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Police arrest man over viral assault on student

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6 years ago

August 28, 2018

Police arrest man over viral assault

A man has been detained on suspicion of assaulting a 22-year-old student who released a shocking video of the attack last month outside a Paris cafe which went viral online.

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Surveillance footage of the incident shows a man hurling an ashtray from a table outside the cafe at Marie Laguerre, allegedly after she told him to “shut up” following lewd comments.

A police source said the suspect was detained Monday — as he was leaving a psychiatric hospital — on suspicion of assault and sexual harassment. Laguerre was due to identify him.

Laguerre wrote on Facebook that she was returning home when a man started using “dirty language, in a humiliating and provocative manner”.

“I told him to shut up and kept walking away, because I can’t stand this kind of behaviour. I can’t keep quiet, and we mustn’t keep quiet any longer,” she said.

The man then threw the ashtray at her before punching her in the face “in the middle of the street and in broad daylight, in front of dozens of witnesses”.Police arrest man over viral assault

Laguerre set up a website after the incident, “Nous Toutes Harcelement” (We are all harassed), to collect similar stories after receiving messages of support from around the world.

French lawmakers passed a new law against sexist violence this month which makes catcalling in the street a crime punishable with on-the-spot fines.

The law covers behaviour including comments on a woman’s looks or clothing, catcalling, intrusive questions, unwanted following and “upskirting” — taking pictures under a woman’s dress without her knowing.

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Joe Biden Sworn in as 46th U.S President

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3 years ago

January 21, 2021

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Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th United States president as Harris becomes the Vice President.

She is America’s first female and first black Asian-American person to hold the office.

Biden took his oath of office on Wednesday at the capitol in Washington D.C.

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Chief Justice, John Roberts junior, administered the pledge at exactly 11:48am eastern time.

In his Inaugural address, Mr. Biden said it was a day of “history and hope”.

“my whole soul is in putting America back together again”.

Outgoing President, Donald Trump, did not attend the ceremony.

Meanwhile, former presidents, Bill Clinton, George Bush junior, Barack Obama and their wives were in attendance.

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Turkish Court Sentences Kurdish Former Member of Parliament to Jail

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3 years ago

December 21, 2020

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Turkish court sentences Kurdish former MP to 22 years in jail

A Turkish court has sentenced Kurdish former lawmaker, Leyla Guven to more than 22 years in jail on terror-related charges.

Leyla Guven, who was stripped of her parliamentary immunity in June, was convicted of membership of a “terror group” and disseminating “terror propaganda” for outlawed Kurdish armed groups.

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On Monday, Guven was given 14 years and three months in jail on a charge of membership of a “terrorist organization” and an additional eight years for two separate charges of disseminating “terrorist propaganda”.

Guven was not present at the court hearing in the predominantly Kurdish southeastern city of Diyarbakir, and her whereabouts were not immediately clear.

The court however, ordered Guven’s immediate arrest.

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Burundi’s Former President Pierre Buyoya, Dies at 71.

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3 years ago

December 18, 2020

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Burundi’s Former President Pierre Buyoya, has died at age 71.

Buyoya served as President twice, from 1987-1993 and then 1996-2003.

His death comes three weeks after his resignation from the position of the high representative of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel region.

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Announcing his resignation, Buyoya said he needed time to focus on legal battles back home, following his trial in absentia and sentencing to life in prison.

Burundi’s top court sentenced Buyoya to life imprisonment in late October 2020, for alleged assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye who had won the 1993 elections.