https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Internet activists launched an attack on the website of the French defence ministry on Tuesday to protest the death of a young environmentalist during clashes with police last year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150107/hackers-attack-website-of-french-defence-ministry Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:30:00 +0100 hackers-attack-website-of-french-defence-ministry Violence erupted in a forest in south-eastern France on Sunday after more than 1,000 environmentalists gathered to protest against the construction of a Center Parcs holiday village. It's just the latest battle between authorities and environmentalists in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141201/centre-parcs-protes-roybon-violence-zad Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:44:00 +0100 centre-parcs-protes-roybon-violence-zad The European Commission launched legal action against France on Wednesday over a controversial dam project that saw a young protester killed by a police grenade last month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141126/europe-dam-sivens-france Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:23:42 +0100 europe-dam-sivens-france A demonstration against the death of a protester killed in a clash with police itself turned violent in Paris on Wednesday, with some hurling bottles and rocks at riot police. At least 33 people were in police custody after the confrontations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141030/dozens-arrested-in-paris-clashes-over-dead-protester Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:24:00 +0100 dozens-arrested-in-paris-clashes-over-dead-protester France's president scrambled on Tuesday to contain the fall-out from the death of an eco-protester as authorities prepared to release forensic results that will determine whether riot police were responsible. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141028/hollande-calls-for-calm-after-dam-protester-death Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:31:00 +0100 hollande-calls-for-calm-after-dam-protester-death A protester who died during a clash with police at the site of a contested French dam project was wounded by "an explosion" that left behind traces of the TNT used in police grenades. The young man's family have already blamed police. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141028/french-protester-was-killed-by-explosion Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:07:00 +0100 french-protester-was-killed-by-explosion