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How did I spend the weekend? In France, remembering when England burned

We have dismissed the riots as trivial, just like we did in England in 2011. It’s finally time to ask: why do the protesters feel so powerless?

The Guardian - UK

Marseille counts the cost of a weekend of riots after police shooting

France's second city, Marseille, has become a hotspot for the rioting triggered all over the country by the death of a 17-year-old driver at the hands of police. While the situation appeared to have calmed by Monday, residents were counting the cost of a weekend of unrest.

Radio France Internationale

Israeli Law Enforcement Studies French Riots Amid Concerns Of Antisemitism

Israel Police Commissioner orders examination of protests and extreme reactions, as Prime Minister condemns attacks on Jewish targets.

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Government updates France travel advice amid riots and protests

Riots have been taking place for almost one week after a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in the chest, point-blank, at the wheel of a car

Bristol Post

Fund for French police officer who killed Nahel M tops $1m

Outrage swells on social media as fund for accused police officer grows, with calls on GoFundMe to close the pot.

Al Jazeera

How the world reported French riots over shooting of teenage boy

The killing of a 17-year-old boy by police during a traffic stop in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre last week has triggered days of unrest in France.

The Week

France warning as travellers advised not to cancel trips but avoid cities at night

Holidaymakers have been advised to check the advice from the Foreign Office which is monitoring the unrest in France "very closely".

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As it happened: Crowds gather at town halls across France in show of solidarity after six nights of riots

Crowds gathered at town halls across France on Monday in a show of solidarity after six nights of riots over the fatal police shooting last week of a young motorist known only as Nahel M. The outpouring of support follows a weekend attack on the home of the mayor of…

France 24

Who is Nahel Merzouk? The teen shot dead by police in France

‘We left the house at the same time. He went to get a McDonald’s’

The Independent UK

Crowds gather at French town halls to show solidarity as protests ease

People turn out across the country to support local government after arrests on Sunday fell to 49 from 719 on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

The grandmother of the French teen killed by police asks rioters to stop

The grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel said in a telephone interview with French news broadcaster BFM TV, "Don't break windows, buses ... schools. We want to calm things down."

WEKU

Slain teenager’s grandmother calls for end to riots in France

The grandmother of Nahel M tells rioters to stop the violence, saying she has ‘faith in the judiciary’ to bring justice.

Al Jazeera

‘Stop rioting, stop destroying’: victim’s grandmother calls for calm in France

Grandmother of Nahel M makes plea as 45,000 police and gendarmes deployed in fifth night of rioting

The Guardian - UK

Israel Monitors Antisemitism Surge In France As Violent Protests Escalate

Israeli Prime Minister expresses concern over rising antisemitism in France amid violent protests

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The Independent UK

Paris shooting: Where are the riots in France and why are they happening?

The shooting of the 17-year-old teenager has sparked outrage in a number of cities

The Independent UK

Paris protests: Where are the riots in France and why are they happening?

The shooting of the 17-year-old teenager has sparked outrage in a number of cities

Radio France Internationale

Hundreds more arrested following fifth night of violence across France

The French government says hundreds more have been arrested after a fifth night of rioting sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old, as police deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities around the country.

Al Jazeera

France unrest appears to be ebbing but more than 700 arrested

France faced fifth night of rioting over police killing of teenager, but intensity of violence appears to be subsiding.

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France 24

Macron to meet with some 220 mayors of towns that have witnessed riots on Tuesday

French President Emmanuel Macron is to meet on Tuesday with some 220 mayors of towns that have witnessed riots that broke out since the death of the 17-year-old Nahel M. at the hands of a police officer. Seeking to suppress the violent unrest that has swept across major cities the…

WEKU

Hundreds gather to mourn Nahel M., a teenager whose death sparked protests in France

Hundreds gathered in the suburb of Nanterre to pay their final respects to Nahel M., a 17-year-old teenager who was fatally shot by police after being stopped for a traffic violation.

The Independent UK

Outrage and agony at funeral of boy whose ‘execution’ set France alight

As Nahel’s coffin was lowered into the ground, his mother bravely declared: ‘It is finished.’ But Bel Trew is told the country’s reckoning with racism and nights of rioting are only just beginning

France 24

Teen’s killing raises a French policing issue that dare not be named

The killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. during a police traffic stop this week was a depressingly familiar addition to France’s list of police brutality cases. But when the UN called on the government to address racial discrimination in its police force, the official reaction was just as familiar and depressing…

The Guardian - UK

‘We are seen as less human’: inside Marseille’s districts abandoned by the police

In 2021 Emmanuel Macron promised victims of the city’s drug crime he would help. Grieving residents tell how he failed them

Evening Standard

Emmanuel Macron cancels state visit to Germany due to riots in France

Riots have swept the country following the fatal shooting of a teenager by police

Daily Mirror

French police officer's chilling threat before 'executing' teen sparking riots

Nahel M was travelling through the suburb of Nanterre, Paris, in a car he reportedly borrowed when he was pulled over by police who threatened to shoot him in the head

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