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France accused of restricting protests and eroding democracy

A protester at the Place de la République in Paris during the "Let's Block Everything" protests on 10 September. © Julien de Rosa / AFP

France’s human rights record is under fire, with a new report warning that freedoms once taken for granted are being steadily chipped away.

A report from the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders – a partnership between the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) – says that democracy in France is sliding.

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