Daily Archives: 26. Juli 2020


26.07.2020 - 22:39 [ The Peninsula ]

Morocco shuts down major cities after spike in coronavirus cases

The cities to be locked down include the economic powerhouse of Casablanca as well as Tangier, Marrakech, Fez and Meknes.

26.07.2020 - 20:35 [ 24News.tv ]

Israel: Gyms reopen under parliamentary panel ruling defying gov‘t

Most sports facilities were ordered shut on July 17 following a government vote on a package of measures aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

However, on Thursday, the Knesset panel supervising the country‘s coronavirus response voted to strike this restriction down

26.07.2020 - 19:46 [ Nachdenkseiten.de ]

Die Polizei und die Corona-Gästelisten: Mit Täuschung in die Vorratsdatenspeicherung?

Auch in der Corona-Verordnung von Rheinland-Pfalz heißt es laut SWR zwar, die Daten der Gäste würden erfasst, um bei einer Corona-Infektion Kontakte zurückzuverfolgen: “Eine Verarbeitung der Daten zu anderen Zwecken ist nicht zulässig.” Dies beziehe sich laut rheinland-pfälzischem Gesundheitsministerium aber auf diejenigen, die verpflichtet seien, die Daten zu erfassen, wie die Gastronomen. Dass die Polizei die Daten auswerte, schließe die Verordnung nicht aus

26.07.2020 - 19:45 [ natalic83 / Youtube ]

שוטר ודגל Cop and Flag

(12.05.2016)

By Natali Cohen Vaxberg
טקסט, בימוי, משחק: נטלי כהן וקסברג
צילום ועריכה: יואב טל
דגל: אלעד זמרני
שירה ונגינה „השוטר אזולאי“ :יסמין וגנר
תרגום: עמית גילוץ

26.07.2020 - 19:30 [ Haaretz ]

Water Cannons to the Head: Police Disperse anti-Netanyahu Protesters Against Regulation

At exactly 12:30 A.M. the order was given for the police to move into action. It was issued by the commander of Jerusalem’s Moriah district police department, which is responsible for an area of the city that includes the site of the regular demonstrations opposite the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s official residence. The consequences of the order were rather dramatic.

26.07.2020 - 19:16 [ theHill.com ]

FBI says it‘s investigating ‚specific violations of federal law,‘ not ideology, in Portland protests

Cannon stressed that the FBI does not align itself with ideology of a particular group and is concerned only with addressing violence and crime.

“Our focus is not on membership in particular groups but on individuals who commit violence and criminal activity that constitutes a federal crime or poses a threat to national security,” Cannon said. “The FBI does not and will not police ideology.”

26.07.2020 - 18:27 [ New York Times ]

Many Claim Extremists Are Sparking Protest Violence. But Which Extremists?

(31.05.2020)

People associated with both the extreme right and left are being accused of igniting the conflagration. The Trump administration blamed what it called the radical left, naming antifa, a contraction of the word “anti-fascist” that has come to be associated with a diffuse movement of left-wing protesters who engage in more aggressive techniques like vandalism.

Others said white supremacists and far-right groups were responsible, pointing to online statements by adherents that the upheaval would hasten the collapse of a multiethnic, multicultural United States.

26.07.2020 - 18:08 [ USA Today ]

Live updates from weekend protests: Man shot to death in Austin, Seattle police declare riot, armed militia in Louisville

Protests against racial injustice continued around the nation Saturday with tense situations unfolding in cities including Austin, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, Seattle, Washington, Aurora, Colorado, Oakland, California, and Chicago, Illinois.

In Louisville two opposing, heavily armed militia groups came within a few dozen yards of each of other, but avoided violence.

26.07.2020 - 17:55 [ CBS News ]

Watch live: John Lewis crosses Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma a final time

Civil rights icon John Lewis‘ body is being carried across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday. It‘s the bridge that he crossed in the march to Montgomery on March 7, 1965, a day that would become known as „Bloody Sunday.“

26.07.2020 - 17:41 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Großbritannien: Quarantäne für Spanien-Rückkehrer

Die britische Regierung hat wegen steigender Corona-Zahlen abrupt eine Zwei-Wochen-Quarantäne für alle Reisenden aus Spanien angeordnet. Die Maßnahme gilt seit Mitternacht britischer Zeit.

26.07.2020 - 17:38 [ DailyMail.co.uk ]

‚Everyone is panicking‘: British tourists scramble to get home from Spain – and straight into quarantine – after bombshell overnight axing of ‚air bridge‘

Are you in Spain and worried about having to quarantine on your return and will it have an impact on your job? Contact me: james.robinson@mailonline.co.uk

26.07.2020 - 17:33 [ DailyMail.co.uk ]

Coronavirus deaths in UK hospitals rise by 10 – the second lowest Sunday increase

Patients in England were aged between 36 and 89, and had known underlying health conditions. But another three deaths were reported with no positive test result.

26.07.2020 - 17:31 [ ORF.at ]

Dreitägige Technoparty in Tschechien trotz Pandemie

Zum Abschluss heute kamen noch einmal rund 900 Menschen auf einem Feld rund 60 Kilometer südlich von Prag zusammen, wie eine Polizeisprecherin mitteilte. Am Vortag hatten sich sogar rund 2.000 Teilnehmer versammelt.

26.07.2020 - 13:46 [ Demand Progress ]

Tell 2020 presidential candidates: Take the pledge to restore net neutrality

Since the repeal of net neutrality, we’ve already seen internet providers begin to throttle online services. If net neutrality is not restored, the public will lose the ability to access sites, run small businesses, and tell the stories too often ignored by the mainstream media.

26.07.2020 - 12:59 [ Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) ]

EFF to Court: Trump Appointee’s Removal of Open Technology Fund Leadership Is Unlawful

24.7.2020 The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today joined a group of 17 leading U.S.-based Internet freedom organizations in telling a federal appeals court that Trump administration appointee Michael Pack has no legal authority to purge leadership at the Open Technology Fund (OTF), a private, independent nonprofit that helps hundreds of millions of people across the globe speak out online and avoid censorship and surveillance by repressive regimes.

26.07.2020 - 12:41 [ teleSUR ]

UN Condemns Discriminatory Use of Force Against US Protesters

The United Nations (UN) denounced police brutality at anti-racism protests in Portland and other U.S. cities against protesters and journalists.

26.07.2020 - 12:15 [ Xinhuanet ]

UK Newspaper denounces arrest of journalists in U.S.

So far more than 70 journalists in the United States have been arrested during Black Lives Matter demonstrations, while dozens of others have been injured by rubber bullets, pepper spray and tear gas, according to the Independent.

26.07.2020 - 11:01 [ Haaretz ]

Next Hearing in Netanyahu Corruption Trial Set for December 6; PM Will Have to Appear in Court in Person

The judges – panel head Rivka Friedman-Feldman, Moshe Bar-Am and Oded Shaham – ruled that in this second hearing only the defense attorneys would be present, not the accused.

26.07.2020 - 10:16 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Umfrage bei Innenministerien: Hunderte Verfahren wegen Polizei-Abfragen

Wie die Umfrage ergab, unterscheiden sich die Kontrollmechanismen sowie die Verfolgungsbefugnisse von Bundesland zu Bundesland. In Ländern wie etwa Sachsen, Hamburg oder Baden-Württemberg ahndeten Datenschutzbehörden Ordnungswidrigkeiten, in anderen Ländern fehlten diesen Behörden entsprechende Befugnisse.

26.07.2020 - 01:16 [ Mairav Zonszein מרב זונשיין / Twitter ]

This is Paris Square in downtown West Jerusalem tonight near Netanyahu’s residence. On the right is a hotel where thousands of birthright participants have stayed. I really hope this is the start of real change. Photo by @OrenZiv1985

26.07.2020 - 01:15 [ @ha_makom / Twitter ]

המכת“זית ברחוב רמבן התחילה לרסס עשרות אנשים במקום

26.07.2020 - 01:10 [ Ben Reiff / Twitter ]

And yet, hundreds still in the square

26.07.2020 - 01:09 [ Ben Reiff / Twitter ]

And now the water cannons have arrived

26.07.2020 - 01:07 [ Ben Reiff / Twitter ]

Police on horseback now dispersing all the remaining protestors while arrests continue

26.07.2020 - 01:05 [ Ben Reiff / Twitter ]

A couple of thousand or so probably still left. Many now sitting down on Balfour Street facing the reinforced police barricade

26.07.2020 - 00:38 [ @democratimOrg / Twitter ]

Thousands of Israelis Protest Against Netanyahu Across the Country

26.07.2020 - 00:31 [ ORF ]

Tausende Israelis fordern Rücktritt von Netanjahu

Die Demonstranten versammelten sich vor der Residenz des Ministerpräsidenten in Jerusalem. Dabei schwenkten sie Plakate mit Aufschriften wie „Du bist korrupt, wir haben genug von Dir“ und „Wo bleibt die Moral?“

Auch in Tel Aviv gingen tausende Menschen gegen Netanjahu auf die Straße.

26.07.2020 - 00:14 [ Haaretz ]

Anti-Netanyahu Protesters Assaulted as Thousands Demonstrate Across Israel

Thousands of protesters held anti-government demonstrations on Saturday in Jerusalem in front of the Prime Minister‘s Residence, in Caesarea in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s private home, and at some 250 intersections throughout the country.

In Jerusalem, over five thousand protesters gathered on Balfour Street, across from Netanyahu‘s official residence. A group of some 20 right-wing activists participated in a counter-protesting nearby.

26.07.2020 - 00:06 [ Fox News ]

Hundreds of Texas bar owners pledge defiance to Abbott order

Fort Worth bar owner Chris Polone has organized what’s labeled as “Freedom Fest,” in which hundreds of bar owners say they’ll open their doors and set ’em up Saturday. About 800 bar owners have promised participation, Polone told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which could place their state liquor licenses in jeopardy.

26.07.2020 - 00:03 [ Dallas News ]

Group of Texas bars plans to open illegally in statewide protest Saturday against Gov. Abbott’s shutdown order

(22.07.2020)

Polone, however, is now organizing Freedom Fest in alliance with other bars and venues across the state that will open their doors illegally for concerts on Saturday, July 25.

When Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission officers gave him the option of shutting the event down or losing his liquor license on July 4, Polone — who was broadcasting on Facebook Live — got on stage, ranted, and tore up the paperwork. Then he went outside, lit up a cigarette, and said his lawyers were ready to sue the state of Texas.