"The arrests followed an order issued on Friday prohibiting British participants in a planned stop the boats protest, dubbed Operation Overlord, in the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. The order was due to expire at 8am on Monday but it has been extended for two more days. UK far-right activists have been travelling to northern France with increasing frequency in recent months with a declared intention of stopping small boats from crossing the Channel, something they say French and UK governments have failed to do."
"According to the public prosecutor of Boulogne-sur-Mer in the Pas-de-Calais prefecture, Francois-Xavier Lauch, the two unnamed individuals were arrested broadcasting live videos from the French coast that allegedly contained discriminatory remarks and suggested their potential involvement in Operation Overlord. They were taken into custody near the northern town of Calais on Sunday evening, Lauch said. Aged 35 and 53, the men were recording content likely to incite hatred live on a YouTube channel, police sources told Le Monde."
French authorities arrested two British far-right activists near Calais after they broadcast live videos from the French coast containing allegedly discriminatory remarks and links to a planned 'stop the boats' protest, dubbed Operation Overlord. An administrative order banning British participants in Nord and Pas-de-Calais was extended for two days. The men, aged 35 and 53, were placed in police custody on charges of inciting hatred and participating in a group aimed at preparing acts of violence, based on social media comments. Authorities intend to order their removal from French territory on grounds of threat to public order. Crossings in small boats exceeded 40,000 in 2025; 931 have crossed so far in 2026.
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