhalten leichtsinnig sein könnte, ignorierte der 54-Jährige. » | Daniel Steinvorth, Brüssel | Mittwoch, 29. September 2021
Dutch PM Given Extra Security amid Fears of Drug Gang Attack »
Tory Donor Made Life Peer and Appointed as Government Minister
THE GUARDIAN: Malcolm Offord, who has donated almost £150,000 to the Conservatives, sent to the Lords and becomes minister in Scotland Office
Malcolm Offord is the Founder and Chairman of Badenoch & Co. Photograph: Badenoch & Co
A financier who has donated almost £150,000 to the Conservatives has been made a life peer and given a ministerial job, Downing Street has announced.
Malcolm Offord, founder and chair of an Edinburgh-based “boutique investment” company, Badenoch and Co, will be made a life peer, a statement said, and become a junior minister in the Scotland Office.
Offord was a candidate for the Conservatives in May’s Scottish parliamentary election, a decision that prompted accusations of cronyism given that he had donated £147,500 to the party. Offord stood as a list candidate in the Lothian region, but was not elected.
He is the latest Conservative donor or associate to be sent to the Lords under Boris Johnson. In December last year, of 54 people ennobled by Johnson, 13 had either funded the Tories or had an employment or personal connection to Johnson. » | Peter Walker | Thursday, September 30, 2021
A financier who has donated almost £150,000 to the Conservatives has been made a life peer and given a ministerial job, Downing Street has announced.
Malcolm Offord, founder and chair of an Edinburgh-based “boutique investment” company, Badenoch and Co, will be made a life peer, a statement said, and become a junior minister in the Scotland Office.
Offord was a candidate for the Conservatives in May’s Scottish parliamentary election, a decision that prompted accusations of cronyism given that he had donated £147,500 to the party. Offord stood as a list candidate in the Lothian region, but was not elected.
He is the latest Conservative donor or associate to be sent to the Lords under Boris Johnson. In December last year, of 54 people ennobled by Johnson, 13 had either funded the Tories or had an employment or personal connection to Johnson. » | Peter Walker | Thursday, September 30, 2021
Comment mieux accueillir les élèves transgenres à l'école: la circulaire préparée par Blanquer
LE FIGARO : INFO LE FIGARO - Le ministère de l'Éducation nationale s'apprête à publier un texte destiné à mieux accompagner les «transitions de genre» en milieu scolaire.
«Transgenres», «non binaires»* et «intersexes»**. Le ministère de l'Éducation nationale, après des mois de tergiversations, s'apprête à clarifier le rôle que doit tenir l'institution face à ces «transitions de genre» que de plus en plus d'élèves manifestent et souhaitent voir reconnues au sein de leur établissement scolaire. Après avoir auditionné les représentants de la communauté éducative, la rue de Grenelle va publier une circulaire intitulée «Pour un meilleur accueil des élèves transgenres en milieu scolaire».
La version provisoire de ce texte, que Le Figaro s'est procurée, tente, tant bien que mal, de fixer les règles pour répondre aux demandes de changement de prénoms, mais aussi concernant les tenues vestimentaires et l'usage de lieux d'intimité, comme les toilettes, vestiaires et chambres d'internat. Car sur le terrain, d'un chef d'établissement à un autre, d'un professeur à un autre, la situation de ces élèves, qui fait écho à l'intime de chacun, est très variablement accueillie. » | Par Caroline Beyer | jeudi 30 septembre 2021
Réservé aux abonnés
*Personne qui ne s'identifie ni comme homme, ni comme femme
** Personnes nées avec des caractéristiques sexuelles qui ne correspondent pas aux définitions types des corps féminins ou masculins
Jan-Werner Müller im Gespräch über Populismus und Identität | Sternstunde Philosophie | SRF Kultur
Aug 27, 2018 • Ob in Italien, den USA oder der Türkei: Populisten sind auf dem Vormarsch. Sie sehen sich als Stimme des Volkes im Kampf gegen die Elite. Doch was macht den Populismus derzeit so erfolgreich?
Der deutsche Politikwissenschaftler Jan-Werner Müller im Gespräch mit Yves Bossart über Erdogan, Trump, Orban, Salvini, Chavez und Blocher.
Sternstunde Philosophie vom 26.05.2018
Der deutsche Politikwissenschaftler Jan-Werner Müller im Gespräch mit Yves Bossart über Erdogan, Trump, Orban, Salvini, Chavez und Blocher.
Sternstunde Philosophie vom 26.05.2018
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op.71a, TH.35 - 3. Valse des fleurs (Tempo di Valse)
COVID-19: Furlough Support Scheme Ends
Die Inflation in Deutschland steigt auf 4,1 Prozent
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Am stärksten ist der Preisanstieg weiterhin bei Öl, Gas und Benzin. Aber auch Fleisch und Gemüse werden deutlich teurer – und viele Dienstleistungen. Bleibt das alles ein vorübergehendes Phänomen im Krisen-Ausklang, wie die Notenbanken sagen?
Die Inflation in Deutschland ist abermals deutlich gestiegen. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt am Donnerstag nach einer ersten Schätzung mitteilte, legten die Verbraucherpreise auf Jahressicht um 4,1 Prozent zu. Im August hatte die Rate bei 3,9 Prozent gelegen, nachdem sie noch Ende vorigen Jahres negativ gewesen war.
Die Teuerung hat damit den höchsten Stand seit immerhin Dezember 1993 erreicht. Damals, nicht lange nach der Wiedervereinigung, hatte die Inflationsrate in Deutschland bei 4,3 Prozent gelegen - seither immer unter 4 Prozent.
Der starke Anstieg der Inflation in letzter Zeit hält die Finanzmärkte in Atem. Christine Lagarde, die Präsidentin der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB), hatte am Dienstag - wohl im Vorgriff auf solche zu erwartenden Zahlen - gesagt, es sei eine große Herausforderung für die Notenbank, sie dürfe jetzt nicht „überreagieren“. Am stärksten steigen weiterhin die Energiepreise » | Von Christian Siedenbiedel | Donnerstag, 30. September 2021
Die Inflation in Deutschland ist abermals deutlich gestiegen. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt am Donnerstag nach einer ersten Schätzung mitteilte, legten die Verbraucherpreise auf Jahressicht um 4,1 Prozent zu. Im August hatte die Rate bei 3,9 Prozent gelegen, nachdem sie noch Ende vorigen Jahres negativ gewesen war.
Die Teuerung hat damit den höchsten Stand seit immerhin Dezember 1993 erreicht. Damals, nicht lange nach der Wiedervereinigung, hatte die Inflationsrate in Deutschland bei 4,3 Prozent gelegen - seither immer unter 4 Prozent.
Der starke Anstieg der Inflation in letzter Zeit hält die Finanzmärkte in Atem. Christine Lagarde, die Präsidentin der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB), hatte am Dienstag - wohl im Vorgriff auf solche zu erwartenden Zahlen - gesagt, es sei eine große Herausforderung für die Notenbank, sie dürfe jetzt nicht „überreagieren“. Am stärksten steigen weiterhin die Energiepreise » | Von Christian Siedenbiedel | Donnerstag, 30. September 2021
French Cooking Academy with Stéphane : Normandy-style Pork Chops Served with an Apple-flavoured Cream Sauce | Approx. 30 Minutes Cooking Time
Ingredients:
4 pork chops, or pork cutlets
150 ml apple cider (beverage)
100 ml pure cream (heavy cream – US) [double cream – UK]
1 or 2 teaspoonfuls Calvados (optional)
4 apples (Golden Delicious, or similar) - peeled, cored and finely-sliced
20 gram butter (to cook the chops)
1 teaspoonful grapeseed or sunflower oil (to cook the chops)
30 grams butter to (cook the apples)
salt and pepper to season.
Cooking Time for the chops may vary depending on the thickness of the cuts you buy.
Ex-President Sarkozy Sentenced to Jail for Campaign Spending Violations
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted of illegally financing his 2012 presidential bid by exceeding France’s strict electoral rules. He said he would appeal.
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France on Wednesday in Madrid. | Rodrigo Jimenez/EPA, via Shutterstock
PARIS — A French court on Thursday sentenced Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president, to a year in jail for illegally financing his failed 2012 re-election campaign by wildly exceeding France’s strict electoral spending limits.
Mr. Sarkozy, 66, was president from 2007 to 2012. Though he is no longer active in politics and continues to be dogged by multiple legal entanglements, he is still an influential voice on the French right. Shortly after the verdict, his lawyer announced that Mr. Sarkozy would appeal the conviction.
It is the second time that Mr. Sarkozy has been sentenced to prison. In March, he became the first former president in France’s recent history to be sentenced to actual jail time after he was convicted on charges of corruption and influence peddling for trying to illegally obtain information from a judge on a legal case against him.
Mr. Sarkozy has appealed that conviction, which put the sentence on hold. Still, it made him only the second former president in France’s modern history to be convicted of a crime — Jacques Chirac was found guilty in 2011 of embezzling and misusing public funds when he was mayor of Paris.
The verdict against Mr. Sarkozy on Thursday came after a yearslong investigation and a trial in May and June, both of which focused on his 2012 re-election campaign and on France’s stringent electoral rules. » | Aurelien Breeden | Thursday, September 30, 2021
Affaire Bygmalion : Nicolas Sarkozy condamné à un an de prison ferme : Dans cette affaire liée à la campagne présidentielle de 2012, le parquet avait requis un an de prison, dont six mois avec sursis. L'ancien chef de l'État va faire appel. »
Frankreichs früherer Präsident Sarkozy zu einem Jahr Haft verurteilt: Nicolas Sarkozys Wahlkampf habe 2012 doppelt so viel gekostet wie erlaubt, sagen die Richter. Er hätte das besser überwachen müssen. Nun muss er ein Jahr in elektronisch überwachten Hausarrest. »
Affaire Bygmalion : qui a été condamné et pourquoi ? : Nicolas Sarkozy a été condamné à un an de prison pour financement illégal de sa campagne présidentielle de 2012. Au centre de l’affaire : un vaste système de fausses factures. »
PARIS — A French court on Thursday sentenced Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president, to a year in jail for illegally financing his failed 2012 re-election campaign by wildly exceeding France’s strict electoral spending limits.
Mr. Sarkozy, 66, was president from 2007 to 2012. Though he is no longer active in politics and continues to be dogged by multiple legal entanglements, he is still an influential voice on the French right. Shortly after the verdict, his lawyer announced that Mr. Sarkozy would appeal the conviction.
It is the second time that Mr. Sarkozy has been sentenced to prison. In March, he became the first former president in France’s recent history to be sentenced to actual jail time after he was convicted on charges of corruption and influence peddling for trying to illegally obtain information from a judge on a legal case against him.
Mr. Sarkozy has appealed that conviction, which put the sentence on hold. Still, it made him only the second former president in France’s modern history to be convicted of a crime — Jacques Chirac was found guilty in 2011 of embezzling and misusing public funds when he was mayor of Paris.
The verdict against Mr. Sarkozy on Thursday came after a yearslong investigation and a trial in May and June, both of which focused on his 2012 re-election campaign and on France’s stringent electoral rules. » | Aurelien Breeden | Thursday, September 30, 2021
Affaire Bygmalion : Nicolas Sarkozy condamné à un an de prison ferme : Dans cette affaire liée à la campagne présidentielle de 2012, le parquet avait requis un an de prison, dont six mois avec sursis. L'ancien chef de l'État va faire appel. »
Frankreichs früherer Präsident Sarkozy zu einem Jahr Haft verurteilt: Nicolas Sarkozys Wahlkampf habe 2012 doppelt so viel gekostet wie erlaubt, sagen die Richter. Er hätte das besser überwachen müssen. Nun muss er ein Jahr in elektronisch überwachten Hausarrest. »
Affaire Bygmalion : qui a été condamné et pourquoi ? : Nicolas Sarkozy a été condamné à un an de prison pour financement illégal de sa campagne présidentielle de 2012. Au centre de l’affaire : un vaste système de fausses factures. »
‘Someone Lied’: French Foreign Minister Accuses Australia of Submarine Betrayal in Latest Broadside
THE GUARDIAN: Jean-Yves Le Drian says Australia reassured France everything was fine right up to the day the Aukus pact was announced
Jean-Yves Le Drian has told a French parliamentary hearing that Australia never expressed doubts about the submarine deal before breaking the contract. Photograph: Reuters
France has accused Australia of lying shortly before Canberra cancelled a major submarine contract, with the French foreign minister declaring “someone lied”.
With no sign of any imminent easing of tensions between the two countries, Jean-Yves Le Drian told a parliamentary hearing that Australia had never expressed doubts about the €56bn (A$90bn) submarine contract or the strategic Indo-Pacific pact before breaking the contract.
“Everything I have told you is confirmed by the letter I received on 15 September from the Australian ministry of defence that said everything is OK let’s continue,” Le Drian said.
The French foreign minister said this suggested “someone lied”. He added: “Something doesn’t add up and we don’t know what.” » | Kim Willsher in Paris and Daniel Hurst in Canberra | Thursday, September 30, 2021
France has accused Australia of lying shortly before Canberra cancelled a major submarine contract, with the French foreign minister declaring “someone lied”.
With no sign of any imminent easing of tensions between the two countries, Jean-Yves Le Drian told a parliamentary hearing that Australia had never expressed doubts about the €56bn (A$90bn) submarine contract or the strategic Indo-Pacific pact before breaking the contract.
“Everything I have told you is confirmed by the letter I received on 15 September from the Australian ministry of defence that said everything is OK let’s continue,” Le Drian said.
The French foreign minister said this suggested “someone lied”. He added: “Something doesn’t add up and we don’t know what.” » | Kim Willsher in Paris and Daniel Hurst in Canberra | Thursday, September 30, 2021
Gay Quote: Tim Cook, CEO of Apple
Some of us are activists on the streets and in the halls of politics, and some of us are activists in the boardroom. If you have a keen mind for business, then stay out of the streets and halls of politics and impact business as an LGBTQ leader. Others will thank and follow you.
With every relay race, there’s the opportunity to shine as an individual and as a team. Every day there’s the opportunity for us to take the baton from another LGBTQ leader and shine for ourselves and our community. Will you be the next LGBTQ business leader? [Source: Forbes.]
Jung, selbstbewusst und verliebt
Gay Marriage Is Not Just for the Twenty-somethings. It’s for the Mature Man, Too. Feelings of Love, Affection and Attraction Never Die.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
La grande malbouffe. Documentaire Arte.
Mar 2, 2021 • Que mangeons-nous réellement en avalant un cordon bleu industriel ? Ce documentaire met la main à la pâte pour déconstruire les pratiques souvent douteuses de l’industrie agroalimentaire.
Toujours plus abondante et moins chère, la nourriture industrielle a envahi nos assiettes, avec des incidences sur la santé de plus en plus fortes : jamais l'obésité et le diabète n'ont été aussi répandus. Et jamais les étiquettes n'ont été aussi compliquées à déchiffrer. Pour percer les secrets du secteur agroalimentaire, Maud Gangler et Martin Blanchard sont eux-mêmes devenus… des industriels. Avec l’aide d’un laboratoire alimentaire spécialisé en recherche et développement, ils se lancent dans la production d'un plat populaire : le cordon bleu. Un projet offensif qui leur permet de comprendre de l’intérieur les rouages de l’ultratransformé, où la fabrication d’un produit en apparence simple tient de l’assemblage complexe. Pourquoi, alors que l’escalope panée cuisinée à la maison ne nécessite que cinq ingrédients, en faut-il ici une trentaine ? La viande du cordon bleu mérite-t-elle encore son nom ? Peut-on appeler fromage cette pâte fondante obtenue à grand renfort d'additifs ? L'emballage lui-même est-il nocif pour la santé ?
Riche et digeste
En partant d’un produit emblématique comme le mal nommé cordon bleu, puis en élargissant l'enquête, ce documentaire détricote les fils cachés d’un système ultraconcurrentiel. Se jouant des frontières, l’industrie agroalimentaire se révèle diaboliquement novatrice, usant de technologies toujours en avance sur les réglementations et d’astuces marketing rodées, ou s’aidant de puissants lobbies pour servir ses intérêts. Les autorités nationales et européennes s'avouent techniquement débordées et peinent à contrôler les substances toxiques qu'elles ont commencé par autoriser. Pourtant, l'espoir d’un changement qualitatif est impulsé par la société civile : sous la pression des consommateurs et d’applications de notation alimentaire comme Yuka, certains industriels cherchent à mieux faire pour bénéficier d’un "clean label" auquel s’attache le grand public. Réduction du nombre d'ingrédients, abandon d’additifs, choix de protéines végétales : une démarche vertueuse qui tourne parfois au casse-tête, quand elle n'aboutit pas à un effet inverse, avec des plats végans à la qualité sanitaire douteuse. Au menu de cette enquête riche mais remarquablement digeste, experts, nutritionnistes, docteurs en sciences des aliments ou consultants en "transformation positive" éclairent une question devenue cruciale : que mange-t-on aujourd'hui ?
Documentaire de Martin Blanchard et Maud Gangler (France, 2019, 1h30mn)
Toujours plus abondante et moins chère, la nourriture industrielle a envahi nos assiettes, avec des incidences sur la santé de plus en plus fortes : jamais l'obésité et le diabète n'ont été aussi répandus. Et jamais les étiquettes n'ont été aussi compliquées à déchiffrer. Pour percer les secrets du secteur agroalimentaire, Maud Gangler et Martin Blanchard sont eux-mêmes devenus… des industriels. Avec l’aide d’un laboratoire alimentaire spécialisé en recherche et développement, ils se lancent dans la production d'un plat populaire : le cordon bleu. Un projet offensif qui leur permet de comprendre de l’intérieur les rouages de l’ultratransformé, où la fabrication d’un produit en apparence simple tient de l’assemblage complexe. Pourquoi, alors que l’escalope panée cuisinée à la maison ne nécessite que cinq ingrédients, en faut-il ici une trentaine ? La viande du cordon bleu mérite-t-elle encore son nom ? Peut-on appeler fromage cette pâte fondante obtenue à grand renfort d'additifs ? L'emballage lui-même est-il nocif pour la santé ?
Riche et digeste
En partant d’un produit emblématique comme le mal nommé cordon bleu, puis en élargissant l'enquête, ce documentaire détricote les fils cachés d’un système ultraconcurrentiel. Se jouant des frontières, l’industrie agroalimentaire se révèle diaboliquement novatrice, usant de technologies toujours en avance sur les réglementations et d’astuces marketing rodées, ou s’aidant de puissants lobbies pour servir ses intérêts. Les autorités nationales et européennes s'avouent techniquement débordées et peinent à contrôler les substances toxiques qu'elles ont commencé par autoriser. Pourtant, l'espoir d’un changement qualitatif est impulsé par la société civile : sous la pression des consommateurs et d’applications de notation alimentaire comme Yuka, certains industriels cherchent à mieux faire pour bénéficier d’un "clean label" auquel s’attache le grand public. Réduction du nombre d'ingrédients, abandon d’additifs, choix de protéines végétales : une démarche vertueuse qui tourne parfois au casse-tête, quand elle n'aboutit pas à un effet inverse, avec des plats végans à la qualité sanitaire douteuse. Au menu de cette enquête riche mais remarquablement digeste, experts, nutritionnistes, docteurs en sciences des aliments ou consultants en "transformation positive" éclairent une question devenue cruciale : que mange-t-on aujourd'hui ?
Documentaire de Martin Blanchard et Maud Gangler (France, 2019, 1h30mn)
Licences de pêche post-Brexit refusées : Paris appelle à un front européen contre Londres
LE FIGARO : Jersey a accordé mercredi 95 licences à des bateaux français et en a refusé 75. Le gouvernement français a dénoncé des décisions «totalement inacceptables et inadmissibles».
L'île anglo-normande de Jersey va accorder 64 licences définitives et 31 provisoires à des bateaux français pour pêcher dans ses eaux et a en revanche refusé 75 demandes, a annoncé mercredi le gouvernement local dans un communiqué. Ces nouvelles licences post-Brexit viennent s'ajouter à 47 licences déjà délivrées depuis le début de l'année. Les 75 bateaux recalés devront «cesser toute activité de pêche dans les eaux de Jersey dans un délai de 30 jours», selon le gouvernement jersiais.
La veille, le gouvernement britannique avait annoncé qu'il accorderait 12 nouvelles licences sur 47 demandées, pour l'accès à une zone située entre 6 et 12 milles nautiques des côtes britanniques (Paris parle de 87 demandes). Au total, en incluant les autorisations délivrées précédemment par Londres, 100 licences sur 175 ont été accordées, selon le ministère de la Mer français. Des décisions jugées «totalement inacceptables et inadmissibles» par le gouvernement français. Ces décisions «contreviennent à l'accord signé dans le cadre du Brexit», a déploré Gabriel Attal mercredi, à la sortie du Conseil des ministres. «L'État français restera aux côtés de ses pêcheurs», a également tenu à souligner le porte-parole du gouvernement. Lire l'article et regarder la vidéo » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 29 septembre 2021
Jersey fears French boats will blockade port in row over fishing licences: Channel island’s government rejected third of French boats and ordered them out of its waters within 30 days »
L'île anglo-normande de Jersey va accorder 64 licences définitives et 31 provisoires à des bateaux français pour pêcher dans ses eaux et a en revanche refusé 75 demandes, a annoncé mercredi le gouvernement local dans un communiqué. Ces nouvelles licences post-Brexit viennent s'ajouter à 47 licences déjà délivrées depuis le début de l'année. Les 75 bateaux recalés devront «cesser toute activité de pêche dans les eaux de Jersey dans un délai de 30 jours», selon le gouvernement jersiais.
La veille, le gouvernement britannique avait annoncé qu'il accorderait 12 nouvelles licences sur 47 demandées, pour l'accès à une zone située entre 6 et 12 milles nautiques des côtes britanniques (Paris parle de 87 demandes). Au total, en incluant les autorisations délivrées précédemment par Londres, 100 licences sur 175 ont été accordées, selon le ministère de la Mer français. Des décisions jugées «totalement inacceptables et inadmissibles» par le gouvernement français. Ces décisions «contreviennent à l'accord signé dans le cadre du Brexit», a déploré Gabriel Attal mercredi, à la sortie du Conseil des ministres. «L'État français restera aux côtés de ses pêcheurs», a également tenu à souligner le porte-parole du gouvernement. Lire l'article et regarder la vidéo » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 29 septembre 2021
Jersey fears French boats will blockade port in row over fishing licences: Channel island’s government rejected third of French boats and ordered them out of its waters within 30 days »
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