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Burkina Faso expels reporters from French newspapers
Apr 02, 2023 10:51Foreign reporters working for France's 'Le Monde' and 'Libération' dailies have been expelled from Burkina Faso as part of measures the west African country has taken against French media.
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#MacronOrdure trending in France after woman arrested for 'insulting' Macron
Apr 01, 2023 03:51The hashtag #MacronOrdure (#MacronGarbage) has become viral on social networks across France following the police arrest of a woman who has been referred to by her first name Valerie.
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France braces for new ‘day of action’ as turmoil over Macron’s plan intensifies
Mar 28, 2023 05:02Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets across France on Tuesday against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform that has sparked chaos in the country.
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French anger at Macron and his pension reform diktat bypassing democracy
Mar 27, 2023 10:09French police have clashed with protesters angry at President Macron and his controversial pension reform which bypasses democratic norms.
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French prosecutor decries police brutality, as protester fights for life
Mar 27, 2023 04:31A French prosecutor has decried police brutality as a protester suffering severe head trauma during clashes with the law enforcement in a southwestern village is left fighting for his life.
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France bans use of social media platforms on government staff phones over 'cybersecurity' concerns
Mar 25, 2023 11:05France has banned government employees from using all types of social media platforms, gaming, and video-streaming apps on their work phones, citing cybersecurity and privacy concerns, amid widespread protests across the country.
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Rights groups slam French police brutality against protesters
Mar 25, 2023 03:13Criticism from human rights groups mounted on Friday over the brutality of French police in handling protests opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.
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Iran: France must observe human rights, avoid violence
Mar 24, 2023 10:44Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the French government should observe human rights and avoid violence against peaceful protesters.
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Hundreds arrested after over a million protest in 300 cities in France
Mar 24, 2023 08:35Hundreds of protesters have been arrested, and hundreds of French security forces injured as more than one million people take part in a nationwide protest against French president Emmanuel Macron's pension plan.
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Iran urges France to heed protesters’ demands rather than stoke unrest in other countries
Mar 24, 2023 04:42The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has called upon French authorities to respond to the demands of hundreds of thousands of mainly peaceful protesters who have marched across the country against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, rather than to stoke unrest in other countries.