A local resident passing near the train station of Cagnes-sur-Mer, southern France, thought he had seen a foot and raised the alarm. The death of 21-year-old Salomé has been recorded as the 100th case of femicide this year. It comes as the government announces measures to combat the killing of women related to domestic violence. …
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On September 1, fifteen activists feminists and Muslims have caused the closure of a swimming pool in Paris Sunday, after bathing in two-piece jersey and burkini to protest against the ban, which is labelled as “shameful and absurd” by right groups like Human Rights Watch. The group entered a swimming pool in the 11th district …
According to the story reported by Agence France Press, a mother gave her child the name “Jihad”. But french courts refuse and consider the first name “harmful to the child”. Public prosecutor’s office in Dijon, in french department of the Golden-coast, cancelled this Friday, 27 September 2019, the first name “Jihad” given to a child. A year …
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A Paris court ruled that the woman who launched the French version of the #MeToo movement must pay 20,000 euros ($22,000) for defaming the man she accused of harassment. French journalist Sandra Muller said she fears the message of the decision is “be quiet.” Muller launched #balancetonporc, which roughly translates as “squeal on your pig, “at …
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Europol, the European police agency, issued a “Strategic Report” earlier Tuesday, saying that right-wing violence is on the rise in many EU states. The confidential report, cited by German media, says that the extremist groups seek to boost their “combat skills” by recruiting military and police members. The report noted that extremist groups are getting “increasingly popular …
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A student mother and CIPF activist poses in front of a school in Pantin, to denounce the problem of the veil during school trips. The new campaign of the Federation of Parents’ Councils (CIPF), defending the right for veiled women to go on school trips, is a “mistake” for the Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel …
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A car rammed into a mosque in the eastern French city of Colmar on late Saturday. The vehicle crashed into the Grand Mosque of Colmar, damaging its gate and doorway, said the prefecture of Haut-Rhin. The driver of the automobile was taken to a hospital with a stab wound to his neck. It is unclear …
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French-Jewish author, TV personality and far-right figure Eric Zemmour has been fined 3,000 euros ($3,300) for provoking religious hatred after making anti-immigrant and Islamophobic remarks in 2016. During a show broadcast on September 6, 2016, on the France 5 television channel, Zemmour had said he believed that Muslims should be given “the choice between Islam …
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French police are clearing nearly 1,000 migrants from a gymnasium near the northern port city of Dunkirk after a court ruled it was a health and security hazard. The mayor of Grande-Synthe, a suburb of Dunkirk, last December opened up the sports hall to migrant families seeking shelter from the cold. Since then, it has grown …
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The French Senate approved a bill Tuesday proposed by the mainstream right that would oblige women wearing headscarves to remove them when accompanying school outings. The issue has been in the news in recent weeks since a far-right politician objected to a mother wearing a headscarf who was accompanying a school trip to a regional …
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