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‘We have to listen to them’: Youth associations on the front lines during Nahel riots
During almost a week of riots that shook France after the death of Nahel M., killed by police during a…
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Policeman denies threatening Nahel M. before fatally shooting him, sparking French riots
The French policeman who shot dead a teenager last week, sparking the country’s worst riots in nearly 20 years, has…
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French police investigate man’s death during Marseille riots
Authorities on Wednesday probed the death of a man who may have been felled by a police rubber bullet during…
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Macron’s call to ‘cut off’ social media during riots sparks backlash in France
President Emmanuel Macron’s government faced a backlash Wednesday after the centrist leader called for powers to “cut off” social media…
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France sees itself as colourblind – so how do the French talk about race?
Almost a week of riots followed the fatal police shooting of a teenager with North African roots on June 27,…
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Fundraiser for officer who shot Nahel outstrips donations to victim’s family
A campaign to raise money for the family of the policeman who shot dead French teenager Nahel M. topped 1.47…
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French suburbs: Fresh protests against police violence rooted in decades of harassment, inequality
When a police officer last week shot and killed a resident of Paris’s suburb of Nanterre, 17-year-old Nahel M., it…
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Macron says ‘peak’ of riots has passed at meeting with French mayors
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with hundreds of French officials to begin exploring the “deeper reasons” for the…
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🔴 Live: French police arrests fall sharply to 157 during sixth night of unrest
A firefighter has died overnight outside of Paris trying to douse burning vehicles, the interior minister announced Monday morning. It…
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🔴 Live: French police arrest hundreds amid decline in violence in fifth night of unrest
French police arrested at least 719 people during a fifth night of uprisings across the country on Saturday night following…
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