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 Several thousand people marched in French cities Saturday to protest a draft law that would place limits on the filming of on-duty police officers, a move condemned as a curb on press freedom. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201121/demonstrators-gather-in-paris-to-decry-french-bill-on-curbing-police-images Sat, 21 Nov 2020 18:21:33 +0100 demonstrators-gather-in-paris-to-decry-french-bill-on-curbing-police-images French police arrested 14 people on Saturday after a far-right group took to the streets for an anti-immigrant rally in the port town of Calais, where thousands of migrants are living in improvised camps. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160312/french-police-arrest-14-at-calais-anti-migrant-protest Sat, 12 Mar 2016 18:35:01 +0100 french-police-arrest-14-at-calais-anti-migrant-protest An investigation was opened at the weekend after a photos emerged of a man, dressed in army gear symbolically pointing a Kalashnikov rifle at children during a pro-Palestinian demo in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140811/kalashnikov-photo-stunt-concerns-french-cops Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:10:00 +0200 kalashnikov-photo-stunt-concerns-french-cops Up to 25,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Paris on Wednesday to protest against the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Here's a selection of images from the rally, that took place amid tight security. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140724/in-pictures-paris-demo-in-support-of-gaza Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:06:00 +0200 in-pictures-paris-demo-in-support-of-gaza French authorities have given the green light for a pro-Palestinian demo to be held in Paris on Wednesday, after it came under fire for banning previous marches, that nevertheless ended in violence. French PM Manuel Valls has blamed the recent riots on extremist groups. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140722/pro-palestinian-paris-demo-gets-green-light Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:34:00 +0200 pro-palestinian-paris-demo-gets-green-light There were contrasting scenes in Paris on Tuesday after the French parliament made history by voting gay marriage into law. While supporters celebrated on one side of the city, elsewhere opponents of the bill clashed violently with police. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130424/clashes-and-celebrations-after-gay-marriage-vote Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:39:00 +0200 clashes-and-celebrations-after-gay-marriage-vote Angry recriminations flew back and forth on Monday as organizers of the anti-gay marriage march and the forces of order blamed each other for the violence which flared during Sunday's demo. A total of 98 people were arrested during scuffles, which left 30 officers injured. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130325/recriminations-follow-the-battle-of-the-champs-elysee Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:11:00 +0100 recriminations-follow-the-battle-of-the-champs-elysee The mayor of Paris, who is himself gay and a vocal supporter of same-sex unions, has infuriated anti-gay marriage activists by demanding an eye-watering €100,000 clean-up bill after Sunday’s mass demonstration in the capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130116/anger-as-paris-mayor-bills-gay-marriage-rally Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:40:00 +0100 anger-as-paris-mayor-bills-gay-marriage-rally