Peppi Azzopardi asks Archbishop to have Pope visit Corradino prisoners

Sep 10 2021

Xarabank host Peppi Azzopardi has issued a statement directed at Archbishop Scicluna, asking him to have Pope Francis visit the Corradino prisoners. Azzopardi says that he knows the Pope’s visit isn’t meant for him to pose for photos and shake the hands of government officials and figures. He also acknowledges that there probably are already plans for him to visit the immigrant centres. However, says Azzopardi, the Pope should, given Malta’s current situation, visit the prisoners at Corradino.

Peppi quotes the Pope’s several sayings in regards to those incarcerated in prisons, expressing how the Church leader has often told prison officials all around the world to be compassionate towards their prisoner brothers and sisters. Azzopardi quotes other sayings such as; ‘It is easier to oppress than to educate in prison’ and ‘Many among us believe that in order to find security we need to lock up prisoners and cell and isolate them.’

Azzopardi remains convinced that the Pope will accept the invitation to visit the prison. He also urged everyone who thinks this should happen to share his post to raise more awareness about it coming to fruition. Citing the Pope in quoting Jesus again; ‘I was in prison and you visited me.’

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Photo Source: Peppi Azzopardi FB, Wikipedia

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Sep 10 2021

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France set to offer free contraceptives after similar PN proposal

Sep 10 2021

PN political candidate Emma Portelli Bonnici, who is very vocal about sexual reproductive rights and healthcare, commented on the news that France will be offering free contraceptives to under-25s. Bonnici stated that this is a direct response to the fact there is a ‘dangerous decline in the use of contraceptives among some young women because of the cost, creating disparities in societies.’

She pointed out how last May, the Nationalist Party proposed that, if elected to government, Malta would follow in France’s footsteps and offer free contraception and Morning After Pill to anyone over the age of 16. Bonnici highlighted how if full equality is ever to be achieved, then ‘we must ensure that Maltese citizens are empowered with the tools and skills that they need in order to make the best decisions for themselves in terms of pregnancies and STIs.’ The UK and Spain already offer free or subsided contraception, with the call for Malta to do the same echoing louder and louder locally.

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Photo Source: Emma Portelli Bonnici FB

North Korea banned from 2022 Olympics

Sep 10 2021

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has formally suspended North Korea from any Olympic action in 2022. This ban will mean that North Korea will have to sit out the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The country received this punishment after they decided to not send any athletes to Tokyo, because of COVID-19 scares.

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This ban was also confirmed by IOC president Thomas Bach, who said that “They were violating the Olympic Charter and did not fulfil their obligation as stated in the Olympic charter to participate,”. The IOC also confirmed that North Korea’s Olympic body would no longer receive money it was due from previous Olympic games. This ban comes only 3 years after the country hosted the Winter Olympics in 2018.

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