Anti-Fascist Weekend in Paris Against Neo-Nazi Commemoration
Authorities ban neo-Nazi demonstration over public-order concerns and large counter-mobilization in Paris.
Tag: france
Thousands March in Paris for May Day 2026
Paris, France — On May 1, thousands of people marched through central Paris during the annual Labor Day demonstration. Participants gathered at 2:00 p.m. local time at the official meeting point — Place de la Republique — and followed the usual route to Place de…
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Predictive Policing and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Security vs. Freedom
As Paris prepares to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games from July 26 to August 11, 2024, the French government is implementing unprecedented surveillance measures to ensure safety. However, these measures have sparked fierce debate over the potential erosion of civil liberties, with opposition…
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African Coups Boot French Colonizers, Leave Power Vacuums
On July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and placed him under house arrest. The perpetrators then appeared on national television and announced to the nation they were seizing power to end Niger’s deteriorating security situation and bad governance. Days later,…
French Police Kill Teen During Traffic Stop, Leading to Mass Revolt
A month before Minnesota law enforcement fatally shot Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop, police in France killed an Algerian teenager during a similar stop leading to a mass revolt across the country against anti-Black racism. An alarming pattern of deadly traffic stops in…
May Day Riots Against Pension Reform in Paris
Paris, France — May Day in France this year was dominated by the ongoing protests against pension reform. While the government had been hoping that the movement — which has been going on for three and a half months — would run out of steam…
The Battle of Sainte-Soline
Sainte-Soline, France — It is a Saturday morning deep in rural western France. Tens of thousands of activists, organized in different marches, left a self-managed protest camp next to the idyllic village of Vanzay. They headed toward the construction site of a water reservoir, dubbed…