The audio sample and transcription is from RFI’s Revue de Presse Hebdomaires Français 20 Apr 2025 Episode. We do not own this content, nor do we pretend to.
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une avalanche d’alertes
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Le Parisien-Dimanche s’intéresse lui aussi aux étrangers qui, sur le territoire français, sont toujours persécutés par les autorités de leur pays d’origine. Le journal a rencontré Hongmin Yin, un étudiant chinois de vingt-huit ans, arrivé en France en 2019. « Il nous tend, sans un mot, son téléphone, dès le début de l’entretien », raconte le Parisien-Dimanche. « Sur l’écran : une avalanche d’alertes : des tentatives de piratages de ses comptes personnels, plusieurs fois par jour ». Un véritable harcèlement.
Le Parisien-Dimanche also looks at foreigners on French soil who are still persecuted by the authorities in their home countries. The newspaper met Hongmin Yin, a twenty-eight-year-old Chinese student who arrived in France in 2019. “He hands us his phone, without a word, right at the start of the interview,” recounts Le Parisien-Dimanche. “On the screen: an avalanche of alerts: attempts to hack into his personal accounts, several times a day. Real harassment.
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What does “lui aussi” mean?
Here, “lui aussi” emphasizes that Le Parisien-Dimanche, as well, is paying attention.
“lui” is a stress pronoun (used for emphasis), referring here to Le Parisien-Dimanche (masculine noun)
“aussi” = also
Together: “lui aussi” = it too / it as well This phrasing is common in French to highlight inclusion or add emphasis:
Moi aussi, je viens. (I’m coming too.)
Lui aussi, il a compris. (He understood too.)
Summary: “s’intéresse lui aussi” adds emphasis: “he/it too is interested”. It is very typical in written and spoken French when building a narrative or showing shared focus.
What does “tentatives de piratages” mean?
Tentatives de piratage means hacking attempts or attempts to hack.
Tentatives = attempts
Piratage = hacking, usually in the cybersecurity or digital sense → Not to be confused with piraterie (piracy at sea)
Le site a subi plusieurs tentatives de piratage cette semaine. (The website faced several hacking attempts this week.)
Ils ont renforcé la sécurité après des tentatives de piratage. (They strengthened security after hacking attempts.)
Cultural note: In French media and tech contexts, tentatives de piratage often refers to: 1) cyberattacks on websites, institutions, or companies; 2) phishing or data theft attempts; 3) government or corporate espionage fears. It’s a standard, formal term in news articles and IT communications.
What does “un véritable harcèlement” mean?
Un véritable harcèlement means a real harassment or genuine harassment.
C’est un véritable harcèlement, il m’écrit sans arrêt jour et nuit. (It’s real harassment—he keeps messaging me day and night.)
Cultural note: In France, harcèlement is taken seriously and often classified:
Harcèlement moral = psychological harassment (often at work)
Harcèlement scolaire = school bullying
Harcèlement sexuel = sexual harassment
Cyberharcèlement = online harassment
Using “véritable” emphasizes that it’s not just annoying—it’s systematic, harmful, and serious.
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