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In the spotlight: blow for Boris Johnson, after the failure of the deportation of migrants to Rwanda
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street, this Friday, May 13, 2022. © AP/Victoria Jones
By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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At the last minute, Tuesday evening June 14, "
the European Court of Human Rights grounded the flight to Rwanda
", says the
Guardian
, which speaks of a real "
hard and embarrassing blow for Boris Johnson
" who had promised "
to deport thousands of asylum seekers 6,000 kilometers away, in Africa to Kigali
".
“
An aerial farce
”, mocks the daily
Metro
.
“
What a cruel farce
”, echoes the
Daily Mirror
, which accuses the British government
of “an immoral twist
”.
Even the
New York Times
points out "
the unexpected setback for London's new migration policy
".
While human rights associations welcome the decision of the European judges, Boris Johnson "
implies that Great Britain could leave the European Convention on Human Rights
", reports the
Times,
to facilitate the deportation of illegal migrants from the UK.
A "
frustration shared by Interior Minister Priti Patel
", notes the
Guardian
, which reports that a government source thus "
castigated the European Court
" denouncing "
the decision of a Brussels judge who, outside his working hours work, has canceled days and days of litigation in the British courts
”.
► To read also: The flight supposed to transport migrants from the United Kingdom to Rwanda is canceled
London and Kigali nevertheless intend to move forward "
undeterred
" by the cancellation of this first flight, reports the
Daily Telegraph
, which nevertheless underlines "
that all deportation flights could be interrupted for weeks, while waiting for the legality of the Rwandan policy be validated by the British courts
”.
Joe Biden's controversial visit to Saudi Arabia next month
The American president accused of "
treason
" by Saudi human rights defenders, reports the United States correspondent of the
Guardian
, after this radical change of footing by Joe Biden "
who had nevertheless promised to reduce Saudi Arabia to the rank of pariah country after the brutal assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
".
Directly "
from pariah to ally
", also mocks
El Pais
, which underlines the paradoxical attitude of the United States which "
decided to turn the page
", whereas just last week, notes the Spanish daily, "
Washington had vetoed Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua
“, banned from the Summit of the Americas “
because of dictatorship
”.
► To read also: United States: Joe Biden soon in Saudi Arabia to meet Mohamed ben Salman
"
A 2 usual weights, 2 measures of American diplomacy
", analyzes for its part the
Washington Post
, but which, this time, causes "
a deep unease in the Democratic camp
", the Democratic senators are worried about this strategic bet of thaw with Riyadh, and they also fear "
that this visit will not significantly lower the price of oil
".
Macron, Scholz and Draghi tomorrow in kyiv?
Even if it has not yet been officially confirmed, this tripartite visit by the French, German and Italian leaders to the Ukrainian capital has been announced and commented on by a large part of the German press.
For the
Leipziger Volkszeitung,
"
the 3 leaders are under enormous pressure to give a sign of support to Kiev, even if they believe that Ukraine is not yet ripe for EU candidate status
".
“
Scholz must not be intimidated by Putin's threats
,” recommends the
Münchner Merkur
, “
while Ukraine expects greater support from Berlin
,” notes the
Taggespiegel
.
" There is
no question of pushing the Ukrainians to negotiate
" at any price, argues for its part the
New York Times,
which recalls the firmness of the American position while, he underlines, "
the Europeans fear a war long and which could freeze in an impasse, even though their economies are weakened by the Ukrainian conflict
".
Alexei Navalny transferred to an even more repressive prison
Putin intensifies repression against his opponents, in particular against the first of them, Alexeï Navalny, already imprisoned for more than a year and a half, who has just been "
transferred in the greatest secrecy to a penal colony with a "severe regime
", says
Die Welt
, without knowing “
precisely where
”.
“
Possibly at the IK-6 prison in Melikhovo in the center of the country
”, reports for its part the
Guardian
which speaks “
of a prison notoriously known for its torture and other abuses
”.
"
He is in danger, he could be killed
", worry the lawyers and supporters of Navalny who recalls "
that he has already barely survived the poisoning attempt
" probably already commissioned by the Kremlin in August 2020, reports the
Suddeutsche Zeitung
.
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