(Translated from BFM) France is the only country in Europe to use explosive grenades to keep the most violent demonstrators away from rallies. This is explained by a joint report…
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https://youtu.be/DZGf9ZcuiRs A new report by Amnesty International France warns that freedom of assembly has been threatened in the country since the introduction of the state of emergency: 155 demonstrations were…
(Translated from Friends of the Earth France) Florent Compain, President of Friends of the Earth France, and Denys Crolotte, a member of the Movement for a Non-violent Alternative, have just been…
(Council of Europe) When terrorism spreads, states are often tempted to restrict fundamental freedoms for the sake of fighting it and preventing further attacks. Terrorism constitutes a serious threat to human…
(Translated with DeepL from RTL info) It was denounced as a threat to the freedom of expression: the law on business secrecy, which transposes into French law a European directive on…
(Help Refugees) Help Refugees, L’Auberge des Migrants, Utopia 56 and Refugee InfoBus have released a report revealing police intimidation and harassment of aid workers supporting refugees in Calais and Dunkirk. You…
(Mapping media freedom) 18 July 2018 - Public Sénat channel revealed that Alexandre Benalla, who worked in the Macron security team during the presidential campaign, targeted a journalist and violently…
On 6 July, the Constitutional Council in France confirmed fraternity as a core constitutional principle, and therefore stating that "helping others, even illegitimately present on the national territory, is legitimate",…
(Deutsche Welle) Police in the southwestern French city of Nantes clashed again with protesters overnight. The demonstrations followed a deadly shooting by police of a man during a stop-and-search. Police arrested…