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The information occupies all the front pages of Globe and Mail : “ Canada has ‘credible’ information that June targeted attack on British Columbia temple was carried out by Modi government agents, said the Prime Minister. » An attack which resulted in the death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Justin Trudeau said this Monday, September 18 in the House of Commons during a “ surprise announcement », specifies the English daily, “ shortly after speaking to opposition leaders “.
Justin Trudeau said he raised the issue with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this month in New Delhi. Also this Monday, an Indian intelligence official “ of the highest level » was expelled from the country, notes The duty – this Tuesday, September 19, it was a Canadian diplomat who was expelled by India, adds the Toronto Star.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, explains daily life, was killed in the temple parking lot in Surrey, a suburb of Vancouver. An assassination which made the headlines of the international press, because Nijjar was “ the leader of a movement pushing for the creation of an independent Sikh state, which would result in the separation of the Punjab region from India “. A few days before his death, recalls the English-speaking daily, he had told the press that he feared for his life. Activists in the Canadian Sikh community hoped that these revelations “ lead to larger investigations into other types of Indian interference in Canada “.
Unanimous conviction
Elected officials from all Canadian parties condemned India’s possible role in this assassination, with one voice, underlines The duty. The daily reports that the leader of the New Democratic Party, of Sikh origin, Jagmeet Singh, told the forum at length how, during his childhood in India, he heard in his community “ countless stories of human rights violations, torture and murders perpetrated by the Indian government against this religious minority “.
Wider, The Globe and Mail believes that “ once again, the Canadian must deal with foreign intimidation maneuvers “, recalling that five years ago, ” China responded to the arrest of a Huawei executive in Vancouver by throwing two Canadians in prison “. But also that families of the victims of the crash of Flight 752 by the Iranian army had said they had been approached by people close to the Iranian regime who were trying to silence them.
“ Foreign governments apparently believe they can operate in Canada with impunity. Preventing this has become a national priority », concludes the Globe and Mail.
Haiti to New York
Dominican President Luis Abinader and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry are in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. But Luis Abinader, who closed the border between the two countries last week, does not seem to have any intention of meeting Ariel Henry, announces Gazette Haiti : this Monday at a press conference, he cited the names of the leaders he will meet on the sidelines of this General Assembly, and the Haitian Prime Minister is not one of them.
On the other hand, written El Nacionalthe Dominican president this Tuesday “ will meet with the president of Kenya to discuss the possible deployment of a force in Haiti “. Members of the Haitian diaspora took advantage of the presence of the Dominican president to express their anger at the closure of the border: they demonstrated, reports Gazette Haitiin front of Columbia University, where Luis Abinader was participating in an activity, calling his decision ” racist “.
Meanwhile, in Haiti, The National returns to relations with the Dominican Republic: “ On the island, our neighbors have widened the gap with us in all areas without this being the least of our leaders’ concerns. “, the daily is indignant and continues: ” sooner or later, if we do not want to be completely subjugated (…), we will have to stop gesticulating to get our agriculture, our education system back afloat and above all that we train young Haitians who can think about the renewal of the country based on our own resources “.
The journalist began his editorial with “ the spectacle of Dominican trucks loaded with goods arriving in our country and returning home practically empty “, Who ” should have always worried our so-called leaders “.
Release of five Americans imprisoned in Iran
On the front page of New York Times, three of the five freed Americans get off the plane that brought them from Iran to Qatar. They must then find their families in Washington, specifies Politico. USA Today returns to the conditions of their detention, in Evin prison, “ known for its chronic overcrowding, very limited hot water, poor ventilation, and premises infested with cockroaches and mice. »
THE Washington Post recalls that to free them, the United States transferred six billion dollars of funds to Tehran that had been frozen and that five Iranians were released. For the newspaper, which speak of a “ partial thaw of relations “, this exchange “ could allow discussions on larger issues » : « allow access – even limited – to funds while the Iranian economy is failing after years of international sanctions and economic mismanagement “, And ” lead to discussions on substantive issues such as returning to the nuclear deal » – although, specifies the daily, it also depends “ who will lead the United States after the presidential election “.
The presidential race could experience new tensions due to this exchange of prisoners, according to USA Todaywhich reminds us that “ In recent weeks, Republican candidates have strongly criticized the Biden administration’s decision to proceed with the prisoner exchange, saying it amounted to paying a ransom to a country that funds terrorism “.
