French security officers cleared over black man’s death in custody
[ad_1] French investigating magistrates have dropped their case against three gendarmes over the 2016 death of a young black man in custody that sparked violent...
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Macron walks tightrope as French police protest challenges rule of law
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron has declined to condemn the country’s top police chiefs for appearing to suggest officers were above the law, seeking to...
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France sees itself as colourblind – so how to talk about race?
[ad_1] Almost a week of riots followed the fatal police shooting of a teenager with North African roots on June 27, once again exposing fractures...
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Fresh protests against police violence rooted in decades of
[ad_1] When a police officer last week shot and killed a resident of Paris’s suburb of Nanterre, 17-year-old Nahel M., it unleashed a wave of...
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Attempted murder investigation opened after ramming attack on French
[ad_1] The home of a Paris suburb mayor was ram-raided and set alight while his wife and children were asleep inside during the unrest that...
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French tourism industry suffers cancellations over violent unrest
[ad_1] Days of violent protests across France after the fatal police shooting of a teenager have started to impact the country’s tourism sector, with hotels...
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Key events from the third night of violence in France
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron was Friday to chair a new crisis meeting of ministers after a third straight night of nationwide protests over the...
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French police officer investigated after teenager shot dead in Paris
[ad_1] A French police officer is being investigated for homicide after shooting dead a 17-year-old on Tuesday morning in the Paris suburb of Nanterre after the youth...
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France under fire at UN for police violence, racial and religious
[ad_1] Issued on: 01/05/2023 – 15:46 Several nations voiced concern at the United Nations Monday over police violence, including against protesters, in France, as the...
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Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux calls for justice as French students
[ad_1] Issued on: 27/03/2023 – 14:45 Annie Ernaux, the 2022 Nobel literature laureate, has backed calls for a thorough investigation after four female students said...
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Brav-M, the special police unit accused of brutality
[ad_1] They ride in pairs, are armed with handguns, expandable batons and tear gas grenades, and have been specially trained to prevent protests from spiralling...
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Use of force signals ‘crisis of authority’ as France’s pension battle
[ad_1] Fury at President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass parliament on pension reform has sparked days of unrest across the country, reviving scrutiny of police’s...