30th anniversary of International Press Freedom Day: the 4 corners of the world concerned

Journalists harassed, imprisoned, or killed around the world. Yesterday Tuesday, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Press Freedom Day, international organizations and media were alarmed by threats to press freedom. For its part, UNESCO awarded its 2023 World Press Freedom Prize to three imprisoned Iranian journalists on Tuesday evening. Elaheh Mohammadi and Niloufar Hamedi, who helped to make public the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in September, and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi are the three winners.

Pension reform: the Constitutional Council on a second request for a referendum

On the political front, the protests continue. This Wednesday, the Constitutional Council is due to vote on a second request for a referendum made by the left, which already has its eyes on another stage at the Assembly in early June. The decision of the Elders will be made public at the end of the day. The presidential majority is serene and has largely passed the deadline.

Hunger strike: Islamic Jihad died in an Israeli prison, an outbreak of violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip

Islamic Jihad, a senior figure in the Palestinian Islamist Islamic Jihad movement died in an Israeli prison following a hunger strike. This death led to an outbreak of violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, which was targeted by Israeli military strikes in response to rocket fire. The Israeli military announced late Tuesday night that it was carrying out air raids on Gaza in response to the rocket attacks, fired over the course of the day from the Palestinian enclave. According to security sources and Palestinian witnesses, these strikes targeted various sites, including one of the Islamist Hamas movement. The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades claimed to have responded with surface-to-air missile fire. Early Tuesday, the Israeli prison administration announced the death of a prisoner affiliated with Islamic Jihad, “found unconscious in his cell”

foot: Paris Saint-Germain suspends Lionel Messi

For reasons of an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia, superstar Lionel Messi was badly hit by Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday and suspended him. He is also opening disciplinary proceedings against the Ballon d'Or, which is ever closer to leaving at the end of the season. According to a source familiar with the matter, at the end of his contract in June, the world champion will be dismissed “for several days” and his future seems clearly to be written far from the French capital. According to the team, “the optional year present in his contract will therefore not be waived”.

IN SHORT

Two bills translating the promises made in January by the Keeper of the Seals in his “Justice Action Plan” arrive at the Council of Ministers on Wednesday.

The French subsidiary of the French Turkish group Getir was placed in receivership on Tuesday, less than two years after its creation.

Cristiano Ronaldo was the highest paid athlete in the world in 2023, with 136 million dollars in income (124 million euros), ahead of Lionel Messi and Kilian Mbappé. The annual Forbes rankings were released on Tuesday