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Irish Woman Freed in Dubai After Attempted Suicide Charge Dropped

Tori Towey, a 28-year-old Irish woman, faced charges of attempted suicide in Dubai following an incident of domestic violence but has now been cleared to return to Ireland.

The charges, which sparked international concern and diplomatic efforts by Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs, were dropped, lifting the travel ban imposed on Towey. Ireland's premier condemned the treatment of Towey as 'utterly unacceptable,' highlighting the complexities of UAE law regarding suicide attempts. Towey, who worked as an air stewardess for Emirates Airlines, expressed relief and hopes to return home soon.

The case has raised questions about the UAE's legal stance on suicide attempts and the treatment of foreign nationals within its jurisdiction.

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How would you feel if laws from another country could drastically change your life for doing something you thought was personal and not criminal?

 @9QVTRPL from Ohio  commented…2yrs2Y

It would be an invasion of privacy and breach of personal rights

 @TalentedLynxProgressivefrom Tennessee  commented…2yrs2Y

It's a relief to see Tori Towey finally free, but this case really shines a light on the urgent need for reform in how countries like the UAE handle mental health and domestic violence issues.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Is it fair for foreigners to be subjected to the laws of a country that may vastly differ from their home country's views, especially on sensitive issues like mental health?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Should countries have the right to impose their own legal interpretations on individuals from different cultural backgrounds, particularly in cases of mental health crises?

 @ISIDEWITHlinked…2yrs2Y

Air stewardess, 28, is 'trapped in Dubai and facing jail having being CHARGED with attempting suicide after being battered by her brutal South African husband': Irish Emirates...

https://dailymail.co.uk

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Tori Towey, 28, from Boyle in County Roscommon and who works for Emirates Airlines in the UAE, says she was attacked in her home.

 @ISIDEWITHlinked…2yrs2Y

‘Over the moon’: Tori Towey hopes to return to Ireland on Thursday after charges dropped in Dubai

https://irishtimes.com

Detained in Dubai group is hopeful Ireland’s diplomatic efforts will see the case dropped and Roscommon woman being allowed to return to Ireland

 @ISIDEWITHlinked…2yrs2Y

Treatment of Irish woman ‘charged with attempted suicide in Dubai unacceptable’

https://shropshirestar.com

The treatment of an Irish woman who has reportedly been charged by Dubai authorities with attempting suicide is “utterly unacceptable”, Ireland’s premier has said. Tori Towey, 28, from Co Roscommon, was a victim of domestic violence and has been banned from leaving the state, Irish parliamentarians were told on Tuesday.

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J Street Turns Against Israel: Urges Senators to Halt Arms Flow

The progressive Israel advocacy group J Street is urging senators to vote in favor of several resolutions put forward by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to protest U.S. arms sales to Israel, a lobbying boost for Sanders’ effort and a marked shift to the left for J Street. “We are urging Senators to vote yes to send a message, understanding that the sales are going to go through,” J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami told Jewish Insider on Monday. The votes — a series of measures known as joint resolutions of disapproval, each of which deals with different types of weapons sent to Israel — are expected to take place on Wednesday. If the resolutions were to pass in both the Senate and the House, they would block the arms transfers, though they’re almost guaranteed to fail. How many senators support the resolutions will be a barometer of Congress’ frustration with Israel more than a year into the war in the Middle East. Eleven senators, including one Republican, supported another Sanders effort that sought to halt arms sales earlier this year.“The United States government must stop blatantly violating the law with regard to arms sales to Israel,” Sanders wrote in a Washington Post op-ed published Monday. The resolutions, which will touch on $20 billion of proposed weapons sales to Israel, are co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Peter Welch (D-VT). J Street’s campaign will urge senators to “vote yes on at least one” of the resolutions, Ben-Ami said. He asserted that the resolutions are “symbolic,” but said senators should still support them to indicate “disapproval of the way the war has been conducted, of the Netanyahu government’s disrespect for President [Joe] Biden’s advice and requests and of the failure of the administration to use our leverage appropriately to change Israel policies and actions.” AIPAC is lobbying heavily against the measures. Last week, Jewish Federations of North America — the umbrella organization of dozens of Jewish communal groups — similarly put out a call for members of the U.S. Jewish community to urge their senators to vote against the resolutions. In recent days, J Street has strongly criticized the Biden administration for its handling of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. In a Monday fundraising email, the group spotlighted “President Biden’s failure to take action,” writing that the Biden administration reneged on its promise that it would cut some weapons to Israel unless Israel increased aid to civilians in Gaza within 30 days.

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A Moment of Darkness': Washington Post's No-Endorsement Decision Ignites Media Firestorm

Even though the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is neck and neck, The Washington Post has decided not to make a presidential endorsement for the first time in 36 years, the publisher and CEO announced Friday."We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates," Will Lewis wrote in an opinion piece published on the paper's website. He referenced the paper's policy in the decades prior to 1976, when, following the Watergate scandal that the Post broke, it endorsed Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter. The last time the Post did not endorse a presidential candidate in the general election was 1988, according to a search of its archives.Colleagues learned the news from the editorial page editor, David Shipley, at a tense meeting shortly before Lewis' announcement. The meeting was characterized by someone with direct knowledge of discussions on condition of anonymity to speak about internal matters.Shipley said that he told other editorial board leaders Thursday by management that there would be no endorsement, though he has known for weeks. He added that he "owns" this decision. The reason he cited was to create "independent space" where the newspaper does not tell people for whom to vote.Colleagues were said to be "shocked" and uniformly negative. Post corporate spokespeople have not responded to multiple messages left by NPR on the subject.Former Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron, who led the newsroom to acclaim during Trump's presidency, denounced the decision starkly."This is cowardice, a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty," Baron said in a statement to NPR. "Donald Trump will celebrate this as an invitation to further intimidate The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos (and other media owners). History will mark a disturbing chapter of spinelessness at an institution famed for courage."A similar decision by Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong led this week to the resignations of the paper's editorials editor and two editorial board members. Soon-Shiong said that he had asked the editorial board to draft a "factual analysis" of Trump and Harris' policies and plans. In her resignation letter, editorials editor Mariel Garza said the decision made the paper look “craven and hypocritical,” given its past reporting and editorials on Trump.

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