France has illegally dispatched a number of minors and dozens of adults to Italy, rights groups and a lawyers’ union said on Saturday. The expulsions occurred after a group of youngsters requested protection and access to child services in Breil-sur-Roya, a town on the French-Italian border. The accusation was made by representatives of France’s Human …
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A group of Turkish demonstrators protesting the PKK terrorist organization were attacked by the group’s supporters in the French capital on Sunday. Gathering in Paris’ Place de la Republique, the crowd was attacked by a pro-PKK group with iron sticks, according to eyewitnesses speaking to Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity due to security concerns. …
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After the resettlement of Calais refugees across France, anger among far-right groups has risen as protestors stormed the Brittany migrant center. Riot police used tear gas to restore order. Brittany village of Arzon in northwestern France witnessed violent anti-immigrant demonstrations on Monday, as protestors from local far-right groups clashed with riot police after they stormed …
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ANTI-IMMIGRANT arsonists are suspected of trying to burn down a ‘new Sangatte’ centre for the homeless in one of the most upmarket areas of Paris. The attack on the £4m buildings – which opened in the 16th arrondissement on Saturday – happened while families were inside, including young children. It is the second attack on …
Did you know many African countries continue to pay colonial tax to France since their independence till today! When Sékou Touré of Guinea decided in 1958 to get out of french colonial empire, and opted for the country independence, the french colonial elite in Paris got so furious, and in a historic act of fury …
France’s interior minister has ordered the closure of four mosques that allegedly espoused a ‘radical ideology,’ the latest such shutdowns among dozens since the Nov. 13 Paris attacks nearly a year ago. A state of emergency in France allows for the closing of places of worship where the preaching risks provoking hate, violence or acts …
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Rwanda has released a list of 22 senior French army officers. It says knowingly aided the planning and execution of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis. The list released by the National Commission for the Fight Against Genocide (CNLG) is likely to escalate the tiff between Kigali and Paris, in the wake of the reopening …
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Three high-ranking European Union leaders failed to use the word of “terror” while condemning deadly attacks near a football stadium in Istanbul. Two explosions rocked the Besiktas district of Istanbul late Saturday when a car bomb was detonated two hours after the end of a Turkish football league match between Besiktas and Bursaspor. Moments later …
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The political group Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENF), which consists of representatives of several populist and anti-immigration parties including Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the French National Front, is holding a convention in the western German city of Koblenz on Saturday. The ENF is the smallest group in the European Parliament, with 40 …
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An Amnesty International report has highlighted expanded surveillance powers and search and detention laws as eroding basic freedoms. Ethnic and religious minorities in particular face discrimination. The human rights organization Amnesty International released a report Tuesday morning detailing the “draconian powers” many European nations have put in place as part of their efforts to combat …
