Headlines: Syria, an extraordinary humanitarian drama

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By: Catherine Potet

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Liberation describes it as " the desperate flight of refugees in north-west Syria (...) nearly 900,000 additional people have been on the roads since December ". A photo shows us a little girl in a red coat hanging on the railing of a van at nightfall.

Liberation says: " Tens of thousands of people, mostly women and children, have fled their towns and villages in recent days to go north and escape the Russian bombardments and the advance of Syrian troops to the west. They leave by car when they can, if not on foot. They are left with nothing, homeless, it's -5 ° C at night. "

A Syrian aid worker testifies: “ What is happening is monstrous. There has been no equivalent since the start of the war. We are completely overwhelmed, we no longer know what to do. We could have managed 100,000 more people, not 800,000 . People sleep in their cars, in tents made from scraps of fabric. They burn what they can, down to clothes, to keep warm. But children are dying of cold. "

A drama which Le Figaro also echoes

The newspaper reports on " the bloody breakthrough of the Syrian regime west of Aleppo " and also reports that " the freezing winter worsens the situation of these newly displaced from a conflict that has lasted 9 years, resulting in the death of 'at least 380,000 people and the forced departure of more than 11 million Syrians '. In a photo, we see a woman and two little girls, looking a little lost, lifting a tarpaulin at the back of a truck.

The aftermath of the Benjamin Griveaux affair

Le Monde and Liberation had the same idea: to investigate the trio who seems to be behind the sexual videos affair. " A trio without faith or law ", according to Le Monde , which presents the protagonists: " Piotr Pavlenski, Juan Branco and Alexandra de Taddeo are thirty, respectively performer, lawyer and student. An unprecedented trio : a Russian refugee in France, a law student at Paris II University who speaks Russian perfectly, a young lawyer from the far left "defender of yellow vests" and particularly hostile to Macronie. They met for a few weeks before setting off a political scandal. "They spent the New Year together: It was during this party that Alexandra mysteriously evokes" an important action "and indicates that" Piotr could, on this occasion, solicit Juan Branco for his defense ".

A trio that also interests Liberation

The newspaper is particularly interested in the student Alexandra de Taddeo, the recipient of the videos sent by Benjamin Griveaux. " The investigators, " says Liberation , "are trying to find out if she is an accomplice or if she has been exploited . “ On paper, the journey of Alexandra de Taddeo is the opposite of that of Piotr Pavlenski, who became known for his self-harm and his opposition to the Kremlin. " She did part of her studies at Sciences-Po Toulouse before registering in public international law in Paris ". And Liberation wonders: " What exact role did the young woman play in the scandal? While the videos of Benjamin Griveaux were supposed to disappear after a minute, she took care to save them on her phone using the video capture system. Was it then intended to bring it down ? Or was she then instrumentalized by her companion, as her family implies? "

Football with Dortmund who receives PSG

For an evening in the Champions League, Paris Saint Germain moves to Dortmund in the round of 16 first leg. " The PSG plays very big, " said Le Parisien . “ The return of knockout matches puts PSG, its coach and its players under fire. After three successive failures in the knockout stages of the Champions League, this shock against Dortmund is of paramount importance. "

" PSG wants to break the curse, " headlines Le Figaro . “The champions of France will try to defeat the Indian sign. “ The two teams will meet on March 11 at the Parc des Princes. A double confrontation during which Paris Saint Germain will hope to have evacuated the ghosts of the past, the cruel memories of the humiliations against Barcelona (2017) and Manchester United (2019) without forgetting the glorious departure from the track against Real Madrid, in 2018. ”

Same concern on the side of Liberation

" At PSG, the cross and the barriers, " headlines the newspaper. " When it comes to facing Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16 first leg on Tuesday, the actors of the Paris club are overcome by the dizziness of bad memories, parasitized by the weight of responsibilities when they should only think about the game . "

Will Neymar be in good shape? He has not played the last league and cup matches ... Liberation has white hair " Since his arrival in Paris, Neymar has been a recurrent anxiety at this stage of the season: he had missed everything (in 2019) or part (2018) of the knockout stages of the Champions League who had seen Paris-SG clear the floor at this point in the last two seasons. "

Today in France, on the other hand, displays his confidence and the photo of the Brazilian on the front page. "It's up to him!" Exclaims the daily, which talks about the " redemption of an extraordinary player ", member of a very closed small club, that of the stars. “ Missteps and trials feed their legends, when they ruin the careers of ordinary mortals. Neymar belongs to this very restricted club. Questions about his incurable wounds, his lively and expensive evenings and even the rape accusation - classified without further action it is true - seem to have left no trace on his shirt. "Concludes Le Parisien .

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