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France re-enacts fatal shooting of teenager that led to riots

The lawyer representing the family of a 17-year-old who was shot by police in a Paris suburb in June 2023 says the officer responsible for his death was not in danger, following a reconstruction of the events that sparked a week of riots across France.

Radio France Internationale

Riots, protests and climate uprisings: 2023 was a tumultuous year in France

France encountered severe turbulence over the past 12 months, roiled by a long and bitter battle over pension reform as well as crippling droughts, sizzling heatwaves and nationwide rioting. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the top stories from a year of turmoil.

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France’s overcrowded prison population reaches all-time high – for months on end

Since the start of 2023, month after month, France has been breaking records. Prison populations hit an all-time high on July 1, according to the justice ministry, continuing to rise after reaching 120 percent capacity in April.

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Macron walks tightrope as French police protest challenges rule of law

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 stave off unrest among security forces wearied by repeated bouts of street violence. Critics, however, lament a missed opportunity to reassert the state’s authority over an…

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‘I have fought every day since’: Assa Traoré’s campaign for justice after brother died in police custody

Death of Adama Traoré in 2016 renewed allegations of racism and violence in French police forces

The Guardian - UK

Investigation over fund for French policeman who shot dead teenager

Prosecutors look into GoFundMe collection set up by far-right commentator for officer whose action sparked nationwide riots

The Guardian - UK

French authorities ban protest against police violence in Paris

French authorities confirmed that a protest against police violence set to take place in Paris on Saturday could not go ahead due to police shortages. NGOs say the ban signals a “more and more repressive” approach from authorities.

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‘French people are angry’: communities react after protests

Residents give their thoughts on what happened in France after a police officer fatally shot Nahel M on 27 June

The Guardian - UK

France bans sale of fireworks for upcoming Bastille Day

France has decided to ban the sale, possession and transport of fireworks during the upcoming 14 July national holiday weekend.

Radio France Internationale

France bans Bastille Day fireworks sale after anti-gov’t protests

Government decree bans fireworks during the July 14 national holiday following riots sparked by a teenager’s killing.

Al Jazeera

Paris calls UN remarks on racial profiling in France 'excessive'

France on Saturday disputed "excessive" and "unfounded" remarks by a UN committee that raised racial profiling and excessive use of force by law enforcement during recent widespread rioting in the country.

Radio France Internationale

UN remarks on French police's use of racial profiling 'excessive', says Paris

France 24

Police violence: Hundreds defy Paris protest ban a week after riots

Dozens of marches against police violence in France kicked off on Saturday after authorities banned a memorial rally in Paris, fearful of reigniting the recent unrest that engulfed the country.

France 24

France warning as passengers told to contact travel companies

Millions of people travel to France from the UK each year

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After days of destruction, Macron blames a familiar bogeyman: video games

Violence has erupted across France after the fatal police shooting of a teen. President Macron has, in part, blamed video games, adding him to the list of leaders who have cited the debunked theory.

France 24

‘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 police traffic stop and seach, youth associations and elected representatives spent time with young people. Their presence helped lower tensions, but they say the situation remains fragile.

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How the death of Nahel M. inflamed an already embattled France

The events that have shaken France since the June 27 death of young Nahel M., shot by the police during a traffic stop, come during the “100 days” of appeasement announced on April 17 by President Emmanual Macron after his government forced through his controversial pension-reform law.

France 24

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, once again exposing fractures along racial lines and between residents of the city’s suburbs (banlieues) and those who police them.

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France riots: prosecutors investigate death of man hit by projectile in Marseille

Inquiry comes after President Emmanuel Macron met mayors to explore ‘deeper reasons’ for violence

Al Jazeera

Prosecutors in France investigate man’s death in Marseille riots

Investigation opened into the death of a 27-year-old caused by a ‘flash-ball’ projectile.

France 24

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 unleashed a wave of unrest across France – an echo of similar protests launched by youth living in housing projects two decades earlier. Billions of euros of investment in the…

The Guardian - UK

Of course Macron won’t tackle police violence – he knows his power depends on it

Since the 2018 gilets jaunes crisis, the French president seems to have accepted brutal police tactics. Is it fear or indifference? says Paris-based journalist Pauline Bock

Radio France Internationale

Fundraiser for family of French policeman who shot teen closed after complaints

UPDATE: An online fundraiser for the family of the police officer who shot and killed a 17-year-old in the suburbs of Paris last week was closed at midnight on Tuesday, having collected more than €1.6 million in four days. It came after the family of the dead teenager said they…

Al Jazeera

‘How many Nahels didn’t get filmed?’: Voices from the banlieues

Al Jazeera speaks to people in Paris and the banlieues, or suburbs, about alleged police brutality and rioting.

France 24

Riots in France: Misinformation spread to discredit protesters, French immigration policies

The riots across France sparked by the death of Nahel, a teenager killed by a police officer during a traffic stop on June 27, garnered significant international attention. However, the incident also led to a surge of false information on social media platforms. Many of these misleading posts were shared…

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