The shock announcement came from the Chadian military, just a day after Deby was confirmed president-elect after securing nearly 80% of the April 11 vote. Meanwhile, Deby's son, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, has taken over as interim leader of a transitional military council, the military said.
Deby was born in 1952 in northeastern Chad, in what was then part of the colonial French Equatorial Africa empire. He started his military career in Chad's capital, now known as N'Djamena, before earning a fighter pilot's license in France in 1976.
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Showing posts with label Rebels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rebels. Show all posts
1/9/18
EU Populist Rebels: Hungarian and Polish NGOs urge EU funds against crackdown - by Eszter Zalan
Civil society groups under attack in Hungary and Poland urged the EU
on Tuesday (9 January) to set up a fund geared towards NGOs that are
protecting European values in member states.
NGOs in the two central European countries, where what Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban once boasted was 'illiberal democracy' has taken a hold, have called for the creation of a so-called "European Values Instrument" that would support civil society groups that are promoting democracy, human rights and rule of law.
"We should be putting our money where our mouth is," Marta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, which has recently been the target of a government campaign against NGOs, said at a European Parliament hearing.
She said foreign funding has been the key in maintaining the independence of her organisation.
The Helsinki Committee partly focuses on protecting the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, which has made the NGO a target for Orban's government, which vehemently opposes taking in refugees.
"European institutions should set up a instrument to defend civil rights organisations," Pardavi said, adding that there were such mechanisms for accession and third countries, but not for EU member states.
Read more: Hungarian and Polish NGOs urge EU funds against crackdown
NGOs in the two central European countries, where what Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban once boasted was 'illiberal democracy' has taken a hold, have called for the creation of a so-called "European Values Instrument" that would support civil society groups that are promoting democracy, human rights and rule of law.
"We should be putting our money where our mouth is," Marta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, which has recently been the target of a government campaign against NGOs, said at a European Parliament hearing.
She said foreign funding has been the key in maintaining the independence of her organisation.
The Helsinki Committee partly focuses on protecting the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, which has made the NGO a target for Orban's government, which vehemently opposes taking in refugees.
"European institutions should set up a instrument to defend civil rights organisations," Pardavi said, adding that there were such mechanisms for accession and third countries, but not for EU member states.
Read more: Hungarian and Polish NGOs urge EU funds against crackdown
10/19/17
Spain: Catalonia Rebels Ignore Spanish Government Ultimatrum: Spain to suspend Catalan autonomy
The Spanish government on Thursday vowed to go ahead with taking
direct control of Catalonia after accusing regional President Carles
Puigdemont of failing to comply with its ultimatum to clarify whether he
had declared independence.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a statement that he will convene a cabinet meeting on Saturday to propose a series of measures under the framework of Article 155 of the Constitution — which allows “all measures necessary to compel” a region to abide by the law— and send them to the Senate for approval.
“The Spanish government has noted … the refusal of the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia [the regional executive] to comply with the requirement … to report in a clear and precise way if any authority of Catalonia had proceeded to declare independence,” the statement said.
Read more: Spain to suspend Catalan autonomy – POLITICO
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a statement that he will convene a cabinet meeting on Saturday to propose a series of measures under the framework of Article 155 of the Constitution — which allows “all measures necessary to compel” a region to abide by the law— and send them to the Senate for approval.
“The Spanish government has noted … the refusal of the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia [the regional executive] to comply with the requirement … to report in a clear and precise way if any authority of Catalonia had proceeded to declare independence,” the statement said.
Read more: Spain to suspend Catalan autonomy – POLITICO
9/6/13
Syria: Brutality of Syrian Rebels Posing Dilemma in West - by C. J. CHIVERS
The Syrian rebels posed casually, standing over their prisoners with firearms pointed down at the shirtless and terrified men.
“For fifty years, they are companions to corruption,” he said. “We swear to the Lord of the Throne, that this is our oath: We will take revenge.”
Read more: Brutality of Syrian Rebels Posing Dilemma in West - NYTimes.com
The prisoners, seven in all, were captured Syrian soldiers. Five were trussed, their backs marked with red welts. They kept their faces pressed to the dirt as the rebels’ commander recited a bitter revolutionary verse.
“For fifty years, they are companions to corruption,” he said. “We swear to the Lord of the Throne, that this is our oath: We will take revenge.”
The moment the poem ended, the commander, known as “the Uncle,” fired a bullet into the back of the first prisoner’s head. His gunmen followed suit, promptly killing all the men at their feet.
This scene, documented in a video smuggled out of Syria a few days ago by a former rebel who grew disgusted by the killings, offers a dark insight into how many rebels have adopted some of the same brutal and ruthless tactics as the regime they are trying to overthrow.
Note EU-Digest: unfortunately these are the people the US, Turkey, France and some other EU countries are supporting and willing to risk the consequences of a military intervention for.
Read more: Brutality of Syrian Rebels Posing Dilemma in West - NYTimes.com
5/20/13
Syria: EU to block arming of Syrian rebels - by Bruno Waterfield
European countries, led by Germany and Italy, are against arming the rebels and regard the peace talks as an opportunity to resolve the civil war in without any form of Western military intervention.
“The consensus is, as the song goes, 'give peace a chance’,” said an EU diplomat. “That makes sense for most countries particularly when most of them are against the idea of arming rebels.
Last week, in a confidential diplomatic document, Britain proposed lifting legal obstacles to arming the rebels because it would allow an immediate response to a “likely” chemical weapons attack by the Syrian regime.
The proposal encountered stiff resistance amid deepening concerns in Italy and Germany that rebel groups re not trustworthy and arming them could plunge the whole region into war.
Read more: EU to block arming of Syrian rebels - Telegraph
“The consensus is, as the song goes, 'give peace a chance’,” said an EU diplomat. “That makes sense for most countries particularly when most of them are against the idea of arming rebels.
Last week, in a confidential diplomatic document, Britain proposed lifting legal obstacles to arming the rebels because it would allow an immediate response to a “likely” chemical weapons attack by the Syrian regime.
The proposal encountered stiff resistance amid deepening concerns in Italy and Germany that rebel groups re not trustworthy and arming them could plunge the whole region into war.
Read more: EU to block arming of Syrian rebels - Telegraph
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