In the headlines: the West condemns but remains powerless in the face of the bloodbath in Burma
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Funeral of a woman killed during clashes with Burmese security forces in Yangon, March 29, 2021 © AP
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"
An unacceptable escalation of violence
" for the European Union, "
mass murders
" condemned by the United States, the West is raising its tone after last weekend's bloodshed which made more than 100 dead in Burma including at least 7 children, reports the international press.
Sentences which nevertheless reinforce the feeling of powerlessness of Western countries.
"
A massacre without consequence
", headlines the
Suddeutsche Zeitung
, which explains that Europe and the United States must of course "
strengthen their sanctions against the Burmese junta
", but without expecting "
rapid success
".
"
The sanctions have a long-term effect, if at all
", underlines the daily which denounces "
the protective hand of China
" which supports the Burmese junta.
"
The generals
, insists the
Suddeutsche Zeitung
, will
continue to fire as long as Beijing allows
."
An analysis shared by the editorial
writer
of
Frankfurter Rundschau
who denounces "
a real crime against humanity
" to which responds "
the despicable inaction of the West which is content to cry from a distance
".
“
While Russia and China are blocking all international action in the Security Council
,” underlines
The Australian
, “
the countries of Southeast Asia must do more to isolate the junta, especially Japan and South Korea
", estimates the Australian daily, but also"
Thailand and Singapore which exert a major influence on the Burmese economy
".
Opening of pleadings in the George Floyd murder trial
A trial whose main evidence will be "
the video of the arrest of George Floyd
", underlines the
Wall Street Journal
, "
these 8 minutes and 46 seconds during which Derek Chauvin rests his knee on the neck of George Floyd, nailed to the soil and who can no longer breathe
”.
"
For the prosecution, this video will be the key element to demonstrate the murder
", explains the daily "
while the defense for its part will argue that Derek Chauvin, deploys a technique of maintaining order for which he was trained, and that Floyd's death was attributable to his heart disease and drugs in his body at the time of his arrest
”.
Here, "
visceral images, against technical details
", concludes the
Wall Street Journal
, "
the fate of Derek Chauvin will depend on what the jury will find the most convincing
".
The
Washington Post
portrays the 12 jurors who will decide Chauvin's fate.
There is "
a white executive who discussed privileges with her black colleague,
details the
Post, a black immigrant who watched the video and then said to his wife 'it could have been me
" ".
They will be 12 jurors and 3 substitutes, adds the daily, and "
their decision will have repercussions throughout the country and will revive the debates on race and the maintenance of order
".
The Suez Canal is about to be unblocked
"
Thanks to the powerful forces of the moon and the tides
", argues the
New York Times
"
which have made it possible to accelerate the work of the rescuers
", at work for more than 5 days now to relaunch the "
Ever Given
”, this giant cargo ship which blocked the passage of the canal and 12% of world trade.
"
The ship has regained its buoyancy and the canal could reopen in the coming days,
" said the
Wall Street Journal
, "
to the great relief of President Al-Sisi, for whom this blockage undoubtedly constituted the greatest international crisis of his seven years of reign
”.
The Egyptian president "
made the expansion of the channel the major part of an economic overhaul, without much success for the time being,
" explains the
Wall Street Journal,
which underlines that the channel nevertheless remains "
an important source of foreign currency , for a country plagued by a large trade deficit
”.
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