Published in: 09/19/2023 – 16:15

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The information fills the entire front page Globe and Letters :” Canada has 'credible' information that a targeted attack in June on a British Columbia shrine was carried out by agents of the Modi government, said the Prime Minister. » Attack resulting in death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Justin Trudeau said this Monday, September 18 in the House of Commons during “ surprising announcement », determines the English daily, “ shortly after speaking with 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 “ from the highest level » expelled from the country, note Task – This Tuesday, September 19, a Canadian diplomat who was expelled by India, it added Toronto Star.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, explains everyday life, was murdered in a temple parking lot in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey. The murder made headlines in the international press, because Nijjar was “ leader of the movement pushing for the creation of an independent Sikh state, which would result in the secession of the Punjab region from India “. A few days before his death, the English-language daily recalled, he told the press that he feared for his life. Activists of the Canadian Sikh community hoped for this revelation “. leading to a larger investigation into other types of Indian interference in Canada “.

Unanimous confidence

Elected officials from all parties in Canada condemned India's possible role in this murder, with one voice, he underlined Task. The daily reported that New Democratic Party leader, of Sikh origin, Jagmeet Singh, told the forum at length how, during his childhood in India, he heard in his community “ There are many stories about human rights violations, torture and murder committed by the Indian government against this religious minority “.

Wider, Globe and Letters believe that ” once again, Canada had to face foreign intimidation maneuvers “, remembering that five years ago,” China responded to the arrest of a Huawei executive in Vancouver by throwing two Canadians in prison “. But the families of the victims of the crash of Flight 752 by the Iranian army also said that 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 », concluded Globe and Letters.

Haiti to New York

Dominican President Luis Abinader and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry are in New York to attend the UN General Assembly. But Luis Abinader, who closed the border between the two countries last week, apparently has no intention of meeting Ariel Henry, announced Haitian Gazette : This Monday in a press conference, he named the leaders he would meet on the sidelines of this General Assembly, and the Prime Minister of Haiti was not one of them.

On the other side, it says El NationalDominican president this Tuesday” will meet with the Kenyan president to discuss the possibility of deploying troops in Haiti “. Members of the Haitian diaspora took advantage of the presence of the Dominican president to express their anger at the border closure: they demonstrated, reports Haitian Gazettein front of Columbia University, where Luis Abinader was participating in an activity, calling his decision ” racist “.

Meanwhile, in Haiti, National re-establish relations with the Dominican Republic: “ On this island, our neighboring countries have widened the gap with us in all areas without this being a concern for our leaders. », fumed the daily which continued: “ sooner or later, if we do not want to be completely subjugated (…), we have to stop making gestures so that our agriculture, our education system returns and most importantly that we train a young generation of Haitians who can think about reform. country based on our own resources “.

The journalist began his editorial with “ the sight of Dominican trucks loaded with goods arriving in our country and returning home empty “, Who ” should always worry our leaders “.

Release of five Americans imprisoned in Iran

On the front page New York Times, three of the five freed Americans got off the plane carrying them from Iran to Qatar. They then had to find their families in Washington, he explained Political. United States Today return to their conditions of detention, in Evin prison,” notorious for chronic overcrowding, very limited hot water, poor ventilation, and rooms infested with cockroaches and rats. »

THAT Washington Post reminded that to free them, the United States transferred six billion dollars to Tehran that had been frozen and five Iranians were released. For newspapers, which speak from a ” partial thawing of relations “, this exchange” can allow discussion of larger issues » : « allowing access – even limited – to funds at a time when Iran's economy is failing after years of international sanctions and economic mismanagement “, And ” leading to discussions on substantive issues such as returning to the nuclear agreement » – although, determine the daily, it also depends “ who will lead the United States after the presidential election “.

The presidential election could experience new tensions due to this prisoner exchange, according to United States Todaywhich reminds us that “ In recent weeks, Republican candidates have sharply criticized the Biden administration's decision to proceed with the prisoner exchange, saying it would be tantamount to paying a ransom to a country that funds terrorism. “.