Loss of life of French activist Quentin is a 'turning level' in politics - Press Overview

[ad_1] PRESS REVIEW – Monday, February 16: We take a look at reactions in France after the loss of life of Quentin Deranque, a French activist near the far proper. He died of his accidents after being attacked at a protest over a speech given by a far-left MEP at Lyon's political science college. Additionally, 5 nations together with Britain are mulling further sanctions on Russia over a report {that a} lethal frog toxin killed Alexei Navalny. Plus: Olympics data tumble for France, Norway, Italy and Nice Britain on the Winter Video games.

We begin with the loss of life of Quentin Deranque, a younger activist near the far proper in France. Deranque, a 23-year-old far-right nationalist activist, was crushed by a mob on Thursday throughout a protest towards far-left politician Rima Hassan at Lyon's political science college. He died a day later of his accidents. As Le Figaro stories, the French authorities says ultra-left activists have been behind his killing. The editor of Le Figaro says that on this tragedy, Quentin was "not a militant killed in a road combat however a martyr for freedom of expression." That is one thing that the far left desires to interchange with its "hideous pack mentality", he claims. The suitable-wing each day accuses the far-left France Unbowed get together of "feeding the political violence that was on the coronary heart of this lethal occasion." Enterprise paper Les Echos says February 14, the date of Quentin's loss of life, will mark a "turning level in French politics – that extremism kills." Additionally, the editor says, it is going to be a date to recollect, 15 months earlier than the French presidential elections.

From the left-wing papers: Libération condemns the "insufferable local weather of intolerance by which French politics has been performed for a very long time now". Communist paper L'Humanité shares that imaginative and prescient. It sees Quentin's loss of life as a "climax of political violence" and a tragedy that's "shamefully being manipulated politically".

Additionally within the headlines, 5 European nations are contemplating further sanctions towards Russia within the wake of latest data round opposition chief Alexei Navalny's loss of life. British paper Metro relays a press release from the British Overseas Minister Yvette Cooper, who mentioned the UK would probably be imposing new sanctions on Russia. A European investigation confirmed that the 47-year-old Russian opposition chief, who died in jail precisely two years in the past at present, was killed by a dart frog toxin administered to him. Russia has at all times maintained that he died of pure causes.

Staying with Metro, the paper headlines on data tumbling for Nice Britain on the Winter Olympics because it celebrates its most profitable Winter Video games marketing campaign in historical past. Workforce GB picked up its first gold medal on snow, due to Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale who received the combined group snowboard cross. But it surely turned out to be a legendary day, with Workforce GB successful a second medal of the day within the skeleton occasion, bringing its gold tally to a few. France, too, has crushed its medal tally report from 4 years in the past. It stands at 15 medals, with yet another week to go, L'Equipe says on its entrance web page. Host nation Italy already has its largest medal haul of all time, with 22. Italian skier Federica Brignone picked up her second gold medal within the large slalom three days after successful her first within the super-G.

The Video games have additionally cemented an all-time champion. Norway pays tribute to cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo. He picked up his fourth fold medal this weekend, serving to Norway to gold within the cross-country snowboarding males's group relay occasion. With 9 gold medals, he's now the all-time gold medal chief within the historical past of the Winter Olympics. Dagbladet, the Norwegian newspaper says: "Nobody stands subsequent to him or above him."

Lastly, the Guardian has examined a brand new vogue development that's lower than superb. Because of Wealthy Pelley, you shouldn't have to check the brand new Crocs/Lego contraption. These clunky Lego sneakers or Jenga towers, as he calls them, retail at £200. After a day within the "Jenga towers", he realised they aren't sneakers however a "performative artwork piece". Maybe they might finest be in a gallery and never a shoe store!