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Police shoot woman who threatened terrorism in Paris station

Two inquiries have been opened after the suspect - who said she wanted ‘to blow everything up’ - was shot in the stomach

Timeline of unrest after French police allegedly shoot dead Nahel

Riots have continued after the incident in a Paris suburb on Tuesday

French police accused of killing boy: What do we know about the case?

The incident in Nanterre has sparked violence on the streets and dominated French news bulletins

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French officers detained after police car hit scooter and injured girl

The girl, 17, remains in hospital. Two other teenagers were hurt. Their lawyer has filed a complaint for ‘attempted murder’

Petition to disband French riot police unit passes 140,000 signatures

If 500,000 signatures are obtained, it could force a debate in the French parliament

Man in coma after ‘intolerable violence’ at France reservoir protests

The injury came amid fierce confrontations between police and demonstrators at a protest over the building of artificial reservoirs in western France

Video appears to show police officer punching protester in France

Paris’ police chief said the incident ‘appears to be inappropriate’. An internal investigation is under way

French police accused of ‘criminal assault’ on fans at Stade de France

A new independent inquiry report has found that police actions outside the Champions League Liverpool-Madrid final in May were ‘reckless and dangerous’

France to open first training centre for police who attend protests

The interior minister says it will better prepare officers and that officers must ‘do everything to respect the constitutional right to protest’

Champions League final chaos: French minister defends police response

Gérald Darmanin apologised for the ‘disproportionate’ use of teargas, but continues to place blame on an ‘industrial scale’ ticket fraud

French police launch recruitment of 30,000 reserve officers

The personnel, recruited over the next few years, will be trained in using a firearm and will aim to improve police services on the ground and boost links with the public

Campaigner calls for more legal protection for police dogs in France

Mistreatment against dogs working in the line of fire should be recognised more in law, an association has said, as they are ‘soldiers’, just like people

Almost 160,000 march against health pass in France in seventh weekend

Numbers dropped for the third consecutive Saturday, prompting the health minister to say that ‘objections’ to the health pass were falling

Pro-Palestine marches take place across France

Protesters in France joined the international movement against the escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza yesterday, with marches in Paris, Lille, Toulouse, Lyon, and beyond

All police in France will wear body cameras by July 2021

All police and law enforcement officers in France will carry body cameras as standard from summer 2021, the government has confirmed.

New anti-racism measures for French police

Violence and racism within the French police force are to be tackled by new measures announced this week (June 8), the French Minister of the Interior has said. More protests against police violence in France are planned for today.

Thousands protest racism in France despite Covid-19

Thousands of people have marched against police violence in Paris and elsewhere in France this weekend, as protests continue after the murder of unarmed black man George Floyd by police in the United States.

Sanctions promised for French police racism

Sanctions will be applied for any racist acts committed by the French police force, France’s interior minister declared yesterday (June 3) in the Senate, one day after thousands protested police violence in France.

20,000 protest police violence in France

The protest on June 2 was banned by police, but went ahead anyway in front of a courthouse in Paris and in other cities in France.

Police Covid-19 checks in France: What is allowed?

Police and gendarmerie in France have the power to challenge people outside the home during this period of Covid-19 confinement - but how far does that power go? We answer some key questions.

Paris mayor hopeful calls for new armed police force

New Paris mayor candidate Agnes Buzyn has said she would like to see a new force of armed municipal police in the capital, to address neighbourhood problems.

Policing of marches ‘eroding civil rights’ in France

A stronger police presence at protest marches is beginning to erode the civil right to demonstrate in France, a human rights campaigner has told Connexion .

Gilets jaunes anniversary sparks unrest in France

More than 28,000 people came out to march across France this weekend to mark the first anniversary of the gilets jaunes movement, with the event marred by violence and unrest in some areas.

Gilets jaunes Acte 49 honours France’s firefighters

Gilets jaunes protesters marched in honour of France’s striking firefighters this weekend, in what is being called the “ Acte 49 (49th act)” of the movement.

‘Angry’ French firefighters protest in Paris

Firefighters from across France have marched on Paris to demand better working conditions, re-evaluation of their pay, continued pension plans, and a new emergency number.

Extinction Rebellion climate protesters block Paris

Protesters under the Extinction Rebellion banner have blocked streets in Paris this week to denounce what they call the government’s “inaction” against climate change.

France plans anti-radicalisation after police attack

The Prime Minister of France has announced plans to introduce measures to better detect signs of radicalisation among anti-terrorist police, after the attacks that killed four police workers this week.

Paris mayor: ‘Police violence makes protest difficult’

The mayor of Paris has said that it is “becoming difficult to protest” in Paris and has condemned the police violence that was seen during protests against climate change and pension reform last weekend.

Tens of thousands march in Paris amid continued unrest

Tens of thousands of people marched the streets in Paris this weekend to protest over issues including climate change, pension reform, and the continuing gilets jaunes movement, with some turning violent.

Violent protests in France in new gilets jaunes unrest

Windows were smashed and streets set alight in Nantes (Loire-Atlantiques) this weekend after 1,900 people gathered to protest as part of the gilets jaunes movement and against police violence.

G7 Biarritz: More than 13,200 police on security alert

There will be 13,200 police officers and gendarmes in Biarritz for this weekend’s G7 summit, the French government has confirmed, saying that “no unrest will be tolerated”.

Paris inquiry opened into police removal of protesters

An inquiry has been opened in Paris after hundreds of climate change protesters were forcibly removed from a bridge during a protest last week.

Gilets jaunes crisis ‘foreseeable’: Brigitte Macron

The gilets jaunes crisis was “foreseeable”, Brigitte Macron, wife of President Emmanuel Macron, has said seven months after the start of the movement, admitting that she “was scared for France”.

French culture supports gilets jaunes as numbers drop

More than 1,400 actors and other cultural figures across France - including Juliette Binoche - have condemned the crackdown on the gilets jaunes , even as protest numbers dwindled this weekend.

Police prep Paris for May 1 amid gilets jaunes threat

An “exceptional number” of 7,400 police and gendarmerie have been stationed in Paris in anticipation of today’s May 1 protest marches, in context of the radicalised gilets jaunes and "black bloc" movement.

French fireman sentenced for Acte 23 ‘black bloc’ bag

A French firefighter suspected of plans to dress as a violent “black bloc” protester during last weekend’s gilets jaunes movement has been handed a ten-month suspended sentence.

Gilets jaunes branded ‘disgrace’ after weekend clashes

Gilets jaunes protesters have been branded a “disgrace” by the government after a weekend of unrest that saw shops smashed, cars burned, and security forces told to “kill themselves” by some protesters.

Fewer ‘gilets jaunes’ across France for 21st weekend

Just over 22,300 people came out for the 21st gilets jaunes protest across France this weekend, which saw the lowest numbers since the movement began, according to official figures.

Drop in gilets jaunes as France enacts protest bans

There was a drop in gilets jaunes protesters in France this weekend, with 33,700 in total - according to official figures - as many cities enacted their protest bans in anticipation of escalating violence.

Activist, 73, injured during gilets jaunes protest

Genevieve Legay suffered skull fractures in incident at demonstration, daughter says

President Macron ‘€2,000 bottle of wine’ post debunked

Claims that French President Emmanuel Macron was “drinking a €2,000 bottle of wine while Paris was burning” have been debunked, after a Facebook post and photo on the issue went viral.

Gilets jaunes: Paris Acte 18 protests turn violent

More than 200 people were arrested in Paris this weekend after Acte 18 of the gilets jaunes protests turned violent, with shops smashed, and fires lit on the Champs-Élysées.

France sees fewer protests ahead of final Grand Débat

This weekend’s gilets jaunes protests - on the 17th consecutive Saturday of the movement - attracted a new low of 26,600 people across France, on the last weekend before the symbolic final Grand Débat .

United Nations places France on police violence list

The United Nations has launched an inquiry into the use of excessive violence towards protesters, citing France during the gilets jaunes protests as an example, alongside Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Haiti.