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 A star of French porn films has challenged President Emmanuel Macron to meet with him and female porn actresses after France's leader aroused his anger by linking the porn industry to violence against women and inequality. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171127/french-porn-star-blows-fuse-over-macrons-desire-to-crack-down-on-pornography Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:02:44 +0100 french-porn-star-blows-fuse-over-macrons-desire-to-crack-down-on-pornography French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday proposed a raft of measures to combat the "horrific and shameful" violence against women, as he pledged to make gender equality a major cause of his administration. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171125/frances-macron-vows-to-combat-shameful-violence-against-women Sat, 25 Nov 2017 17:39:44 +0100 frances-macron-vows-to-combat-shameful-violence-against-women Nearly one in three women in France has been victim of stalking in her life - one of the highest rates throughout Europe, a new study revealed on Wednesday. France was also well above the European average for rates of violence against women. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140305/one-in-three-french-women-victim-of-stalking Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:41:00 +0100 one-in-three-french-women-victim-of-stalking Prosecutors in central France have launched a probe after a video (below) was posted online showing a police officer beating a woman with a baton, and spraying tear gas directly into her face during an arrest. The video has sparked outrage among viewers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130820/video-french-police-accused-of-brutality Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:11:00 +0200 video-french-police-accused-of-brutality