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 Marine Le Pen’s hard work in trying to soften the image of her National Front party was dealt a blow this week when a court rejected her bid to prevent opponents from calling her a “fascist”. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140411/fascism-france-le-pen-far-right-fascist Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:25:00 +0200 fascism-france-le-pen-far-right-fascist An 18-year-old left-wing activist died on Thursday after being left brain dead in an attack by far-right skinheads in Paris. There has been widespread horror and condemnation in France, and several arrests were made earlier on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130606/paris-student-left-brain-dead-by-far-right-attack Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:31:00 +0200 paris-student-left-brain-dead-by-far-right-attack