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NW.072.VB.NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED – France Riots – 6th Day
Banlieues boiling point: riots across France after police shoot teen
• FRANCE 24 English***************************
Jun 29, 2023 #france #nanterre
It is about policing and France’s unresolved issues with its
banlieues, its working-class suburbs.
After two nights of rioting, the battle lines are drawn over
Tuesday’s police shooting of Nael, the 17-year-old who
tried to flee the scene in Nanterre west of Paris.
One officer faces potential murder charges.
The fact that he is even in custody’s a rarity in a country.
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France riots: Does social unrest show multiculturalism has FAILED?
‘There’s an argument for that*****************************
Jul 3, 2023 #uknews #france #worldnews
‘There is an argument for that.’
Social commentator Wasiq Wasiq assesses whether multiculturalism
has failed as mass social unrest sweeps across France.
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TWO MONTH AGO – Paris May Day protest turns ugly
as police clash with protesters****************************
May 2, 2023
At least 108 police officers have been injured in clashes
across France with protesters angry at pension reforms,
the interior minister has said.
Gérald Darmanin said such a large number of police
wounded was extremely rare, adding that 291 people
had been arrested during the unrest.
Hundreds of thousands have been taking part in May Day
demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s reforms.
Most were peaceful but radical groups threw petrol bombs and fireworks.
Police responded with tear gas and water cannon.
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The killing of a teenager sparks unrest on the streets of France******************************
Jul 5, 2023 #ABCNewsAustralia #ABCNewsIndepth
France is catching its breath after almost a week of violent
riots and unrest.
The death of a teenager in police custody saw long-simmering
tensions explode.
It has also kicked off a debate about racism and poverty.
President Emmanuel Macron is still in crisis mode amid fears
the anger could erupt again.
Europe correspondent Isabella Higgins filed this report.
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