Sabine de Bethune

Rechter Grondwettelijk Hof
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[VRT NWS @vrtnws]

[Analyse] "Optimisme heeft bij mij plaatsgemaakt voor pessimisme": Jan Balliauw neemt na 35 jaar afscheid van VRT NWS https://t.co/c3iSm4CgZj #vrtnws

[Sabine de Bethune @SabinedeBethune]

@ramaekers_robin @BelgiumLebanon @BelgiumDefence @BelgiumMFA welkom terug thuis

[France tv @FranceTV]

"Si je dois revenir chanter, ce sera pour les Jeux Olympiques."

4 ans après sa dernière performance sur scène, voici la sublime performance de Céline Dion qui reprend "L'hymne à l'amour" d'Edith Piaf.

#ceremoniedouverture #paris2024

[Ryan Sandoval @_RyanSandoval]

During World War II, in a similar vein of selfless humanitarian action, there was a Portuguese diplomat named Aristides de Sousa Mendes.

In 1940, defying the strict orders of his government, Sousa Mendes issued thousands of visas to Jews and other refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied areas.

He provided them with a way to escape through Spain and into neutral Portugal. Like Sugihara, Sousa Mendes faced dire consequences for his defiance.

He was recalled to Lisbon, stripped of his diplomatic position, and lived the remainder of his life in relative obscurity and financial difficulty.

Sousa Mendes's actions were also posthumously recognized, and he was named "Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem in 1966, the same honor that Sugihara received in 1985.

Both these diplomats, though separated by geography and culture, shared a profound commitment to humanity that led them to risk everything to save the lives of others.

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

This is Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara and his wife Yukiko. They spent 18-20 hours a day writing and signing transit visas by hand in Lithuania for thousands of Jews for 29 days from July 31 to August 28, 1940.

Yukiko described their last days in Lithuania: "He was so exhausted, like a sick person. Even though he was ordered to go to Berlin, he said he couldn't make it to Berlin and suggested we go to a hotel and rest before leaving. When we got to the hotel, the Jewish people came looking for us there. So he wrote some more visas in the hotel.

The next day when we got to the train station, they were there too. So he wrote more visas on the platform until the train left. Once we were on board, they were hanging on the windows, and he wrote some more. When the train started moving, he couldn't write anymore. Everyone was waving their hands. One of them called out, 'Thank you Mr. Sugihara, we will come to see you again,' and he came running after the train. I couldn't stop crying. When I think about it, even now, I can't help crying."

As the train left the station, Sugihara said, "Please forgive me. I cannot write anymore. I wish you the best." It is estimated that the actions undertaken by him and his wife are responsible for the present lives of around 100,000 people.

After the war, Sugihara was forced to resign and work menial jobs (selling light bulbs door to door). He languished in relative obscurity until 1968 when an Israeli diplomat managed to find him and finally got him the recognition that he deserved.

Sugihara never told anyone what he had done during the war. Even his closest friends had no idea. "I may have disobeyed my government, but if I didn't, I would be disobeying God. In life, do what's right because it's right, and leave it alone."

[Dany Neudt @danyneudt]

Een verzwegen geschiedenis: Congolezen in het verzet tegen de nazistische bezetter. Lees het interview met actrice Eva Kamanda en journalist Kristof Bohez die dit verborgen hoofdstuk uit onze geschiedenis blootleggen.
https://t.co/FzbzInZPQq

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

The humanitarian system in Gaza is facing a total collapse with unimaginable consequences for more than 2 million civilians.

Needs are growing ever more critical & colossal.

Food, water, medicine & fuel must be allowed to reach all civilians swiftly, safely & at scale.

[Björn Soenens @bsoenensvrt]

Smeekbede van de VN-baas.

[Kelly Osaer @kosaer]

Parket is op zoek naar getuigen in zaak van verkrachting van jonge vrouw door twee mannen in Brugge https://t.co/4PQhsKazTy

[Sabine de Bethune @SabinedeBethune]

@FranssenCindy @EPPGroup @cdenv @CMziekenfonds @komop_tgkanker @VenM @BewegingNet proficiat @FranssenCindy , we zijn fier op jou!

[Nicolas Bonin @NicolasBonin1]

@LettresTeheran Il est temps de partager sa magnifique chanson : https://t.co/rkTmSvkZcf

[Armin Arefi @arminarefi]

C'EST SANS VOILE obligatoire que plusieurs membres de l'équipe féminine d'#Iran de Muay Thai se sont présentées samedi 26 août à la cérémonie d'ouverture des championnats d'Asie de la discipline à Tashkent, provoquant l'ire du président de la fédération iranienne d'arts martiaux.

[L'important @Limportant_fr]

Des agents de la République islamique frappent une femme qui marche sans voile. Les Iraniennes résistent. #womanLifeFreedom #MahsaAmini @AlinejadMasih

[William Reymond @WilliamReymond]

Le tweet dont j’ai parlé lors de mon Spaces Express 👇👇

[William Reymond @WilliamReymond]

"Trouve toi un putain de génial avocat en droit pénal. Tu vas en avoir besoin !"

Eric Herschmann, avocat à la Maison Blanche sous Trump, après avoir lu les mémos d'Eastman détaillant les étapes de la tentative de coup d'État de Trump.

Les explications 👇

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Here’s the advice I shared with Malia about what progress looks like – and the work we can do right now to make a difference.

[Gwendolyn Rutten 🕊️ @RuttenGwendolyn]

Gewoon doen.

[Mamiwata Film @MamiwataFilm]

À l'occasion de la Journée mondiale contre le travail des enfants, voici pourquoi nous réalisons notre film - Mamiwata's Cobalt (Le Cobalt De Mamiwata), un film sur le cobalt qui alimente les véhicules électriques, les smartphones et les ordinateurs portables, et les enfants qui sacrifient leurs vies pour nous le livrer. Il est encore possible d'imaginer un monde ou TOUS LES ENFANTS ont le droit rêver. Suivez-nous, aimez et partagez, s'il vous plaît.

[Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru]

This is a superb visualization of European history (1500-2022).
https://t.co/e87t1bKxYC