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French newspapers torn between tributes and defiance on Charlie Hebdo anniversary

The 2015 Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks made the front pages of all major French newspapers on Tuesday, as the country marked the tenth anniversary of the tragic events in which 17 people were killed. Torn between paying tribute to the victims and reflecting on how France has changed, all agree…

Radio France Internationale

Environmental activist Paul Watson freed after Denmark refuses his extradition to Japan

The Danish government has released environmental activist Paul Watson after rejecting Japan's extradition request. The founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd, who has been detained in Greenland since this summer, can now return to France, where he lives with his wife and two young children.

Radio France Internationale

Tried for double murder and adored by the French left: the violent life and crimes of Pierre Goldman

He was a street-fighting revolutionary with a taste for flash cars and crisp shirts – a moralising bank-robber who was eventually gunned down in the streets of Paris. As a film recreates this astonishing figure’s notorious trial, we speak to his old acquaintances

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What’s the final score? An overview of Russian disinformation about the 2024 Olympics

Our team has identified at least 38 fake news stories about the 2024 Paris Olympic Games that circulated online since the start of the year, most of them thought to have been manufactured by Russia – from made-up terrorist threats to fictional attacks on athletes to fake media reports. Even…

France 24

‘Not a solution’ – fears grow over prospect of win for far right in France

Rights groups report rise in racist, homophobic and transphobic attacks in run-up to first round of voting

The Guardian - UK

‘No reason provided’: Another French journalist says ‘forced to leave’ India

Sébastien Farcis, a French journalist who was the India correspondent for Radio France Internationale and Libération, has claimed that he was forced to leave the country with the Ministry of Home Affairs denying the renewal of his journalist permit. “No reason has been provided to justify this work ban,” he…

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'I know Putin can eliminate me': Russian opponent speaks out as election gets underway

IN THE PRESS – Friday, March 15: As millions of Russians head to the polls for the country's presidential election, Vladimir Putin opponent Ilya Yashin gives an interview to French newspaper Libération, detailing his fears of being killed. Also, Russian officials have come up with innovative ways to get young…

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Journalist and author Pierre Haski on a century of conflict in the Middle East

A respected French journalist, who was Jerusalem correspondent for French daily Libération in the 1990s, has told FRANCE 24 how he hopes a temporary peace deal between Israel and Hamas can be achieved, but that longer term both sides need to try to see the situation from the other's point…

France 24

Anatomy of a Fall actor Samuel Theis denies rape accusation

The incident allegedly occurred in July at a crew party for Je Le Jure – Mr Theis’s third project as a director

The Independent UK

War crimes in Ukraine: The traumatic work of investigators

IN THE PRESS – Friday, October 6: We take a look into a report by French newspaper Libération on Ukrainian war crime investigators. Also, Indian press freedom is under scrutiny once more as the founder of website NewsClick is arrested. In other news: the French press feels the nerves ahead…

France 24

Russian propaganda falsely blames Ukrainian refugees for Paris bedbug outbreak

Russian propaganda is linking the current bedbug outbreak in Paris to Ukrainian refugees. To "prove" this false narrative, pro-Russian accounts on social media are sharing fabricated French media publications from Le Figaro, Libération and Contrepoints, falsely claiming that "parasite experts believe that the bedbug epidemic in Paris is linked to…

France 24

'Collective punishment': French papers reflect on muted Bastille Day festivities

IN THE PRESS - Friday, July 14, 2023: As France celebrates its national holiday in the shadow of recent unrest, left-wing paper Libération laments cancelled festivities, especially in areas where many families can't afford to go on vacation. We also look at reactions to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial…

France 24

Photojournalist Chloe Sharrock: 'By choosing to cover a story we are already taking sides'

She's documented war and conflict – and its devastating aftermath – in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Gaza, and shone a spotlight on women's struggles in India and Egypt, with her images appearing in the likes of Le Monde, Libération, The Washington Post, Newsweek and Stern Magazine. She's back in France…

France 24

Macron’s rugby club beer stunt sparks binge-drinking row

French president accused of irresponsibility and toxic masculinity after downing beer in 17 seconds

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Radio France Internationale

France's Mayotte verges on 'insurrection' as court stops slum clearing

A court has halted the clearing of a slum in France's department of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, blocking efforts by the government to improve security. Police have clashed with local youth, leading security forces to describe a "climate of insurrection".

Radio France Internationale

Who is going to believe Emmanuel Macron?

The crucial question for Emmanuel Macron in the aftermath of his televised speech on Monday night is one of credibility.

Radio France Internationale

Military junta in Burkina Faso kicks out two French journalists

The military authorities in Burkina Faso have expelled correspondents from France's Le Monde and Libération dailies, the newspapers said on Sunday, the latest move the junta running the west African country has taken against French media. Broadcasts by France 24 were suspended last week.

France 24

Burkina Faso expels reporters from French newspapers 'Le Monde', 'Libération'

Burkina Faso has expelled correspondents from France's 'Le Monde' and 'Libération' dailies, the newspapers said on Sunday, the latest move the junta running the west African country has taken against French media.

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The Independent UK

French newspaper that mocked Boris Johnson welcomes Sunak friendship

Rishi Sunak is pictured in an embrace with French president Emmanuel Macron on the newspaper Libération’s front page.

Radio France Internationale

Voltuan, the full-time French activist behind famous protest slogans

In 2010, the slogan “Ecoutez la colère du people" (Listen to the people’s rage) brought French activist Jean-Baptiste Reddé, aka Voltuan, to the fore. He and his placards have since become a fixture on big demos in Paris and other European capitals. We look at the story behind the boards.

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: Thatcher’s children, 30 years on

Three decades after his photographs of a family in Blackpool came to symbolise the deprivation of post-Thatcherite Britain, Craig Easton caught up with the now adult children

The Guardian - UK

Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots likened to ‘clitoris in trainers’

Pair of red triangular Phryges meant to represent floppy conical hats linked to French Revolution

The Guardian - UK

Impose climate tax on fossil fuel giants, media groups urge

The Guardian and dozens of international media titles publish a joint editorial calling for radical thinking on how to fund climate action in poorer countries

The Guardian - UK

EU media and leaders blame Brexit for UK political ‘insanity’ as Truss quits

Observers suggest PM’s failure could spell end of ‘wishful thinking’ of a sovereign UK going its own way

Radio France Internationale

French newspaper Libération gets €15m bailout from Czech businessman

Czech billionaire businessman Daniel Kretinsky has agreed to finance the loss-making French left-leaning daily Libération until it breaks even, the paper's owners have said.

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