Corsican nationalist Colonna dies nearly three weeks after assault in prison
Issued on: 21/03/2022 – 22:29 The Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna, who was beaten earlier this month in prison in an assault that sparked rioting on...
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France suspends jail term off Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna after clashes
Issued on: 17/03/2022 – 21:31 The French judiciary on Thursday suspended the prison sentence of a Corsican nationalist jailed for the assassination of a top...
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French government floats Corsican ‘autonomy’ as unrest jolts election campaign
Issued on: 16/03/2022 – 18:53 President Emmanuel Macron’s government has said it is open to discussing “autonomy” for Corsica in a bid to calm days...
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France’s Corsica, the ‘Island of Beauty’ rocked by nationalist unrest
Issued on: 15/03/2022 – 16:56 The French island of Corsica is in turmoil following the assault in prison of a nationalist militant seen by some...
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Corsican protesters clash with police in anger over jailed nationalist Yvan Colonna
Issued on: 13/03/2022 – 21:49 Protestors in the northern Corsican town of Bastia attacked public buildings and threw projectiles at police on Sunday in the...
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Prison attack on Corsican nationalist reopens old wounds on restive French island
A prison assault last week that left prominent Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna in a coma has triggered days of angry protests and whipped up resentment against the...
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Corsica protests turn to riots over assault of jailed nationalist Yvan Colonna
Issued on: 10/03/2022 – 08:50 Violent clashes broke out between protesters and police overnight Wednesday to Thursday on France’s Mediterranean island of Corsica as local...