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Ahead of French Debate on State of Emergency Extension, Rights Groups Warn of Abuses
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have described violations committed under the state of emergency, introduced following the November 13 Paris attacks, just as the French government begins to push for a three-month extension.
Hundreds of Roma Face Eviction from the Biggest Shantytown in Paris
Families in the slum are facing an uncertain future, after local authorities warned residents the settlement could be torn down any day.
Disillusioned Iraqi Migrants Are Volunteering to Be Flown Back Rather Than Stay in Belgium
Thousands of Iraqi asylum seekers are deciding they've had enough of life in Belgium.
Presidential Pardon Sought for French Mother Who Shot Husband After 47 Years of Abuse
On Friday, French President François Hollande met with Jacqueline Sauvage's daughters and lawyers, who are at the forefront of a widespread campaign petitioning him to pardon her for killing her sadistic husband.
Four Injured in Smuggler Gunfight at Migrant Camp in the North of France
A shooting incident at the squalid Grande-Synthe tent city between rival smugglers who operate around the port of Dunkirk triggered a massive police intervention. The four people in custody are said to be Iraqi Kurds at the camp who were wounded.
Migrants and Activists Face Charges After Police Forced to Intervene During Calais Protest
The storming of a ferry in the French port of Calais took place at the end of a largely peaceful demonstration on Saturday that was organized by some 20 activist groups under the banner "Refugees Welcome."
New Study Looks at Rapes in Paris — And Says Nine Out of Ten Go Unreported
The study, which analyzed 598 cases over a two-year period, sheds new light on the demographics of rapists and their victims in the French capital.
The French Keyboard Gets a Makeover Because the Government Says It's Ruining the Language
Pretty much every nation in the world with a Latin alphabet uses the QWERTY keyboard, but not France. And now the country is about to make some more changes to the way it types.
UN Rights Experts Say France's State of Emergency Imposes 'Excessive Restrictions'
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts released a statement criticizing overreach in the French response to last November's terror attacks while calling on France to ensure that it complies with international human rights law.
Latest Issue of Islamic State Magazine Pays Tribute to Paris Attackers
A photo montage featuring nine of the 10 Paris attackers identifies two of the men as Iraqi militants. It is speculated that the pair could be the two as yet unidentified suicide bombers who detonated explosive vests outside the Stade de France stadium.
Leaked Recording Upends Case of 'Rogue Trader' Convicted of Losing Bank Billions
The timing of the leak is ideal for Jérôme Kerviel, who is trying to overturn his conviction for costing the French banking giant Société Générale nearly 5 billion euros in one of history's biggest trading scandals.
Five Years After the Jasmine Revolution, Detainees Are Still Being Tortured in Tunisia
Amnesty International accuses Tunisian law enforcement of abusing new counterterrorism legislation and committing human rights violations.