(OHCHR) GENEVA (11 May 2018) – UN rights expert Fionnuala Ní Aoláin will visit France from 14 to 23 May to gather first-hand information on counter-terrorism initiatives and assess how they…
(CIVICUS Monitor) Major police operation targets anti-capitalist community Throughout April police attempted to forcibly evict hundreds of activists occupying land in Notre-Dame-des-Landes, firing tear gas as some protesters threw Molotov cocktails…
(Pollinis / Translated from French) PETITION TO PARLIAMENTARIANS “Ladies and gentlemen, You will soon be asked to decide on the proposed law "on the protection of know-how and undisclosed commercial information…
(Le Figaro / Translated from French) In the midst of a strike against the reform of the SNCF, the executive closely monitors the expression of the ministers who are in front line.…
(Ligue des Droits de l'Homme / Translated from French) The Law on Public Security of 30 October 2017, which succeeded the exceptional regime of the state of emergency, was examined by…
While France has a lively civil society able to operate freely, tougher policies and narratives on migration have contributed to shrinking the space for associative movements to provide help not…
(CIVICUS Monitor) On 25th January 2018, private companies Socfin and Socapalm, which are affiliated with the Bolloré Group, sued three newspapers (Mediapart, L’Obs and Le Point) and two NGOs (Sherpa and ReAct) for defamation.…
(The Local) The French presidency announced Wednesday that it is kicking reporters out of the Elysee Palace and down the street in a move that symbolises Emmanuel Macron's desire to…
(CIVICUS Monitor) Association While most civil society organisations in France are free to operate as they wish, some organisations are being impacted by tougher rules on migration, coupled with stricter…
(MAPPING MEDIA FREEDOM) 13 November, 2017 - Two journalists working for the show C a vous on France 5 channel were barred from covering a visit by President Macron to…