Ça Chauffe! - Turmoil in France

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Now the HQ of the Paris 2024 Olympics has been stormed: "'No withdrawal, no Olympics!' Demonstrators invade the headquarters of the Olympic Games in Paris against the pension reform".

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The Insubmissive Left to Try to Censor the French Government

Tens of thousands protesting again President Emmanuel Macron, Rennes, France, June 7, 2023.ds protest again against Macron. | Photo: Twitter/ @BernieSpofforth

On Wednesday, Mathilde Panot, the president of the parliamentary caucus of the leftist party The Insubmissive France (LFI), will present a new motion of no confidence against the government headed by President Emmanuel Macron.

This decision arose as a result of the right-wing, pro-government legislators refusing to vote in the plenary session on any amendment aimed at repealing the pension reform that has generated protests for months.

"We are going to present a motion of censure," Panot said and denounced an "unacceptable coup d'état" carried out by Macron and his parliamentary bloc.

"Macronism has raised the level of anti-democratic practices," she pointed out, adding that Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet cannot continue in office because she has decided to follow Macron's orders instead of guaranteeing the separation of powers.

The tweet reads, "President, you are on probation. Six years of Macron means 10 million poor people, a food crisis and even emergency services that are closing down. Sooner or later you, your government, and your pension reform will fall. The French people promise you that."

Previously, Braun-Pivet said she would block any attempt by the opposition to vote on pension reform amendments aimed at repealing the increase in the minimum retirement age to 64.

"Whatever happens on Thursday, there will not be a repeal of the pension reform," she said, adding that the Constitution prohibits approving measures that increase public spending without establishing adequate compensation.

This position was also echoed by the government spokesman Olivier Veran, who said that the Macron administration is not going to "break the Constitution to please the opposition."

To justify her refusal to parliamentary discussion, Braun-Pivet also argued that the National Assembly was unable to vote on the pension reform in February because the left-wing opposition submitted tens of thousands of amendments to obstruct parliamentary debate.

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Anger as pre-historic stones destroyed for French DIY store

RENNES, France (AFP) — Around 40 standing stones thought to have been erected by prehistoric humans 7,000 years ago have been destroyed near a famed archaeological site in northwest France to make way for a DIY store, an angry local historian has revealed.

The stones in Carnac were between 50-100 centimeters (20-40 inches) high and stood close to the main highly protected areas of one of Europe’s largest and most mysterious pre-historic tourist attractions.

“The site has been destroyed,” local archaeologist Christian Obeltz told AFP on Wednesday, having revealed the clearance of the land in the Ouest-France newspaper.

He believes 39 standing stones — known as menhirs — have been lost, estimating their age to be around 7,000 years based on carbon dating conducted on stones nearby in 2010.

The land was granted a building permit from the local mayor’s office in August last year and DIY chain Mr. Bricolage is currently building a new store there.

Mayor Olivier Lepick told AFP that he had “followed the law” and pointed to the “low archaeological value” of objects found during checks before the construction process began.

The land was not situated in a protected area and had been earmarked for commercial use, he added.

Carnac is famed for its vast fields of stone megaliths which stand in long lines close to the Atlantic coast in the windswept Brittany region.

There are around 3,000 of them on the two main protected areas which extend over more than six kilometers (four miles).

The stones are thought to have had a sacred and funereal function, although various theories exist.

The Regional Office of Cultural Affairs (Drac) for Brittany, which is responsible for ensuring the law protecting cultural monuments is respected, played down the importance of the losses.

“Given the uncertain and in any case non-major character of the remains, as revealed by checks, damage to a site of archaeological value has not been established,” it said in a statement on Wednesday.

But local archaeologist Obeltz believes local authorities failed to properly investigate.

“There weren’t archaeological excavations in order to know if the stones were menhirs or not,” he said.

“We’re witnessing a series of failings. The state no longer protects our fellow citizens or our heritage. Appalling,” far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Twitter.

When contacted, the Mr. Bricolage group said it “sincerely regretted the situation” but pointed to authorizations for its store granted last year.

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Anger as pre-historic stones destroyed for French DIY store

The Carnac stones! Jeez.

That's so very hard to believe. It's one tiny symptom of many hundreds we're seeing all around us right now that humanity has collectively lost its mind.

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Additional footage out of France tonight as black rioters continue to cause mayhem and destruction throughout the country after a black 17-year-old was killed by police yesterday.
Police stations being burned.
Firearms being used to destroy CCTV.
The Army has been deployed.

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Paris: Outrage and protests after French-Algerian teen shot dead by police

There has been outrage over the killing of a 17-year-old French-Algerian by French police, provoking condemnation by prominent celebrities like Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe and actor Omar Sy.

The youth, named as Nael M, was driving in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday morning, when police pulled him over for road misconduct.

Footage online shows an officer shooting the teenager at point-blank range while he was in the car, causing the vehicle to crash into a post.

Despite aid from emergency services, Nael M died shortly after as a result of bullet wounds in his chest.

Police initially said that one officer shot at the teenager because he was driving his car at him, but the footage appears to show the two policemen standing by the side of a stationary car.

One police officer points a weapon at the driver, while a voice can be heard saying "You are going to get a bullet in the head".

Under several hashtags, including #JusticeForNael, online users expressed anger over the youth's shooting.

“As a mother from Nanterre, I have a feeling of insecurity for our children,” said Mornia Labssi, a local resident and an anti-racism campaigner, who said the victim’s family was of Algerian descent.

"They would never have fired if he wasn't Muslim," one Twitter user wrote.

Some users speculated that the killing was a result of police racial animosity, with one writing: "Film the police. Always. Everywhere. Especially when they approach blacks or arabs #Nanterre"

Translation: 17-year-old driver killed in Nanterre. This morning I think of the parents of #Nael . This story sticks with me because it gives reason to what I often hear in the office: "doctor, it's my face that they don't like"

Translation: Did the policeman think of his parents? The only solution was to shoot him at close range? Does a refusal to comply deserve a bullet in the heart? Have you restored the death penalty in France?

The mother of the teenager posted a video on TikTok calling for a tribute march for her son on Thursday. “This is a revolt for my son,” she said.

On Twitter, the football star Mbappe described the incident as an "unacceptable situation," adding that "all my thoughts go out to Naël's family and loved ones, this little angel who left far too soon".

Lupin star Omar Sy also expressed his "thoughts and prayers" to the family of Nael M. "May justice worthy of the name honor the memory of this child," he wrote.

Anger also spilled into the streets of France, with people protesting in Nanterre on Tuesday night. Around 31 protesters were arrested after cars, bus stops and bins were set alight. People also set off fireworks around nearby police stations and a town hall was firebombed.

Riot police dispersed protestors, and used barricades and tear gas.

The towns of Asnieres, Colombes, Suresnes, Aubervilliers, Clichy-sous-Bois and Mantes-la-Jolie joined in to protest the shooting.

Two other people had also been in the vehicle at the time of the incident. One fled the scene while the other - a minor - was arrested and held by police.

The 38-year-old police officer accused of shooting Nael M has since been detained on homicide charges.

Paris police chief Laurent Nunez told the French channel BFMTV that the policeman's action "raises questions", suggesting, however, that he may have felt threatened.

Nael M’s family lawyer, Yassine Bouzrou, said that the video “clearly showed a policeman killing a young man in cold blood", adding that the family had filed a complaint against the officers for "lying", after claims that the car had attempted to ram into the officers

Another of the 17-year-old’s family lawyers, Jennifer Cambla, described the death as an "execution".

The teenager is the second killing this year to have been caused by the police over traffic violations.

In early June, a 19-year-old driver was shot dead in the French town of Angouleme. In 2022, 13 people were killed in a similar way.

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Violent protests continue after police killing of French-Algerian teen

Violent protests broke out across France in the early hours of Thursday, in a second night of unrest over the police killing of a French-Algerian teenager.

Cars were set ablaze and fireworks were shot towards police officers in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where Nael M, 17, was shot dead on Tuesday morning.

There were confrontations between police and protesters in other French cities, including Toulouse, Lille, Dijon and Amiens.

Overnight police arrested 150 people, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

"A night of unbearable violence against symbols of the Republic: town halls, schools and police stations set on fire or attacked," he tweeted.

"Support for the police, gendarmes and firefighters who face up with courage. Shame on those who did not call for calm."

President Emmanuel Macron held an early morning crisis meeting with his ministers, where he called the violent unrest "unjustifiable".

"The last few hours have been marked by scenes of violence against police stations, but also schools and town halls... against institutions and the Republic," Macron told ministers on Thursday. "These [attacks] are absolutely unjustifiable".

A day earlier, he described the fatal shooting as "inexcusable".

'Revolt for my son'

Nael M was driving in Nanterre on Tuesday morning when police pulled him over for road misconduct.

Footage online shows an officer shooting the teenager at point-blank range while he was in the car, causing the vehicle to crash into a post. He died shortly afterwards from bullet wounds to the chest.

Police initially said that one officer shot at the teenager because he was driving his car at him, but the footage appears to show the two police officers standing by the side of a stationary car.

One police officer points a weapon at the driver, while a voice can be heard saying "You are going to get a bullet in the head".

The 38-year-old police officer accused of shooting Nael M has been detained on homicide charges.

The mother of the teenager posted a video on TikTok calling for a tribute march for her son on Thursday. “This is a revolt for my son,” she said.

Several French users took to social media to denounce the police shooting, including French footballer Kylian Mbappe and actor Omar Sy.

The killing was the third fatal shooting during a traffic stop in 2023. There were 13 such killings last year.

The majority of victims of such killings since 2017 are of Arab or Black origin, according to tally compiled by Reuters.

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French authorities pledged a "firm response" with 40,000 police officers in the streets following riots triggered by a deadly police shooting. President Emmanuel Macron has held a crisis meeting. DW has the latest.

Vehicles were burning amid clashes between police and protesters in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Image: Gerard Cambon/Le Pictorium/MAXPPP/dpa//picture alliance

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What you need to know

• France is mobilizing police forces to boost security after two days of riots
• The unrest was sparked by the killing of a 17-year-old driver by police in the Paris suburb of Nanterre
• President Emmanuel Macron held a crisis meeting with senior officials about the unrest

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France mobilizes 40,000 police officers as riots spread

The French Interior Ministry said on Thursday that it is mobilizing 40,000 police officers to deal with riots that have spread across France.

The unrest follows the shooting of a teenager of North African descent in Paris on Tuesday.

"The state must be firm in its response, tonight 40,000 policemen will be mobilized, including 5,000 in the Paris region, versus 9,000 yesterday," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

The officers will also be deployed to towns and cities across France where riots spread on Wednesday night.

Burnt out vehicles can be seen across French streets on Thursday, like this image taken outside the municipal police building in Neuilly-sur-Marne. Image: Bertrand Guay/AFP

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Paris: Outrage and protests after French-Algerian teen shot dead by police


Footage online shows an officer shooting the teenager at point-blank range while he was in the car, causing the vehicle to crash into a post.




Police initially said that one officer shot at the teenager because he was driving his car at him, but the footage appears to show the two policemen standing by the side of a stationary car.



Two sentences above you, (the media report), just told me the vehicle crashed into a post, now he was in a stationary car? So after being shot in the head he released the clutch and used the accelerator in an exercise that requires a degree of timing in order to prevent stalling the engine?




"They would never have fired if he wasn't Muslim," one Twitter user wrote.

This isn't news, it is conjecture - but it sure influences a reader!




The killing was the third fatal shooting during a traffic stop in 2023. There were 13 such killings last year.

The majority of victims of such killings since 2017 are of Arab or Black origin, according to tally compiled by Reuters.

Figures? Were 7 non-French killed and six French? That's a majority right there but the way it is presented, the reader is pushed to conclude that it is targetting.

Please tell me that I am not the only person that notices this style of 'reporting'.

Makes me think of a political football, an agenda. Such as becomes very apparent if you watch the documentary posted here.

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French Police Attack Rallies in Memory of Nahel in Nanterre

On Thursday, thousands of French people took to the streets of Nanterre to protest the death of 17-year-old teenager Nahel, who was killed by a police officer who shot him in the chest during a traffic check.

The Prosecutor's Office formally charged the policeman with voluntary manslaughter and he is currently under provisional detention. Meanwhile, in this Paris suburb, the streets woke up littered with anti-police graffiti and the remains of cars on fire.

During the last two nights, the situation in Nanterre has been very tense as hundreds of young people kept protesting and launched fireworks against the police and public buildings.

Although the memorial march started peacefully, anti-riot officers used tear gas to disperse the crowd as people approached the Prefecture. Then they violently confronted the citizens.

The tweet reads, "In the city of Nanterre, where a peaceful march was organized to pay tribute to Nahel, who was killed by a policeman during a traffic control, the situation has become quite tense. The police are lashing out."

Interior Ministry spokesperson Camille Chaize acknowledged that the march had started peacefully; however, she justified the actions of the police by stating that the protesters had set fire to several vehicles and urban furniture such as containers.

During the march, which was organized by Nahel's mother, who carried a banner with the slogan "Police Kills," thousands of people chanted phrases such as "Killer Police" and demanded the resignation of Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.

Politicians from the La France Insoumise (LFI) party, such as Raquel Garrido, Clementine Autain, Alexis Corbiere, and Manon Aubry, were present at the march. The presence of Fabien Roussel, the secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF), was also notable.

The tweet reads, "Scandal: The police guard the Nahel white march. When the procession arrived in front of the Nanterre Prefecture, near the place where Nahel died, the police massively launched tear gas against the white march."

During the initial investigations, the police officer who killed Nahel claimed that he had used his weapon because he believed that the teenager posed a threat to him and his partner.

However, videos recorded by witnesses showed that even a potential escape of the vehicle would not have endangered the police officers. In fact, the videos demonstrate that the officer made threats and racist insults before shooting the young man.

In the last 24 hours, over 180 people have been arrested during riots accompanied by the burning of schools, police stations, courthouses, and vehicles. In an attempt to contain the situation, the Interior Ministry has decided to deploy 40,000 agents to the streets.

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