(TR) Hardened by more than four years of war, the Ukrainian capital is struggling to absorb the latest Russian bombings. The population is returning to shelters, while the government is looking for a defense against ballistic missiles.
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Edgar Morin : a journalist in his own way. My tribute to the late philosopher and sociologist, died in Paris on May 29th in his 105th year. This article is freely available. @MediapartEN https://t.co/vzb1JOhOiI #EdgarMorin #Philosophy #Sociology #FR
(TR) This table of political repression in Algeria underscores, by contrast, the strength of the Hirak, this great democratic movement that, six years ago, raised and gathered the Algerian people. That hope is alive, and it will return.
(TR) In many town halls where the RN has come to power, trade unionism is openly attacked. As soon as it is in power, the far right reveals itself as the enemy of social rights. At its congress, the CGT is at the forefront of a united front.
(TR) In the face of repeated alerts, the inaction of public authorities regarding cadmium contamination is questionable. This heavy metal, which accumulates in the environment and food, now affects the entire population.
(TR) Final of the Champions League: the methods of law enforcement are questioned. Initial testimonies collected by Mediapart report violence and intimidation committed by police deployed during the night of May 30 to 31.
(TR) How in just a few months generative AI has changed everything for computer developers. An exciting investigation with those most affected regarding the transformation of their profession by tools made by Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google.
(TR) Edgar Morin, journalist in his own way. Sociologist of the present and philosopher of complexity, Morin has died at 104 years old. His longevity earned him, albeit late, an official recognition that disguised his founding dissent.
(TR) "Prisoner of a war he can neither win nor abandon," more than four years after its outbreak, Vladimir Putin is currently facing a "combination of challenges unprecedented since he came to power."
(TR) Finally some good news: the "Bétharram law" aimed at protecting children and combating violence in schools has been unanimously voted on by the National Assembly. Positive effect of impactful journalism, to which Mediapart has contributed.
(TR) Finally some good news: the "Bétharram law" aimed at protecting children and fighting against violence in schools has been unanimously voted by the Assembly.
(TR) With the extension of the war in Lebanon, Israel wants to showcase its omnipotence. However, Tel Aviv indirectly demonstrates its failure to defeat Hezbollah. And risks derailing the discussions between Washington and Tehran.
(TR) "I still feel nauseous at the memory of the assaults I've endured throughout my life, from my odd jobs to my career as an actress and singer. Even though I waited at least thirty years and a few months, it is never too late to do your part."
(TR) In Germany, Friedrich Merz is losing ground. The German chancellor is now the most unpopular in history. Unable to control his coalition, he has become a figure of powerlessness as the crisis strikes the country.
(TR) Colombia: the far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is leading the first round of the presidential election with over 10 million votes. He will face his leftist rival, Iván Cepeda, on June 21 and has received the support of the right-wing candidate.
(TR) A year after our "Dirty Payments" investigation into the French group Worldline, Mediapart reveals that the British platform Wise is being prosecuted in Belgium for money laundering 500 million euros, in connection with hundreds of criminal cases.
(TR) Putin's propaganda free at Bolloré: banned in Europe since 2022, the state channel Russia Today France now sees its former leader Xenia Fedorova spreading the Kremlin narrative across all of the billionaire's media.
(TR) "Iran: 'Trump and Netanyahu have elevated their own blindness to the level of a weapon of mass destruction' [Jean-Pierre Filiu in @lemondefr]"
(TR) "Your departure compels us more than ever to remain faithful to what you embodied with beauty: a demand for humanity and fraternity escorted by unyielding lucidity."
(TR) Sociologist of the present and philosopher of complexity, Edgar Morin died at 104 years old. His longevity brought him, late in life, official recognition that overshadowed his foundational dissidences, as evidenced by his relationship with journalism. My tribute.
(TR) The far-right influencer Jean Messiha is ramping up fundraising efforts by riding the news wave. But the widows of two prison guards accuse him of embezzlement. This is not the only campaign raising significant questions...
(TR) The @WWFFrance fires its president Alexandra Palt for her personal commitment against racism. Surprising NGO that claims to defend life and nature without fighting hatred towards humanity and equality.
(TR) Fabrice Arfi revealed, along with Karl Laske, the affair of the Libyan financing of Nicolas Sarkozy in "Mediapart" in 2011. Now that the appeal trial of the former president has just concluded, he draws conclusions from it. Free access video.
(TR) "No matter where we come from, the history of France belongs to everyone": fan of castles, the Franco-Moroccan influencer Amine Kassid is facing a wave of racism because he shares his passion for heritage on social media.
(TR) Frédéric Roger, vegetable grower since 2019: "What we have been experiencing for months is a total climate disruption." Report on the early heat wave in Hérault that endured record rains during the winter.
(TR) "European leaders who refuse to speak of genocide in Gaza grant impunity to Israel": Holocaust specialist, Israeli and American historian Omer Bartov is the guest of Mediapart. Available for free.
(TR) As France is one of the countries in the world most affected by global warming, Emmanuel Macron, elected in 2017 two years after the Paris Agreement on climate, has completely missed the opportunity for the climate shift.
(TR) Behind Vincent Bolloré (and thus the far right), there is Vladimir Putin (and not just Donald Trump). A new demonstration in this well-informed investigation from @lemondefr
(TR) As Mahmoud Abbas clings to an increasingly discredited power, to the point of calling for the Fatah congress so that his son can join its leadership, the most popular Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, has been imprisoned by Israel since 2002.
(TR) This joint investigation by @libe and @Mediapart is an exemplary case of video investigation in the digital age. Impact journalism: where justice had given up, the press finds (and proves) the truth.
(TR) Sainte-Soline: revelations about the fired shot that almost killed the protester Serge Duteuil-Graziani. "Mediapart" and "Libération" have managed to establish with certainty who is the author of this fired shot of tear gas grenade. Demonstration in video.
(TR) What has happened to us? France created nursery school at the initiative of Pauline Kergomard, an exceptional educator who wanted to put an end to "crimes against childhood." Today, reports of violence in after-school settings are flooding in.
(TR) In the war with the United States and Israel, the Iranian regime had only one goal: to survive at any cost. Bet succeeded as an interim agreement seems to be on the verge of being reached without Tehran having given up on any of the main points of tension.
(TR) Members of the flotilla for Gaza testify on Mediapart about sexist and sexual violence inflicted by their Israeli jailers. What they have suffered is just a tiny glimpse of what Palestinian detainees endure on a daily basis.
(TR) A RN deputy at the heart of the undeclared gift affair from the pharmaceutical industry. René Lioret was the director of commercial operations at the pharmaceutical laboratory Urgo, a group behind a wide-ranging fraud in the health sector.
(TR) In the name of the guarantee of fundamental freedoms and the fight against discrimination, the National League of Human Rights @LDH_Fr and the CGT Spectacle @cgt_spectacle are taking legal action with a fixed date summons against Canal + following the statements of Maxime Saada.
(TR) "We have brought back a name that had been erased: Palestine" : Elias Sanbar in "L'échappée", for his "New Loving Dictionary of Palestine" @EditionsPlon. The entire show is freely accessible on Mediapart 👉 https://t.co/CThrlKtQS8 https://t.co/jyCX2uOk8L
(TR) Russia: Putinism is a regime devoid of popular support that retains power through the use of force. The degradation of the economic situation undermines its legitimacy, but repression shows no signs of any popular upsurge.
(TR) French voice of Palestine, Elias Sanbar publishes his most personal and painful book: a "New Lover's Dictionary of Palestine" written in the shadow of the genocide in Gaza. Interview available for free.
(TR) Stolen photos published on May 21 by "Paris Match" revealed the relationship between UDR deputy Charles Alloncle and his parliamentary assistant, while the law prohibits deputies from employing their spouse.
(TR) When the prisoners are Palestinian, the West looks elsewhere. The images showing the humiliation of European activists from the Gaza flotilla sparked an international outcry but revealed nothing new about the prisons in Israel.
RT @gabriel_zucman: Hello @JeffBezos, since you question the results of our studies on the unfairness of the US tax system, please allow me… #USTax #IncomeInequality #WealthGap #US
(TR) A year before the presidential election, Emmanuel Macron makes extensive use of the presidential power of appointment, greatly expanded by François Mitterrand in 1985. He appoints close associates to key positions in the state. Inventory and debate on Mediapart.
(TR) #Maldives: RSF calls for the immediate release of two journalists from @AdhadhuMV who were wrongfully convicted after covering...
RT @karimbitar: 🇱🇧 For the past 10 years, @MaucourantNada, one of the most professional and courageous journalists of her generation, has b… #journalism #courage #Lebanon #LB
(TR) The major survey "Trajectories and Origins 2" @InedFr @InseeFr on the diversity of populations in France challenges many preconceived notions about immigrants and their descendants. Interview with the socio-demographer Patrick Simon. 2/3
(TR) France and its living people, as they live, work, invent, meet, and enrich themselves. Here is the antidote to hatred and fears, the truth of the facts against the lies of xenophobic and racist propaganda. 1/3
(TR) Franck Bernard (RN) has become, a few weeks ago, the first far-right elected official to hold the position of vice-president of the metropolis of Besançon. For ten years, on his anonymous Facebook account, he has been spewing his racist, sexist, and homophobic hatred.
(TR) "Activists from the Flotilla seized, arbitrarily detained, and subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment by the authorities..."
(TR) The latest onslaught from Canal+ overflows the world of cinema and highlights the advance of the far right over diversity.