turbobob

turbobob, 14 days ago

@Linux
Their subscription model truly ought to be part of your list. Otherwise this is little more than misleading advertising.

turbobob, 14 days ago

@Linux @devzero Most?
Sounds like you're just making this up. What is this claim of yours based on exactly?

turbobob, 14 days ago

@Linux @devzero
I am talking about this: "Most don't see the subscription model a problem".

Sounds like you're just making this up. What is this claim of yours based on exactly?

turbobob, 14 days ago

@Linux @devzero

Ok, so you are just making this up because you believe it is true. However your own belief is not enough to make it a reality.

Then, you should rather say "I believe that most won't see the subscription model a problem", and that'd be fine.

Maybe you don't see it, but there is a difference. Cheers.

turbobob, 15 days ago

@patricksudlow

Wow, I hadn't heard of this. Thank you very much for sharing this.
It's very interesting to also see that there had already been several reports in 2018/2019 (Human Rights Watch/Amnesty International), calling directly Booking.com to stop (something that Airbnb then actually did).

#Booking has absolutely no excuse.

turbobob, 17 days ago

turbobob, 10 days ago

Officialisé.

https://www.rtbf.be/article/reconnaissance-de-l-etat-de-palestine-actee-par-l-espagne-l-irlande-et-la-norvege-11380331

#Norway #Ireland #Spain #Palestine

turbobob, 18 days ago (edited 18 days ago)

Des dizaines de milliers de personnes dont des enfants—jugées sur leur seule couleur de peau comme pouvant être des migrants—sont arbitrairement enlevées et abandonnées dans le désert chaque année.

Voire vendues moins de 4€.

Un scandale rendu possible par l'UE. @EUCommission

Plus de 35 journalistes ont contribué à cette enquête (Lighthouse Reports).

➡️ https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/05/21/comment-des-milliers-de-migrants-ont-ete-abandonnes-en-plein-desert-avec-le-soutien-de-l-europe_6234482_3210.html
➡️ 🔥Video https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8yrqiy

#Journalism #Investigation #EU #Outrageous #Scandal #HumanRights #EuropeanCommission

turbobob, 18 days ago

For Dutch speakers, I highly recommend this article.
It's very detailed.

They also give the example of Timothy Hucks, an #American guy from New York whose crime is to be black. Timothy simply left his flat in Morocco to buy some booze. He got abducted by Moroccan security forces, who decided that, no, he is not American, and dumped him far in the desert with others—all black people.

🇳🇱 https://www.trouw.nl/verdieping/mede-mogelijk-gemaakt-door-de-eu-migranten-ontvoerd-verkocht-of-achtergelaten-in-de-woestijn~be0be3ea/

#Journalism #Investigation #EU #Outrageous #Scandal #HumanRights #EuropeanCommission

turbobob, 18 days ago

Some quotes translated from that article from Trouw:

"At the end of 2023, the European Parliament expressed its concerns about these practices in a report, writing that migrants were subjected to “systematic and serious human rights violations” such as “arbitrary arrests, detentions, violence, including torture” and “collective expulsions to Senegal and Mali”.

Despite criticism from its own parliament, the @EUCommission decided to ignore this warning and increase its aid to the country."
1/3

turbobob, 18 days ago (edited 18 days ago)

"The President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, described the July agreement with Tunisia as a model for future agreements with other countries."

"Tunisia's security forces, including the police & national guard, have been trained by Germany and European agencies over the years and are the backbone of operations (..). They cordon off the streets en masse in towns where large numbers of migrants live and transport them to the desert."

Italy & Spain are also involved — cf. Le Monde.

2/3

turbobob, 18 days ago (edited 18 days ago)

"In the group, two women are pregnant, a young boy with an inflamed Achilles tendon has no choice but to walk an average of 25 kilometres a day anyway. "

They are not given any water of course. Walk or die there.

"Not everyone is abandoned in the desert by the authorities (...). Five men tell how they were sold by security forces to border guards from neighbouring Libya."

"One of the Libyan commanders later told Moussa that he had bought them for 20 dinars, less than €4 per person."

3/3

turbobob, 18 days ago (edited 18 days ago)

Here, the @EUCommission resembles the worst multinational corporations — trying to evade its responsibilities by simply subcontracting its human right violations.

Several hundreds of MILLIONS € are being spent on this.

An International Court of Justice ought to look into this.

As the Dutch newspaper Trouw wrote this morning, this is only the first article on this topic.
More will come.

#Journalism #Investigation #EU #Outrageous #Scandal #HumanRights #HumanRightsViolations #EuropeanCommission

turbobob, 18 days ago

Articles so far, from some of the journals involved in this investigation:

🇺🇸 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/eu-migrant-north-africa-mediterranean/
🇩🇪 https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/report-muenchen/eu-asylsuchende-nordafrika-100.html
🇪🇸 https://elpais.com/internacional/2024-05-21/detenciones-masivas-y-traslados-forzosos-asi-se-destierra-con-dinero-europeo-a-migrantes-en-el-norte-de-africa.html
🇩🇪 https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/migranten-in-nordafrika-abgefangen-und-ausgesetzt-eu-finanziert-die-verantwortlichen-a-91fc2c46-9253-4324-8748-a04e06c94244
🇫🇷 https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2024/05/21/comment-l-argent-de-l-union-europeenne-permet-aux-pays-du-maghreb-de-refouler-des-migrants-dans-le-desert_6234489_3212.html
🇳🇱 https://www.trouw.nl/verdieping/mede-mogelijk-gemaakt-door-de-eu-migranten-ontvoerd-verkocht-of-achtergelaten-in-de-woestijn~be0be3ea/

https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/desert-dumps/

#LighthouseReports #Journalism #Investigation #EU #Scandal #HumanRights

turbobob, 19 days ago

Article 70 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

➡️ source: https://www.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/files/Publications/Rome-Statute.pdf

#Article70 #ICC #RomeStatute #InternationalCriminalCourt #Palestine @palestine

turbobob, 19 days ago

➡️ source: https://x.com/hadjalahbib/status/1792527999784361999/photo/1

#Palestine #Belgium #ICC #WarCrimes #ArrestWarrant #Netanyahu #Gallant #Hamas @palestine

turbobob, 19 days ago (edited 18 days ago)

🇧🇪 "Crimes committed in Gaza must be prosecuted at the highest level, regardless of the perpetrators."
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belgium

➡️ source: https://x.com/hadjalahbib/status/1792527999784361999/photo/1

#Palestine #Belgium #EU #ICC #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #ArrestWarrant #Netanyahu #Gallant #Hamas @palestine

turbobob, 18 days ago

🇫🇷 "France supports the International Criminal Court, its independence and the fight against impunity in every situation."
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France

EN: https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/international-justice/news/article/international-criminal-court-prosecutor-applies-to-icc-for-arrest-warrants-20

FR : https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/politique-etrangere-de-la-france/justice-internationale/evenements/article/cour-penale-internationale-demande-de-mandats-d-arrets-par-le-procureur-aupres

#Palestine #France #EU #ICC #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #ArrestWarrant #Netanyahu #Gallant #Hamas @palestine

turbobob, 18 days ago

🇸🇮 "War crimes & crimes against humanity committed on the territory of #Israel & #Palestine from at least 7 October 2023 must be prosecuted independently and impartially regardless of the perpetrators. Accountability is crucial to prevent atrocities and to guarantee peace."
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovenia

#Palestine #Slovenia #EU #ICC #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #ArrestWarrant #Netanyahu #Gallant #Hamas @palestine

turbobob, 18 days ago

🇸🇮 "War crimes & crimes against humanity committed on the territory of #Israel & #Palestine from at least 7 October 2023 must be prosecuted independently and impartially regardless of the perpetrators. Accountability is crucial to prevent atrocities and to guarantee peace."
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovenia

https://x.com/MZEZ_RS/status/1792559107506892969

#Palestine #Slovenia #EU #ICC #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #ArrestWarrant #Netanyahu #Gallant #Hamas @palestine

turbobob, 19 days ago

@bkm
@saxochem
I can't resist:

Was ist das kürzeste Buch der Welt? #Humor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW28HSSfEg0&t=452s

turbobob, 19 days ago

@bkm

Exactly, that truly is the best part 😁