Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jul 3, 2023

“The cars have done nothing against you, the schools have done nothing against you, the buses have done nothing against you,” Nadia said. “Do not damage the schools, do not damage the buses, it’s the moms who take the buses.” #DeathOfNahel #France #FranceRiots

Slain teenager’s grandmother calls for end to riots in France
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/2/slain-teenagers-grandmother-calls-for-end-to-riots-in-france

Slain teenager’s grandmother calls for end to riots in France

The grandmother of Nahel M tells rioters to stop the violence, saying she has ‘faith in the judiciary’ to bring justice.

Al Jazeera
Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jul 1, 2023

"Days of violent #protests across #France after the fatal police shooting of a teenager have started to impact the country's #tourism sector, with #hotels and #restaurants facing cancellations while some have also suffered damage in the unrest." #DeathOfNahel

French tourism industry suffers cancellations over violent unrest
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230701-french-tourism-industry-suffers-cancellations-over-violent-unrest

French tourism industry suffers cancellations over violent unrest

Days of violent protests across France after the fatal police shooting of a teenager have started to impact the country's tourism sector, with hotels and restaurants facing cancellations while some have also suffered damage in the unrest.

France 24
Norobiik @[email protected]Jul 1, 2023

"Under mounting pressure from #rightwing parties to declare a #StateOfEmergency, which would give authorities extra powers to ban #demonstrations and limit free movement, the government is desperate to avoid a repeat of 2005, when the death of two boys of African origin in a police chase sparked three weeks of rioting." #DeathOfNahel

#FranceRiots: hundreds arrested in fourth night of unrest as 45,000 #police deployed | #France | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/30/france-riots-more-than-400-arrested-as-police-officer-accused-of-shooting-teen-apologises

France riots: hundreds arrested in fourth night of unrest as 45,000 police deployed

France’s interior minister says that “significant reinforcements” have been sent to Marseille where more than 80 people have been arrested

The Guardian