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[11/15/2005] French government extends emergency powers by 3 months to control riots
French President Jacques Chirac has vowed to create new opportunities for young people in an effort to prevent any resurgence of urban violence. » More
[11/10/2005] Cameras capture racist taunts of anti-riot police
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[11/08/2005] Leaders fiddle as France burns
France was struggling to overcome one of its gravest post-war crises last night as every major city faced the threat of fierce rioting that began 12 nights ago and now seems to have spun out of control » More
[11/08/2005] State of Emergency Declared in France
President Jacques Chirac declared a state of emergency Tuesday, paving the way for curfews to be imposed on riot-hit cities and towns in an extraordinary measure to halt France\'s worst civil unrest in decades after 12 nights of violence. » More
[11/08/2005] Paris Burning: How Empires End
At this writing, the riots are entering their 12th night and have spread to Rouen, Lille, Marseille, Toulouse, Dijon, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Cannes, Nice. Thousands of cars and buses have been torched and several nursery schools fire-bombed. One fleeing and terrified woman was doused with gasoline and set ablaze. » More
[11/08/2005] France to allow local curfews
Rioting in France claimed its first fatality on Monday, and the French government, facing growing criticism for its inability to stop the unrest, said it would send additional police officers to troubled communities and permit local authorities to impose mandatory curfews. » More
[11/08/2005] France to allow local curfews
Rioting in France claimed its first fatality on Monday, and the French government, facing growing criticism for its inability to stop the unrest, said it would send additional police officers to troubled communities and permit local authorities to impose mandatory curfews. » More
[11/07/2005] French riots worsen; beaten man dies in hospital
Riots in France\'s poor city suburbs appeared to be spiralling out of control after the worst night of violence so far and the first death, deepening the severest unrest to engulf the nation since the 1968 student uprisings. » More
[11/07/2005] Rioting Spreads to 300 Towns in France
Rioting by French youths spread to 300 towns overnight and a man hurt in the violence died of his wounds, the first fatality in 11 days of unrest that has shocked the country, police said Monday. » More
[11/07/2005] Neo-con/fascist provocateurs behind French riots?
As is the case with other European countries where fascist and Islamist fundamentalist forces have joined forces, there is increasing evidence that the riots that have swept France for a week and a half have been far more than spontaneous reactions to the electrocution at a Paris electrical sub-station of two Muslim teens who were escaping police. » More
[11/05/2005] French riots spread beyond Paris
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[11/04/2005] Violence Intensifies in Suburbs of Paris
Rioting youths shot at police and firefighters Thursday after burning car dealerships and public buses and hurling rocks at commuter trains. France\'s government faced growing pressure to curb the violence, fueled by anger over poor conditions in suburban Paris housing projects. » More
[10/31/2005] Fourth night of riots in Paris
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday defended his tough crime policies against claims they helped increase tension after a fourth night of rioting in a Paris suburb in which tear gas was fired into a mosque. » More
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