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 EXPLAINED: The new French law that restricts photos and videos of police officers French MPs were set on Tuesday to debate the controversial security bill that, if passed, would ban all footage identifying police officers that is ‘disseminated to harm’. Here's what is being proposed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201109/france-proposes-bill-to-ban-photos-and-videos-that-identify-police-officers Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:26:00 +0100 france-proposes-bill-to-ban-photos-and-videos-that-identify-police-officers French prosecutors demand trial for police officers accused of anal rape with baton French prosecutors on Wednesday recommended a trial for three police officers in a notorious case of police brutality involving a young black man allegedly sodomised with a baton. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201007/trial-recommended-in-notorious-french-police-brutality-case Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:52:54 +0200 trial-recommended-in-notorious-french-police-brutality-case France set for new anti-racism protests as government vows zero tolerance in police French cities braced for another round of anti-police brutality protests on Tuesday, a day after the interior minister promising "zero tolerance" for racism among the country's police forces. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200608/french-government-promises-zero-tolerance-for-racism-in-police Mon, 08 Jun 2020 20:24:03 +0200 french-government-promises-zero-tolerance-for-racism-in-police Paris police chief defends forces against 'racism' claims The police chief of Paris defended his forces Tuesday against accusations of brutality and racism as anger over alleged police violence mounts in France as in the United States. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200602/paris-police-chief-defends-forces-against-racism-claims Tue, 02 Jun 2020 19:57:39 +0200 paris-police-chief-defends-forces-against-racism-claims White march in Nantes in memory of young Frenchman who mysteriously died Up to 300 people marched without incident on Saturday in Nantes in tribute to Steve Maia Caniço, found dead after his disappearance on the night of a controversial police intervention during the Fête de la musique. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190811/white-march-in-nantes-in-memory-of-young-frenchman-who-mysteriously-died Sun, 11 Aug 2019 12:34:42 +0200 white-march-in-nantes-in-memory-of-young-frenchman-who-mysteriously-died