In the headlines: concern grows around Peng Shuai, the missing Chinese tennis champion
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Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has been missing since November 2, after denouncing a former senior Chinese official for coercing her into sex.
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By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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"
Where's Peng Shuai?"
"Asks the
Süddeutsche Zeitung
like a large part of the world press, whose concern was further heightened after the publication yesterday of a suspicious e-mail, relayed by Chinese TV and attributed to the player in which she denies any sexual assault and claims to be fine. "
An alleged declaration
", which Steve Simon, the boss of the WTA, the professional women's tennis circuit, strongly doubts, explains
The New York Times,
which points out that the 35-year-old player "
has not reappeared since November 2, right after denouncing the former Chinese vice-premier
”.
The boss of world women's tennis requires "
independent and verifiable evidence that Peng Shuai is safe,
" reports
The Washington Post
.
Request also formulated by "
other stars of tennis including the world number 1 Novak Djokovic, but also Noami Osaka
", further notes the
Post.
The Japanese star who in the
Asahi Shimbun
admits to being quite simply "
shocked by the disappearance of Peng Shouai
", and also criticizes "
Chinese censorship
".
In the
New York Times
, Steve Simon does not rule out "
that the WTA withdraws from tournaments in China if Peng's situation is not favorably resolved.
".
The migration crisis settles between the European Union and Belarus
"
The crisis at the Belarusian border could last for months,
" headlines the
Guardian
, noting the concerns of the Polish authorities.
Even if the humanitarian crisis "
has eased a little with the return to their countries of some of the migrants and the securing of hundreds of others in warehouses
", explains the
Washington Post
for its part
, the situation remains. “
Tense
”, and could now “
turn against Lukashenko
”.
"
After trying to use migrants as a weapon, the Belarusian president finds himself having to deal with the thousands of refugees who remain on his territory,
" the
Washington Post said
.
“
Among the 2,000 migrants stranded on the Belarusian side, many insist that they do not give up entering the European Union, but faced with the risk of being returned to their country, some are starting to wonder if it is better not to stay in Belarus
”, also notes the special envoy of the
New York Times
for whom“
the dictator Lukashenko finds himself trapped in his own game
”.
Two men convicted of the assassination of Malcom X will be exonerated
It is a "
major rebound
", considers
El Pais
"
in the history of one of the most significant crimes of the American twentieth century, the assassination of the African-American leader Malcom X in 1965
". Two of the three men convicted in this case will therefore be exonerated "
after an investigation of nearly two years triggered by a Netflix documentary series which addressed the flaws in the verdict
", explains the Spanish daily, which recalls that "
historians and academics have always warned against the error committed by justice
”.
"
Mohammad Aziz and Khalil Islam, two henchmen of the radical militia of" The Nation of Islam "appeared to be the perfect culprits in the eyes of the investigators of the time
", underlines for its part the
New York Times
which reports that they "
have always proclaimed their innocence, and affirmed that they had been trapped by the real killers
".
Fifty-five years later, "
their convictions will therefore be quashed on Thursday,
" said the American daily, for whom "
the hour of justice has finally come
" for Mohammad Aziz today, aged 83.
Khalil Islam, for his part, died in 2009 after serving his sentence.
Forty-one month in prison for the "man-shaman" of the assault on the Capitol
Unforgettable, with his fur toque, his buffalo horns, Jacob Chansley, 34, had appeared to the world as "
the standard bearer
" of the attack on the Capitol, underlines the
New York Times
, the "
conspiratorial shaman of QAnon
», Tells us the
Guardian
, whose photo still makes the headlines of the world press today.
He was therefore sentenced yesterday to 41 months, three and a half years in prison.
"
A lighter sentence than that requested by the prosecution,
" notes the
Washington Post
,
"
After he has expressed his remorse
".
The
Post
which emphasizes that justice is still tracking about thirty people including "
the former adviser to Trump, Steve Banon for their role in the murderous riots of January 2021
".
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