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'Liberty, equality, fraternity' for all? New riots make France confront an old problem

The lofty ideals of “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" to which France aspires are embossed on its coins and carved above its school doors

The Independent UK

France’s Macron weakened by crisis over police killing: Analysis

Recent riots over Nahel M’s killing after unpopular pension reforms present president with new challenges.

Al Jazeera

Macron suggests fines for parents of rioters

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron raised the idea of handing out quick-fire fines to the parents of children caught committing vandalism or robberies as part of the government's response to days of rioting.

Bangkok Post

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Watch: Emmanuel Macron meets mayors affected by France riots

Watch as Emmanuel Macron meets mayors affected by riots on Tuesday, 4 July.

The Independent UK

France’s Macron weakened by crisis over teen killed by police

Even in normal times Emmanuel Macron needed allies’ help governing France

The Independent UK

Tuesday briefing: How the killing of a teenager sparked fierce unrest on the streets of France

In today’s newsletter: The death of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk triggered five nights of riots in Paris and beyond – but they had been brewing for years

The Guardian - UK

Crowds gather outside French town halls to denounce violence following police shooting

Crowds gathered at town halls across France on Monday in support of a mayor whose home was attacked during violence that has broken out across the country after the fatal police shooting last week of a young motorist.

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Riots' deja vu raises the stakes

A teenager killed by police in a Paris suburb. A wave of anger that morphs into widespread rioting and opportunistic looting. A tough law-and-order response followed by an appeal for unity and calm -- and a political call for action that fades over time.

Bangkok Post

Leon Gautier, last surviving French D-day commando, dies at 100

Gautier was one of 177 green berets in the Kieffer unit which stormed the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944

The Guardian - UK

Mayors across France hold anti-violence rallies as riots begin to ease in wake of shooting of teen

Comes as political row erupts over fundraising for family of officer who killed 17-year-old Nahel – with donations topping €1 million. That is far more than a similar effort for the family of the victim

The Independent UK

Why social media platforms are being accused of fuelling riots in France

Social media companies like TikTok, Snapchat or Twitter are once again under scrutiny, with many French decision makers saying the platforms are helping fuel widespread riots across France. French President Emmanuel Macron has accused social platforms of encouraging so-called copycat acts of violence in reaction to the fatal police shooting…

France 24

Riots in France ease after massive police deployment

Street unrest eased in France overnight after nearly a week of riots and looting touched off by a police officer’s killing of a teenager that underscored serious tensions in the country’s ethnically mixed suburban neighborhoods.

Tribune News Service

How are the riots in France seen from abroad?

The rioting and looting that has erupted in France following the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Nahel by police at a traffic stop has been widely relayed abroad, but from radically different perspectives.

Radio France Internationale

How the world reported French riots over shooting of teenage boy

The killing of a 17-year-old boy by police during a traffic stop in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre last week has triggered days of unrest in France.

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Radio France Internationale

France's mayors call for mass mobilisation against riots as arrests fall

France's mayors have called on the public and elected officials to gather at town halls nationwide on Monday in a show of mass opposition to violent protests that have rocked the country since last Tuesday following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old at the hands of the police. There were…

Evening Standard

France riots: Paris firefighter dies battling blaze in car park during sixth night of unrest

The 24-year-old died after several cars were set on fire amid unrest in the northern suburb of Saint-Denis

The Independent UK

France riots: Aunt of teenager shot dead by police in Paris pleads for violence and looting to end

Exclusive: The family hope that Nahel’s death will bring ‘real change’, his aunt tells Bel Trew in Paris

Evening Standard

France riots: Sixth night of unrest as numbers arrested since fatal shooting pass 3,000

Fall in arrests after grandmother of teenager shot dead by police calls for calm

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France 24

As it happened: Crowds gather at town halls across France in show of solidarity after six nights of riots

Crowds gathered at town halls across France on Monday in a show of solidarity after six nights of riots over the fatal police shooting last week of a young motorist known only as Nahel M. The outpouring of support follows a weekend attack on the home of the mayor of…

The Independent UK

Where are the riots in France and why are they happening?

The shooting of the 17-year-old teenager has sparked outrage in a number of cities

The Independent UK

Who is Nahel Merzouk? The teen shot dead by police in France

‘We left the house at the same time. He went to get a McDonald’s’

The Guardian - UK

Crowds gather at French town halls to show solidarity as protests ease

People turn out across the country to support local government after arrests on Sunday fell to 49 from 719 on Saturday

WEKU

The grandmother of the French teen killed by police asks rioters to stop

The grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel said in a telephone interview with French news broadcaster BFM TV, "Don't break windows, buses ... schools. We want to calm things down."

Tribune News Service

Macron pushes for an end to looting, riots testing his authority

French President Emmanuel Macron is counting on law enforcement to restore order after almost a week of nationwide riots touched off by a police officer’s fatal shooting of a teenager.

The Independent UK

Aunt of teenager whose death sparked riots across France pleads for violence to stop

Exclusive: The family hope that Nahel’s death at the hands of a police officer will bring ‘real change’, his aunt tells Bel Trew in Paris

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