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Al-Jezira star journalist Shireen Abu Akleh killed in an Israeli operation. Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, one of the most famous personalities of the pan-Arab television channel Al-Jezira, was killed on Wednesday morning on the sidelines of an Israeli operation on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Hit in the head, under the ear, according to the Palestinian correspondent Moujahid al-Saadi, who was at his side, Shireen Abu Akleh died instantly. Doctors at Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin pronounced him dead on arrival. Read his profile.
Taha Bouhafs targeted by a report for sexual violence. On the night of Monday to Tuesday, the militant journalist Taha Bouhafs announced in a press release published on social networks that he gave up running for the legislative elections in the 14th district of the Rhône, denouncing “an unprecedented storm of attacks”. But according to Mediapart and BFM TV, this is another reason that finally pushed the native of Isère to throw in the towel: a report sent to the monitoring unit against sexist and sexual violence, an internal body within La France insoumise . According to the party, the reporter would have given up on his own even before the end of the internal procedure. He claimed to Mediapart : “I consider that anyone who is the subject of an accusation must withdraw from public life pending the verification of this word. What I decided to do. I am not aware of any other alerts.”
Masks will soon no longer be compulsory in public transport. Drop the masks. From this Monday, masks will no longer be required in public transport, announced Olivier Véran. The announcement was made after the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. The Minister of Health said: “We consider that it is no longer appropriate to maintain this obligation to wear a mask in public transport, from Monday May 16.” The measure had been in place since May 2020. At the same time, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announced that it was going to lift from Monday the obligation to wear a mask in airports and at airports. on board aircraft in the European Union.
Justice rejects Joxe and Brion’s libel suits against their accusers. Judicial epilogue for two emblematic cases of the #MeToo wave. The Court of Cassation on Wednesday rejected the defamation suits brought by ex-minister Pierre Joxe and the former boss of the Equidia chain Eric Brion against the women who accused them of sexual violence. The highest court of the judiciary considered that the Court of Appeal had been right to consider that the statements of the two accusers were based “on a sufficient factual basis” to recognize them “the benefit of good faith”. In its judgments, the court adds that the offending remarks, which date from October 2017, did contribute to “a debate of general interest on the denunciation of non-consensual behavior with a sexual connotation of certain men vis-à-vis women”.
In Spain, the Sánchez government wants to consolidate the right to abortion. While the United States prepares to dismantle the right to abortion, Spain takes the opposite path. The government of Pedro Sánchez is expected to present to the Council of Ministers next week a bill strengthening access to abortion, the details of which were revealed on Wednesday by several national newspapers. The main objective of the text: to guarantee all women the possibility of having an abortion in a public health centre.
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Humanitarian aid: in Ukraine, parcels under the bombs. In Kharkiv, the second largest city in the country, groups of volunteers are working to deliver food and medicine to the inhabitants of the areas hardest hit by the Russian army. Read our report.
Viavoice poll: Nupes, a desired but unbalanced alliance of lefts and greens. According to a Viavoice survey for Release, if the union of the left and ecologists is desired by the voters, it is also perceived as too favorable to rebellious France. And the prospect of cohabitation between Nupes and Emmanuel Macron only convinces 23% of French people. More info here.
Union of the left: these elephants who only like gathering when it is behind them. More than a question of “beliefs” or of “programmatic differences”, the few socialist leaders who pound their party’s legislative alliance with the rebellious, the ecologists and the communists do so for reasons of political strategy: the fear that the future on the left will be written – for a long time – without them. Read a post here.
Severance pay: the Court of Cassation validates the “Macron scale”. Called upon to decide on the new scale of severance pay revised downwards in 2017 by the “work orders”the highest court ruled that he was not “not contrary” to the ILO convention. She also ruled out the possibility of derogating from it “case by case”. So much the worse for employees who are victims of unfair dismissal who will leave with less money. Read our analysis.