Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad

Civil liberty groups express concern over plan for more anti-protest powers Home secretary says police can consider ‘cumulative impact’ of demonstrations as Palestine Action ban opponents vow ‘escalation’

UK:

Civil liberty groups have expressed concern over government plans to hand police greater powers to restrict protests.

Organisers of mass demonstrations against the banning of Palestine Action pledged a “major escalation” of their campaign.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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His government didn't last a day...

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Lecornu was under fire from opponents and the right after unveiling part of his government on Sunday evening, his third in a year.

He was due to deliver his general policy statement to the National Assembly on Tuesday.

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[En Direct] Emmanuel Macron accepte la démission de Sébastien Lecornu Le Premier ministre français Sébastien Lecornu a remis sa démission au président Emmanuel Macron qui l'a acceptée, ce lundi 6 octobre. Nommé le 9 septembre, Sébastien Lecornu était sous le feu des cri...

[En Direct] Emmanuel Macron accepte la démission de Sébastien Lecornu rfi.my/C4VP.BS

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French Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu resigns hours after unveiling new cabinet Follow all the headlines and breaking news from RFI live on Facebook and Twitter: @RFI_En

French Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu resigns hours after unveiling new cabinet rfi.my/C4Vh.BS

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Carrefour du Maghreb - Maghreb noir: une autre vision du panafricanisme Dès les années 50, une génération d'artistes et de militants venus du monde entier font du Maghreb le carrefour des luttes panafricaines. C'est ce que raconte «Maghreb noir - Rabat, Alger et Tunis dan...

Dès les années 1950, une génération d'artistes et de militants font du Maghreb le carrefour des luttes panafricaines.

C'est ce que retrace le livre «Maghreb noir - Rabat, Alger et Tunis dans les luttes panafricaines», de l'historienne Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik.

www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/...

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Voici la première partie du gouvernement de Sébastien Lecornu annoncée ce dimanche soir Emmanuel Moulin, le secrétaire général de l’Élysée, a annoncé la première partie du gouvernement de Sébastien Lecornu ce dimanche 5 octobre.

Plus ça change...

FR - Gouvernement de Sébastien Lecornu : la liste des ministres - et pas vraiment de changement (contrairement à ce titre...)

www.huffingtonpost.fr/politique/vi...

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'Trumpist' billionaire wins Czech election, spelling shift on Ukraine Billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babis won this weekend's general election in the Czech Republic, official results showed, though his party fell short of an overall majority. His victory, base...

Billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babis' party won the general election in the Czech Republic, though falling short of a majority.

His victory, based partly on promises to halt aid to Ukraine, may generate relations with Kyiv and Brussels.

www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

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Police to get more anti-protest powers as Palestine Action ban opponents vow ‘escalation’ Home secretary says police can consider ‘cumulative impact’ of repeated demonstrations to restrict protests

Meanwhile, UK's Labour gvt eyes on the possibility to ban some demonstrations outright...
Incredible!

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Border Patrol agents shoot woman accused of ramming car into ICE vehicles in Chicago Federal agents shot a woman authorities say was armed and rammed her car into vehicles used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Chicago.

Marimar Martinez is a US citizen, was armed with a “semi-automatic weapon” and drove herself to the hospital for treatment after being shot on Saturday, Oct. 4, according to the Department of Homeland Security. She was discharged and taken into custody by the FBI.

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The woman was armed. She and a group of people rammed cars into vehicles used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, authorities said, as protests were intensifying and the Trump administration vowed to deploy federal troops to the Democratic stronghold of Chicago....

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The border Patrol agents shot an armed woman in Chicago as protesters confronted immigration personnel

www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...

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Kristi Noem calls Chicago a ‘war zone’ after federal agents shoot woman Homeland security secretary takes aim at city’s mayor who has called deployment of national guard ‘unhinged’

I think the important fact here is that federal agents shot a woman, no what political parties say about it...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#UShell

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Gisèle Pelicot to attend appeals court as man convicted of raping her contests verdict Husamettin Dogan, 44, was sentenced to nine years in prison at trial of 51 men last year that found them all guilty

FR - Gisèle Pelicot to attend appeals court as man convicted of raping her contests verdict:

Husamettin Dogan, 44, was sentenced to nine years in prison at trial of 51 men last year where all were found guilty

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine | Mort du photojournaliste Antoni Lallican, tué par un drone : le Parquet antiterroriste ouvre une enquête pour « crime de guerre » Après la mort du reporter, Emmanuel Macron avait dénoncé « une attaque de drones russes » tout comme le ministre des affaires étrangères ukrainien, Andrii Sybiha, qui avait ajouté qu’il portait « l’in...

FR: Le Parquet antiterroriste ouvre une enquête pour « crime de guerre », suite à la mort du photo-journaliste Antoni Lallican, tué par un drone en Ukraine

www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

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How football mega tournaments became a lightning rod for Morocco protesters Two years on from Morocco's selection as one of the co-hosts for the 2030 football World Cup, the government's multi-billion-euro investment in the tournament has become a rallying cry for protesters…

How football mega tournaments became a lightning rod for Morocco protesters rfi.my/C4Ou.BS

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Mélange de nationalisme, nostalgie, fatigue de la guerre, priorité aux questions sociales...

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US envoys head to Egypt for Gaza ceasefire talks as Trump says ‘we are very close’ to deal US president says he will push to finalize agreement in the coming days even as scores of Palestinians killed in latest Israeli attacks

US envoys head to Egypt for Gaza ceasefire talks as Trump says ‘we are very close’ to deal

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Côte d'Ivoire bans protests over opposition leaders' exclusion from election In a statement released on Thursday, the National Security Council announced it would ban any public gatherings aimed at challenging the Constitutional Council's ruling barring two opposition leaders…

Côte d'Ivoire bans protests over opposition leaders' exclusion from election rfi.my/C48t.BS

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The 'wowo' women carrying DRC's border trade on their backs, despite the risks Hundreds of women carry cross-border trade on their heads and backs every day at Kasumbalesa, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s second-busiest border crossing into Zambia. Their work keeps supply cha...

The 'wowo' women carrying DRC's border trade on their backs, despite the risks rfi.my/C4MK.BS

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Mad Professor on his four decades of South London reggae and dub whynow Personal, powerful and positive stories by WHYNOW.

#TB - Mad Professor on his four decades of South London reggae and dub

One of the pioneering figures in dub, self-made Mad Professor has worked with hundreds of artists whilst succeeding in transitioning the genre to the digital age.

by Melissa Chemam | March 3, 2020

whynow.co.uk/read/mad-pro...

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MansA Paris: Maisons des Mondes Africains MansA - la Maison des mondes africains - opened this weekend in Paris, near Goncourt. The cultural institution aims at showcasing contemp...

MansA - la Maison des mondes africains - opened this weekend in Paris, near Goncourt, a free exhibition by artist Roxane Mbanga, Noires.

The cultural institution aims at showcasing contemporary African and Afro-diasporic cultures:

melissa-on-the-road.blogspot.com/2025/10/mans...

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Czech parliamentary elections revolve around support for Ukraine Leading in the polls ahead of Friday and Saturday's vote, former prime minister Andrej Babis has challenged the aid the outgoing government has provided Ukraine. A self-defined 'Trumpist,' he appeals ...

Former prime minister Andrej Babis has challenged the aid the outgoing government has provided Ukraine. A self-defined 'Trumpist,' he appeals to older voters, who depend on welfare benefits and are nostalgic for the communist era.

www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

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