Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by BENATOUIL Maxime
In the wake of recent terrorist attacks, France’s Macron government has announced a string of authoritarian measures which stigmatise Muslims and further undermine the country’s fragile civil liberties.
Last month, the horrific assassination of the teacher Samuel Paty by a young jihadist aroused (...)
, by KAPSAS André
Two years since the start of France’s gilets jaunes movement, hundreds of arrested protesters are languishing in prison, and dozens are still coping with the loss of an eye or a limb. The Macron administration’s brutal crackdown brought a level of police violence not seen in decades — and (...)
, by MALIK Kenan
The French president’s response to Islam is shot through with hypocrisy and illiberalism.
Letters complaining about newspaper articles are unexceptional. Not so letters from the Élysée Palace. Last week, the Financial Times published, after the killing of teacher Samuel Paty in Paris and of (...)
, by IMSD
Muslim intellectuals and activists speaking at a webinar on Sunday condemned the Paris beheading of a school teacher, Samuel Paty, by an 18-year-old Muslim fanatic, Abdullakh Anzorov.
The webinar was organised by the Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD). Moderated by its convener, Javed (...)
Religion struck another blow against freedom of thought with the vicious murder of a man whose mission was to civilise.
Since that fateful morning of 7 January 2015, and the Charlie Hebdo massacre, it sometimes feels as if we French are living our lives between terrorist assaults, each as vile (...)
, by PASCARIELLO Pascale
On January 3rd 2020 deliveryman Cédric Chouviat, aged 42, was stopped on his scooter as part of a routine roadside police check in Paris, arrested, put in a chokehold then held face down on the pavement. His own mobile phone reveals that seven times he repeated the words “I’m suffocating” before (...)
, by BRAKNI Youcef, L’Anticapitaliste
Adama Traoré was killed on 19 July 2016 in police custody. Contested autopsies have finally revealed that he died of asphyxiation from sustained pressure. The Truth and Justice for Adama Committee, led by Assa Traore his sister, has been campaigning since 2016 for the truth about his death to be (...)
, by MAUDUIT Laurent
Emmanuel Macron is clearly determined to continue his attacks on civil liberties. The first salvo came with the so-called “anti-hooliganism” law, in a grave move that will impose enormous limits on the right to demonstrate. The second salvo now appearing on the horizon could pose a serious (...)
, by Press Agencies
• Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome and Peter Sagan affected • Race director neutralised stage action for 15 minutes
Yellow jersey Geraint Thomas, his Sky teammate Chris Froome and world champion Peter Sagan were among a number of Tour de France riders affected by a spray used by police to break up (...)
, by SALINGUE Julien
Steve Maia Caniço is a 24-year-old man who has been missing since 21 June following a violent police charge during the annual Fête de la Musique in Nantes. More than a month has passed, and the question remains: where is Steve? This was the question asked, in particular, by hundreds of people, (...)
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