Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by KENNEDY Hank
Hank Kennedy writes on the transphobia of once-prominent British leftist, George Galloway, and explores the convergence of the far right and sections of the Left around a familiarly hateful “family values.”
Although you wouldn’t know it from the tut-tutting of outraged conservatives, it seems (…)
, by ROUGET Antton
In order to host the 2024 Olympic Games, which were officially opened in Paris on Friday evening, the public authorities in France caved in to the demands of the International Olympic Committee. Yet, argues Mediapart’s Antton Rouget in this op-ed article, the IOC is a clannish organisation that (…)
There are two precedents: the International Olympics Committee’s treatment of Russia for the ongoing Ukraine war, and its 1970 expulsion of Apartheid South Africa.
The Olympics get underway in Paris shortly and there is growing consternation in France and around the world at the impending (…)
, by BOFFEY Daniel, CHRISAFIS Angelique
Barricades and restricted zones set up as city centre experiences militarisation not seen since second world war
Police officers stroll past the Eiffel Tower as Paris gets ready for the start of the Olympics. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PAParis transformed into city of metal and QR codes as (…)
, par FIDH, MOGWE Alice
In an open letter to Dr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has urgently called for immediate and effective measures in response to the escalating and deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian (…)
, by McKENNA Anne Toomey
The 2024 Paris Olympics is drawing the eyes of the world as thousands of athletes and support personnel and hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the globe converge in France. It’s not just the eyes of the world that will be watching. Artificial intelligence systems will be watching, (…)
In September 2023, several people came down with dengue fever in Paris, France. The presence of this mosquito-borne disease was notable for two reasons. It was the most northerly outbreak ever recorded, and none of the people had travelled recently. This demonstrated it is now possible for (…)
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