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French police clamp down on perpetrators of 'antisemitic acts'

French police have arrested more than 20 people in relation to "antisemitic acts" that were reported since Saturday’s attack by Hamas militants in Israel.

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Governments in Europe bolster security amid rise in antisemitism online

Police deployed to schools and synagogues and security forces step up vigilance after ‘celebrations’ of Hamas attack on Israel

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Pope calls for pan-European action on migration to avoid 'sea of death'

Addressing huge crowds in Marseille, Pope Francis urged European governments to act together to welcome migrants and prevent the Mediterranean, where thousands have drowned, from becoming a "sea of death".

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From welcoming refugees to the crisis in Lampedusa, six years of French immigration policy

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Tuesday that France would not be taking in any of the migrants who arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa last week. FRANCE 24 looks back at six years of French U-turns on immigration policies.

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France to support Italy in 'securing its border' against illegal migrants

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin visited Rome on Monday to discuss migration, after a week of mass arrivals on the Italian island of Lampedusa forced a European-wide response.

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France launches massive police operation for week of high-profile events

France is mobilising thousands of police officers from Monday as it prepares for several high-level events this week, including a royal visit from Britain's King Charles III and the Pope's trip to Marseille, as well as the ongoing Rugby World Cup.

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France’s reputation on the line as it looks to impress during Rugby World Cup

Recent events in France have thrown doubt over the country’s ability to host large sporting events. 10 months ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics, the Rugby World Cup is an opportunity to change the narrative.

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France boosts Rugby World Cup security after Champions League fiasco

Sports minister says lessons learned from failings at Stade de France

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France deploys elite police to fight war on drug trade in Nîmes

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin travelled to the southern city of Nîmes on Friday to address the issue of drug crime that this week claimed the lives of a 10-year-old child and an 18-year-old man.

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Marine Le Pen could become next French president, says interior minister

Gérald Darmanin sounds alarm over far-right leader as he positions himself as centre-right candidate

The Guardian - UK

France sends elite police unit to Marseille in bid to quell drug violence

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Thursday announced that a unit from the elite CRS 8 police force that specialises in fighting urban violence is to be deployed to Marseille. The southern port has been plagued by gang violence over control of the city's drug trade.

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More than 3,000 tourists flee as fires tear through holiday spot in France

Saint-André is ‘burned on both sides’, mayor says as ‘mini hurricane’ ploughed towards town

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More than 3,000 holidaymakers flee violent fire near Spanish border

More than 3,000 holidaymakers were on Tuesday picking up the pieces of disrupted summer breaks after they were evacuated from campsites following fires near the French border with Spain.

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French judges slap down government ban on climate activist group

French judges on Friday gave the all clear for an environmental action group to continue its activities after the government banned it for encouraging sabotage and damage to property.

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France to ban far-right party Civitas over anti-Semitic remarks

France's Interior Minister on Monday said he had ordered the dissolution of Civitas, a far-right party and organisation made up mostly of ultra-traditional Catholics, because of its anti-Semitism.

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France's interior minister under fire for supporting comment that 'police have no place in prison'

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has been criticised for "undermining republican values" after supporting comments that officers under investigation should be treated differently when brought before the courts.

France 24

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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France steps up security for Bastille Day holiday to prevent resurgence of recent street violence

Recent riots have cast a shadow over France's Bastille Day national holiday, with an "exceptionnal" large-scale security operation planned for 13 and 14 July. In total, some 130,000 law enforcement officers will be mobilised over the weekend.

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Probes into 'excessive force' by police as France recovers from week of riots

French authorities have launched an investigation into the death of a man who may have been killed by a police rubber bullet during protests in Marseille. It comes as France counts the cost of its most intense urban violence in nearly two decades.

The Conversation

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.

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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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France Implements Drastic Measures Amid Wave Of Riots

Night-time bus and tram services suspended, curfews imposed in response to violent protests.

The Guardian - UK

France protests: more than 1,300 arrested as riots surge in Marseille and Lyon

Fourth night of demonstrations sees 45,000 police deployed as authorities claim the situation is calmer

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France is roiled by protests after police killed a teenager. Here's why

More than 400 arrests were made in a fifth night of rioting around the country. Nahel M.'s killing is a rallying call, similar to how George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked intense protests.

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