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A protester holds a poster reading Land of rights for the police during a demonstration against a security law Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 in Paris.

French Lawmakers Will Rewrite a Proposed Bill on Filming Police After Major Protests

The move comes after tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday in Pa...

The move comes after tens of thousands of protesters marched Saturday in Paris and across the country to reject the draft law.

This tv grab taken on November 26, 2020 from an AFP video shows French music producer, identified only as Michel, talking to the media in Paris as he arrives to press charges after he was repeatedly beaten by police forces as he tried to enter a music studio in the 17th district of Paris on November 21, 2020.

Paris Police Officers Have Been Suspended After the Violent Beating of a Black Music Producer in France Sparked Outrage

(PARIS, France)— A Black man beaten up by several French police officers sa...

(PARIS, France)— A Black man beaten up by several French police officers said he is seeking justice after the publication of videos showing officers repeatedly punching him, using a truncheon and tear gas against him...

A picture taken on Nov. 13, 2017 shows lightened candles, flowers and messages at a makeshift memorial around the commemorative plaque outside the Bataclan concert hall in tribute of the victims of the attack on the Bataclan in which 90 people were killed on Nov. 13, 2015

The Paris Attacks 5 Years Ago Left Young People Scarred. But 'Generation Bataclan' May Get Its Chance for Justice

A trial of two suspected planners of the Nov. 13 attacks may eventually bri...

A trial of two suspected planners of the Nov. 13 attacks may eventually bring closure

President of French Ile-de-France region Valerie Pecresse (1st L), mayor of Conflans Sainte-Honorine Laurent Brosse (C) and mayor of Eragny-sur-Oise Thibault Humbert (2nd R) attend the 'Marche Blanche' in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, northwest of Paris, on October 20, 2020, in solidarity after a teacher was beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed

The Beheading of a Teacher in France Exposes a Cultural Schism That Threatens President Macron's Future

The killing of Samuel Paty threatens to shift the national conversation to ...

The killing of Samuel Paty threatens to shift the national conversation to the turf of the country’s resurgent far-right

Royal Seat of the Kingdom of Dahomey from the early 19th century, at the Quai Branly museum in Paris, on June 18, 2018.

Four Activists Have Been Fined for Trying to Remove an Artifact From a French Museum. They Still Say the Object Belongs in Africa

A Paris court on Wednesday sentenced four African activists with fines rang...

A Paris court on Wednesday sentenced four African activists with fines ranging from €250 to €1000—up to roughly $1,175—for "aggravated theft" after they were convicted of trying to remove an African artifact from display at...

Some employers are giving workers extra benefits in an attempt to encourage them to take time off

'We Heard Birds.' Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on How Lockdown Offered a Glimpse at a Greener City

Lockdowns offered cities a glimpse of a greener future. Mayor Anne Hidalgo ...

Lockdowns offered cities a glimpse of a greener future. Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to turn it into reality

Demonstrators protest against police brutality at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse on June 2 in Paris. Thousands of people gathered to protest against racism and police brutality despite a police order that the protest not proceed due to coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions.

A Young Black Man Died in France 4 Years Ago in Police Custody. Now Thousands Are Protesting in His Name

Some 20,000 people in Paris defied a ban against public gathering on Tuesda...

Some 20,000 people in Paris defied a ban against public gathering on Tuesday to protest the death of Adama Traoré, a black man who died at the hands of police officers in 2016. The protests...