Jun
The highest administrative court in France upheld on Tuesday a ban on burkini under a new “secularism framework,” preventing women from wearing full-length swimming costumes in public pools. The Council of State confirmed the suspension of the internal regulations of the swimming pools passed in May by the Grenoble city, authorizing the wearing of the […]
May
Unaccompanied child migrants set up camp in Paris, the capital of France, demanding that the authorities meet their permanent accommodation needs. 33 children under the age of 18 from countries including Ivory, Mali, Senegal and Afghanistan complained about staying on the streets, and since 28 May, they opened a tent in Bastille Square in Paris, […]
May
In France, Bilal Mosque was closed in December 2021 by the order of Inside Minister Gerald Darmanin, on the grounds that ‘sermons with radical content material’ got by the imam. In the authorized battle since the closing of the mosque, the determination of the Beauvais Administrative Court docket was to open the mosque ‘instantly’. Evaluating […]
Apr
Demonstrators took to the streets in Paris and Lyon in protest against French President Emmanuel Macron’s election win over far-right rival Marine Le Pen. Protesters threw fireworks at a police car in Lyon, while police fired tear gas and charged at dozens gathered in Place de la République square in Paris. Macron defeated Le Pen […]
Apr
A demonstration by thousands of supporters of murdered Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna turned violent on Sunday amid fears the clashes with police could delay talks between the island’s political leaders and the French government. The clashes involved more than 100 young people — often hooded and wearing gas masks — in front of the prefecture […]
Mar
French Presidential candidate Eric Zemmour made racist statements towards Senegalese. Senegal’s Embassy in Paris strongly condemned Eric Zemmour’s statements that the majority of foreign criminals in the country are Senegalese. In a written statement signed by Senegal’s Ambassador to Paris El Hadj Maguette Seye, it was announced that Zemmour had become obsessed with attacking the Senegalese […]
Mar
The mosque in the Pessac district, near the city of Bordeaux, has been closed for 6 months for allegedly advocating “radical Islam”. Gironde Governorate announced that the Al-Farouk Mosque in Pessac was closed for 6 months on the grounds that it defended “radical Islam” and spread “predecessor” ideology. It was alleged that sermons were given […]
Feb
A recent study conducted in France revealed that those with a Muslim name and surname applying to graduate programs are discriminated against more than those with ethnically French names. Researchers at both the Higher Education Discrimination and Equality Monitoring Agency (ONDES) and Gustave-Eiffel University sent more than 1,800 emails in March 2021 to the education […]
Feb
Jordan Bardella announced on February 2 his indictment for his remarks concerning the city of Trappes which he had described as an “Islamic Republic”. He accuses French justice of wanting to censor him. The acting president of the National Rally (RN), Jordan Bardella, announced on February 2 his indictment for having qualified in October 2021 […]
Jan
In France, Twitter and its country director, Damien Viel, are on trial for “complicating public insults by not helping justice”. Social media platform Twitter moved to the judiciary in France. The French court tried Twitter and the French director for not sharing the information of two users who commented under the governor’s post with the […]
