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Jun 29, 2023 · Summary. Forty-five-thousand police officers have been deployed in France on Friday evening, the interior minister says. Gérald Darmanin said 471 people had been arrested so far in a fourth night ...
- 04:30Am: American Scholar Draws Parallels Between France and The United States
- 04:15Am: So Far 486 Arrests Have Been Made Across France
- 03:30Am: Heavy Clashes and Looting in Marseille
- 02:47Am: 322 Arrested Across France, Says Interior Ministry
- 10:31Pm: France Braces Itself For More Riots as Nightfalls
- 7:08Pm: France to Deploy 45,000 Police Officers Nationwide Saturday Night
- 5:12Pm: Bus and Tramway Services to End at 9Pm in The Paris Region, Says RATP
- 2:40Pm: Macron Postpones State Visit to Germany
- 2:24Pm: Lyon Mayor Calls For Reinforcements
- 11:23Am: France Arrests More Than 1,300 People After Fourth Night of Rioting
Crystal Fleming, professor of Sociology and African Studies based at Stony Brook University in New York, speaks to FRANCE 24 about the underlying tensions felt by those who perceive prejudice in France. Drawing parallels with the United States, Fleming highlights the rise of police shootings disproportionately targeting black French individuals of ...
A total of 486 people were arrested in France as of 3:30am (0100 GMT) Sunday, the interior ministry said, though the level of violence appeared to have declined since rioting first broke out "A calmer night thanks to the resolute action of the security forces," Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin tweeted early Sunday. Darmanin had told reporters earl...
The southern port city of Marseille has been the scene of clashes and looting from the centre and further north in the long-neglected low-income neighbourhoods that Macron visited at the start of the week. Authorities there went a step further by halting all urban transport from 6pm, including metros, and banning all protests up until Sunday. Polic...
A total of 322 people have been arrested over unrest across France as of 1:30am on Sunday, the interior ministry said, though violence sparked by the fatal police shooting of a teenager appeared to be declining. Among those arrested were 126 people in the Paris region, 56 in Marseille and 21 in Lyon, according to a provisional tally. Interior Minis...
As nightfalls, France is bracing itself for riots that have swepted across major cities such as Paris, Marseille, Lyonand Grenoble the past four nights. In Paris, police cleared protesters from the Place de la Concorde and increased security at the city's landmark Champs-Élysées avenue after a call on social media to gather there. TV images and soc...
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmaninon Saturday announced the mobilisation of 45,000 police officers who will be deployed across the country Saturday night with a special focus on Lyon and Marseille. After witnessing hours of rioting and looting on Friday night, Lyon mayor Grégory Doucet has called for additional police reinforcements to be sen...
The Parisian public transport operator RATP on Saturday announced that bus and tramway services are to be suspended from 9pm to ensure the safety of drivers, ticket inspectors and passengers. "This safety measure is to be renewed every evening until new notice," RATP said in a tweet.
French President Emmanuel Macronhas postponed a state visit to Germany that was to begin on Sunday due to unrest in France, both countries announced on Saturday.
Lyon mayor Grégory Doucet has called for additional police reinforcements to be sent to the city after “unprecedented rioting”. Lyon witnessed hours of riots, looting and damage in every arrondissement (district) of the city on Friday night. The police were sometimes “overwhelmed” and “insufficient in number", Doucet said. The city "has been in the...
France's Interior Ministry said Saturday that 1,311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old by police.
Mar 23, 2023 · 7:06pm: CGT union says 3.5 million attended protests in France, authorities put figure at just over 1 million. Some 3.5 million people in France joined protesters against pension reforms on ...
Jul 1, 2023 · Almost a third of people arrested under 18, says justice minister. The justice minister, Eric Dupont-Moretti, has said that 30% of the 1,311 people arrested overnight are people are under the age ...
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Jun 30, 2023 · More than 400 people were arrested in Thursday night's protests, the French interior minister said. ... More than 100 people have been arrested in Thursday night protests across France, ...
Jun 30, 2023 · 1:15pm: 875 people arrested during overnight protests in France, interior ministry says A total of 875 people were arrested on Thursday night during the third night of violent protests in France ...
