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Prosecutors demand trial of police officer over teenager's killing

French prosecutors on Tuesday said they wanted a police officer to stand trial for the 2023 fatal shooting of teenager Nahel Merzouk at a traffic stop in the working-class suburbs north of Paris, that sparked a week of violent protests nationwide.

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French cult film 'La Haine' returns as a stage musical

The critically acclaimed French film “La Haine” is being adapted into a musical show nearly three decades after becoming a classic

The Independent UK

‘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

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March for Nahel Merzouk a year after his killing by French police

Procession comes a day before snap elections with racism taking centrestage in the vote.

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A French community honors a teen killed by police. Political and racial tensions are the backdrop

The mother of a French teenager with North African origins killed by police is holding a silent march to mark one year since his death

The Independent UK

A year after riots, France continues probe into police shooting of teenager

Investigations into the police shooting of Nahel Merzouk are still ongoing – a year after the teenager was killed during a traffic stop in a Paris suburb. The death set off a week of protests and rioting causing damage to towns across France. People in the suburbs where much of…

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Gone but not forgotten: Who did France say goodbye to in 2023?

The past 12 months have seen the deaths of people who made history in France and beyond, from politics to culture, business to science. RFI reviews some of 2023's most notable deaths.

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Mother of teen killed during a traffic stop in France leads a protest against officer's release

The mother of a 17-year-old who was killed during a police traffic stop in France has led a peaceful protest in the Paris suburb of Nanterre

The Independent UK

The police officer suspected in French teen's killing that set off riots has been freed during probe

A police officer being investigated in the killing of a 17-year-old of North African origin that touched off riots around France was freed from jail Wednesday while the probe continues

The Independent UK

Cult French film 'La Haine' to return as hip-hop musical

Nearly 30 years after the release of "La Haine", the hit French film is returning in the unlikely form of a stage musical. It's scheduled to make its debut in Paris in the autumn of 2024.

Radio France Internationale

French activists protest racism and police brutality while officers are on guard for key events

Activists from community groups, far-left parties and unions have held marches around France against racism and police brutality

The Independent UK

Thousands march in France to protest against police violence

Tens of thousands of people marched in France Saturday to protest police violence in demonstrations organised by the left, with clashes breaking out on the margins of the Paris rally.

France 24

French teenager dies after police car hits scooter near Paris

French government calls for calm with police dispatched to site of accident as precautionary measure

The Independent UK

France denies police racism is widespread, but evidence tells another story

The recent riots in France, sparked by the deadly police shooting of a young man of North African descent, once more raised the question whether French police unfairly target ethnic minorities. While French authorities continue to say the national police force does not have a problem with racism, research shows…

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French watchdog investigates allegations of police violence during riots

The IGPN, the internal disciplinary body of the French police, has opened nearly 30 investigations into the use of force during the five days of rioting that followed the deadly police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk during a traffic stop at the end of June.

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Olympic torch comes into play for countdown to Paris 2024 Games

A year before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris, organisers revealed the torch, launching a countdown to Olympics ecstasy full of steely plans in a troubled and divided land.

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Riots in France’s banlieues are over for now, but deep-rooted anger remains

French authorities managed to bring a week of nighttime urban violence and looting in its low-income, multi-racial surburbs to a rapid end – but unless the underlying reasons for the rioting are addressed, researchers say we can expect a rerun.

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French prosecutor to investigate fundraiser for police officer who killed teen

The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into an online fundraiser set up by a far-right media personality that raised 1.6 million euros for the police officer who shot dead Nahel Merzouk during a traffic stop at the end of June.

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More than 700 people handed prison sentences over French riots

Some 742 people have been sentenced to prison over the recent urban violence in France, the country's justice minister said Wednesday, lauding the "firm" response of magistrates.

France 24

Modi honoured for France's Bastille Day amid tightened security

French fighter jets trailed red-white-and-blue smoke over Paris monuments, families held picnics and firefighters hosted holiday balls around France to celebrate Bastille Day on Friday, a moment of much-needed festivity after mass protests, riots and political divisions that have riven the country this year.

France 24

Recent French riots boost support for far right's anti-immigration rhetoric

Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods — and given a new platform to the increasingly emboldened far right.

The Independent UK

France's anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen

Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods

Daily Mirror

French government bans fireworks for Bastille Day after days of violent riots

France has banned the sale, possession and transport of fireworks ahead of Bastille Day on July 14, in response to the violent riots held nationwide last month over the death of Nahel Merzouk

The Guardian - UK

French policing called into question again after brutal arrest at peaceful march

Youssouf Traoré in hospital after being tackled to ground at rally in memory of his brother, as government bans fireworks for Bastille Day

The Guardian - UK

France has been laissez-faire on race, the US proactive. Clearly, neither of them has it right

In America, the supreme court has struck down affirmative action; the French have been rocked by riots. Why can’t we solve racial inequality?

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