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Over 700,000 UK men were victims of domestic abuse in the past year; about a third of reported total

Richard Spillett
Daily Mail
Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:05 UTC
The number of male victims of domestic abuse is as close to the number of female victims as it has been in years after stats revealed more than 700,000 reported domestic abuse last year
The number of male victims of domestic abuse is as close to the number of female victims as it has been in years after stats revealed more than 700,000 reported domestic abuse last year
More than 700,000 men were victims of domestic abuse in the last year, shocking new figures reveal.

Men make up more than a third of the 1.9million adults in England and Wales who say they were attacked or abused by spouses or family members in the past year.

The new Office of National Statistics (ONS) report found that, overall, 1.1 million domestic abuse-related incidents were reported to police by men and women in the year ending March 2017.

The number of complaints to police is much lower than the 1.9million recorded in a larger-scale crime survey, which included many people who did not report their abuse to authorities.

The figures are so high partly because the report defines domestic abuse as 'any incident of controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse' rather than specific attacks.
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French police suicides: Cop who attempted suicide twice tells why the numbers are rising


RT
Mon, 20 Nov 2017 21:48 UTC
French police
© Philippe Wojazer / Reuters
Police in France choose to take their own lives more easily than other sections of society, an officer who attempted suicide twice has told RT. She believes her colleagues suffer trauma from their work and from public anger directed at them.

Aurelie hides her face from the camera and will not disclose her real name. She has served in law enforcement for more than two decades, after joining at the age of 19. There was a time when she was very excited about her job. But then the pressure of it became harder and harder to bear.

Comment: It seems there is an uptick in police suicides of late. See:

NINE French cops kill themselves in one week - 61 police suicides in France so far this year

Perhaps, as the article suggests, burnout has something to do with it. Or maybe those on the police force who actually possess a conscience are cracking under the burden of defending a pathocracy. See:

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Polish hostel bans entry to all 'Jews, communists and traitors'


RT
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:14 UTC
Jew Jewish
© Amir Cohen / Reuters
A hostel in southwestern Poland has stirred controversy and drawn condemnation after social media users called attention to a huge banner, reportedly hanging outside the establishment for several months, which bars entry to all "Jews, communists, thieves and traitors."

Earlier this week, users on Twitter and Google Maps spotted the banner on the Dom Polski hostel in the small village of Cesarzowice in the Lower Silesia Voivodeship, which reads: "Polish House - ban on entry to Jews, communists and all thieves and traitors of Poland." Most were appalled and quick to express their anger and indignation, with one tagging it "the Nazi House."


Comment: Of course, this is one house and one man, hardly representative of the mood of the majority of Polish people. However, the situation is indeed rather complex when we look at nationalist and right-wing mass demonstrations:

Mainstream media 'shocked' at 60,000-strong nationalist march in Warsaw - but are they really?
Something terrible happened last Saturday in Poland. A crowd of 60,000 neo-Nazis, fascists, white supremacists, far-right nationalists, anti-Semites and religious fanatics marched in the streets of the capital Warsaw in the biggest display of bigotry and hatred the world has seen in years. And like-minded radicals from all around Europe sent their delegations to the rally. And the Polish government not only failed to condemn this march of the right, but dared to call the event "beautiful." The terror! [...]

The indignation in reaction to the Polish Independence Day march may be justified, but it should not come as a surprise. A similar nationalist-organized event in 2016 had 60,000 to 75,000 participants, according to different estimates. And guess what, some of them carried anti-Muslim banners, the falanga symbol, and a banner that read: "Death to enemies of the fatherland." The rally in 2015 numbered some 70,000 and was hailed the some Polish media as a major breakthrough for not being violent, unlike in previous years. [...]

There is no denying that Polish nationalism is no bastion of some of the values and goals promoted by EU functionaries. The people on the march were showing support for their government's opposition to policies like admittance of refugees from the Middle East or legalization of same-sex marriage - which goes against Catholic tenets. But would all of the 60,000 marchers endorse Jewish pogroms or a Nazi Germany-style 'final solution' for the Muslim population in Europe, which would justify the names they had been called? Doubtful. [...]

The change from the previous years is apparent. The Independence Day marchers were "members of far-right groups" and "radical nationalists" for the media just a year ago. The media didn't refer to them with loaded terms like "fascists," even when the rallies turned violent.

What apparently changed over the past year is that the EU has decided to escalate the conflict with Warsaw over a number of issues such as controversial media and judiciary reforms. Just days after Independence Day, the EU Parliament passed a damning resolution, which said the Polish government must condemn the "xenophobic and fascist march" and "suspend large-scale logging" in the Bialowieza forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, among other things. [...]
Anti-fascism protestors disrupt nationalist march in Poland, police step in (VIDEO)


Surely most of the Polish people still remember what Nazism did to their country not so long ago?

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Uma Thurman takes a swing at Weinstein: 'You don't deserve a bullet'


Sputnik
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:48 UTC
uma thurman
© AFP 2017/ JACK GUEZ
Hollywood actress Uma Thurman blasted Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused by numerous women of rape and sexual assault, saying that she is glad that the revelations about his alleged crimes are pouring in slowly and painfully.

In her Instagram post, Thurman wished her followers a happy Thanksgiving, but also used the opportunity to take a swing at Harvey Weinstein, expressing joy that the that the sexual harassment scandal has not ended quickly for the media mogul.
"Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! (Except you Harvey, and all your wicked conspirators - I'm glad it's going slowly - you don't deserve a bullet)," Thurman wrote.
Thurman previously worked with Weinstein on such movies as Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill.

Earlier this month, the actress told Access Hollywood that she first wanted to calm down before speaking out against Weinstein or sharing her story.

"I don't have a tidy soundbite for you, because I am not a child and I have learned that when I have spoken in anger, I usually regret the way I express myself," she said.

Comment: See also:

Behind the Headlines: Weinstein's Weinergate Goes Nuclear: Where is society at with #MeToo?
Harvey Weinstein had a secret list of people to target as part of a strategy to prevent harassment claims from going public
Sex, power, consent: Interpreting the "sexual assault" media frenzy

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China: Underground bank funneling billions out of country busted


RT
Thu, 23 Nov 2017 14:02 UTC
Chinese Yuan
© David Gray / Reuters
Chinese authorities have exposed a clandestine banking scheme used by more than 10,000 people to transfer over $3 billion overseas. Beijing has recently boosted efforts to curb capital outflows and fight corruption.

According to state news agency Xinhua, Chinese police have detained seven people in the southern province of Guangdong in connection with the scheme which involved more than 20 billion yuan ($3 billion).

Comment: See also: China cracks down on banks moving currency abroad

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Woman held captive raped, tortured for 10 years


RT
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 10:51 UTC
italian cellar
© Carabinieri / Facebook
Italian police rescued a woman who had been held in an underground cellar and repeatedly raped and tortured for 10 years. She gave birth to two children from her abuser, who chained her to a bed and even forced her son to attack her.

Police found the victim, along with her two children, a three-year-old girl and nine-year-old boy, near the town of Gizzeria, southern Italy, the authorities said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Romanian woman, whose name hasn't been released, was 19 when she arrived in Italy to take care of an elderly lady, La Repubblica newspaper reported. However, when the lady died, her son began to abuse the Romanian care worker.


For 10 long years the victim was kept in several apartments before being moved to an underground cellar in a building near Gizzeria. Her bed was made of cardboard boxes and instead of a toilet she had a garbage bin. The dirty cellar was also reportedly infested with vermin. To prevent the woman from fleeing, the captor, a man in his 50s, secured the door with a large chain.
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Radar

Missing Argentine navy crew likely dead after massive underwater explosion reported near submarine


RT
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 11:14 UTC
Elena Alfaro sister of submarine crewmember
© Marcos Brindicci / ReutersElena Alfaro, sister of Cristian Ibanez, one of the 44 crew members of the missing at sea ARA San Juan submarine
Families of crewmembers aboard the Argentinian submarine ARA 'San Juan' have reportedly been told there is no chance that 44 sailors on the ill-fated vessel are alive. The news comes after a violent underwater explosion was reported in the search area.

The submariners' families were beginning to receive the grim update on Friday morning, according to media reports. Itati Leguizamon, whose husband German Suarez was aboard the 'San Juan,' told ABC News that families had been told their loved ones were dead.

Leguizamon also said relatives of the crew, camped at Mar de Plata naval base, voiced cries of anguish and calls for military commanders to be held to account. She said the authorities "attacked" a person who was reading out a report that "the Austrian team had detected a strong explosion" near the missing sub, according to Ruptly video agency.

Comment: For background, see: US Navy and NASA join the hunt for missing Argentine submarine which vanished 250 miles off the coast of Patagonia almost 3 days ago - UPDATES

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South Africa: Oscar Pistorius jail term for killing Reeva Steenkamp more than doubled


BBC
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 11:44 UTC
Oscar Pistorius
© ReutersPistorius shot Ms Steenkamp in 2013
A South African court has increased Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius's jail sentence for killing his girlfriend to 13 years and five months.

Prosecutors had argued that the six-year term for murdering Reeva Steenkamp was "shockingly light".

Ms Steenkamp's parents were "emotional" as they watched the ruling at home on TV, a spokeswoman said.

"They feel there has been justice for Reeva. She can now rest in peace," Tania Koen told Associated Press.

Comment: More on the Pistorius case:

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People

Two birds, one stone: Sweden turns to cohousing to accommodate migrants, seniors


Sputnik
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 03:27 UTC
Sweden_migrants_seniors
© AFP 2017/ THOMAS BREGARDIS
Amid rampant housing shortages, Sweden has decided to place newly-arrived migrants in a retirement home as part of a trial project. Although temporary, this measure has been hailed as promoting integration and is said to have received overwhelmingly positive reactions.

Ekerö Municipality in Stockholm County has found a resourceful solution to the housing shortage for its new arrivals: Söderströmsgården retirement home. In addition to alleviating the acute housing shortage, this move is said to promote the new arrivals' social interaction.

Now, immigrants and senior citizens will be placed under the same roof, as Söderströmsgården currently has unused living space in two wings aimed for future expansion.

"In the current situation when we have a dramatic shortage of housing for our new arrivals, we are giving them a few spare rooms," regional integration manager Anders Angarius told the news outlet Stockholm Direkt.

Comment: Having that feeling that this is not going to go so well!

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Man murdered by MS-13 street gang had been stabbed more than 100 times, decapitated and had heart removed and buried with him

Samuel Chamberlain
Fox News
Fri, 24 Nov 2017 02:09 UTC
Miguel Angel Lopez-Abrego
© Montgomery County Police DepartmentMiguel Angel Lopez-Abrego has been charged with first-degree murder
A man murdered earlier this year by the MS-13 street gang was stabbed more than 100 times, decapitated and had his heart torn out of his chest and buried with him, Maryland authorities said Wednesday.

Montgomery County Police said one of the alleged killers, 19-year-old Miguel Angel Lopez-Abrego, was arrested Nov. 11 in North Carolina. Lopez-Abrego, known as "Timido," has been charged with first-degree murder and was ordered held without bond after his first court appearance.

According to court documents, which cited interviews with a gang informant, up to ten MS-13 members planned to lure the victim to the Silver Spring park where he was killed sometime this past spring.

The documents allege that Lopez-Abrego helped dig the grave where the victim was found, and also used a walkie-talkie to alert the other gang members to the victim's arrival. The informant also claimed Lopez-Abrego was the first to attack the victim, stabbing him with a 15-inch knife.
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