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ECHR President +German Ambassador to CoE +2 GDR Rescapees to EF on Berlin Wall Fall and Human Rights
*Strasbourg/ECHR+European area/Angelo Marcopolo/- Speaking to "Eurofora", ECHR President, Linos-Alexander Sicilianos, from Greece, stressed that "European ReUnification, Triggered by Berlin Wall's Fall on 1989, Boosted Historic Developments on Strasbourg's Court" itself, vis a vis CoE's Member States and Citizens' protection
Indeed, inter alia, it's during the Following Years that even the New, big and original Building of ECHR was Built and Inaugurated on 1992 in Strasbourg, by former French President Francois Mitterand and f. COE's Secretary General, Professor Catherine Lalumiere, while an Important Reform of ECHR's Statute considerably Strengthened Euro-Judges' Role and stream-lined its Decision-Making Procedures, entering into force on 1998, i.e. After the CoE Became Pan-European, with 47 instead of only 21 Member States, including Russia since 1996, Helping Prepare also EU's Historic Enlargments of 2004 and 2007. It's during that Same Period of Time that CoE held 3 Heads of State/Governments in a row, on 1993 in Vienna, 1997 in Strasbourg, and 2005 in Warsaw : A Unique Era, withOut any Equivalent yet, Neither Before, Nor After that, during CoE's 70 Years of History (1949 - 2019).
It's then that it was Decided to Enlarge CoE's Membership to Central-Eastern European Countries, but also Strengthen ECHR, create a PanEuropean Commissioner for Human Rights, and Focus CoE's overall Role on Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law. In this Context, was, for the 1st Time, Published an Official ECHR Report on massive Human Rights Violations by Turkey in Cyprus on 1992, followed also by the 1st ECHR's Public Hearing on the Inter-State case "Cyprus v. Turkey" on 1993, which resulted in a landmark ECHR Judgement of 2001, preceded by another Famous ECHR Judgement since 1994 on an Individual Refugee Woman's application against Turkey's peristing Refusal of any Access to her Family Home in the Occupied Territories of the Island controlled by Ankara's Foreign Army, (a Case-Law which became Popular even at UNO's Global Level). But also the First Publication of ECHR's Reports on Torture - InHuman/Degrading Treatments by Turkey's Authorities against a Young Dissident who Lost the use of his Right Hand by Torture in Turkish Prisons, and was, Later, Murdered by Gunshots when he Refused to Withdraw his Application to Strasbourg's Court, as well as against a Kurdish Family Brutaly Expulsed from its Family Home, after their Fields and Livelihood were also Destroyed by Turkish Authorities' Forces, which Obliged them to Walk on the Streets for Hundreds of Kms, until they arrived at Poor Shanty-Towns in the Periphery of Smyrne/Izmir, Condemned to Suffer from Extreme Poverty, (Famous Cases of "Aksoy" and "Akdivar", respectively) on 1995. I.e. the Same Year that, in an Exceptional Press Conference in Strasbourg, COE's Leadership on Human Rights issues, Strongly Denounced the Exceptional Problem raised, already since then, by Turkey's Numerous and Extremely Grave Violations of Human Rights, Condemned by ECHR's Judgements, But Not Yet Applied by Ankara's Authorities. However, from a Political Viewpoint, the CoE's President-in-office then Finland's Ambassador, in an Exclusive INTW with "Eurofora"s co-Founder (Publishing then at "TCWeekly" Newspaper), had the Honesty to Warn us, since 1995/1996, that nobody should have excessive Illusions about such ECHR Judgements, Because, in Fact, the Principal Aim was mainly to Convince the Former Central-Eastern European Countries to Establish Legal Institutions allowing for Trade and Investments in Cooperation with the West for a Pan-European Economy. Nevetheless, in Addition to the Creation of "Trilateral" Summits between France, Germany and Russia, since CoE's 1997 PanEuropean Summit in Strasbourg, with Chirac, Kohl and Yeltsin, a Wider Human Rights "Spirit" ("Geist") Spread, then, Even to New Technologies' Modern Issues, such as the Access of all Citizens to Modern TeleCommunications Networks at the Internet, included, for the 1st Time, in a landmark Resolution adopted by CoE's Committee of Ministers in their 1998 Summit at Thessalloniki, during the rotating Presidency of the CoE by Greece, (See "Eurofora" co-Founder's relevant Publications, then, to "MPAgency", later Fusioned with the Biggest Greek Press Agency ANA-MPA, until Nowadays), as well as the Adoption and Signature by most CoE Member Countries of a landmark Convention on "Bio-Ethics", (known as "Oviedo Treaty"), Open Also to Other, Non-European Countries across the World, which Focuses, for the 1st Time in History, on "Human Rights and Bio-Medicine", including the New Area of "Genetic" Technologies, to which was Added, at the Last Minute, (on the Rush provoked by the Controversial "Dolly the Sheep" Cloning Disaster), also a Popular, Special "Protocol" for a Global Ban on Any Attempts to "Clone Humans", strongly Supported, then, particularly by the German and Greek rotating Presidencies of the CoE, on 1997-1998.
- However, when "Eurofora" asked, Today, ECHR's President Sicilianos, How he Felt about the Human Rights' Prospects in the COE, Despite the Current Lack of a so Important and Exceptional "Driving Force", as it was, 30 Years Earlier, the Berlin Wall's Fall, and the subsequent Re-Unification of Europe, his personal reaction Surprised :
- "I am Optimist !", the New ECHR's President, immediately and Clearly Replied to "Eurofora"s above mentioned Question, with a Bright Smile, (Despite an ambiant Pessimism by various others inside CoE who are Speaking, on the Contrary, about a current "Crisis"), while Walking in front of 2 or 3 Authentic Pieces from Berlin's Wall, Symbolically placed at ECHR's Garden, (Even if he didn't yet find enough Time to clearly Explain for which Concrete Reasons in particular)...
Was it, perhaps, just Because of an obvious overall Positive Ambiance, Today, at a Special CoE Ceremony for the 30th Anniversary since Berlin Wall's Fall (1989 - 2019), inside ECHR's protected Garden, where Authentic Pieces from that "Wall" were at the EpiCenter, Together with the European Anthem, and an Active Presence particularly of the Franco-German EU/CoE core's couple : the Permanent Representatives/Ambassadors Jean-Baptiste Mattei (Current CoE's rotating President), and Rolf Mafael, (forthcoming CoE's President), respectively, who Both spoke to "Eurofora", on this occasion, added to an earlier special "Statement" of CoE's New Secretary General, Marija Buric ?
- "All Europeans have a Reason to Celebrate the Fall of the Berlin Wall", Because of Joint "Efforts in the East and West, to Unite our Continent", "through (a) Peaceful Revolution" where "People won Freedom and Democracy", and, "30 Years Later, Europe is Stronger", Both "Economically and Politically", compared to the Past, Buric stressed Today, (before participating to the Traditional Reception, Later this Evening at Strasbourg's PMC, which Attracted Many People).
- However, she also Warned that "Peace and Prosperity canNot be take for Granted". On the Contrary, further "Efforts to forge European Unity are as Important as ever", as well as "to SafeGuard Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law", particularly via "the Institutions created" for that purpose, as the CoE, that she obviously invited to Stimulate.
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- Accepting to pose, with a Smile, for a Photograph by "Eurofora" in Front of ECHR's Monument from the Berlin Wall, the current President-in-office of the CoE, French Permanent Representative, Ambassador Jean-Baptiste Mattei, (who had just Heard his Collegue from Germany, Ambassador Mafael, metion more than 2 Times "France" in an Official Speech), briefly but substantially Stressed that: - "We really Had to be Present Here Today !", pointing at this Highly Symbolic Day and Location (the European Court of Human Rights), before Saluting us kindly...
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+ More Locacious on this occasion, the Future COE's Rotating President, German Ambassador Rolf Mafael, speaking later to "Eurofora", stressed, in particular, that - "This is a Moment of Happiness, Both for Germany, and for All Europe".
- "It was Only Possible with a Peaceful Revolution", particularly "Made by the People of (former) Eastern Germany" themselves, he observed, just Before 3 Authentic EyeWitnesses having Lived those Historic Moments there, give their Testimonies at a Following Event, organized Later Today, at the European area of Strasbourg, (See Infra).
- "So, the (Berlin) Wall was Torn Down by the People of the East (Germany), but this (Overall/Wider Change) could not be Possible without the Democratic Developments also in Poland, in Czechoslovak Republic, in Hungary, and in the Baltic Countries", etc, he added.
- And, particularly, "the Confidence of our Western Partners" : especially "NATO Countries", (i.e. ;Other EU Member States, such as France, the UK, Italy, etc, as well as USA, a.o.), "Church and Business, etc", Ambassador Mafael underlined.
+ "And, in the End, of course, all this could not have been possible without (Russian President) Mikhael Gorbatcev, and his Policy of "Glasnost"", he added, speaking to "Eurofora" at the PanEuropean Organisation of the CoE in Strasbourg, with 47 Member States, including Russia, since 1996.
=> In Consequence, concerning Berlin, "All this, for us Means another Long Period, in order to Make it Clear to the World, that the United Germany will be as Peaceful and Friendly, as the Separated Germany (FRG) has been".
+ "And", Moreover, "we are Willing to Contribute to the Peaceful Development of Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of Law", (i.e. PanEuropean CoE's currently Core Mission : Comp. Supra), the German Ambassador ensured.
++ Nowadays, in Addition, "for us (Germany), this Also means a particular Responsibility, especially vis a vis (all) the Europeans" as a whole, "to Build a United Europe", he topicaly stressed, (given, particularly, the recent Challenges that EU has notoriously to Face, Both in Politics and Economy, etc), Ambassador Mafael underlined, on what is, probably, the most importat point;
- "We Hope that we (Germany) Shall Live up to this Responsibility, especially Next Year (2020), when we shall have, First, the Responsibility of the EU", (from July 2020), "and Later-on, of the Committee of Ministers of the CoE", (from November 2020), he Highlighted, concerning an obviously Exceptionally Important Role for the foreseable Future. - "That's my Message", the German Ambassador to the CoE concluded, Saluting "Eurofora" with a smile.
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+ Human Emotions, Curiosity, often Sympathy and/or Astonishment, were Mixed during an Interesting, Next Round, Later this Afternoon, co-organized with the reknown "Goethe Institute", at nearby "European area", particularly with 2 Rescapees from the Former "GDR" at Eastern Germany, who had Both managed to Escape from Prison and/or Other Restrictions, in order to come to Work in the West, Before the Berlin Wall's fall :
- To a Question raised by "Eurofora", however, about whether, in Addition to their Personal Liberty's immediat Needs, they had also thought, then, also, about the Effect, that the Fall of Berlin's Wall could have, by facilitating the reUnification of Germany, and, therefore, Strengthening Europe, their Replies Diverged :
-- Karsten Dummel, a jailed Political Dissident who Left Eastern Germany just 1 Year Before the Fall of Berlin's Wall, Back on 1988, in order to Join his Brother, (who had already been Jailed and obliged to Leave Earlier, since 1984), at nearby Tubingen's University, where, nowadays, he teaches Rhetorics, after a Short Stay in USA's Michigan, clearly acknowledged Today that, "No", "I did Not really Thought about a Stronger Europe, then", all of his attenion being naturally Focused on, First of all, Ensuring "Freedom".
- But, it's a somewhat Different Story for Dr Karin Sorger, a Medical Specialist for Kidneys from Leipsig, who had been included at a Ransom-paying schema by Western Germany in order to Free Detainees at the East, (which called that : Reimbursement of Expenses made for their Education), already since 1977, before arriving to Work at Mainz University, and afterwards, at nearby Baden-Wurtemberg Region, between Ulm and Stuttgard, appointed in charge of a Huge Hospital's department for Biopsis : A Big, Collective Resposibikity, since Kidneys can be affected by Various and Many Factors, going from up to the Head, until Down to the Feet of Human Body, as she told "Eurofora". At First, she, too, had Focused on Freedom-related matters, after having suffered a lot, mainly by Bad Conditions of Everyday Life and Work, Undermining her Marriage, f.ex. with InCompatible Time-tables, too Long Hours for Transports etc., even Deprivation of an independent Flat where her Family could live in Peace, withOut Everyday Promiscuity with Alien 3rd Persons at one of its Rooms, (reportedly Reserved "Only for Workers or Peasants", as Local Authorities claimed, to which she had Replied that : -"If you doN't Need us, then Tell us to Go Away !"), etc. Neverheless, Afterwards, when she had to flee to the West, she Started to "Realize the Importance that a ReUnification of Germany could have also for a Stronger Europe in the World", (these two issues being interlinked).
- In Fact, Things "evolved very Rapidly" then, and "Events were Precipitated", added the Experienced French Diplomat, Jean-Luis Lepretre, specialized in Cultural Affairs, (by the way: The "Door" through which almost All Central-Eastern European Countries Started to Enter into touch with the CoE, then, Before they Become full Members), who worked at Eastern Berlin for Many Years, Both Before and After the Fall of the Wall, between 1983-1988 and 1994-1998, as well as in Various Other Central-Eastern Countries, (f.ex. Tchechoslovakia, ex-Yugoslavia, Latvia, etc), while Also Continuing to Work on Germany, particularly its Eastern part, and Culture, even when he returned to the Foreign Ministry's Headquarters in Paris.
- However, to a subsequent Question whether they Expected, or, on the Contrary, were Surprized by the Berlin Wall's Fall, almost All 3 Witnesses chose the Second Reply :
- F.ex., Dr Karin Sorger, simply said that, when she saw at the TV all those People Freely Walking through the Wall, for the 1st Time in History, she was Emotionaly Moved, and Cried...
- Even Jean-Luis Lepretre, despite being such a professional/Diplomatic "Connaisseur" of Eastern Germany, (Comp. Supra), and even after having attended, the Historic Popular Demonstration of Leipsig, (which was Surprisingly Calm, "as a Family Stroll", he described), practicaly at the Eve of Berlin Wall's Fall, nevertheless, he ...Missed the Exceptional, UnExpected Event, for ...only 2 Days, as he had, meanwhile, to return back to France, for routine matters, he regretted...
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+ They were joined by the New Director of Strasbourg's "European Spot", here, Sophie Coumel : When the News had arrived even at a "Red" Suburb of Paris, stronghold of the French "Communist Party", her School Professor, an otherwise Good Professional, but also Editor at the Party's mouthpiece "Huma", Soberly Advised his Students to be "Careful" : Something Fishy might be going on, he reportedly suspected !
- More Mysterious, Karsten Dummel, apparently Revealed an Astonishing Paradox :
- "Already as Early as Since 1983, I had been Warned, by a German Ambassador in China, that something of that kind should happen "Before the End of this Decade", he Curiously Revealed.
- But, Even after that Historic, Giant Popular Demonstration in Leipsig on 1989, I did Not Believe that Any such Big Change might really occur in Eastern Germany, because, on the Contrary, I Expected something Similar with what had Happened Earlier in China, during the Tiananmen Square Events at Beijing, i.e., that the Regime would soon Take Over and use Power to maintain its order, he reminded.
=> So, I was really Surprized, when I saw that the Berlin Wall, Suddenly started to Fall Peacefully, withOut Any Intervention by Force, at least from the "Old Guard" of Eastern Germany's Regime, Opposite to what I Expected, the former Political Dissident pointed out...
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- But, Despite the Fall of Berlin Wall, European ReUnification will still remain inComplete, withOut the "Western Balkans", Diplomat Lepretre Regretted, as far as "Eurofora"s Question was concerned.
- Speaking shortly after France and 3 or 4 other EU Member States notoriously Opposed an Attempt to Start EU Accession Negotiations with Albania, (partly still contested), and even with North Macedonia, (recently become Easier, after a controversial but operational Deal with Greece), particularly until the EU Reforms its Decision-Making process, to make it more Efficient, the veteran French Diplomat pointed, in fact, also at "the Problem of Kosovo", that some had recognized, but Nobody still accepts to do so inside Serbia, not even among the most pro-European Politicians, as he observed.
+ There is Also a Complicated Problem in Bosnia-Herzegovina, added the German Universitarian, Karsten Dümmel, (Comp. Supra) : It's mainly about some "Ethnic Groups", he pointed out. So that, if things remain as they are now, "all Young People may Leave Bosnia-Herzegovina for abroad, Leaving behind them Only a Country of Old Pensioners !", he Warned. But he also Acknowledged, Replying to Critical Reactions from People at the Audience, that, as a matter of General Principle, we shouldn't yet eye any such eventual EU Accession Negotiation, but Only "When the Conditions might be met" there.
Western Balkans are, indeed, also a Strategically Important "Corridor" between an Industrial Franco-German "Mittel-Europa" and straight towards the Energy Sources of Middle East : This Important Fact had become Visible, particularly during the 2nd World War, when Hitler, Seeking to Find Access to Oil/Gas, at First, tried to Pass Through the Western Balkans, until the Greek Island of Creta, facing Egypt etc., where he was Delayed by an UnExpected "No" even by a Rightist (but for National Independence) Greek Government then, so that Brittish and other Allied Forces found the Time to Block Access to Egypt from the Sea. Then, Hitler had to Launch the famous Rommel's Fast-Track Operation with Tanks, from Italy and through Northern Africa's Coasts, again Towards Lybia, Egypt, etc., which Won at First, but was, Finaly Stopped by Montgomery a.o. at the End. Lastly, Hitler attacked, shortly Afterwards, ...Russia, initialy giving the False Impression that he might Repeat Napoleon's Historic Error to go after Moscow, at the North, But, in fact, he Suddenly Changed Direction, and Started to Head Towards the South, through the Caucasus, i.e. Seeking to Reach Iraq's Oil/Gas Energy sources: Something that the Russians understood quite enough in order to Hastily but Efficiently set up a Stuborn Resistance at Volgograd/Stalingrad, and Win there. In Consequence, when the NAZI launched their Last Important Attack against the Allies advancing after USA a.o. Forces' arrival through Normandy, i.e. the Famous "Ardennes' (Forest) Counter-Offensive" of December 1944, by a lot of German Tanks, even if, at First, they had Started to Gain space against even the Americans, who had to Retreat, Nevertheless, a moment came, in which, Suddenly, all German Tanks ...Stopped, by Lack of Energy Supplies, and their Soldiers Abandoned them Empty, and Disappeared in a Fatal Retreat, (as a Spectacular USA Film from Hollywood has pictured)... In other words, If Hitler had Not been so much Hindered/Delayed at his 1st Attempt, Straight through the "Western Balkans Route", (Comp. Supra), then, he Might even have Won the War (or, at least, Blocked it in a "Pat") !..
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>>> Thus, Shortly After the Fall of Berlin's Wall, at the Beginning of the 1990ies, "Eurofora" 's co-Founder Remembers well, f.ex., an Exceptional Meeting inside the CoE in Strasbourg, where Experienced German and other Senior Officers, were Showing Europe's MAPs Pointing, precisely, at that "Western Balkans' Route", and boasting about various Big Infrastructural Projects made possible Throughout it all...
+ And, precisely, Until Then, the Ex-"Yugoslavia" notoriously was the Nearest and Most Open to the West former "Socialist" Country in Europe, Both Geographically and ideologically/Politically, with Many of its Citizens Already Free to Travel in Western Europe Countries, withOut notable Hindrance, (a Fact which was an Exception throughout all Europe, up to that moment).
=> So, Normaly, ex-"Yugoslavia" appeared, then, to be the 1st former "Socialist" Country to Peacefully Integrate inside a ReUnified Europe, much More Easily and usefully than Others !
On the Contrary, Compared to that, f.ex., the former "Eastern Germany" Notoriously appeared, until then, to be (at least Ideologically) the Most "Hard Nut to Crack" of all, (Even More than the ex-USSR itself !)...
But, this was withOut Counting, inter alia, also, f.ex., with some Globalist "Socialist"/Liberal USA Presidents, then, as Bill Clinton, (i.e., a priori, More enclin than others to Impose a strictly Hierarchical, Bureaucratic International Division among Countries), during the 1990ies, and Barack Hussein Obama, on 2014, who, notoriously, played a Bad Role into Provoking Bloody Conflicts and Leaving Europe with 2 Big "WOUNDS, still Partly Open Bleeding", at its Former-YUGOSLAVIA area of the Western Balkans, Later Followed also by UKRAINE, in the North-East Borders with Russia, (Contrary to the Initial Vocation of Both these 2, until then Peaceful European Countries to become "Friendly Bridges" between Western and Eastern Europe in the foreseable Future)...
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Concerning at least most among those "Ethnic a.o. Groups"' Problems, particularly in Bosnia, but even elsewhere, still nowadays, inside the Western Balkans, about which had spoken Today Karsten Dummel, (Comp. Supra), it's Also, among others, a Young man from Serbia, living in Strasbourg, who had also Denounced what he felt as a kind of Provocative Pressure, Risk, and/or Massive Spread of a more or less Extreme "Islamisation" throughout Some among those ex-Yugoslavia Areas, surprising "Eurofora" during a recent meeting. And, at any case, it's Impossible to Forget the crystal-clear Fact, that, even in that Notorious "CIA Video", Published just After 9/11 Terrorist Mass Murder of Civilian People, supposed to show Osama Bin Laden's Responsibility, in fact, OBL reacts to Gross Provocations by an Elder Islamist Extremist related to Bosnia.
Recently, North Macedonia was Criticized in CoE's Assembly for being reportedly reluctant to speak about so-called "Bosniac" and/or "Kosovar Minorities" inside the Country, where Publications of regularly updated MAPs showing the Demography of Ethnic/Religious Groups inhabiting each City or Village in that Country, have been Suspended, after showing Many White/Blanc spaces in the Latest Editions, (mostly suspected to correspond to various Muslim Albanian, Bosnian, Kosovar or Turkish origin). The area includes a lot of Forcibly Islamized Populations, already since it was invaded and occupied by the former Ottoman Turk Medieval Empire, (after Long and Fierce Armed Resistance, led by Historic Christian Albanian and Hungarian-Serb Leaders, as Skanderbeg and Hunyadi, etc), and it has Not yet Applied any Automatic Massive Cancelation of Forced "Conversions" to Islam (unless some might Individually Ask to maintain that), as it had been Ordered, f.ex., by the landmark International Treaty of Sevres since 1920 already. Moreover, various converging informations have circulated, Recently, among European Circles in Brussels and/or Strasbourg, about alleged Massive Distributions of Money often Paid by Foreign Countries and/or Networks to Poor Women in Bosnia or elsewhere in the Balkans, in order to convince them to systematically bear an Islamic Scarf, particularly in Public Areas.
Such Facts remind EPP President, Experienced Long-Time former MEP of Strasbourg, Joseph Daul's recent critical observation that "there are much Less Scarfed Women in ...Istanbul, than in some of our (EU's) Suburbs !", but also World Famous Arab and Non-Aligned Movement's Leader, Nasser of Egypt, who had Denounced the Fact that a Chief of Islamist Extremist "Muslim Brotherhood" Grouping (later OutLawed, as prone to Terrorism), had already asked him, back on 1953, to push All Women Walking in a Public Area to Bear an Islamic Scarf, as the ...Number 1 Demand for an eventual political deal : Something that Nasser naturally Rejected, as he described in a Landmark Video-taped Speech, which has regained Actuality Nowadays, after a relevant Controversy on Recent Statements by French President Macron, on a similar issue...
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However, Despite such Problems in a Periphery, at least, in Core EU Areas, it seems that, Silently but Progressively, a Franco-German and/or other EU Integration among European Culture EU Citizens is Advancing with Concrete Steps, Naturally Facilitated by the European ReUnification trend, 30 Years After the Berlin Wall's Fall :
- F.ex., inter alia, Dr Karin Sorger, Despite her Origine as a "Hoch-Deutsch" (German of the North) from Leipsig, told "Eurofora", that, after having seeked and found adequate Working Conditions at nearby Southern German Cities, Near the French Borders, First at Mainz (Mayence), and Afterwards at the Baden-Wurtemberg Region, neighbouring Strasbourg, she became also Member of a Franco-German Friendship Association, and Started even to Learn the French Language, (in addition to her English)... As for Karsten Dummel, another "Hoch-Deutsch", his arrival to Nearby Tubingen University, also at Germany's South, was Even accompagnied by ...his Marriage with a French Lady, who has Helped to Make him Learn Nowadays to Hear and Speak also the French Language Fluently ! And even the New Director of Strasbourg's "European Spot", here, Sophie Coumel, a former Teacher of German Language and Litterature, from Paris' Sorbonne University, had also married with a German Gentleman, as she told "Eurofora"...
Meanwhile, Both those two Rescapees from the Former "East Germany" regime, have Written and Published an Interesting and sympathetic Autobiographic Book for each, which would certainly gain if it was also Published at the Internet, sold as an "E-Book", Facilitating Both Material Access at any moment, and Digital Translations in Many European a.o. Languages. But, at least, as far as it concerns its FrontPage Heading Title, that of Karin Sorger, certainly can make People Dream :
- "The Secret of Happiness is Freedom !", it declares from the outset. "And the Secret of Freedom, is to be Audacious" ("to Dare"), it Concludes...
CoE: Plantu, Award Winning Head of Cartoonists for Peace to Eurofora: Also on Cyprus ?
*Strasbourg/CoE+Great East Region/Angelo Marcopolo/- Just Days before exceptional UN SG Guterres -sponsored Top Political Talks in Berlin on Cyprus' Peaceful ReUnification, World Famous French Cartoonist "Plantu", of the prestigious "Le Monde" Newspaper, Keanote Speaker, as Head of International "Cartoonists for Peace" Team at CoE's "World Democracy Forum" 2019 in Strasbourg, who has just Won a Prize Award for Democratic Commitment attributed by Great East Region President Jean Rotner, speaking to "Eurofora", expressed his interest to actively Contribute also on Cyprus :
- "I have recently visited the island, saw the Dividing Line, and already made some original Cartoons on Cyprus", he told us, in substance, exchanging coodinates in order to become able to cooperate together in the foreseable Future.
+ In this regard, Plantu also examines the idea to eventually associate some Greek, Turkish, Maronite, Armenian, a.o. Cypriot Cartoonists in that PanEuropean/International Grooping/Network NGO for Peace that he's currently Chairing, and which was really Omni-Present, these Days, inside the CoE and elsewhere in Strasbourg, including, inter alia, also a Public Meeting with French Government Spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye.
Earlier Today, Plantu presented and honored 2 Cartoonists from the Middle East, an Israeli and a Palestinian, who are Working and Cooperating Together.
Strasbourg's "Great East" Region President Rotner, one of the main Supporters of CoE's Annual "WFD", stressed, on this occasion, also, the attachment of the organisers to resolute efforts to overcome eventual attempts by some to Divide the People along pseudo-"Religious", Nationalist, Racist, and/or Other Hollow Pretexts, in order to Strive, on the Contrary, to Unite them all Together, in Democratic Peace.
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French Government Spokeswoman Ndiaye to EF: Pension Reform + Able Elder Workers in Modern Society
*Strasbourg/BNU/Angelo Marcopolo/- Invent New Formulas for Able and Willing Elder Workers will be a Key Issue in the foreseable Future, agreed with "Eurofora" the French Government's Spokeswoman, Sibeth Ndiaye, on the occasion of a Public Debate on Pensions' Reform in Strasbourg's National University Library (BNU), where Strasbourg Journalists had been Invited, in the framework of a Wider, Exceptional Visit for CoE related and other Topical European Issues.
The Young Ndiaye has just arrived in Strasbourg this Evening, at the eve of a Long Series of Various Meetings, Tomorrow, including at the CoE, for a Session of the 2019 "World Forum of Democracy", dedicated to "Press Freedom".
Embattled French President Macron and Prime Minister Philippe, are, currently, entagled in Tight Manouvers over a Controversial but apparently necessary, even if partly unpopular, Reform of Pensions' System, taking into account Both the European Population's Aging process, as well as Financial Balances, but also most Young Citizens' alleged UnWillingness to concede some Social Advantages existing, particularly in certain Corporations' areas, since Long, while others denounce long-standing inequalities.
However, an "Eurofora"'s Question to Ndiaye, after a collective Press Invitation by the competent French Public Authorities to registered Strasbourg Journalists, prefered to Focus on a, usually Neglected, but, nevertheless, Topical and Novel Question, concerning on how to Harvest the Otherwise Lost Productive Potential of Able and Willing Elder Workers in France and Europe Nowadays, who, Otherwise, would be massively and automaticaly Pushed Out of the Productive System, Only Because of quasi-Automatic, "Blind", Aging Factors, withOut taking into account a Nowadays Growing Potential's Loss for the Contemporary Society.
- "Often, Nowadays, we are all Losing Many Able, well known and Experienced, Productive Senior Officers and/or Other such Elder Workers at Key Posts, including at the CoE, in the EU, National Universities, Political Life, etc, (who are also Good and Trustworthy Press Contacts) just because of some Automatic, Massive Pension schemes of anOther Period of Time, which mechanically pull them Out of the Production's process, cutting valuable Relations, built with Trust accumulated over Time, and Losing precious Gray Matter Assets for our Society, "Eurofora" Critically observed.
=> Isn't it Preferable to Try to Find some Innovative Formulas, (including, f.ex., Part-Time and/or Flexibly Adapted Work, etc), Able, on the Contrary, to adequately Harvest their Otherwise Lost, but still Big Productive Potential, (at least for some among them : Even Bigger than Before, given their Aquired Experience, Relations, Trust, etc), even if it might be done withOut Forcing them to unwillingly do so, either Exhausting them, but, rather, by Inciting, Facilitating, and, First of all : Allowing them to act accordingly, particularly whenever they are Able and Wiling to continue to Actively participate in operations Usefull for Nowadays Society ?, "Eurofora" asked Ndiaye.
- The French Government's Spokeswoman reaction, (after having Also heard, earlier Today, some Citizen's spontaneous complaints about the "Drama" that, sometimes, represents, at least for certain Elder Workers, the Fact that, Suddenly they are automatically and mechanically Obliged to be Definitively Cut Out of the Productive Process, only because of Natural Aging), appeared even More Positive than initially expected :
- "I am enclined to Agree very much with You !", the Young Minister Replied, right from the outset, to "Eurofora"s above mentioned Question.
- Moreover, "I think that this would be One of the Leads to be Explored in the foreseable Future", the Government's Spokeswoman highlighted.
- "And that we should Expect some interesting developments in that direction", Sibeth Ndiaye Concluded, pointing at the currently foreseable Horizon.
+ Earlier, she had also Stressed, Today in Strasbourg, the alleged French Government's Willingness and Commitment to thoroughly and decisively "Negociate" any forthcoming Pensions' Reform, even at the eve, during and after possible "Strikes", Together with all Social and/or Political Stakeholders, including Trade Unions, Political Parties, relevant NGOs, Competent Experts, and/or various other People's Representatives, etc.
++ Forthcoming Reform Moves on Pensions, are due to be, asap, Followed, almost immediately, by relevant Additional Reforms also about how to treat Physical a.o. "Dependency" of at least certain, particularly Elder and/or various Handicaped People, Sibeth Ndiaye announced, further, Today in Strasbourg, pointing at the French Government's declared wish to Boost, in parallel, all Workers' basic Well Being, Health, and Productive Fitness.
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Charlie Hebdo Free Press keeps Critical eye, but faces Abuse of Pseudo-Security fueled by Threats
*Strasbourg/Angelo Marcopolo/- While Approaching 5 Years since the 1st big ISIS' Deadly Islamist Terrorist Attack in Europe, Cowardly Targetting Civilian People, which, significantly, Started by a Mass Murder of Critical Journalists in order to Muzzle them, at the Beginning of January 2015 in Paris, "Charlie Hebdo"'s Team Proudly Keeps, still Today, Alive and Kicking, its Traditional Free-Press Critical Eye, sometimes Alerting a "Sleeping" Society by Provocation, triggering "Hot" Public Discussions, also on Crucial, Topical Socio-Political Issues, (f.ex., See Infra), Daring to Point a Finger and Strike with Irony against almost Anything that it sincerely Believes Negative, Scandalous, or even, more or less Dangerous, withOut making Politician Discriminations between a Pseudo-"Left" or "Right", Pseudo-"Intellectuals" and Simple Citizens, etc.
This apparently incites Visible and Covert Opponents to play a Double Game of Open Brutal Threats, from one side, (still persisting at "Twitter"/"Facebook" and the likes, as they Denounced), and of Abuse of Pseudo- and/or Excessive "Security", from anOther side, (that they have also Denounced recently, Both as a too Heavy Financial Burden, and a Hindrance to their Visibility), to slyly Block Free Contacts with like-minded People on Substantial Topical Issues, even Against their own will, as it was Scandalously Demonstrated also Today in Strasbourg, (See relevant Facts, Infra), around an Exceptional Public Talk and Book Dedicating by "Charlie Hebdo"'s Team at the Opera of Rhin, in the framework of CoE's Annual 2019 "World Forum of Democracy"'s "Off" program's 1st, Inauguration Day, Before the "In" Program, at CoE's Building, Starts Next Week.
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Naturally, "Riss", (alias Laurent Sourisseau), the current CEO of "Charlie Hebdo", (a Survivor of the 2015 Attack, where he was Wounded, and on which he has just Pubished his Testimony on a Book titled "1.46 Minute/Seconds", named after the Duration of that Bloody Shooting which Killed 12 People), Now, just Yesterday, 1st November 2019 (a Day used in France for the Memory of all People that Died), Clearly Declared his new Team's Support for the "International Appeal to (ISIS') Terrorism's Victims", accross the World, to Help the Syrian Kurdish People, who Heroically and Efficiently Fought to Defeat ISIS' "Khaliphate", Face Turkey's Military Invasion and Occupation, which has already Killed, reportedly, around 200 Civilian People, including Dozens of Children and even Journalists, ill-treated or Tortured others, Raped or Dismembered Women, etc, while also Displacing a Local Population of almost 300.000 now Refugees : Something which was clearly "Condemned" by all EU's 28 Heads of State/Government, urging Turkey to "Immediately Stop", and "Withdraw" its Forces from Syria, as well as the "Arab League", China, and several Other Countries, (See: http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/turkeyinsyriasanctionsanddamasarmy.html, http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/eucriticalonturkey.html + http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/euparliamentonsyriankurdishregion.html, etc).
- "It's true that the (Syrian) Kurds have given their Lives to Fight this Scourge, that is Terrorism, this Fascism, as represented by ISIS. We doN't Support them enough. When we are Fighting against this kind of Totalitarianism, we must have Solidarity": -"There are not a lot of People who are Able to Fight ISIS: many Others have Broken their Teeth on that. They (Syrian Kurds) were Able to do that, and they Deserve Better, than to be Treated like this", he reportedly stressed yesterday.
"Eurofora" remembers well that, in the "G7" Summit at "Elmau Castle" in Germany, on June 2015, former USA President Obama, speaking to the Press, had annouced his Intention to urgently contact the Iraqi Prime Minister in order to see if he would manage, or not, to find, at last, some soldiers Really Motivated to Fight efficiently against ISIS, as he had Pointed Out then, but seems to have Failed to do so, afterwards...
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2015 - 2019 ?
+ Moreover, by a Surprizing, but Interesting, Coincidence, Both Front-Page Headlines of the Latest "Charlie Hebdo"s Editions Published just the Same Day that the Massacre took place, back on 7/1/2015, and, Now during the 30/10/2019 Week of Strasbourg "Opera"'s Meeting of 2/11/2019, Critically Warn about an alleged Danger to Massively Impose an imported, and too Rapidly, Artificially Spreading, "Islamisation" in France, which appeared to Risk to be Affected until up to the Highest Political Level of the Presidency of the Republic :
- Thus, f.ex., that Historic, 7/1/2015 Edition, (the Last in which All the Original "Charlie Hebdo"'s Team Participated, Before 9 of its Best Journalists were Cowardly Murdered by 2 ISIS' Gunmen), obviously Warned of an alleged Risk of Islamization at the Future Presidential Elections of "2024", Also Picturing, already from its Front-Page, a New, then, Book, just Published by Atypical and Critical, Famous Writer Houellebecq, Titled "Submission", where he Warns that, as things currently go, if nothing is done, then, it's Probable that Even a Future French President of the Republic to be, for the 1st Time in History, pushed to be Converted into a Muslim, himself, just in order to get Some more Votes, already from 2024, (i.e., Nowadays, the Next one) !
(And Houellebecq seems to Believe what he Writes: In his Book Published the Day of the Massacre at "Charle Hebdo", which Warned at its frontPage that a Christian might be led to "do Ramadan on 2024" [comp. Supra], he pictured someone Pushed to be Converted into a Muslim, and surrounded by Young Girls only of Islamic or Chinese Culture. So, Recently, he Married a Chinese Lady !)...
- Similarly, mutatis-mutandis, Meanwhile, Nowadays on 2019, the Latest "Charlie Hebdo"'s Edition, Published during This Week on 30/10/2019, obviously points, Also right from its Front-Page Headlines and Picture, at a Warning for an alleged Risk for a kind of ..."Islamic Republic", (Instead of a "Secular Republic", as it's Traditionally stressed in France+), to Currently be, already, Advancing, i.e. "Walking on the Road", (in the Original in French : "Republique en Marche", which Equals the Name of President Macron's political Party), and Shows a Cartoon Design Full of Islamic Scarf-bearing Women, dressed All in Black, and provocatively Walking All Together in a Long Row, even behind the Back of President Macron, whose Cartoon Figure, nevertheless, Turns his Eyes Away from such Massive Social Events often Staged in Public Areas Recently, by Claiming that : - "This does Not Concern me !", (a Noted Reference to an earlier Macron's Press Statement Making a Distinction between "Public Services" Buildings, including Education, etc., and School-Classes' Excursions at a Countryside, where some have Recently taken a Habit to quasi-Systematically send some Islamic Scarf-Wearing Women, to "Accompagny" the Pupils, who are, in consequence, All Submited, During almost a Day-Long Round Trip, to the Continuous Spectacle of such a Conspicuous/Ostentatious Bearing of 1 Religion's External Symbols, which, in French Law, is ususally Prohibited in Public Spaces, for Any Religion, (even if the precise Interpretation of those terms, in Various Concrete cases, might still Appear, more or less Controversial or subject to Discussion, perhaps in need of a more Clear Definition, sometimes).
The Problem is that, recently, some Provocative Groups, seem Attending to Exploit, in one way or another, the Fact that Most French People are Notoriously very "Touchy" about Anything which, Eventually, Might Appear to adversely Affect their BeLoved, and Officialy Established, "Secular Republic" Principle, which was also Legally Adopted Since the Historic 1789 Democratic Revolution which Marked Both all the Country, and Many Other National States (even several European or International Organisations) accross the World, inter alia, Also in order to Put a Stop to sterile Conflicts, Clashes, or even Wars between Various Religions, (sometimes, even Between various Confessions, related to just One Religion !), which had Provoked too much Negative Trouble, in some cases even Bloody, Prefering, thus, to Officially Avoid, in Principle, Any Ostentatory Religious Sign, at least in every Citizens' behavior at Public Services' areas, so that EveryDay Life in Society could be Pacified, and All People, of Various Religions, get a Chance to Live Together in Peace, (Whatever might, eventually, be their Religious Practice, in their Private Lives).
So that, such Issues, seem to ReGain Actuality, by attacting even the Interest of Mainstream French Establishment's Political Parties, f.ex. from the Center-Right "Republicans", etc., who have, reportedly, just Asked Explanations from President Macron, and a Serious Examination of relevant Facts and/or Provocations, eventually by an "Ad Hoc" Public Committee, as well as a Pluralistic and Democratic Debate, under the auspices of the French Ombudsman/Defensor of Citizens' Righsts, Experienced former Minister, MEP and CoE's elected Top Official, Jacques Toubon, (Partly UPDATED)...
Meanwhile, a Recent Poll by "IFOP", published at Mainstream "JDD" Newspaper, Clearly shows that a Huge, 78% Majority of French People are Afraid that the Traditional Principle of a "Secular Democracy" is currently Threatened, and, Among them, a Strong Absolute Majority of More than + 61% Wants a much Wider Prohibition of any Ostentatory Religious Symbols in Nowadays Society, while Also being, reportedly, Critical of some islamist, more or less Extreme Groups, to Impose their Mark over Modern European Democracy, something that they, reportedly, find Incompatible with its principles and values. Recently, "Charlie Hebdo" has been reportedly Accused, by some, for Defending such Popular Views.
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+ But, Advancing even Further, "Charlie Hebdo"s Critical Journalists, Despite the Fact that Most of their Teams, stemmed, Originally, rather from a Traditional "Left" side of the Political/Ideological Spectrum, However, Nowadays, did Not Shy Away from Vigorously Replying to certain Heavy Verbal Attacks by Some so-called "Leftist" or assimilated Politicians of Today, who, After having Notoriously Lost the Trust of Most Proletarized People, mainly because of their own, Opportunistic "U-Turns" in Politics, Abandoning Many of the Principles and Values that they Had Claimed to Defend in the Past, were, step by step, practically Obliged to Subordinate themselves to Various Selfsh Interests of several Other "Lobbies", just in order to get Some Votes...
=> So, Today, f.ex., even during the Various Original "Cartoons" that "Charlie Hebdo"'s Designers were Systematically Creating, during the Debates in Strasbourg's "Opera", and Projecting, one after the other, Over the Main Stage of that Spectacle, we saw, inter alia, Also some, Indirect But Obvious, Satirical Criticism vis a vis certain among such Pseudo-"Leftist" Politicians, including, f.ex., a Humoristic, but Polemic Observation of the Fact that, recently, : -"Someone in the Left, is Cleaning his Nose" (sic !)... [See a relevant Cartoon's Photo, attached herewith].
++ And, in a Partly UnRelated, but Typical Case, Today too, "Charlie Hebdo"s Strasbourg-made Satyrical Cartoons, as well as its Leaders' Statements, added even Stronger Criticism vis a vis some Controversial, Establishment Media's "Icons", including, f.ex. Edwy Plenel, former Director of "Le Monde" Newspaper, (in the Past, among the most Prestigious Medias, but, already since Before the 1990ies, Fallen in a growing ImPopularity, after several Controversial Political "U-Turns", Dependensy from some Questionable "Millionaires", etc), and, Later, Founder of the Scandal-Mongering, Controversial Web-Site "MediaPart", (Initially Threatened by Bankruptcy, but Afterwards saved mainly by former President Sarkozy's Law on Funding "Editors On-Line", that he Exploited, withOut Hesitating to Launch, Afterwards, Numerous Personal Attacks against Both Sarkozy himself, and Many among his Allies or Collaborators, such as F. Prime Minister, various Ministers, etc, Later Extending personally Targetted Attacks even Against some Macron's Ministers, particularly on the Environment, before the latest "G7" Summit : See ..., etc) :
- "Always a Collabo" (term Traditionaly used in France against those Serving Oppressive Regimes, starting by NAZI in the Past), "and from the Side of the Truncheon !", (i.e. of Oppressing Freedoms), spontaneously Criticized Today in Strasbourg, "Charlie Hebdo"'s Chief Editor, Gerard Biard...
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+++ Going Higher, the Survivor of ISIS' Bloody Islamist Terrorist Attacks, and current CEO of "Charlie Hebdo", Riss, Stressed Today that he was "Disappointed by the Level", that he personaly Found "Appalling", of several so-called Pseudo-"Intellectuals" :
- "May be, in 1 or 2 Generations, we might have Something Better" than them, "But, Most of those (Pseudo-)"Intellectuals" of Nowadays, are Not Worthy (Not at the Height)" of their Mission and/or What is really at Stake Now, Riss Critically pointed out Now, - almost UpDating, mutatis-mutandis, the Famous Julien Benda's Essay on what he had already Slamed, (as Early as since Back from 1927 and 1946), as "the Betrayal of Clerks"... He could certainly add, also Paul Nisan's notorious Book about what he critically nick-named as "the Watch-Dogs" ("Les Chiens de Guard" in the Original in French), another "Classic" of the 20th Century, for this kind of things...
Perhaps he should even UpDate his Vocabulary, and, Instead, clearly Distinguish, Nowadays on 2019, Between certain (unfortunately, still Few) Real "Intellectuals", and some mere "Petty Technocrats"...
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++++ However, "Charlie Hebdo"'s Fearless Criticism has Recently Developed even towards some Unusual in its Past, Directions :
- Thus, Already as early as Since 2017, the Satirical Media has Launched a Vibrant Criticism, also on the "Hot" nowadays field of ...Bio-Ethical Issues, and, particularly, that of Current Attempts to totaly Legalise, (and Even ...Reimburse from Social Security), the Artificial, "Medically Assisted", ProCreation of Children for Lesbians, (PME/MAP), which may, reportedly, lead to the Fabrication, by Technocrats, of several Thousands of Children Each Year, only in France...
- "It's absolutely Absurd to consider that there is, indeed a "Right to a Child" -or, rather, a Right to Produce Children - as some, Absolutely Want, at Any Price, to push towards a Society where a Kid is like a Rolex !", Denounced, inter alia, "Charlie Hebdo"'s Editor in Chief, Gerard Briad, in a Special "Editorial" Published on 2017 already, (and which Warns, also of Risks to Extend that, Later-on, Also to "Surrogate Mothers", etc).
- Publishing a Controvesial, Shocking Cartoon, even on the French Presidential Couple, the Satirical Media Seeked to Warn the People that, on such Core BioEthical Issues, Nowadays, some "are Preparing Horrors !"
+ In Fact, "Charlie Hebdo"'s Critical Reaction, to such a Controversial and Dangerous Attempt to Massively Legalise several Thousands of Artificial Births Each Year, already Back since 2017, should, Normaly, Become much Stronger Nowadays, After it was Revealed, on November 2018, that a Technocrat from China, with particular Links to former USA President Barack Hussein Obama's Fans and Funders from the North-American BioTech and Big Pharma Lobbies, (in his Master and PhD. Thesis, Post Dock Research, etc), had Already Manipulated Genetically 2 Human Embryos in a way which is Heritable, and irreversibly Transmissible to All Future Generations, before they were Born, (See: http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/heritablegenemaniptrumpxihumanity.html, etc). I.e. something Exceptionaly Dangerous, Both for such "Artificialy" Fabricated Babies' own Health, and, particularly, for the foreseable Future of Humanity, since, such UnPrecedented in History Interferences, Against Natural Births, may provoke "Chimeras", and/or Other Various "Horrors", ane Even Fabricate Various Artificial "Races" of Beings, putting into Obviously Big Danger all Humankind.
=> That's why, After also the Success of a Recent Big Popular Demonstration Against the Legalisation of Artificially Fabricated Children for Lesbians, Last October 2019, in Paris, (See, f.ex.: http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/bigmanifvartificialbirthsforlesbians.html, etc), Following Earlier MEPs' Calls in EU Parliament in Strasbourg, to establish "a Global Ban", (See, f.ec.: http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/eppvpresidentandmepsongermlinemanipban.html, etc), as the PanEuropean CoE had Already done, in the Past (1997-1998) Against "Cloning Humans", while imminent Steps have been Nowadays Announced to Push for such Controversial and Dangerous Legalisations of Massive Artificial Fabrications of Children for Lesbians as Soon as Before the comming Summer of 2019, withOut Any Guarantee, yet, that some Technocrats will Not Abuse of such an UnPrecedented Occasion in order to Intially "Test" and Later Practice even several Genetic Manipulations Heritable by Future Geneations, Dangerous for all Humankind, (Comp. Supra), then, it has Become Obvious that the Time has, indeed, come for Urgent and Decisive Actions to Prevent such Grave Dangers for the Future of all Humankind.
Since a PanEuropeann CoE's Initial Prohibition of such Genetic Manipulations of Human Embryos "with the Purpose" to provoke Heritable "Changes" to their "Germ-Line", already with its "Oviedo" Treaty on BioEthics (1998), has been practically Stalled, by a Lack of Sufficient Ratifications among its 47 Member States, Because of various Disagreements on that Treaty, Between those Countries which consider it Insufficient, (as, Traditionaly, did f.ex. Germany), while Others estimate it as Too Strict for their needs, (as, f.ex., Traditionaly did, particularly the UK), then, an Obvious Solution is to Launch a Speific Protocol for a Global Ban of Heritable Genetic Manipulations, Transmissible to Future Generations, (as it was already done Against Human Clonning, already since 1997-1998), Open it for Accession by All Countries of the World, and Urgently Strive to Promoe it Worldwide : I.e., practically Open a Crucial Public Debate, for that purpose, where All Critical Medias have Naturally to Play an Important Role.
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>>> It's in such overall, particular Circomstances, that "Charlie Hebdo"'s fearless Critical Journalists, Faced, in Strasbourg, apparently, even More from those Obstacles to a Really Free and UnHindered, Efficient Functioning, Networking and Exchanging Ideas on Topical Issues for Nowadays Society, that they had, Already, Denounced Recently Elsewhere, Also during their Exceptional Stay, Today, in Strasbourg, as "Eurofora" witnessed.
- Indeed, "Charlie Hebdo" has Notoriously Denounced, particularly since 2017-2018+, the Fact that, Since the 2015 Massacre by ISIS' Deadly Terrorist Attack in Paris, t which were reportedly Added, Recently, a Growing Number of various "Threats", shamelessly Spreading at the Internet, by some Anonymous and Scandalously UnPunished Political Opponents, it has been, practically, Obliged to Continuously Spend more and more Money, (about 1,5 Millions € Each Year !), in order to Add a Required surplus of "Security" Measures, to an Insufficient Protection by the French State, up to the point that such a constant and Big Financial Burden, Now Risks to Finally Compromise seriously its Financial Capacity to Survive.
+ At the Same Time, such Threats, Moreover, make it more and More Difficult to Efficiently Communicate with Other Interested People, including, Even, their own Allies and Effective or Potential Partners, while Also Harming "Charlie Hebdo"s Visibility :
- I.e., what has been Recently Denounced, in this case, as "Bunkerisation", and is Clearly Pictured at least in a relevant Satirical Cartoon, which Resumes characteristicaly this provoked Problem, (that can, Obviously, be Aggravated whenever someone, Slyly Exploits the above-mentioned Threats, in order to Hypocriticaly Provoke even Excessive, DisProportioate or UnNecessary Pseudo-"Security" Obstacles) :
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++ Indeed, Today, in Strasbourg, "Eurofora" Found that, in Fact, some appear to have really done so, by Provoking several Excessive (and probably Expensive) Supplementary Measures of an Exagerated, Manifestly DisProportionate, or even UnNecessary Pseudo-"Security" Additional Steps, as if they were, Curiously, Eager, (for whatever Real Motivation), to Make more Difficult, or even Hinder "Charlie Hebdo" Team's Communication and/or Contacts with More People, or certain Persons, here, or, at least, showing a Blatant, Scandalous Indifference if such Obstacles appeared, in real practice, Stubbornly Refusing to do Anything, not even the slightest move, in order to Alleviate them...
=> Thus, inter alia, f.ex., we learned also that, in addition to a Lady usualy met in the CoE, and Friend of "Charlie Hebdo"'s Chief Editor, Gerard Biard, who suddenly found a Closed Door at Strasbourg's "Opera du Rhin", when she went to Park her Car ; and to anOther, Old Dignified Lady with White Hair, who, reportedly, also Found a Closed Door when she Arrived just a Few Minutes Later than the Precise Hour indicated for the Beginning of that Event; it's even a Journalist for European Issues, who was Curiously Hindered to Enter Inside to do his Duty, under the Hollow Pretext that he came just 10 or 20 Minutes Later than scheduled, Because he was Handicaped, Obliged to Walk painfuly Slow, and Exhausted, with 2 Crutches !
- He kindly Implored to be let in, to accomplish his Duty, at such an Exceptional Event, concerning Survivors of ISIS Islamist Brutal Terrorism and Press Freedom, with obvious particular Importance for Human Rights, Accepting Even to Stand all the Time, withOut taking Any Seat, if necessary, But this didN't move at all those strange impassible Guards, who, apparently, didn't give a damn, (if not, even, might Dislike to eventually have a larger Press impact for "Charlie Hebdo"s Controversial Criticism : Comp. Supra).
+ Moreover, Instead of Helping to Find any Practical, Human and Efficient Solution, on the Contrary, those Idle, Lazy "Guards", placed Behind Metallic Bars, Started to tell Gros LIES :
- F.ex., to a Demand to Contact Anyone among the Organizers, they Replied Negatively, by Claiming that "the Doors have Closed, and we can't even Speak to anyone inside" !. But, Shortly, it was Found out that, in fact, ... All the Front Doors were, totaly ...OPEN, so that Many People could Come and Go, as they wished !
- Moreover, they also Claimed that "there wasN't, No more, Any Place available Inside", while, on the Contrary, All the People who, Meanwhile, Got Out of that Building, revealed that there were Empty Places, particularly at the 1st Floor, where even Photos and Videos, Later-on, Showed, indeed, a lot of Empty Spaces...
- When the unfortunate Journalist Insisted to Contact and Speak to someone from the Organizing Team, Later-on, they Called an Unknown Guy (who looked, in fact, just as anOther Guard, Similar to them), WihOut letting exchange Not even 1 Word with him, They told him something in Secret, and, when, Afterwards, he Returned Back, They Announced that "the Reply was "No !"", withOut ever letting the Journalist Speak to Any Organizer, Not even for 1 Second !
All this occurs in Front of a Long and Large Metallic Structure, placed Far Away from the "Opera of Rhine"'s Building, in Front of its Main Door, UpStairs, But Down in a Nearby Square, at a Distance of for More than 100 Meters.
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+ At anOther Side of that Huge Metallic Plexus, (composed by the Addition of Many 1-2 Meters-long Metal Barriers, Linked Together), are anOther 4 or 5 "Local Policemen" of the Municipality of Strasbourg, from whom, the Journalist Recognizes, quite well, at least the Physionomy of 2 of them, with whom he has apparently met (and probably Spoken in the Past) several Times :
=> In Despair, as Time goes by, slyly Destroyed by such an UnPrecedented and UnWarned Obstacle, he Tries to, at least, Speak to one of them, who looks the most Familiar, appeas to be Heading that Group, and has Now Approached very Near. Those Local Policemen seem to have Nothing to do, with a Lot of Time to lose, since they have been doing Nothing else, than merely Standing By, Idle, and Chatting between them, All the time...
But, Suddenly, when that Journalist starts Speaking to them, they Radicaly Change Attitude : They Stop Advancing towards him, Turn Around, and Rapidly Run Away, Ostensibly Refusing the Slightest Contact, withOut saying anything to him ! Once they arrived Far Away, then, they Turn, Look at him from a Distance, and Start to ...Laugh, with Obvious Irony and Contempt, Mocking, in a Blatantly Pejorative manner, as if they had nothing else to do than, Instead of trying to provide the Slightest Help, on the Contrary, Cowardly attempt to Ridiculize that poor Handicaped Journalist, Ostensibly Laughing at him, apparently Glad that he had been Excluded !-
Scandalously, one of them is even Paid, by a Public Service, in order to Mainly Help "Old" and/or "Handicaped" People ! But, Instead of that, he Ostensibly Refuses even to Speak to the Exhausted Old and Handicaped Journalist, Desperately Waiting for Hours standing in Crutches, but, on the Contrary, Laughs at him Pejoratively, apparently Slanders him slyly, behind the back, (speaking in Preference with those who Grossly Insulted and/or Threatened him, just Minutes ago), and Plays a Leading Role in attempts to Impose even More Metallic Barriers, Hindering him even to Meet various Friends and other Aquaintances, when they Start Leaving the Opera (See Infra) ...
(The 2 Agents with the Worse Behavior, Stick Together...)
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From that moment, Masks Fall Down, and everything Worsens in their already Negative Attitude, and that of the Private Guards (Comp. Supra) : Now they Start to Openly attempt to Sadically Humiliate the Handicaped Journalist, still Desperately Standing on his 2 Crutches, Exhausted, Ridiculize their Victim, Slander him to anyone passing by, from a Distance, i.e. practically Slyly, like Cowards, Behind his Back ; Even unwarranted gross Insults emerge, Shamelessly launched at the Face of their Victim, slightly Veiled Threats are Added, and their overall MisBehavior becomes Surprizinly Hostile, Brutal, and stupidly Cruel...
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F.ex., among others, Obviously Afraid when the Journalist Starts to Speak, at least, to the People who are Leaving, Now, the "Opera"'s Building, just after the End of the "Charlie Hebdo" Event, Denouncing to some acquaintances what had really Happened, how he was Treated, (Obliged to Stand vainly Waiting, Outside until in a Cold Late Afternoon/Evening in the Dark, with Pains at his Wounded Knees and 2 Crutches for Handicaped People, Together with his Poor Wife, and Totaly Hindered to Contact Anyone usefule, During a More than 2 or 3 Hours-long Time and Human Energy Waste !), Suddenly, they Displace even More Heavy Metallic Barriers, and Brutaly ...Block any Access to the People who are going out of the Opera, towards the Main Square, where the unfortunate Journalist was obliged to wait standing up all this time, Separating them by Force, and Obliging them to make a Long U-Turn, amidst Displaced Metallic Barriers, before being able to go out of that Mess, and Turn towards Down-Town Strasbourg's Center, from anOther, Far Away path ! Obviously, all that Suddenly Provoked Distance being incredibly Long, for More than 1 or even 2 Hundred Meters Further Away, since they Oblige to walk around many Metallic Barriers, is Abused as a Total Hindrance to Contact Anyone, Even Outside of the Opera, (since the Exhausted Handicaped Journalist with Crutches and Pains at his Wounded Feet, naturaly, canNot walk on Time) !
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For thut purpose, those Same Guards even come to Brutaly Push their Handicaped Victim Further Away, with Gross Insults (sic !), and Throwing more Metal Barriers exactly there where he was Standing with his Painful Feet, all this time...
In a Tragic-Commedy style, pushed "ad Absurdum", as far as until the Evening, even After the City's Workers, at last, come to Take Away all those useless and cumbersome Mettalic Barriers, suddenly Striped from anything that might Hide them, Nevertheless, those Curiously Over-Zealed Guards, chose to Still Stay to Block the Strasbourg "Opera"'s Entrance, Scandalously Insisting to Hinder even Longer the unfortunate Journalist from simply Contacting Anyone from all those who were Responsible for the Organisation of that Exceptional Event, by forming a Discriminating Barrier !
However, in fact, they Never had Anything to Worry about their Victim, under Any Hollow, Hypocritical Pretext of Pseudo-"Security" : Most of them (Comp. Supra), already Knew that he was, indeed, a Long-Time Journalist, and this was Also Obvious by several EU/COE/G7 Press Cards pending at his chest; he clearly looked as a European, well known in Strasbourg (including those Local Policemen of the Municipality : Comp. Supra) for being a practicing Christian during Many Years, (etc), and his whole Profile of a notoriously Handicaped and Aged person, with the Crutches and his (also Exhausted) Wife, etc., certainly could Not raise any legitimate Suspicion to eventually be Mistaken for a ...fervent adept of Dangerous Islamist Extremism, Hidding Knives, Machine-Guns, or Bombs, and send by ISIS...
+ SIgnificantly, Contrary to those Thuggish, Mafia-like pseudo-"Guards" or those Idle/Lazy and curiously Negative (perhaps Corrupted) Local Pseudo-"Policemen" (Comp. Supra), the Real, National Police of France, (all Armed, many with Heavy Machine-Guns, etc), omni-Present Around such an Event, and/or their more Discreet Collegues of the various National Security Services, that anybody vaguely Felt circulating around, were, Today, Always Correct and Serious, Focused on their Duties, sometimes even Kind and Friendly, withOut provoking Any Negative Incident, and Did not Hinder Any Legitimate Move, (while, Nevertheless, being really Omni-Present, Visibly or Discreetly, as well as Fast-Moving, Many Times, In and Out Strasbourg's Opera, withOut any problem whatever, but Respecting elementary Human Dignity) !
The Last, curiously Negative "Intermediary", was an UnKnown so-called "Moderator" in Today's Event, who gave Fake Mis-Information to that Handicaped Journalist and his Wife, Falsely Claiming that All the "Charlie Hebdo"s Team would have "Immediately" Left Strasbourg for Paris, just After that "Opera" Event,
while, on the Contrary, a Collegue Journalist from Paris, Rightfully Informed them that "Charlie Hebdo"'s Group should Now, normaly, go to a Reception at the adjacent City Hall, located Nearby, and this was, Indeed, Confirmed Both by Eye Witnesses, and on the spot City's Agents, as well as a Key Official among the 2019 WFD Organizers (former Long-Time, Experienced Journalist,) unfortunately Too Late...
- As for the poor, Polite Agents of Strasbourg's National "Opera of the Rhine", met only Afterwards by that unfortunate Handicaped Journalist, behaving very Kindly and Seriously, Astonished and Shocked by what had Happened, explained that, in Addition to all those Obstacles to Meet or otherwise Communicate with the People, they had Also Faced the Exceptional and Strange Problem to have (as they Complained), "up to 6 Different Interlocutors" for the Organisation of that Event, "who were just Coming Here to Give us various Instructions, one after the other, withOut even Knowing really, most of the times, Who they Were !"... (sic).
- "Eurofora", Investigating Later that Exceptional Incident, Found, inter alia, also that, because of just another Measure of Precaution, for alleged "Security" Issues, indeed, at least, Some among the interested People, (but Not All), had been, reportedly, Informed, (by Last-Minute E-Mails, etc), that, in fact, the precise Hour Scheduled for Starting to Enter inside Strasbourg's "Opera" Building for that Unique "Charlie Hebdo" Team Event, was Changed, by being Advanced from 13.30 to 12.30, (i.e. 1 whole Hour Earlier !), as an Experienced, Long-Time former Collegue Journalist, Nowadays Author and one of the Co-Organisers of this 2019 WFD, told us this Evening. However, his Wife reportedly managed to enter inside "just 5 Minutes before the Initial Time Deadline Expires", i.e. around 14.25, he Claimed.
On the Contrary, when Other People, (including, mainly, the above-mentioned Handicaped European Journalist, with Crutches, and his Wife), were hindered (for Various Reasons) to Arrive Exactly Before 14.30, But came, f.ex., just 10, or 20 Minutes Later, (for that More than 3 Hours-Long Public Event, due to Conclude around 17.30 or 18 h.), they were Blocked, under some so-called unknown "Security" Pretexts.
But, Even then, it's Not at all Clear Why it wasN't Feasible to, at least, Allow some well-Controlled Individual Entries, Whenever technically Possible, (as it's almost Always done in Various Other EU/COE/UN Public Meetings, and/or in Theaters/Cinemas/Operas, etc., f.ex. at the Moment of an "Entre-Acte", or Between the 3 "Round-Tables" organized in this "Charlie Hebdo" Event), particularly in Certain Exceptionally Justified cases, (as, f.ex., in that Short Delay of a Handicaped European Journalist, etc), and, a fortiori, as long as there were Still Available on the spot, several "Guards" and "Municipal Policemen", adequate Installations and Space for Controls, Ready to be Used at any moment in Front of the Main Entrance, without Any visible Technical Problem at all, as "Eurofora" Verified (See relevant Photo), etc...
Most of All, at Any Case, a Natural short Delay of just a Few Minutes, for a seriously motor Handicaped Journalist notoriously Publishing European News for Many Years, does Not give Any Excuse, to anyone involved, for eventually ill-Treating him with such a blatantly Un-Friendly and even Openly Hostile manners, multiple Lies, Humiliations, Insults, Threats, Discriminations, Brutal Hindrance even to Speak to Friends and other Acquaintances, at least, when they were Leaving out of "Opera"s Building, etc, (Comp. Many Facts cited Supra) !
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+ >>> But, a Legitimate Question is also Raised, whether, in fact, all those, Surprising, AbNormal and Scandalous Problems, Exceptionaly Faced Today by that poor Handicaped Journalist, perhaps, Were Due Also to the Fact that some Controversial Lobbies, Nowadays, are reportedly Ploting to go as far as to even ...stage a Hostile Demonstration ..."Against <<Charlie Hebdo>>" Later this November 2019, Accusing even the Wounded Survivors of ISIS' Bloody Terrorist Attacks against Civilians, which Murdered 9 of its Best Journalists, and 3 Other Innocent People who were Working with them, (including 2 of Arab Origins), to be ... "Islamo-Phobic" (sic !), "in order to Muzzle them", as f.ex., inter alia, also Mainstream French Newspaper "Figaro" Denounces (Partly UPDATED) ?
("Charlie Hebdo"s 9 Murdered Journalists)
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- May be. At least, Obviously, given all the above-mentioned Facts, (Comp. Supra), it naturally can Not be Excluded, a priori...
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>>> However, "Eurofora", Interviewing Today Various Other People who were Inside Strasbourg's "Opera" Building, we didn't Find but Only 2 apparently Dissatisfied Individuals, while, on the Contrary, a Large Majority said that they were Interested and Satisfied from what "Charlie Hebdo"'s Critical Journalists' Team was still doing :
- Moreover, those 2 allegedly Dissatisfied Young Ladies, Claimed Only that "there were Not Enough Women" on the Podium, as the First one Told us, (in Fact : 3 Women on Today's Podium, including 2 Journalists and a "Femen" : See Infra), and/or that, on the Contrary, "there were Too Much naked Women in some Cartoons", as the Second told us..., (reserving, However, for anOther Moment, to give us any elementary Proof of such a Claim, which we were unable to confirm this time).
Facts Checked, Indeed, there was a Pretty Blond Ukranian "Femen" at "Charlie Hebdo"'s Podium, (in the 2nd Round-Table), But she was, Exceptionaly, so ...Buttoned up to her Neck, that Nothing (not even 1 cm !) wasn't Today Revealed from her Body !
On the Contrary, eventualy "Jealous", French Brown Haired, Female Cartoonist of "Charlie Hebdo", the Charming "Coco", (who has just Publishd even a Book inspired from the World-Famous, Ancient Greek Philosopher "Platon's Banquet"), immediately Exploited that Opportunity in order to Draft a Fresh Satirical Cartoon, picturing that "Femen" Announce that, Exceptionaly, she will "Not Show" her "Breasts", Today.
=> Spontaneously Reacting to that "Femen"'s Unusual Announcement, 3 Male People from the Audience, are Pictured in that "Coco's" Satirical Cartoon, Giving a Signal to each-other, with a Disapointed: -"Let's Go" (Out) call...
>>> However, that Strange "Femen", UnExpectedly made a Serious, Politicaly "sexy" Observation, when she explained, that, since being a Kid, she always was "Afraid of the Silence", particularly "When a Crime has been Committed", But Glad When someone "Succeeds to Break that Silence !" (An Obvious Hint to Press Freedom).
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- "Even if I don't Always agree with what "Charlie Hebdo"'s Journalists do, However, I am very Happy that they can Continue to Work and Publish !", stressed to "Eurofora" an Experienced former Long-Time Scientist at Strasbourg's University, where used to work also his Wife, Now Accompagning him, (with their Hands Full of 2 Books and 1 Exceptional Edition, just Bought from their "Charlie Hebdo" Authors, during a Long Concluding Session for "Dedication" Signing).
+ He also expressed his "Dismay", however, for the "UnAcceptable" way that the above-mentioned Handicaped European Journalist was "ill-Treated", during 2 or 3 Hours, Out of the "Opera"s Building, as hespontaneously told "Eurofora".
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+ More Surprizing, a sympathetic Young Couple, from the Nearby Beautiful Alsace Mountainous River of "Bruche", told "Eurofora" that they had Discovered "Charlie Hebdo", and Started to become "Subscribers" to that Newspaper, Only After the 2015 Deadly Islamist Terrorist Attack, but Found it Really Interesting, so that they Continued, also Now on 2019, their regular subscription, for an UnExpected Reason :
- "In addition to the Astonishing Courage" of "Charlie Hebdo"'s Journalists, "We find Even More Interesting to Read the Texts, that they are Writting, than to simply watch their (Famous) Cartoons !", the Man revealed to "Eurofora"...
+ Such a New Fact, Timely Coincides with the Satirical Review's Decision to Start, Recently, Publishing also at an Internet WebSite, (particularly after Complaining that, out of 3 € spend by a Reader to buy a Hard Paper Copy, 1,3 € go to a Syndicated Network of Press Transporters and Buralists, while Only 1,7 € go to the Authors, for all their Expenses and Salaries, in Addition to their Costly "Security" Budget, that "Charlie Hebdo" is Obliged to pay since the 2015 Islamist Terrorist Murders : Comp. Supra).
Meanwhile, significantly, his Wife, had Spontaneously Run, Deep inside the "Opera", to Try to Help that Handicaped European Journalist to Meet, at least, with some "Charly Hebdo"'s Journalists, after Feeling Revolted when she learned from Other Eyewitnesses, the obnoxious ill-treatment that he had to face by a band of abusive, idle lackeys, Standing Outside for Hours, (Comp. Facts Supra)...
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>>> - "It's a Real Message for Liberty !", strongly praised the Experienced, former MP, and currently Candidate of the Mainstream Center-Right, ChristianDemocrat/EPP "Republican" Party in the forthcoming 2020 Election of Strasbourg's New Mayor, Jean-Phlippe Mauer, speaking to "Eurofora".
+ Moreover, this comes "with some Brave Persons very Seriously Committed", Mauer added, pointing at "Charlie Hebdo"s Critical Journalists, currently Headed by a Survivor of ISIS' Bloody Islamist Terrorist Attacks of 2015.
=> Thus, "I Found it largely Stimulating, and encouraging !", Jean-Philippe Maurer Concluded, speaking of that Exceptional 2019 Event of the "World Forum for Democracy" in Strasbourg, whose General Focus, currently is, precisely, on "Democracy" and various "Risks" concerning Nowadays "Information", (See, f.ex.: ..., etc).
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+ As for the Atypical "Green" Party Leadership's Member, the Sympathetic Marie-Dominique Dreyssé, that "Eurofora"'s co-founder knows since a long time, when her eyes crossed ours, Unfortunately, she was Blocked Behind a ...Triple Series of Metallic Barriers, Struggling to Liberate her eternal Bicycle, (to which she remains stil Faithfull), so that Any Direct and Free Communication had been rendered, then, practically Impossible, by the above-mentioned, Curiously DisPropotionate Pseudo-"Security" Pretexts to Hinder Contacts even between Friendly People, (Comp. Supra)...
=> Let's Hope that "Charlie Hebdo"'s collegues Critical Journalists, will, finally, Succeed to Find a practical and serious Way for Real Security/Safety, as well as for Real Press Freedom, in the foreseable Future.
(Inter alia, also French Presient Macron, hadn't said something of that kind, Recently, at the COE ? - Comp.: .., etc).
- "Impossible n'est pas Francais !", Popular Wisdom Traditionaly says.
+ At any case, Nobody should ever UnderEstimate the French and Other People's in the World, Determination to Protect at least an Elementary Press Freedom, as, inter alia, revealed also those Giant Popular Demonstrations of 11 January 2015 in Reaction to the "Charlie Hebdo" Massacre, in several Countries accross Europe and the rest of the Globe, (See, among others, also : http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/elyseepresscounsellorondemonstrationagainstislamicterrorists.html , etc). And it would certainly be an Error, for some, to eventualy dream to bypass them nowadays, on an Opposite Direction, i.e. under any hollow Pretext Against Press Freedom, (Comp. Supra)...
CoE in Strasbourg, had been at the Forefront in the Struggle for Freedom of Expression, particularly of Critical Journalists, then, as also former Secretary General Jagland's Statements to "Eurofora" had shown, already as early as since 9 January 2015, (i.e. just 2 Days after ISIS' Massacre : See http://www.eurofora.net/newsflashes/news/coechiefprotectjournalistsandruleoflaw.html).
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ISIS Deadly Terrorism Survivors (from 2 main Paris' Massacres) call to Help Syrian Kurds face Turkey
*Strasbourg/Angelo Marcopolo/- The Survivors from the 2 First, Bloody Massacres in Paris, by ISIS' Islamist Terrorism cowardly targetting civilian People, at "Charlie Hebdo" and "Bataclan"+, in the Beginning and End of 2015 respectively, which were notoriously Followed by a Long Series of Various Other Deadly Attacks, until Recently, launched a Call, addressed also to all Other Islamist Terrorism's Victims, in Europe, the US, and Elsewhere in the World, to Protect and Help Syrian Kurds in Face of the Turkish Military Invasion and Occupation of their Land, Because of their well known Heroic and Efficient Contribution into recenlly Defeating ISIS in Syria.
>>>"We Call upon all Journalists, who, Back on 2015, repercuted Our Dread, to Bring, Today, Our Message Beyond the Borders", Ask Now the Survivors of Bloody Islamist Terrorism.
As "Charlie Hebdo"s surviving a.o. Journalists are due to Arrive in Strasbourg Tomorrow, for a special event of CoE's "World Forum of Democracy" 2019, while Both "Bataclan" and "Charlie Hebdo" Cases, with Investigations reportedly Concluding asap, and Focused mainly on Islamist Deadly Terrorists' various Accomplices, are Scheduled to be Judged in French Courts from April or May 2020, (even if some, particularly those Suspected to have provided the Massacres' Weapons to the Killers, are thought to have Escaped, through Turkey, in Syria, where, perhaps, they are Still Hidding, or Disguised under a Fake/Changed Name, inside an ISIS' prisoners' Camp; Guarded by Syrian Kurds, precisely in that North/Eastern Region, which was Invaded by Turkey's Armed Forces Nowadays), "Eurofora" Publishes the FULL TEXT of BOTH these 2 Groups of Terror Victims Survivors, TRANSLATED here IN ENGLISH :
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(A) The Call of the "Group of 44" Survivors from ISIS' Islamist Terrorist Attacks at "BATACLAN" a.o. in Paris, on 13 November 2015, (more than 130 Civilians Killed), as it first appeared (in French) at "Le Parisien" Newspaper, Yesterday:
("Bataclan" a.o. 13 November 2015 Massacre of Civilian People is the Biggest ever in Paris)
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- "We Owe our Peace to the Struggle of the Kurds"
- "We, the 44 survivors of terrorism, declare our support and our solidarity to the People in the north of Syria, which Face, for several days, Aggressions by the Turkish Military of Erdogan and his Proxy Jihadists."
"When in 2015 we have been attacked, in our cities and in our streets, when we were counting our dead, these Kurds, Arabs, Yezidis, Turkmen, Assyrians, fought together against ISIS, an Enemy of Humanity."
"They have become Our Allies, and First Human Defense, against Hatred and Obscurantism. They were at the first line, on the ground, in Raqqa, where had been Planned the Attacks in Paris, as well as at Kobané, and in all this poisoned area, in order to put out of state to harm our Murderers, and Defeat the Islamic State."
("Le Parisien" French Newspaper's Photo: sad Syrian Kurdish militants at a Funeral in Quamisli)
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"Thousands of them are Dead (estimated 11.000). In their struggle, they have Proudly Defended the universal Values of Freedom, Equality and Solidarity, which are common with those of our Republic. We feel to Owe Our Peace, whatever it is, to their Fight."
"Since 9 October, they are attacked and invaded, in total violation of international law. Cowardly Abandoned by all, they face Alone the Massacres, Rapes, War Crimes, and Exodus."'
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"As Survivors of Terrorism, we cannot remain silent and indifferent to the Permanent Attacks faced by these People, to whom we owe an invaluable debt. We are Outraged by the Passivity of France and of the International Community, which, however, after the terrorist attacks in Paris, did not hesitate to Intervene alongside the Kurds against our killers."
- "Passivity, which Allows nowadays for Hundreds of Terrorists to Escape, and, among them, we are Afraid, the Most Dangerous French Jihadists. How much Time will they need before they Strike Again ? All these Years of Fighting and Relentless Efforts against Terrorism, are Now put into Danger."
"And Rojava, the only attempt for a social Democracy Amidst a sea of Dictatorships, Risks to be Wiped Out."
-"It canNot be So !"
=> - "We Call upon All Survivors of Terrorism to Join us and share our Message of International Solidarity. We call upon all People of the World, without exception, who have no other interest than live in Peace, our Friends, who in the aftermath of Paris' Attacks, were all United Against Barbarism, to Support Now the People of Rojava. We call upon all Journalists, who, Back on 2015, repercuted (Echoed) Our Dread, to Bring, Today, Our Message Beyond the Borders. We call upon all Heads of State in Europe and in the rest of the World, who, in 2015 had said together: "Never Again !", to take, anew Together, and with the greatest discernment, their Responsibilities vis a vis History, which Neither forgets, nor forgives."
"The Peoples of the World have Nothing to Fear from EachOther, But Everything to fear if they (are Instumentalized by Alien Interests) become Instruments of Interests which are Not Their own. In these Ground-Breaking Times, all our Thoughts and Acts must Look to Those who, wherever they are, Fight, Flee, or are Victims of Barbarism and Oppression."
"To our Friends, Beyond the Mountains. "
(Terrorism Survivors' Group, supporting Rojava's People.)
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+ Just a Day Before, the French NATIONAL ASSEMBLY had Voted a Resolution, backed by All Political Groups, Urging the Government to "Adopt all Measures Able to Support our (Syrian) Kurdish Friends and Allies, Protect Civilian Populations, and Restore Stability in Syria's North-Eastern area".
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(B) Statements of "CHARLIE HEBDO"'s CEO, Press Cartoonist Riss, to "FranceInfo" mainstream Radio :
- According to "Charlie Hebdo"'s CEO, Riss, (himself a Survivor, Wounded during the 1st Bloody ISIS Attack in Paris), the Syrian Kurds have "Given their Lives to Fight this Scourge that is Terrorism", but they are "Not supported sufficiently".
- The Kurds "Deserve Better, than to be Treated like that," said Riss, Director of Charlie Hebdo, on "France-Info" Friday the 1st of November, while Turkey has launched Since 9 October an offensive against the Kurds of Syria.
- Shortly After the "Bataclan" Massacre's Survivors Signed a Collective Appeal at "Le Parisien" Newspaper, (Comp. Supra), to Defend the Syrian kurdish People, and denounce that the French Government has "Let them Down", Riss said he "Share(s) this View". "
- "It's true that the Kurds have given their Lives to Fight this Scourge, that is Terrorism, this Fascism, as represented by ISIS. We doN't Support them enough. When we are Fighting against this kind of Totalitarianism, we must have Solidarity":
-"There are not a lot of People who are Able to Fight ISIS: many Others have Broken their Teeth on that. They (Syrian Kurds) were Able to do that, and they Deserve Better, than to be Treated like this."
Strasbourg, 11/1/2015 Popular Demonstration for "Charlie Hebdo" (Eurofora)
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+ "Eurofora" remembers well that, in the "G7" Summit at "Elmau Castle" in Germany, on June 2015, former USA President Obama, speaking to the Press, had annouced his Intention to urgently contact the Iraqi Prime Minister in order to see if he would manage, or not, to find, at last, some soldiers Really Motivated to Fight efficiently against ISIS, as he had Pointed Out then, but seems to have Failed to do so, afterwards...
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EuroCorps, aged 15, may graduate in 2009, boosted by Strasbourg's Human Rights/Reconciliation symbols and fresh political will
Popular : EuroCorps' chief, General Pittarch, and Strasbourg's Mayor Ries, speak to the People, downtown.
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* EuroCorps, EU defence's etat major, which has just celebrated 15 years of age (1993 - 2008), is young enough to feel enthousiasm for missions to guarantee Human Rights, Peace and reconcilation : Strasbourg's Historic Symbols, but also maturing fast, (particularly under the current French EU Presidency), in order to prepare potentialy important developments in 2009 :
- "EUROCORPS" is a "unique tool" for "a Modern Europe", jointly managed by participating Nations without anyone deciding for others", to "support their efforts to promote Reconciliation, Peace and Human Rights' Values, which identify today's European ideal, with its Symbol-City : Strasbourg", stressed its Chief, Spanish General Pedro PITARCH, in a popular ceremony for the 15th Anniversary of the European Army Corps, at its Headquarters.
- "Today, we are ready and able to fullfil any Peace-keeping Mission may be decided by the Political leadership, since we can deploy up to 60.000 soldiers and/or other agents, mainly in land, but in coordination with Sea and Air operarions", (even to build vital Infrastructures, demining, keep public order, facilitate Elections, etc), said to EuroFora EUROCORPS' Spokesman and Press Director, Colonel Raul SUEVOS.
- "If there is an Agreement with the framework Nations, EUROCORPS could certainly contribute to guarantee manifold aspects of Peace setllements", told us recently General PITARCH.
EuroCorps framework Nations' flags in Strasbourg's central square, on 2008, under the eyes of Napoleon's general KLEBER, famous for its Egypt campain, (reminded by German chancelor Merkel at Berlin's March 2007 EU Summit in a symbolic 1799 gift to the French President)..
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EU Parliament asked, Summer 2008 in Strasbourg, " to place Eurocorps as a standing force under EU command", and "invited all (EU) Member States to contribute to it".
France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Luxembourg (participating with Funds, Telecoms and Officers), are EUROCORPS"' main "Framework Nations", due to be joined by Italy in 2009. Greece and Austria participate as "Contributing Nations", while Poland decided to upgrade its role. Turkey has liaison Officers for NATO relations, and even USA decided to send Officers to Strasbourg on 2009.
Observers await with impatience also the outcome of NATO's April 2009 Summit in Strasbourg in order to have a better view of EuroCorps' future.
Since modern Defence must be able to use all Arms nowadays, EuroCorps tried to charm Strasbourg's People with Music accross popular streets...