The ECHR will decide on the repatriation of the wives and children of jihadists

The supreme formation of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is examining wednesday the applications of two couples who are demanding the France the repatriation of their daughters, companions of jihadists, and their grandchildren, detained by Kurdish forces in Syria. The two young women had left France in 2014 and 2015 respectively, to go to Syria, where they gave birth to several children. Now aged 30 and 32, they have been held with them since early 2019 in the Al-Hol and Roj camps, guarded by Kurdish forces, in northeastern Syria. Faced with a case that should set a precedent, seven Council of Europe member states have asked to intervene in the proceedings, as have several NGOs and Un rapporteurs. The decision, which is not subject to appeal, will be rendered in several months.

The French Parliament strengthens the fight against audiovisual piracy

The Parliament is due to adopt on Wednesday afternoon a bill strengthening the fight against piracy that weighs heavily on the audiovisual sector, by merging the CSA and Hadopi in favor of a super regulator in this area. The draft law on "the regulation and protection of access to cultural and digital works", on which deputies and senators have reached an agreement, must be definitively validated via a final vote of the National Assembly. The flagship measure is the creation of the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (Arcom), a merger between the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) and the High Authority for the Dissemination of Works and the Protection of Rights on the Internet (Hadopi), the public anti-piracy agency.

Expelsions: France puts pressure on Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

The France bangs its fist on the table facing the Maghreb by announcing the reduction in the number of visas granted, giving pledges to the right and the extreme right on immigration less than seven months before the presidential election, in the midst of renewed nervousness in relations with these countries. The granting of visas will be tightened in a few weeks for nationals of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, countries that "refuse" to issue the consular passes necessary for the return of immigrants turned back from France, announced government spokesman Gabriel Attal on Europe 1. "This is a drastic decision, it is an unprecedented decision, but it is a decision made necessary by the fact that these countries do not agree to take back nationals that we do not want and cannot keep in France," he said. did he justify. He thus confirmed a radio report that evoked a future decrease of 50% in the number of visas issued for nationals of Morocco and Algeria and 33% for those of Tunisia. The government says it has shown enough patience since the first negotiations in 2018 on this subject, and, accused by the right and the extreme right of not expelling enough, points to the responsibility of the three Maghreb countries. "There was a dialogue, then there were threats. Today we are carrying out this threat," Attal insisted.

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North Korea successfully tested a hypersonic glider missile on Tuesday, the official KCNA news agency announced wednesday, which presented the test as a major technological breakthrough.

Paris SG superstar Lionel Messi, back after a slight knee injury, has been titularised by coach Mauricio Pochettino for the Champions League clash against Manchester City on Tuesday (21:00), according to the match sheet provided by UEFA.