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Uproar as France 'discreetly' honours Saudi crown prince

Mon, 07 Mar 2016 13:12:04 +0100

After honouring a Saudi crown prince with the country's top honour in a "discreet ceremony", France has been forced to defend itself against backlash.

Holiday camp staff fired for mock jihadist killing

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 11:35:00 +0100

Four entertainers working at a holiday camp for children in north-western France, have been suspended from their posts and reported to police after they photographed themselves re-enacting a jihadist execution.

France condemns botched US execution

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 16:42:00 +0200

France added its voice on Wednesday to the outcry prompted by a bungled execution in the American state of Oklahoma and called on the United States to abolish its death penalty.

France urges Japan to suspend executions

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:08:00 +0200

France on Thursday urged Japan to restore a moratorium on capital punishment after the hanging of two death-row inmates which took to seven the number of executions carried out this year.

Torture instrument sale suspended after protests

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:20:00 +0200

A planned sale of torture instruments in Paris which belonged to one of France's last executioners has been cancelled, for now at least.