Month: Aug 2022

July 31, 2022 via Zara Ali By Martin Jay Source via thefreeonline

It’s Italy which will fire the starter’s gun on a turnaround on the EU’s policy on Russia and the Ukraine war.

It might well be Italy which marks the starting point of a demise of sorts of the EU, as the coalition government collapses. Mario Draghi, who might be remembering interest rate hikes like the ECB’s this week, which only happened previously when he was the boss overseeing the eurozone crisis, is out.

By resigning his post as PM, he must be that he sees the writing on the wall and that we are heading towards another eurozone crisis.

Right now, the euro has already slumped to parity with the dollar and Eurozone inflation averages about 8.6 per cent (although it’s now 10 per cent in Spain, 12 per cent in Greece and a thundering 20 per cent in Estonia). Have a heart for Croatia which is planning on joining the eurozone soon.

But it’s Italy which will fire the starter’s gun on a turnaround on the EU’s policy on Russia and the Ukraine war. In September a snap election is almost certain to put in power as a coalition two of Italy’s far-right groups, whose leaders both have an admiration for Putin.

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Once this happens, others in the EU will see how ludicrous it is to continue the so-called punishment of Putin, which in reality destroys economies and ruins lives across the EU 27-member bloc. Other EU countries will see that Italy’s desperate situation of having debt at 150 % of its GDP and double-digit inflation can only be rescued by a radical political change.

Elites in other EU countries will be scared that populist uprisings which throw out incumbent mainstream parties are heading their way once they see the Italian economy go from boiling to a gentle simmer. And once the Italian coalition is in place, dialogue — something which we haven’t seen yet from the EU — will begin with Putin.

Continue reading “Hold Your Breath. Europe Is at the Tipping Point – the Abyss is Closer Than We Think”

via feministcurrent By Al Mayadeen Source: Agencies 22 Jul 2022 via thefreeonline

Although Luz Raquel Padilla was under protective measures, she was doused in alcohol before being burned alive.

According to Mexican authorities on Thursday, a Mexican activist and mother of an autistic child died after being set on fire, which ignited protests, condemnation, and demands for justice.

35-year-old Luz Raquel Padilla was doused in alcohol by a woman and 3 men and then blazed in fire at a park in Zapopan, Jalisco state, according to prosecutor Luis Joaquin Mendez, citing sources. 

Padilla, who is part of a caregivers’ rights group “I take care of Mexico,” died after suffering burns on 90% of her body on Tuesday, according to authorities. The case is being looked into as possible femicide. 

Sergio Ismael “N”, one of Padilla’s neighbors, was arrested for causing injuries, making threats, and crimes against a person’s dignity in connection with previous incidents, according to Mendez.

Ismael has not been charged with femicide until now, and, according to witnesses, he was not present at the time of Saturday’s attack, according to prosecutors. 

In May, Padilla had accused Ismael of threatening her and writing graffiti with messages saying “I’m going to burn you alive” on her residential building’s walls. 

“How long am I going to have to live in fear that something could happen to me and my family,” she wrote.

Luz Raquel Padilla Gutiérrez, a member @yocuidomexico, was attacked in a public park in Jalisco, #Mexico on 17 July. Doused with alcohol & set on fire, she died from her injuries on 19 July. She had received many threats before her murder. #PorLuzYPorTodashttps://t.co/lV0a5sP5O2 pic.twitter.com/zF0RegCgnS

— HRD Memorial (@HRD_Memorial) July 26, 2022

Padilla complained on social media about her neighbor’s behavior: listening to loud music, for instance, which she said affected her son’s health. 

On Thursday, dozens of women held demonstrations in front of the Zapopan police station, accusing authorities of inaction and indifference. 

Continue reading “Protests, outrage in Mexico after burning activist alive”