The Local France 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 France's response to terror is 'killing off freedom': Amnesty Amnesty International has taken aim at France in an annual report published on Wednesday, blasting its security-heavy response to terror. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160224/amnesty-blasts-frances-destruction-of-freedom Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:35:03 +0100 amnesty-blasts-frances-destruction-of-freedom Psychiatric unit told to lift sex ban on patients A court in France has ruled that a psychiatric hospital was wrong to impose a strict ban on sexual relations between patients. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130118/psychiatric-unit-told-to-lift-ban-on-sex-among-patients Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:15:00 +0100 psychiatric-unit-told-to-lift-ban-on-sex-among-patients Hollande makes double gay marriage U-turn President François Hollande has backtracked on a promise made on Tuesday to give local mayors “freedom of conscience” to opt out of performing gay marriages. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121122/hollande-makes-second-u-turn-on-gay-marriage-bill-in-24-hours Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0100 hollande-makes-second-u-turn-on-gay-marriage-bill-in-24-hours