Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Turkish Lira Plunges, Loses Nearly 40% of Its Value This Year | DW News
At Least 30 Reported Dead after Dinghy Capsizes in Channel
THE GUARDIAN: Fifty people said to have been onboard inflatable boat as authorities search for people alive in water
At least 30 people have died trying to cross the Channel to the UK in an inflatable dinghy, French officials say, in what would be the deadliest incident since the current crisis began.
Jean-Marc Puissesseau, the president and chairman of the ports of Calais and Boulogne, told BBC News: “What I know is that there were 50 people on this boat. What I have heard is that there are 30 people who have died, and about five or six who have been found.”
The mayor of Calais, Natacha Bouchart, earlier said the death toll stood at 27 at 5pm UK time, but other French officials had warned they expected the total to rise.
A rescue operation is under way in the Channel by air and sea as French and British authorities search for anyone still in the water. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris | Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Manche : au moins 31 morts dans le naufrage d'un bateau de migrants au large de Dunkerque : Partis des côtes proches de Dunkerque, ils ont péri dans le naufrage de leur embarcation. Quatre passeurs ont été arrêtés, a indiqué Gérald Darmanin. »
Calais : au moins trente et un migrants morts dans le naufrage d’une embarkation : Un pêcheur a donné l’alerte en début d’après-midi, signalant alors une quinzaine de corps. « La France ne laissera pas la Manche devenir un cimetière », a déclaré Emmanuel Macron. Une réunion interministérielle doit se tenir jeudi matin, selon Matignon. »
At least 30 people have died trying to cross the Channel to the UK in an inflatable dinghy, French officials say, in what would be the deadliest incident since the current crisis began.
Jean-Marc Puissesseau, the president and chairman of the ports of Calais and Boulogne, told BBC News: “What I know is that there were 50 people on this boat. What I have heard is that there are 30 people who have died, and about five or six who have been found.”
The mayor of Calais, Natacha Bouchart, earlier said the death toll stood at 27 at 5pm UK time, but other French officials had warned they expected the total to rise.
A rescue operation is under way in the Channel by air and sea as French and British authorities search for anyone still in the water. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris | Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Manche : au moins 31 morts dans le naufrage d'un bateau de migrants au large de Dunkerque : Partis des côtes proches de Dunkerque, ils ont péri dans le naufrage de leur embarcation. Quatre passeurs ont été arrêtés, a indiqué Gérald Darmanin. »
Calais : au moins trente et un migrants morts dans le naufrage d’une embarkation : Un pêcheur a donné l’alerte en début d’après-midi, signalant alors une quinzaine de corps. « La France ne laissera pas la Manche devenir un cimetière », a déclaré Emmanuel Macron. Une réunion interministérielle doit se tenir jeudi matin, selon Matignon. »
Kenny Rogers with Cindy Fee : I Don't Want to Know Why
Knoblauch in der Küche - Dokumentation von NZZ Format (2010)
Feb 6, 2020 • Der Knoblauch wird gehasst oder geliebt, aber er lässt keinen kalt. Der Knolle werden magische Kräfte gegen Vampire und Teufel nachgesagt. Aber auch Heilkräfte. Professor Edzard Ernst, der Gründer des weltweit ersten Instituts für Alternativmedizin an der Universität Exeter, hat die Wirkung des Knoblauchs auf die Gesundheit eingehend untersucht.
Die Spanische Region La Mancha ist das Eldorado der europäischen Knoblauchproduktion. Noch heute erinnern viele Darstellungen an das kongeniale Paar Don Quixote und Sancho Pansa, das diese Gegend durchstreifte. Sancho Pansa soll ein wahrer Knoblauch-Freak gewesen sein. Knoblauchfreaks sind auch drei Spitzenköche: Roland Jöhri (Jöhri’s Talvo, Champfèr), Manuel de la Osa (Las Rejas, Las Pedroñeras) und David Martinez (Greulich, Zürich)
Originaltitel: Die Knoblauchküche
Die Spanische Region La Mancha ist das Eldorado der europäischen Knoblauchproduktion. Noch heute erinnern viele Darstellungen an das kongeniale Paar Don Quixote und Sancho Pansa, das diese Gegend durchstreifte. Sancho Pansa soll ein wahrer Knoblauch-Freak gewesen sein. Knoblauchfreaks sind auch drei Spitzenköche: Roland Jöhri (Jöhri’s Talvo, Champfèr), Manuel de la Osa (Las Rejas, Las Pedroñeras) und David Martinez (Greulich, Zürich)
Originaltitel: Die Knoblauchküche
À Kaboul, vivre caché dans la terreur de l’ordre taliban
LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - Sidérés par la brutalité du pouvoir, les Kabouliotes, qui vivaient à l’occidentale, ne sortent plus de peur de mourir.
«Vous voir, c’est un peu comme sortir de chez nous», sourit l’aînée des trois filles. Voilà trois mois qu’aucun d’entre eux n’a fait un pas dehors: trop dangereux. «Si on sort, on meurt», prévient le père. Ses enfants sourient d’un air las: au fil des semaines, la mise en garde est devenue une ritournelle qu’on répète comme une plaisanterie. «On sort, on meurt», ânonne le benjamin, que sa mère prend tendrement dans ses bras.
«S’ils nous trouvent, ils me tueront»
La discussion n’a rien de naturel: elle dépend de deux faibles connexions internet. Nous ne sommes qu’à quelques rues les uns des autres, mais il faut discuter à distance, grâce à un logiciel de visioconférence. «Vous pourriez être suivie… On ne sait pas de quoi les talibans sont capables», justifie le père, visiblement gêné. » | Par Margaux Benn | Publié : vendredi 19 novembre 2021 ; mis à jour : samedi 20 novembre 2021
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German Parties Agree Coalition Deal to Make Olaf Scholz Chancellor
THE GUARDIAN: Social Democrat, Green and liberal parties agree to form government after two months of talks
Germany’s new traffic light coalition, with chancellor Olaf Scholz (centre), Greens Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck (left of Scholz), the liberals’ Christian Lindner as well as SPD party leaders Volker Wissing and Saskia Esken (right of Scholz). Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images
Germany’s Social Democrat, Green and liberal parties have presented a deal to form a new government, with Olaf Scholz, the finance minister, succeedingngela Merkel as chancellor.
The three parties, known as the “ traffic light coalition” owing to their colours – red, green and yellow – hammered out the deal during two months of intense negotiations after the Social Democrats (SPD) won a slim margin in the 26 September national election.
Scholz, of the Social Democrats, will be the new chancellor, Annalena Baerbock of the Greens will become foreign minister, and Robert Habeck, her partner as co-leader of the party, will receive a new “super minister” role combining the economics ministry with environmental protection goals.
Christian Lindner, leader of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), will become the new finance minister. Hubertus Heil of the SPD is reported to be the only minister from the old government – a grand coalition between the SPD and Merkel’s conservative CDU/CSU – who will retain his post, as labour minister. » | Kate Connolly, Berlin | Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Was SPD, Grüne und FDP mit Deutschland vorhaben: SPD, Grüne und FDP sind sich einig. Sie wollen eine Solardachpflicht einführen, das Wahlalter auf 16 Jahre senken – an der Schuldenbremse soll nicht gerüttelt werden. Ein Überblick über die Inhalte des Koalitionsvertrags. »
Germany’s Social Democrat, Green and liberal parties have presented a deal to form a new government, with Olaf Scholz, the finance minister, succeeding
The three parties, known as the “ traffic light coalition” owing to their colours – red, green and yellow – hammered out the deal during two months of intense negotiations after the Social Democrats (SPD) won a slim margin in the 26 September national election.
Scholz, of the Social Democrats, will be the new chancellor, Annalena Baerbock of the Greens will become foreign minister, and Robert Habeck, her partner as co-leader of the party, will receive a new “super minister” role combining the economics ministry with environmental protection goals.
Christian Lindner, leader of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), will become the new finance minister. Hubertus Heil of the SPD is reported to be the only minister from the old government – a grand coalition between the SPD and Merkel’s conservative CDU/CSU – who will retain his post, as labour minister. » | Kate Connolly, Berlin | Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Was SPD, Grüne und FDP mit Deutschland vorhaben: SPD, Grüne und FDP sind sich einig. Sie wollen eine Solardachpflicht einführen, das Wahlalter auf 16 Jahre senken – an der Schuldenbremse soll nicht gerüttelt werden. Ein Überblick über die Inhalte des Koalitionsvertrags. »
Die Küche Siziliens: Ein aromatischer Mix der Kulturen - Dokumentation von NZZ Format (2013)
Apr 23, 2020 • Griechen, Araber, Normannen, Schwaben, Spanier und Franzosen haben Sizilien im Lauf der Jahrhunderte erobert und regiert und Spuren ihrer Kultur hinterlassen, auch in der Küche.
Streetfood in Palermo: Auf den Märkten isst man frittierte Reiskugeln, rohe Seeigel und Kutteln. Spanisch beeinflusst sind die Empanadas, die gefüllten Teigtaschen. Die süß-saure Caponata aus Gemüse, Kapern und Oliven ist ein Mix aus allen mediterranen Kochkünsten. In San Vito Lo Capo, der Hochburg des sizilianischen Couscous, ist die Nähe zu Nordafrika deutlich spürbar.
Die Insel Favignana war einst Schauplatz der Thunfischerei. Peppe bereitet einen Salat aus rohem Thunfisch, Aloe Vera, Früchten und aromatischen Kräutern zu. Bei Modica produziert die Familie Floridia den geschützten "Ragusano"-Käse. Der "fliegende Chefkoch" Carmelo Chiaramonte philosophiert auf dem Fischmarkt von Catania. Eine Gruppe von jungen, ehrgeizigen Köchen glänzt mit Interpretationen der tradtionellen Küche.
Originaltitel: Kulinarische Reise durch Sizilien
Streetfood in Palermo: Auf den Märkten isst man frittierte Reiskugeln, rohe Seeigel und Kutteln. Spanisch beeinflusst sind die Empanadas, die gefüllten Teigtaschen. Die süß-saure Caponata aus Gemüse, Kapern und Oliven ist ein Mix aus allen mediterranen Kochkünsten. In San Vito Lo Capo, der Hochburg des sizilianischen Couscous, ist die Nähe zu Nordafrika deutlich spürbar.
Die Insel Favignana war einst Schauplatz der Thunfischerei. Peppe bereitet einen Salat aus rohem Thunfisch, Aloe Vera, Früchten und aromatischen Kräutern zu. Bei Modica produziert die Familie Floridia den geschützten "Ragusano"-Käse. Der "fliegende Chefkoch" Carmelo Chiaramonte philosophiert auf dem Fischmarkt von Catania. Eine Gruppe von jungen, ehrgeizigen Köchen glänzt mit Interpretationen der tradtionellen Küche.
Originaltitel: Kulinarische Reise durch Sizilien
The Tory Health & Care Bill: A Frightening Attack on Our NHS. Truth To Power
If Sajid Javid is one of Ayn Rand's devotees, that tells me all I need to know about him! Enough already! Ayn Rand spent her life espousimg extreme right-wing economics and her own ideological claptrap. She had questionable morals and actually ended her days on welfare – the very thing she spent her life decrying and criticising others for doing!
Alan Greenspan, the one-time head of the Fed, was also one of Ayn Rand's devotees. That tells its own story!
BoJo and his sleazy operators need to keep their dirty mitts off our NHS. The last thing we need in this country is an American-style medical system. I know more than most Brits how that functions. My late partner was American and I looked after him both at home and in hospital for many, many months at a time. I can report that, at its best, American healthcare is excellent; however, at its worst, it is very poor indeed. And of course for those who have no means, there is no healthcare for them at all (except, perhaps, for that provided by charity)!
But even with the best of insurance, which my late partner had, it is a system set up to make profit rather than to make the patient well again. Further, when the patient has cost the insurance company too much already, doctors get instructions to pull the plug on the patient's treatment!
No! No! No! We don't need or want that appalling system here. Thank you, but no thank you! – © Mark
Go private for the treatment you need, NHS tells patients: Patients are being refused treatment, discharged too early and pushed towards private referrals, openDemocracy’s largest-ever reader survey has found »
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Why Jeff Bezos’ Space Dream Is Humanity's Nightmare | George Monbiot
Manche Leute sehen wahnsinnig gut aus. Andere Leute haben unerhört guten Geschmack. Dann gibt es Leute, die so viel Geld haben, daß das Geld gar nicht gezählt werden kann. Die Glücklichsten davon, natürlich, haben alle drei Eigenschaften: Aussehen, Geschmack und Reichtum. Mich wundert, wo Jeff Bezos steht. Haben Sie, vielleicht, eine bessere Ahnung? – © Mark
Spanien wundert sich über die neue Corona-Krise in Nordeuropa – im Land herrscht eine fast schon beneidenswerte Normalität
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Spanien wurde zu Beginn besonders hart von der Corona-Pandemie getroffen. Doch mittlerweile ist das Land dank seiner gut organisierten Impfkampagne zum Vorbild in Europa geworden. Dabei offeriert die Regierung den nördlichen Nachbarn ein probates Rezept: Masken und Impfung, Impfung und Masken.
Am Wochenende bilden sich ein weiteres Mal lange Schlangen vor den grossen Impfzentren in Madrid. Bis zu einer Stunde etwa müssen die Menschen vor dem Hospital Isabel Zendal warten, obwohl dort rund um die Uhr geimpft wird. Doch niemand beschwert sich, im Gegenteil. «Mir macht das nichts aus. So kann ich Weihnachten unbesorgt mit meinen Kindern und Enkeln feiern», sagt die 71-jährige Isabel González. Der ältere Herr hinter ihr nickt zustimmend: «Hauptsache, wir sind geschützt. Das ist das Wichtigste.»
Wenige Tage zuvor beschloss die Regierung des Ministerpräsidenten Pedro Sánchez, die Auffrischungsimpfungen auf die über 60-Jährigen sowie das Gesundheits- und Pflegepersonal auszuweiten. Bis dahin waren zunächst nur die über 70-Jährigen aufgefordert, sich zum dritten Mal gegen das Coronavirus impfen zu lassen. Nun sollen weitere sieben Millionen Spanierinnen und Spanier die Drittimpfung erhalten. » | Ute Müller, Madrid | Dienstag, 23. November 2021
Am Wochenende bilden sich ein weiteres Mal lange Schlangen vor den grossen Impfzentren in Madrid. Bis zu einer Stunde etwa müssen die Menschen vor dem Hospital Isabel Zendal warten, obwohl dort rund um die Uhr geimpft wird. Doch niemand beschwert sich, im Gegenteil. «Mir macht das nichts aus. So kann ich Weihnachten unbesorgt mit meinen Kindern und Enkeln feiern», sagt die 71-jährige Isabel González. Der ältere Herr hinter ihr nickt zustimmend: «Hauptsache, wir sind geschützt. Das ist das Wichtigste.»
Wenige Tage zuvor beschloss die Regierung des Ministerpräsidenten Pedro Sánchez, die Auffrischungsimpfungen auf die über 60-Jährigen sowie das Gesundheits- und Pflegepersonal auszuweiten. Bis dahin waren zunächst nur die über 70-Jährigen aufgefordert, sich zum dritten Mal gegen das Coronavirus impfen zu lassen. Nun sollen weitere sieben Millionen Spanierinnen und Spanier die Drittimpfung erhalten. » | Ute Müller, Madrid | Dienstag, 23. November 2021
Daniel Hope – Elgar: Salut d´amour
Zu Tisch auf ... Salento | Köstliches Apulien | ARTE
Sep 26, 2021 • Apulien: Von der Adria und dem Ionischen Meer umgeben und von 300 Sonnentagen im Jahr verwöhnt, ist die Region ein einziges Obst- und Gemüsebeet, in dem alle Zutaten der mediterranen Küche gedeihen. Die Reihe begibt sich in dieser Folge auf eine Entdeckungsreise zur Halbinsel Salento rund um Contrada Potenti, Porto Cesareo, Poggiardo und Lecce.
Bei Manduria lebt Chiara Di Lauro Tommasino, sie leitet eine aufwendig restaurierte Masseria, ein Hofgut. Auf ihrem Speiseplan für das Abendessen steht Corona vegetale mit Ofengemüse und Thunfisch.Im weiter südlich gelegenen Porto Cesareo ist die Familie Mariano bereits seit den frühen Morgenstunden unterwegs. Gefangen werden Seeigel. Die Delikatesse wird traditionell mit Linguine serviert.In Poggiardo steht die älteste Steinmühle des Salento, die aus alten Getreidesorten Vollkornmehl mahlt. Ercole Maggio ist auf der Suche nach verloren geglaubten Urgetreiden, um diese neu anzubauen. Sieben Sorten konnte er bislang retten.In der Barockstadt Lecce lebt die Bloggerin Francesca Rollo, die sich heute am Ciceri e Tria versucht: einem Gericht aus Kichererbsen und handgemachten Nudeln.
Dokumentationsreihe, Regie: Lorenza Castella (D 2021, 27 Min)
Bei Manduria lebt Chiara Di Lauro Tommasino, sie leitet eine aufwendig restaurierte Masseria, ein Hofgut. Auf ihrem Speiseplan für das Abendessen steht Corona vegetale mit Ofengemüse und Thunfisch.Im weiter südlich gelegenen Porto Cesareo ist die Familie Mariano bereits seit den frühen Morgenstunden unterwegs. Gefangen werden Seeigel. Die Delikatesse wird traditionell mit Linguine serviert.In Poggiardo steht die älteste Steinmühle des Salento, die aus alten Getreidesorten Vollkornmehl mahlt. Ercole Maggio ist auf der Suche nach verloren geglaubten Urgetreiden, um diese neu anzubauen. Sieben Sorten konnte er bislang retten.In der Barockstadt Lecce lebt die Bloggerin Francesca Rollo, die sich heute am Ciceri e Tria versucht: einem Gericht aus Kichererbsen und handgemachten Nudeln.
Dokumentationsreihe, Regie: Lorenza Castella (D 2021, 27 Min)
As Virus Cases Rise in Europe, an Economic Toll Returns
THE NEW YORK TIMES: A series of restrictions, including a lockdown in Austria, is expected to put a brake on economic growth.
Vienna decorated for Christmas. Austria is mandating vaccinations and imposed a nationwide lockdown on Monday. | Georg Hochmuth/Agence France-Presse, via Getty Images
Europe’s already fragile economic recovery is at risk of being undermined by a fourth wave of coronavirus infections now dousing the continent, as governments impose increasingly stringent health restrictions that could reduce foot traffic in shopping centers, discourage travel and thin crowds in restaurants, bars and ski resorts.
Austria has imposed the strictest measures, mandating vaccinations and imposing a nationwide lockdown that began on Monday. But economic activity will also be dampened by other safety measures — from vaccine passports in France and Switzerland to a requirement to work from home four days a week in Belgium.
“We are expecting a bumpy winter season,” said Stefan Kooths, a research director of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany. “The pandemic now seems to be affecting the economy more negatively than we originally thought.”
The tough lockdowns that swept Europe during the early months of the pandemic last year ended up shrinking economic output by nearly 15 percent. Buoyed by a raft of government support to businesses and the unemployed, most of those countries managed to scramble back and recoup their losses after vaccines were introduced, infection rates tumbled and restrictions eased.
In September, economists optimistically declared that Europe had reached a turning point. In recent weeks, the main threats to the economy seemed to stem from a post-lockdown exuberance that was causing supply-chain bottlenecks, energy-price increases and inflation worries. And widespread vaccinations were expected to defang the pandemic’s bite so that people could continue to freely gather to shop, dine out and travel. What was not expected… » | Patricia Cohen and Melissa Eddy | Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Europe’s already fragile economic recovery is at risk of being undermined by a fourth wave of coronavirus infections now dousing the continent, as governments impose increasingly stringent health restrictions that could reduce foot traffic in shopping centers, discourage travel and thin crowds in restaurants, bars and ski resorts.
Austria has imposed the strictest measures, mandating vaccinations and imposing a nationwide lockdown that began on Monday. But economic activity will also be dampened by other safety measures — from vaccine passports in France and Switzerland to a requirement to work from home four days a week in Belgium.
“We are expecting a bumpy winter season,” said Stefan Kooths, a research director of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany. “The pandemic now seems to be affecting the economy more negatively than we originally thought.”
The tough lockdowns that swept Europe during the early months of the pandemic last year ended up shrinking economic output by nearly 15 percent. Buoyed by a raft of government support to businesses and the unemployed, most of those countries managed to scramble back and recoup their losses after vaccines were introduced, infection rates tumbled and restrictions eased.
In September, economists optimistically declared that Europe had reached a turning point. In recent weeks, the main threats to the economy seemed to stem from a post-lockdown exuberance that was causing supply-chain bottlenecks, energy-price increases and inflation worries. And widespread vaccinations were expected to defang the pandemic’s bite so that people could continue to freely gather to shop, dine out and travel. What was not expected… » | Patricia Cohen and Melissa Eddy | Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Des forces de l'ordre et des pompiers victimes de tirs d'armes à feu en Guadeloupe et en Martinique
LE FIGARO : La rixe, qui a eu lieu à Fort-de-France en Martinique dans la nuit de lundi à mardi, s'est achevée sans faire de blessés. Les violences se poursuivent en Guadeloupe, où des pompiers et des policiers ont été également visés par des tirs.
Des forces de l'ordre et des pompiers ont été à plusieurs reprises pris pour cibles par des tirs d'arme à feu dans la nuit du lundi 22 au mardi 23 novembre à Fort-de-France sans faire de blessés, a indiqué à l'AFP la Sécurité publique.
Alors que les violences se poursuivent dans la Guadeloupe voisine en proie à une contestation sociale liée à l'obligation vaccinale contre le Covid-19, d'importants barrages bloquaient mardi, comme la veille, les principaux axes routiers de Martinique, après l'appel d'une intersyndicale à la grève générale. Il a été lancé par 17 organisations syndicales aux revendications variées, parmi lesquelles on compte la fin de l'obligation vaccinale et des suspensions pour les soignants, mais aussi la hausse des salaires et des minima sociaux et la baisse des prix des carburants et du gaz. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 23 November 2021
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Beim ersten Jugendschub: begeistert und verliebt.
Irakische Geflüchtete träumen auch nach Rückkehr aus Belarus weiter von Europa
Covid Restrictions Tighten across Europe as Case Numbers Soar | DW News
Nov 22, 2021 • There's a growing public backlash as governments in several European countries tighten coronavirus restrictions. In the Netherlands, more than 130 people have been arrested during three days of unrest. Coronaviruses cases there are setting new records. A week ago the government imposed western Europe's first partial lockdown since the summer. Austria has gone back into national lockdown - the first country in Europe to reimpose such a harsh measure as a winter wave of Covid-19 infections rolls across the continent.
On Sunday tens of thousands turned out in the capital Vienna to protest against the lockdown. Now, Christmas markets, bars, restaurants and most shops have closed. For at least the next ten days, people can only leave their homes for essential reasons.
With Covid-19 cases also soaring in places like neighboring Germany, Europe is facing a winter of toughening restrictions.
Covid deaths in Europe to top 2 million by March, says WHO: Dr Hans Kluge describes situation as ‘very serious’ with increasing strain on health services »
On Sunday tens of thousands turned out in the capital Vienna to protest against the lockdown. Now, Christmas markets, bars, restaurants and most shops have closed. For at least the next ten days, people can only leave their homes for essential reasons.
With Covid-19 cases also soaring in places like neighboring Germany, Europe is facing a winter of toughening restrictions.
Covid deaths in Europe to top 2 million by March, says WHO: Dr Hans Kluge describes situation as ‘very serious’ with increasing strain on health services »
Doctor Exposes Plan to Sell NHS to American Corporations
Johnson ‘Losing the Confidence’ of Tory Party after Rambling CBI Speech
THE GUARDIAN: Senior party members concerned after chaotic fortnight, with PM said to be losing his grip over key policies
Conservative MPs are increasingly worried about Boris Johnson’s competence and drive after he gave a rambling speech to business leaders and was accused of losing his grip over a series of key policies from social care to rail.
Senior members of his own party said they needed Johnson to get the government back on track after a disastrous two weeks amid dismay about his performance at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference, where he lost his place in his speech for about 20 seconds and diverted into a lengthy tangent about Peppa Pig.
The prime minister was also facing a substantial rebellion over his social care proposals, anger at the decision to scale back rail improvements for the north and frustration over the government’s failure to keep its promises on small boats crossing the Channel. It caps a difficult fortnight for the prime minister after he admitted he “crashed the car into a ditch” in his handling of the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal.
Nervousness among Tory MPs about No 10 intensified after one Downing Street source told the BBC there was “a lot of concern inside the building about the PM … it’s just not working”, adding that the “cabinet needs to wake up and demand serious changes otherwise it’ll keep getting worse”. With video » | Aubrey Allegretti, Rowena Mason, Joanna Partridge and Rob Davies | Monday, November 21, 2021
Boris Johnson is not unwell and has not lost his grip, says No 10: Downing Street spokesperson responds to questions about PM’s health after rambling speech to CBI on Monday »
Conservative MPs are increasingly worried about Boris Johnson’s competence and drive after he gave a rambling speech to business leaders and was accused of losing his grip over a series of key policies from social care to rail.
Senior members of his own party said they needed Johnson to get the government back on track after a disastrous two weeks amid dismay about his performance at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference, where he lost his place in his speech for about 20 seconds and diverted into a lengthy tangent about Peppa Pig.
The prime minister was also facing a substantial rebellion over his social care proposals, anger at the decision to scale back rail improvements for the north and frustration over the government’s failure to keep its promises on small boats crossing the Channel. It caps a difficult fortnight for the prime minister after he admitted he “crashed the car into a ditch” in his handling of the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal.
Nervousness among Tory MPs about No 10 intensified after one Downing Street source told the BBC there was “a lot of concern inside the building about the PM … it’s just not working”, adding that the “cabinet needs to wake up and demand serious changes otherwise it’ll keep getting worse”. With video » | Aubrey Allegretti, Rowena Mason, Joanna Partridge and Rob Davies | Monday, November 21, 2021
Boris Johnson is not unwell and has not lost his grip, says No 10: Downing Street spokesperson responds to questions about PM’s health after rambling speech to CBI on Monday »
Monday, November 22, 2021
Émeutes aux Antilles: l’anarchie menace la Guadeloupe, la colère gagne la Martinique
LE FIGARO : Malgré les renforts policiers, les barrages coupent toujours la circulation. Le chaos s’installe, les rayons des magasins se vident.
En Guadeloupe, l’hélicoptère de la gendarmerie passe et repasse dans le ciel, survolant les barrages et les routes déblayées par les forces de l’ordre, qui sont parfois rebloquées dans la foulée. Pour autant, la nuit de dimanche à lundi a été plus calme que les précédentes, selon les forces de police, qui notent «moins de pillages et moins de groupements». Et pour cause, indique un communiqué de la préfecture de Guadeloupe: «l’ensemble des services de police et de gendarmerie nationales a été mobilisé», tout comme les «renforts envoyés en Guadeloupe» directement déployés sur le terrain. Au total, 11 personnes ont été interpellées dans la nuit de dimanche à lundi. » | Par Amandine Ascensio | lundi 22 novembre 2021
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Cinq questions pour comprendre la grève générale en Guadeloupe : FOCUS - Depuis une semaine, la Guadeloupe connaît des scènes de violences urbaines, après l'appel à la grève générale contre l'obligation vaccinale et la suspension de centaines de postes. »
Faith & Fate | Episode 3 – The Roaring Twenties. 1920 - 1929
Episodes 1 & 2 here.
Brexit : les pêcheurs français annoncent des actions imminentes contre le Royaume-Uni
LE FIGARO : Le président du comité des pêches des Hauts de France a annoncé lundi soir la préparation d'un mouvement national pour protester contre le refus des Britanniques d'accorder des licences de pêche aux bateaux français.
Face aux négociations qui s'enlisent, les pêcheurs français passent à l'action. Un mouvement national sera mené dans les prochains jours pour protester contre le refus britannique d'accorder des licences de pêche aux bateaux français.
«La Grande Bretagne doit respecter l'accord du Brexit», a martelé Olivier Leprêtre, président du comité régional des pêches des Hauts-de-France. «Ils veulent avoir accès au marché européen ? Qu'ils nous donnent des licences. Sinon on leur coupera l'accès. C'était dans les conditions de l'accord du Brexit.» » | Par Edouard de Mareschal | lundi 22 novembre 2021
À LIRE AUSSI :
Pêche post-Brexit: «Le gouvernement laisse notre profession s’éteindre» : ENTRETIEN - Pour Olivier Becquet, qui a navigué pendant vingt-trois ans, l’issue proposée au bras de fer qui oppose l’Angleterre à la France est tout simplement «indécente». »
Avis de gros temps sur la pêche française : INFOGRAPHIE - Le Brexit a engendré des tensions entre Londres et Paris dans une des zones les plus poissonneuses au monde. Plongeon dans un secteur en pleine mutation. »
Faith & Fate | Episode 2 – The Implosion of the Old Order. 1911 - 1920
Part 1 here.
Russia Accuses West of Building Up Forces on Its Borders
THE GUARDIAN: Moscow, which has nearly 100,000 troops near Ukraine border, also criticises ‘provocative policy’ of US and EU towards Kyiv
Vladimir Putin has admitted that raising tensions in eastern Europe serves Russia’s interests.Photograph: Mikhail Metzel/AP
Russia has accused the west of building up forces on its borders as well as those of Belarus in remarks that appeared tailored to mirror recent US warnings about Moscow’s aggressive positioning towards Ukraine.
The Kremlin, as well as Russian intelligence, security, and diplomatic officials, have all gone on the offensive in the past 48 hours after Vladimir Putin publicly instructed his diplomats that tensions should be maintained with the west as a form of aggressive deterrence.
US and Ukrainian officials have said that Russia has amassed nearly 100,000 troops in the border regions near Ukraine and warned it was seeking a pretext in order to justify a major intervention in the country.
In a public statement on Monday, Russia’s foreign intelligence service announced that the situation was similar to that with Georgia in 2008, where Russia fought a short war against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili. » | Andrew Roth in Moscow | Monday, November 22, 2021
Russia has accused the west of building up forces on its borders as well as those of Belarus in remarks that appeared tailored to mirror recent US warnings about Moscow’s aggressive positioning towards Ukraine.
The Kremlin, as well as Russian intelligence, security, and diplomatic officials, have all gone on the offensive in the past 48 hours after Vladimir Putin publicly instructed his diplomats that tensions should be maintained with the west as a form of aggressive deterrence.
US and Ukrainian officials have said that Russia has amassed nearly 100,000 troops in the border regions near Ukraine and warned it was seeking a pretext in order to justify a major intervention in the country.
In a public statement on Monday, Russia’s foreign intelligence service announced that the situation was similar to that with Georgia in 2008, where Russia fought a short war against the government of Mikheil Saakashvili. » | Andrew Roth in Moscow | Monday, November 22, 2021
I’m a Therapist to the Super-rich: They Are as Miserable as Succession Makes Out
THE GUARDIAN – OPINION: Many billionaires I work with have trust issues, lack a sense of purpose and struggle with shame, guilt and fear
Brian Cox as Logan Roy in Succession. Photograph: HBO/David M. Russell
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard the term “first world problems”, my bank account would look similar to those of my clients. I work as a psychotherapist and my specialism is ultra-high net worth individuals.
I got into working with billionaires by accident. I had one wealthy client, who passed my name around to their acquaintances. They are called the 1% for a reason: there are not that many of them and so the circle is tight.
Over the years, I have developed a great deal of empathy for those who have far too much. The television programme Succession, now in its third season, does such a good job of exploring the kinds of toxic excess my clients struggle with that when my wife is watching it I have to leave the room; it just feels like work.
What could possibly be challenging about being a billionaire, you might ask. Well, what would it be like if you couldn’t trust those close to you? Or if you looked at any new person in your life with deep suspicion? I hear this from my clients all the time: “What do they want from me?”; or “How are they going to manipulate me?”; or “They are probably only friends with me because of my money.” » | Clay Cockrell | Monday, November 22, 2021
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard the term “first world problems”, my bank account would look similar to those of my clients. I work as a psychotherapist and my specialism is ultra-high net worth individuals.
I got into working with billionaires by accident. I had one wealthy client, who passed my name around to their acquaintances. They are called the 1% for a reason: there are not that many of them and so the circle is tight.
Over the years, I have developed a great deal of empathy for those who have far too much. The television programme Succession, now in its third season, does such a good job of exploring the kinds of toxic excess my clients struggle with that when my wife is watching it I have to leave the room; it just feels like work.
What could possibly be challenging about being a billionaire, you might ask. Well, what would it be like if you couldn’t trust those close to you? Or if you looked at any new person in your life with deep suspicion? I hear this from my clients all the time: “What do they want from me?”; or “How are they going to manipulate me?”; or “They are probably only friends with me because of my money.” » | Clay Cockrell | Monday, November 22, 2021
Most Germans to Be ‘Vaccinated, Cured or Dead’ within Months, Says Minister
THE GUARDIAN: Jens Spahn issues stark warning as neighbouring Austria implements contentious new Covid lockdown
Most Germans will be “vaccinated, cured or dead” from Covid-19 in a few months, the country’s health minister has warned, as Germany’s southern neighbour Austria put its population of 8.9 million back under a nationwide lockdown.
Figures released on Monday showed more than 30,000 newly confirmed cases in Germany over the past 24 hours — an increase of about 50% compared with a week ago. As intensive care units near capacity and hospitals contend with a shortage of staff and respiratory apparatus, doctors have said they are ready to apply a triage system that would prioritise care for patients judged to have the best chance of survival.
“Probably by the end of the winter, more or less everyone in Germany will be vaccinated, cured or dead,” the health minister, Jens Spahn, said. “That sounds cynical, but that is the reality.”
Spahn said the highly contagious Delta variant made his prediction very probable and that was why the government was so urgently recommending vaccination. » | Kate Connolly in Berlin | Monday, November 22, 2021
„Wahrscheinlich wird am Ende dieses Winters jeder geimpft, genesen oder gestorben sein“: Bundesgesundheitsminister Jens Spahn gibt zu, dass die Begrenzung des Corona-Impfstoffs von BioNTech und der Wechsel zu Moderna schlecht kommuniziert worden seien. Es gebe genügend Dosen für alle. Die Wissenschaft springt dem CDU-Politiker bei. »
Most Germans will be “vaccinated, cured or dead” from Covid-19 in a few months, the country’s health minister has warned, as Germany’s southern neighbour Austria put its population of 8.9 million back under a nationwide lockdown.
Figures released on Monday showed more than 30,000 newly confirmed cases in Germany over the past 24 hours — an increase of about 50% compared with a week ago. As intensive care units near capacity and hospitals contend with a shortage of staff and respiratory apparatus, doctors have said they are ready to apply a triage system that would prioritise care for patients judged to have the best chance of survival.
“Probably by the end of the winter, more or less everyone in Germany will be vaccinated, cured or dead,” the health minister, Jens Spahn, said. “That sounds cynical, but that is the reality.”
Spahn said the highly contagious Delta variant made his prediction very probable and that was why the government was so urgently recommending vaccination. » | Kate Connolly in Berlin | Monday, November 22, 2021
„Wahrscheinlich wird am Ende dieses Winters jeder geimpft, genesen oder gestorben sein“: Bundesgesundheitsminister Jens Spahn gibt zu, dass die Begrenzung des Corona-Impfstoffs von BioNTech und der Wechsel zu Moderna schlecht kommuniziert worden seien. Es gebe genügend Dosen für alle. Die Wissenschaft springt dem CDU-Politiker bei. »
Dänemarks Problemviertel | ARTE Re:
Nov 22, 2021 • Mit seiner Politik im Umgang mit Migranten und Migrantinnen sorgt Dänemark europaweit für Schlagzeilen. Doppeltes Strafmaß bei Delikten, Unterricht in dänischer Kultur, Zwangsumsiedlungen in Problemvierteln. Während die einen im Getto-Plan die Lösung im Umgang mit Parallelgesellschaften sehen, stellt er für viele Bewohner und Bewohnerinnen das Leben schlagartig auf den Kopf.
Mjølnerparken, Kopenhagen: 1.800 Menschen leben hier in Sozialwohnungen, die meisten mit Migrationsgeschichte. Das soll sich nun ändern, viele Bewohner werden per Gesetz umgesiedelt. "Dabei gibt es hier positive Entwicklungen. Die Kriminalität ist niedriger als im Landesdurchschnitt, und immer mehr junge Menschen haben eine Ausbildung", sagt Fatma Tounsi. Die 30-jährige Tunesierin kam mit zwölf Jahren als Geflüchtete nach Kopenhagen, inzwischen hat sie einen Abschluss als Biochemikerin. Zusammen mit der Gruppe „Almen Modstand“ (gemeinnütziger Widerstand) klagt sie vor Gericht gegen die Behandlung der Bewohner und Bewohnerinnen. Steffen Boel Jørgensen ist Geschäftsführer der Bo-Vita, einer Wohnungsbaugesellschaft, die den Mjølnerparken verwaltet. Die 30-Prozent-Regel der Regierung, nach der nur 30 Prozent der Bewohner benachteiligter Bezirke eine "nichtwestliche" Herkunft haben dürfen, bezeichnet er als "schlechtes Gesetz". Er muss jetzt zwei Wohnblöcke verkaufen, damit Geld für Ersatzwohnungen da ist. Viele vermuten daher hinter dem Ghetto-Plan eine groß angelegte Privatisierungswelle von Immobilien. Doch es gibt auch Befürworterinnen und Befürworter: "Wir brauchen eine Durchmischung der Gesellschaft", sagt Halime Oguz von der Sozialistischen Volkspartei. „Ich bin für die Pläne der Regierung, denn ich habe erlebt, wie es ist, in einer Parallelgesellschaft aufzuwachsen". Sie kam als Sechsjährige aus einem kurdischen Dorf nach Dänemark, wurde als 17-Jährige zwangsverheiratet und setzt sich heute im Parlament für Frauenrechte ein.
Reportage (Deutschland 2021, 32 Min)
Mjølnerparken, Kopenhagen: 1.800 Menschen leben hier in Sozialwohnungen, die meisten mit Migrationsgeschichte. Das soll sich nun ändern, viele Bewohner werden per Gesetz umgesiedelt. "Dabei gibt es hier positive Entwicklungen. Die Kriminalität ist niedriger als im Landesdurchschnitt, und immer mehr junge Menschen haben eine Ausbildung", sagt Fatma Tounsi. Die 30-jährige Tunesierin kam mit zwölf Jahren als Geflüchtete nach Kopenhagen, inzwischen hat sie einen Abschluss als Biochemikerin. Zusammen mit der Gruppe „Almen Modstand“ (gemeinnütziger Widerstand) klagt sie vor Gericht gegen die Behandlung der Bewohner und Bewohnerinnen. Steffen Boel Jørgensen ist Geschäftsführer der Bo-Vita, einer Wohnungsbaugesellschaft, die den Mjølnerparken verwaltet. Die 30-Prozent-Regel der Regierung, nach der nur 30 Prozent der Bewohner benachteiligter Bezirke eine "nichtwestliche" Herkunft haben dürfen, bezeichnet er als "schlechtes Gesetz". Er muss jetzt zwei Wohnblöcke verkaufen, damit Geld für Ersatzwohnungen da ist. Viele vermuten daher hinter dem Ghetto-Plan eine groß angelegte Privatisierungswelle von Immobilien. Doch es gibt auch Befürworterinnen und Befürworter: "Wir brauchen eine Durchmischung der Gesellschaft", sagt Halime Oguz von der Sozialistischen Volkspartei. „Ich bin für die Pläne der Regierung, denn ich habe erlebt, wie es ist, in einer Parallelgesellschaft aufzuwachsen". Sie kam als Sechsjährige aus einem kurdischen Dorf nach Dänemark, wurde als 17-Jährige zwangsverheiratet und setzt sich heute im Parlament für Frauenrechte ein.
Reportage (Deutschland 2021, 32 Min)
„Europa ist in Gefahr“
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Polen hat die Abschottung seiner Grenze zu Belarus mit der „Verteidigung Europas“ begründet. Estland und Großbritannien haben Warschau nun die Entsendung von Truppen zur Unterstützung im Migrationsstreit zugesagt.
Polen hat die Abschottung seiner Grenze zu Belarus mit der „Verteidigung Europas“ begründet. Polens Ministerpräsident warnte in einem englischsprachigen Youtube-Video am Sonntag: „Europa, unser gemeinsames Haus, ist in Gefahr.“ Über eine künstlich ausgelöste Migrationskrise und über hohe Erdgaspreise wollten die „Diktatoren“ in Belarus und Russland Europa destabilisieren – „zum ersten Mal seit 1989“. Ministerpräsident Mateusz Morawiecki sagte bei einem Besuch in Estland am Sonntag, die EU sei mit „anschwellenden, miteinander synchronisierten Krisen“ konfrontiert, und erwähnte auch die Mobilisierung russischer Truppen in der Nähe der Ukraine. » | Von Jochen Buchsteiner, Gerhard Gnauck | Sonntag, 21. November 2021
Limping and Penniless, Iraqis Deported From Belarus Face Bleak Futures
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Hundreds of desperate Iraqis are being sent home after becoming political pawns in Belarus’s quarrel with its European Union neighbors.
Nazar Shamsaldin on Sunday with some of his family back in Erbil, Iraq, after being deported from Belarus. | Hawre Khalid for The New York Times
ERBIL, Iraq — It was cold in Belarus, bitterly cold, but at least it offered hope, however illusory.
Nazar Shamsaldin was one of thousands of Iraqis who made their way to the Eastern European country in recent months, hoping it would prove a jumping-off point to new lives in the West, only to become pawns in a geopolitical game.
But this weekend he was back in Iraq, sitting on the cold floor of a tiny unfinished concrete house, newly deported from Belarus. Nearby a small boy, one of a dozen children crammed into the house, was trying to warm his hands over a single, battered kerosene heater.
Mr. Shamsaldin, a laborer, and 35 of his relatives had risked everything to travel West. Like many of the hundreds of other Iraqis deported last week, they are now deep in debt and despair. » | Jane Arraf and Sangar Khaleel | Monday, November 22, 2021
ERBIL, Iraq — It was cold in Belarus, bitterly cold, but at least it offered hope, however illusory.
Nazar Shamsaldin was one of thousands of Iraqis who made their way to the Eastern European country in recent months, hoping it would prove a jumping-off point to new lives in the West, only to become pawns in a geopolitical game.
But this weekend he was back in Iraq, sitting on the cold floor of a tiny unfinished concrete house, newly deported from Belarus. Nearby a small boy, one of a dozen children crammed into the house, was trying to warm his hands over a single, battered kerosene heater.
Mr. Shamsaldin, a laborer, and 35 of his relatives had risked everything to travel West. Like many of the hundreds of other Iraqis deported last week, they are now deep in debt and despair. » | Jane Arraf and Sangar Khaleel | Monday, November 22, 2021
As Thanksgiving Approaches, U.S. Virus Cases Tick Upward Once More
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Cases are rising again in parts of the country, but more people are traveling, and health officials have largely stopped telling people to skip celebrations.
CHICAGO — A month ago, new coronavirus cases in the United States were ticking steadily downward and the worst of a miserable summer surge fueled by the Delta variant appeared to be over. But as Americans travel this week to meet far-flung relatives for Thanksgiving dinner, new virus cases are rising once more, especially in the Upper Midwest and Northeast.
Federal medical teams have been dispatched to Minnesota to help at overwhelmed hospitals. Michigan is enduring its worst case surge yet, with daily caseloads doubling since the start of November. Even New England, where vaccination rates are high, is struggling, with Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire trying to contain major outbreaks. » | Mitch Smith | Monday, November 22, 2021
CHICAGO — A month ago, new coronavirus cases in the United States were ticking steadily downward and the worst of a miserable summer surge fueled by the Delta variant appeared to be over. But as Americans travel this week to meet far-flung relatives for Thanksgiving dinner, new virus cases are rising once more, especially in the Upper Midwest and Northeast.
Federal medical teams have been dispatched to Minnesota to help at overwhelmed hospitals. Michigan is enduring its worst case surge yet, with daily caseloads doubling since the start of November. Even New England, where vaccination rates are high, is struggling, with Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire trying to contain major outbreaks. » | Mitch Smith | Monday, November 22, 2021
Former Netanyahu Aide Testifies against Him in Corruption Trial
THE GUARDIAN: Nir Hefetz is a key prosecution witness as ex-PM faces fraud, breach of trust and bribery allegations
Benjamin Netanyahu (second right) is flanked by lawyers before the testimony by Nir Hefetz at Jerusalem district court. Photograph: Maya Alleruzzo/EPA
A one-time confidant to Benjamin Netanyahu has begun testifying against him in the former Israeli prime minister’s corruption trial in Jerusalem.
Nir Hefetz, a former spokesperson for Netanyahu, is a key prosecution witness expected to deliver critical testimony in the trial, which revolves around accusations that Netanyahu committed fraud and breach of trust, and accepted bribes. The former premier, now opposition leader, denies any wrongdoing.
Hefetz left a long career in journalism in 2009 to work as a spokesperson for Netanyahu’s government, and in 2014 became the Netanyahu family’s spokesperson and adviser. In 2018, after he was arrested in connection with one of Netanyahu’s corruption cases, Hefetz signed a state witness deal and provided investigators with recordings of conversations with Netanyahu and his family. » | Associated Press in Jerusalem | Monday, November 22, 2021
A one-time confidant to Benjamin Netanyahu has begun testifying against him in the former Israeli prime minister’s corruption trial in Jerusalem.
Nir Hefetz, a former spokesperson for Netanyahu, is a key prosecution witness expected to deliver critical testimony in the trial, which revolves around accusations that Netanyahu committed fraud and breach of trust, and accepted bribes. The former premier, now opposition leader, denies any wrongdoing.
Hefetz left a long career in journalism in 2009 to work as a spokesperson for Netanyahu’s government, and in 2014 became the Netanyahu family’s spokesperson and adviser. In 2018, after he was arrested in connection with one of Netanyahu’s corruption cases, Hefetz signed a state witness deal and provided investigators with recordings of conversations with Netanyahu and his family. » | Associated Press in Jerusalem | Monday, November 22, 2021
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Homothérapies, conversion forcée | ARTE
Nov 19, 2021 • À travers la parole de victimes et un travail d’infiltration journalistique, une enquête sidérante sur les organisations religieuses qui, dévoyant le christianisme et la psychanalyse, prétendent "guérir" les personnes homosexuelles.
Électrochocs, lobotomies frontales, "thérapies" hormonales… : dans les années 1970, aux États-Unis, la dépsychiatrisation de l’homosexualité met progressivement fin à ces pratiques médicales inhumaines, tout en donnant naissance à des mouvements religieux qui prétendent "guérir" ce qu’elles considèrent comme un péché, une déviance inacceptable. Depuis, les plus actives de ces associations – les évangéliques d’Exodus ou les catholiques de Courage – ont essaimé sur tous les continents, à travers une logique de franchises. Bénéficiant d’une confortable notoriété aux États-Unis ou dans l’ultracatholique Pologne, ces réseaux œuvrent en toute discrétion en France et en Allemagne. Mais si les méthodes diffèrent, l’objectif reste identique : convertir les personnes homosexuelles à l’hétérosexualité ou, à défaut, les pousser à la continence. Comme Deb, fille d’évangélistes de l’Arkansas ouvertement homophobes, Jean-Michel Dunand, aujourd’hui animateur d’une communauté œcuménique homosensible et transgenre, a subi de traumatisantes séances d’exorcisme. De son côté, la Polonaise Ewa a été ballottée de messes de guérison en consultations chez un sexologue adepte des décharges électriques. Rongés par la honte et la culpabilité, tous ont souffert de séquelles psychiques graves : haine de soi, alcoolisme, dépression, tentation du suicide…
Manipulation destructrice
Étayée par le travail de deux jeunes journalistes, dont l'un s'est infiltré dans des mouvements français – des rencontres façon Alcooliques anonymes de Courage aux séminaires estivaux de Torrents de vie, avec transes collectives au menu –, cette enquête sur les "thérapies de conversion" donne la parole à des victimes de cinq pays. Leurs témoignages, à la fois rares et bouleversants, mettent en lumière les conséquences dévastatrices de pratiques qui s’apparentent à des dérives sectaires. "Nous avons affaire à une espèce de psychothérapie sauvage qui peut amener à la destruction de la personnalité", affirme ainsi Serge Blisko, ancien président de la Miviludes (Mission interministérielle de vigilance et de lutte contre les dérives sectaires). En mars 2018, le Parlement européen a voté une résolution appelant les États membres à interdire ces prétendues thérapies.
Documentaire de Bernard Nicolas (France, 2019, 1h30mn)
Électrochocs, lobotomies frontales, "thérapies" hormonales… : dans les années 1970, aux États-Unis, la dépsychiatrisation de l’homosexualité met progressivement fin à ces pratiques médicales inhumaines, tout en donnant naissance à des mouvements religieux qui prétendent "guérir" ce qu’elles considèrent comme un péché, une déviance inacceptable. Depuis, les plus actives de ces associations – les évangéliques d’Exodus ou les catholiques de Courage – ont essaimé sur tous les continents, à travers une logique de franchises. Bénéficiant d’une confortable notoriété aux États-Unis ou dans l’ultracatholique Pologne, ces réseaux œuvrent en toute discrétion en France et en Allemagne. Mais si les méthodes diffèrent, l’objectif reste identique : convertir les personnes homosexuelles à l’hétérosexualité ou, à défaut, les pousser à la continence. Comme Deb, fille d’évangélistes de l’Arkansas ouvertement homophobes, Jean-Michel Dunand, aujourd’hui animateur d’une communauté œcuménique homosensible et transgenre, a subi de traumatisantes séances d’exorcisme. De son côté, la Polonaise Ewa a été ballottée de messes de guérison en consultations chez un sexologue adepte des décharges électriques. Rongés par la honte et la culpabilité, tous ont souffert de séquelles psychiques graves : haine de soi, alcoolisme, dépression, tentation du suicide…
Manipulation destructrice
Étayée par le travail de deux jeunes journalistes, dont l'un s'est infiltré dans des mouvements français – des rencontres façon Alcooliques anonymes de Courage aux séminaires estivaux de Torrents de vie, avec transes collectives au menu –, cette enquête sur les "thérapies de conversion" donne la parole à des victimes de cinq pays. Leurs témoignages, à la fois rares et bouleversants, mettent en lumière les conséquences dévastatrices de pratiques qui s’apparentent à des dérives sectaires. "Nous avons affaire à une espèce de psychothérapie sauvage qui peut amener à la destruction de la personnalité", affirme ainsi Serge Blisko, ancien président de la Miviludes (Mission interministérielle de vigilance et de lutte contre les dérives sectaires). En mars 2018, le Parlement européen a voté une résolution appelant les États membres à interdire ces prétendues thérapies.
Documentaire de Bernard Nicolas (France, 2019, 1h30mn)
Violence in Belgium and Netherlands as Covid Protests Erupt across Europe
THE GUARDIAN: Anger at government restrictions spreads to Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark and Croatia
Police spray protesters as they gather in front of the Gare du Nord in Brussels, Belgium, for an anti-Covid pass protest. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images
Violence erupted at demonstrations in Belgium and the Netherlands over the weekend as tougher Covid-19 restrictions to curb the resurgent pandemic led to angry protests in several European countries.
Ten of thousands of people marched through central Brussels on Sunday to protest against reinforced restrictions imposed by the Belgian government to counter the latest rise in coronavirus cases. The march, which police estimated involved 35,000 people, began peacefully but descended into violence as several hundred people started pelting officers, smashing cars and setting rubbish bins on fire. Police responded with teargas and water cannon.
“We have injuries but we cannot yet say how many,” said Ilse Vande Keere, a police spokesperson. It was also unclear how many people had been detained.
Demonstrators had earlier gathered to protest against the government’s advice to get vaccinated and any possible moves to impose mandatory shots. Shouting “freedom, freedom, freedom!” and singing the anti-fascist song Bella Ciao, protesters lined up behind a huge banner saying “together for freedom” and marched to the EU headquarters. Signs among the crowd varied from far-right insignia to the rainbow flags of the LGBT community. » | Jon Henley | Sunday, November 21, 2021
Violence erupted at demonstrations in Belgium and the Netherlands over the weekend as tougher Covid-19 restrictions to curb the resurgent pandemic led to angry protests in several European countries.
Ten of thousands of people marched through central Brussels on Sunday to protest against reinforced restrictions imposed by the Belgian government to counter the latest rise in coronavirus cases. The march, which police estimated involved 35,000 people, began peacefully but descended into violence as several hundred people started pelting officers, smashing cars and setting rubbish bins on fire. Police responded with teargas and water cannon.
“We have injuries but we cannot yet say how many,” said Ilse Vande Keere, a police spokesperson. It was also unclear how many people had been detained.
Demonstrators had earlier gathered to protest against the government’s advice to get vaccinated and any possible moves to impose mandatory shots. Shouting “freedom, freedom, freedom!” and singing the anti-fascist song Bella Ciao, protesters lined up behind a huge banner saying “together for freedom” and marched to the EU headquarters. Signs among the crowd varied from far-right insignia to the rainbow flags of the LGBT community. » | Jon Henley | Sunday, November 21, 2021
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