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• Irak : Le Premier ministre irakien visé par une “tentative d’assassinat” au drone
  8 novembre 2021, par siawi3

  Cet attentat pas encore revendiqué contre le Premier ministre irakien, le 7 novembre à Bagdad, “a été mené par ‘trois drones, dont deux ont été abattus’ par la garde rapprochée de Moustafa Al-Kazimi”, selon deux sources de sécurité en Irak. “Le troisième a pu faire exploser sa charge contre la maison, blessant deux gardes du corps de M. Kazimi”, précise l’AFP.

• Yemen: Women and girls being illegally imprisoned for lack of a male “guardian”
  12 November 2021, by siawi3

  “The continued detention of women inmates on the pretext of the absence of family members or guarantees is a form of violence based on gender”. As long as authorities continue to ignore the law under the pretext of custom or protection, and family abandonment persists, girls will remain under illegal detention and will spend their lives deprived of both real protection and hope of any near release from prison.

• Saudis Provoke Another Lebanese Crisis
  14 November 2021, by siawi3

  The latest crisis in Lebanon is political in nature, grounded in Lebanese-Saudi relations. Ever since Hariri’s murder in 2005, the powerful Saudi regime has been trying to control Lebanon. It has not been a smooth course of domination.

• USA: Ilhan Omar Unveils Resolution to Block ’Unconscionable’ Saudi Arms Sale
  14 November 2021, by siawi3

  “Congress has the authority to stop these sales, and we must exercise that power.” “We should never be selling human rights abusers weapons, but we certainly should not be doing so in the midst of a humanitarian crisis they are responsible for.”

• Syria Massacre Coverup Shows Danger of Assange Precedent
  15 November 2021, by siawi3

  “One of the U.S. military’s worst massacres and cover-up scandals since My Lai in Vietnam.” The New York Times has published a very solid investigative report on a U.S. military coverup of a 2019 massacre in Baghuz, Syria which killed scores of civilians. This would be the second investigative report on civilian-slaughtering U.S. airstrikes by The New York Times in a matter of weeks. The precedent the U.S. government is trying to set with its persecution of Assange will, if successful, cast a chilling effect over journalism which scrutinizes the U.S. war machine.

• In the Fire - Nawal El Saadawi
  16 November 2021, by siawi3

  The Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi fearlessly told unpleasant truths about discrimination against women in Arab countries.

• France-Moyen Orient : Leïla Mustapha, maire de Raqqa « C’est grâce à la laïcité qu’on a pu sauvegarder le tissu social »
  21 novembre 2021, par siawi3

  Leïla Mustapha, maire de Raqqa, jeune, femme, non gvoilée, dont le premier mot du programme est : laïcité .

• Turkey: Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk charged again with ‘insulting Turkishness’
  20 November 2021, by siawi3

  Daniel Gorman, Director of English PEN, said: “The fact that an investigation has been launched highlights the significant restrictions on freedom of expression faced by writers in Turkey today. We urge Turkish authorities to drop the case against him, and we continue to campaign against ongoing attempts by the Turkish government to silence writers.”

• Pour Sama - Journal d’une mère syrienne
  20 novembre 2021, par siawi3

  Du soulèvement d’Alep à la terrible répression orchestrée par le régime syrien, ce témoignage exceptionnel a été filmé de l’intérieur par une jeune mère pour sa fille. Un message d’amour doublé d’un cri de désespoir lancé au reste du monde.

• Un bébé syrien meurt après avoir passé plus d’un mois dans une forêt à la frontière entre Pologne et Biélorussie
  21 novembre 2021, par siawi3

  Il s’agit de la plus jeune victime depuis le début de cette crise qui sévit entre les deux pays.

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