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France: Unchecked clampdown on protests under guise of fighting terrorism

Powers designed to combat terrorism have been repeatedly misused to curb peaceful protest, a new report from Amnesty International has found. A right not a threat: Disproportionate restrictions on demonstrations under the State of Emergency in France reveals that hundreds of unjustified measures restricting freedom of movement and the right to peaceful assembly have been issued under the guise of countering terrorism. “ Emergency laws intended to protect the French people from the threat of terrorism are instead being used to restrict their rights to protest peacefully ,” said Marco Perolini, Amnesty International’s researcher on France. “ Under the cover of the state of emergency, rights to protest have been stripped away with hundreds of activists, environmentalists, and labour rights campaigners unjustifiably banned from participating in protests. ” Following the horrific Paris attacks on 13 November 2015, France’s state of emergency, introduced a da

Γαλλία: Απαγόρευσαν 155 συγκεντρώσεις με πρόσχημα την τρομοκρατία

Για κατάχρηση εξουσιας με πρόσχημα την τρομοκρατία κατηγορεί τη Γαλλία η Διεθνής Αμνηστία σε νεα έκθεση της. Η έκθεση με τίτλο Δικαίωμα και όχι απειλή: Οι δυσανάλογοι περιορισμοί διαδηλώσεων στο πλαίσιο της κατάστασης έκτακτης ανάγκης στη Γαλλία αποκαλύπτει ότι έχουν εκδοθεί εκατοντάδες αδικαιολόγητα μέτρα που περιορίζουν την ελεύθερη κυκλοφορία και το δικαίωμα ειρηνικών διαδηλώσεων με το πρόσχημα της καταπολέμησης της τρομοκρατίας. Μετά τις τρομακτικές επιθέσεις του Παρισιού στις 13 Νοεμβρίου 2015, η κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης της Γαλλίας, ανανεώθηκε πέντε φορές κανονικοποιώντας μια σειρά παρεμβατικών μέτρων, μεταξυ των οποίων απαγορεύσεις διαδηλώσεων. Την περασμένη εβδομάδα, ο πρόεδρος Μακρόν δήλωσε πως θα ζητήσει από το κοινοβούλιο να παρατείνει τα μέτρα για έκτη φορά. Η κατάσταση έκτακτης ανάγκης επιτρέπει στους νομάρχες να απαγορεύουν κάθε είδους συγκέντρωση ως προληπτικό μέτρο για αδιευκρίνιστους λόγους «απειλής για την δημόσια τάξη». Oι εξουσίες α

‘WikiSpeaks’: Assange teases weekly radio show, asks for name suggestions

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has hinted that he may start a weekly radio show from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. Assange dropped the hint on Twitter, saying the idea had been suggested by “several US networks." Assange reached out to his followers looking for name and format suggestions for the potential project. He received numerous responses, including ‘Transparency Now!’, ‘WikiSpeaks’, ‘Weekly Leaks’, ‘Doctor Spill’ and ‘Julian Assange's Insufferable Podcast’. One suggestion called on Assange do a cooking show called 'Julienned with Julian Assange.' While not everyone was in favor of the proposed show, Conservative American TV and radio host Sean Hannity described the show as a "great idea" and even offered to allow Assange take over his job for a day. " If you would like to fill in for me one day I am on over 550 stations and 14 plus million listeners, ” he tweeted. Replying to Hannity's offer, Assa

Who’s funding Britain's terrorists? ‘Sensitive’ Home Office report may never be published

An investigation commissioned by former Prime Minister David Cameron into the revenue streams behind jihadist groups operating in Britain may never be published, the Home Office has admitted. The inquiry is thought to focus on British ally Saudi Arabia, which has repeatedly been highlighted by European leaders as a funding source for Islamist extremists, and may prove politically and legally sensitive, the Guardian reports. The UK has close ties with Saudi Arabia. Prime Minister Theresa May visited the country earlier this year. In January 2016, a specialist Home Office unit was directed by Downing Street to investigate sources of overseas funding of extremist groups in the UK. The findings were to be shown to Cameron’s then-Home Secretary May. Eighteen months later, however, the Home Office told the Guardian the report had not been completed and would not necessarily be published, calling the contents “very sensitive.” A decision on the future of the in

Kabul blast: 90 killed & 400 wounded in explosion in Afghan capital’s embassy district

Ninety people have been killed and 400 injured in a powerful car bomb blast that ripped through a diplomatic district in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, the government's media center has reported, according to AP. The Afghan Interior Ministry previously said that 64 people had been killed, according to AFP. The blast is believed to have come from a car bomb. Reuters reported that the powerful bomb was hidden inside a sewage tank on a truck. The precise target was not immediately clear, but many embassies and government buildings are located in the area. Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani condemned the devastating attack, which happened just days into the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In a statement quoted by Reuters, Ghani said “ the terrorists, even in the holy month of Ramadan, the month of goodness, blessing and prayer, are not stopping the killing of our innocent people. ” Full report: https://www.rt.com/news/390254-afghan-blast-kabul-em