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Ex-French army commander faces jail over anti-Islam rally

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:29:22 +0100

General Christian Piquemal, who led the French Foreign Legion from 1994 to 1999, was arrested at the weekend after participating in a banned anti-Islam rally in Calais.

Kerry apologizes for 'no-show' at Paris unity rally

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:36:00 +0100

US Secretary of state John Kerry has apologized to France for not attending a massive rally in Paris after a spate of Islamist militant attacks, alongside other world leaders, France's foreign minister said Friday.

IN IMAGES: France's biggest street rallies

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:55:00 +0100

An estimated 3.7 million people marched against terrorism across France on Sunday with 1.6 million in Paris alone, according to the interior ministry - the biggest turnout ever recorded in the country's history. Here we list ten of the biggest previous rallies in France.

National Front marches alone to defend 'liberty'

Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:07:00 +0100

France's far-right National Front (FN) held a demonstration of its own against terrorism on Sunday, after being excluded from a massive unity rally in Paris.

How many were really at Sarkozy's rally?

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:19:00 +0200

Nicolas Sarkozy’s May Day rally at the Place du Trocedero, in front of the Eiffel Tower, was at the centre of an age-old dispute yesterday – the number of people estimated to have attended.