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In the press, this morning, the Chinese authorities crack down on networks helping North Korean refugees.
The French daily La Croix relays the call of several South Korean NGOs, who denounce the increasing number of arrests and forced repatriations of North Koreans by Beijing. Refugees increasingly rare to successfully cross China, whose border with North Korea would be "increasingly controlled." More and more rare to reach a safe country, usually Thailand, via Vietnam or Laos. While La Croix wonders if this crackdown and increased surveillance is related to the recent rapprochement between Chinese and North Korean leaders, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un, a South Korean pastor, Chung Ki-won, whose church helps the refugees from North Korea, rather points the finger at him, "the enhanced surveillance" to which the whole of Chinese society is subjected. The newspaper says that the crackdown on North Korean refugees makes them easy prey for mafia networks, as evidenced by the report of a South Korean NGO estimating 60% of the proportion of North Korean refugees trafficked in China. . One of them, 34-year-old Kim Ye-jin, finally found refuge in Seoul nine years ago through Pastor Chung's network, and testifies: "The suffering and torture awaiting North Koreans fired force in North Korea by Beijing are beyond imagination. I do not even want the reunification of the two Koreas: all I ask is that China stop sending back refugees. "
In the United States, the rectification of a New York Times article accusing Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of a new sexual assault has angered Donald Trump. Judge Kavanaugh is "assaulted by lies and bogus media! All because the media pipeau work with their partners, the Democrats, "tweeted yesterday the US President, accusing them of seeking to" destroy "and" influence the opinions "of the magistrate. A statement cited by Vox, which says that what caused the presidential fury, is the publication, Sunday, by The NYT , of a new testimony of sexual abuse against Brett Kavanaugh. Alleged Sexual Abuse, committed at the time he was a student at Yale. The article in question was, however, modified by a corrective the following day, stating that the alleged new victim had not wanted to talk to journalists and that his family assured him that she had no recollection of the facts invoked - details that obviously weaken this testimony, and that Donald Trump did not fail to present it as a retraction from the New York Times , as a posteriori justification of his unwavering support for Brett Kavanaugh, whose confirmation before the US Congress, there almost a year ago, had been extremely hectic because of rape charges by two women.
Donald Trump whose friend, Boris Johnson, has just suffered a new disappointment. The British Prime Minister paid a visit to Luxembourg yesterday. Hailed by protesters upon his arrival, he suddenly refused to participate in the press conference scheduled with his Luxembourg counterpart. He found himself alone in front of the pickups but did not let himself be dismantled. Ironically showing the empty desk next to him, Xavier Bettel took the opportunity to lecture Boris Johnson, invited to "act" rather than "talk": "Luxembourg laughs at Johnson openly," reacts The Daily Telegraph . "Boris Johnson leaves humiliated Luxembourg, and his visit to Brexit ends in chaos," blushes The Guardian . "Boris Johnson file in English", headlines the Luxembourg newspaper Le Quotidien , which reports that Brexit is still "blocked", the UK and the EU still not speaking the same language. The proof: "spinning in English" is saying "take a French leave" in English: "spinning in the French way" ...
Boris Johnson, who is advised to throw an eye to this video showing the former press adviser of the White House dancing, just to change their minds. According to The Daily Beast , Sean Spicer made his debut in the American version of Danse avec les étoiles in a pretty olé ole outfit: a blouse with ruffles in lime green and a white pants with a beautiful effect. Unleashed, the former spokesperson for the White House gave everything in a stunning show of ballroom dancing. And it's really worth a look.
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