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France news
fromThe Local France
1 day ago

French jury upholds jail terms for three rugby players over gang rape

French court upheld prison sentences of up to 14 years for three former rugby players convicted of raping a student in 2017.
#rima-hassan
France politics
fromThe Local France
1 day ago

French-Palestinian MEP denounces 'judicial harassment'

Rima Hassan faces trial in France for allegedly promoting terrorism, claiming judicial harassment due to her political views on Palestine.
France news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

European Parliament member Rima Hassan taken into French police custody

Detention of Rima Hassan is viewed as an attempt to intimidate supporters of Palestine by the La France Insoumise party.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

The loophole that keeps a Trump loyalist serving as L.A.'s top federal prosecutor

Bill Essayli operates as a de facto U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, pursuing aggressive legal actions aligned with Trump's administration despite challenges to his position.
#sexual-abuse
Law
fromAbove the Law
3 days ago

The Price Of Justice And The Promise Of AI - Above the Law

Rising legal service costs and declining access-to-justice funding widen the gap for those needing legal protections, with AI presenting potential solutions.
France news
fromThe Local France
10 hours ago

China executes Frenchman convicted of drug trafficking

A Frenchman sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking has been executed, prompting France to express its consternation and reaffirm opposition to the death penalty.
#france
France politics
fromwww.thelocal.fr
4 days ago

OPINION: Primaries cannot save France from a Trumpian future

France's mainstream parties are considering a united candidate to counter the rising Far Right in the 2027 presidential elections.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 week ago

France jails ex-policeman for raping domestic abuse victim

A former police officer was sentenced to 12 years for raping a woman who reported domestic abuse in France.
Law
fromPoynter
4 days ago

Like journalists, prosecutors shaped a distorted view of crime. They can help fix it, too. - Poynter

Prosecutors and journalists both contribute to misleading public perceptions of crime, but prosecutors possess crucial data to tell a more accurate story.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 day ago

French court rules to extradite Russian who owned English football club

A French court has ruled to extradite Russian banker Vladimir Antonov to Lithuania on fraud charges related to the collapse of Snoras Bank.
#racism
France news
fromThe Local France
13 hours ago

Thousands rally against racism in Paris suburb to defend mayor

Thousands marched in Paris to protest racism after Mayor Bally Bagayoko faced disparaging comments on social media and television.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 days ago

French mayor denounces 'increasingly racist society'

Racism is increasingly overt in France, necessitating stronger measures against discrimination, according to Bally Bagayoko, the new mayor of Saint-Denis.
France news
fromThe Local France
4 days ago

French PM denounces 'racism' after attacks on hard-left mayor

French Prime Minister condemns racism and supports newly elected mayor facing hate campaign in Saint-Denis.
France news
fromThe Local France
13 hours ago

Thousands rally against racism in Paris suburb to defend mayor

Thousands marched in Paris to protest racism after Mayor Bally Bagayoko faced disparaging comments on social media and television.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 days ago

French mayor denounces 'increasingly racist society'

Racism is increasingly overt in France, necessitating stronger measures against discrimination, according to Bally Bagayoko, the new mayor of Saint-Denis.
France news
fromThe Local France
4 days ago

French PM denounces 'racism' after attacks on hard-left mayor

French Prime Minister condemns racism and supports newly elected mayor facing hate campaign in Saint-Denis.
#french-municipal-elections
US Elections
fromThe Local France
3 weeks ago

On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week

France enters a week of political deal-making between municipal election rounds, while former President Sarkozy faces court proceedings and the Michelin Guide announces 2026 restaurant selections.
France politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

French political parties look for alliances ahead of final round of local elections

French political parties negotiate strategic alliances before Sunday's municipal election runoffs in major cities, with far-right and radical-left gains reshaping the political landscape ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
France politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Why France's local elections are important ahead of the presidential race

France's March 15-22 municipal elections serve as a critical test of the far-right National Rally's strength and political alliances before the 2027 presidential election.
US Elections
fromThe Local France
3 weeks ago

On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week

France enters a week of political deal-making between municipal election rounds, while former President Sarkozy faces court proceedings and the Michelin Guide announces 2026 restaurant selections.
France politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

French political parties look for alliances ahead of final round of local elections

French political parties negotiate strategic alliances before Sunday's municipal election runoffs in major cities, with far-right and radical-left gains reshaping the political landscape ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
France politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Why France's local elections are important ahead of the presidential race

France's March 15-22 municipal elections serve as a critical test of the far-right National Rally's strength and political alliances before the 2027 presidential election.
#murder
France news
fromThe Local France
2 days ago

French teen admits killing her grandparents over relationship feud: prosecutors

A 16-year-old girl and her 15-year-old boyfriend admitted to stabbing her grandparents to death over objections to their relationship.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 days ago

French teen admits killing her grandparents over relationship feud: prosecutors

A 16-year-old girl and her 15-year-old boyfriend admitted to stabbing her grandparents to death over objections to their relationship.
France politics
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

It Could've Been Worse-but France's Local Elections Are a Warning to the Left

Left-wing parties retained major cities in France despite rising far-right influence and internal divisions.
France news
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

France: Thousands join Paris suburb mayor to protest racism

A rally in Saint-Denis supported newly elected Black mayor Bally Bagayoko against racism and highlighted ongoing racial tensions in France.
Law
fromThe Local France
2 weeks ago

France's justice minister to present criminal justice bill to Cabinet

France introduces a plea bargain procedure for crimes that reduces sentences by one-third, aiming to expedite trial processing for the 6,000 pending criminal cases.
#french-politics
France politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

France may soon have a far-right president and Europe is already scrambling to limit their power | Paul Taylor

European governments are accelerating strategic agreements with France, including nuclear deterrence arrangements, to protect against potential far-right leadership changes in 2027.
France politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Guardian view on France after Macron: local elections offer clues to seeing off the far-right threat | Editorial

Divisions on the left and alliances will significantly influence the upcoming presidential election in France.
France politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

France may soon have a far-right president and Europe is already scrambling to limit their power | Paul Taylor

European governments are accelerating strategic agreements with France, including nuclear deterrence arrangements, to protect against potential far-right leadership changes in 2027.
France politics
fromwww.thelocal.fr
1 week ago

PODCAST: The verdict on what the local election results mean for France

The podcast analyzes the results of French local elections and their implications for the 2027 presidential election.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

French court denies extradition of ex-Tunisian President Ben Ali's daughter

The Paris Appeals Court stated that its ruling was based on Tunisia's failure to respond to a request for guarantees of a trial by an independent and impartial court.
France news
France news
fromThe Local France
4 days ago

Family of man killed in 2020 arrest to sue French state

The family of Cedric Chouviat seeks to hold the French state liable for his death during a police arrest in 2020.
fromThe Local France
2 days ago

New Paris mayor pledges to prevent sexual violence in preschools

If another €10million need to be put in, I'll do it. We will ensure better monitoring of recruitment and training, clearer channels to report alleged abuse, and transparency with parents.
France news
fromwww.thelocal.fr
1 week ago

5 key takeaways from France's local elections

In Paris, Emmanuel Gregoire, running on a platform of combined left/green parties, saw off centre right challenger Rachida Dati with a comfortable 50 percent to 41 percent.
France politics
UK news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex trafficking

Mohamed Al-Fayed, deceased Egyptian businessman, is at the center of investigations in France and Britain for alleged systematic sex trafficking and abuse of over 154 victims across multiple decades and locations.
France news
fromThe Local France
4 days ago

French class-action lawsuit over motorway peage charges

A French law firm is launching a class-action lawsuit against motorway operators over potentially illegal toll pricing and lack of transparency.
France news
fromThe Local France
4 days ago

PM orders France to step up electrification projects in face of oil crisis

France's government is prioritizing electrification to reduce dependence on imported oil and address rising fuel prices.
#masonic-lodge
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Murder trial opens over alleged masonic lodge crime network in Paris

Twenty-two people are on trial in France for serious crimes linked to a masonic lodge accused of running hit squads.
France news
fromThe Local France
6 days ago

French masonic lodge at heart of murky murder trial

Twenty-two individuals face trial in France for serious crimes linked to a Masonic lodge involved in organized crime and murder.
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Murder trial opens over alleged masonic lodge crime network in Paris

Twenty-two people are on trial in France for serious crimes linked to a masonic lodge accused of running hit squads.
France news
fromThe Local France
6 days ago

French masonic lodge at heart of murky murder trial

Twenty-two individuals face trial in France for serious crimes linked to a Masonic lodge involved in organized crime and murder.
France news
fromThe Local France
6 days ago

France court sentences Russia-linked tanker captain to one year in jail

A French court sentenced a Chinese captain to one year in jail for failing to stop a tanker suspected of transporting Russian oil.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 week ago

Police detain French ex-cop suspected of killing mothers of his children

A former French police officer is arrested in Portugal for the suspected murder of his partner and ex-girlfriend after a kidnapping incident.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk's X

French prosecutors are raiding X's offices; a January 2025 cyber-crime probe has summoned Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino for April hearings.
World news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Lebanon ex-central bank chief's corruption case being sent to top court, officials say

Riad Salameh's corruption case has been transferred to Lebanon's Court of Cassation, with bail previously set at $14 million and charges including embezzlement and illicit enrichment.
#deepfakes
France news
fromThe Local France
2 weeks ago

Join our live Q&A on France's new citizenship rules

French citizenship requirements became significantly stricter in 2026, introducing higher language standards, income thresholds, new civics tests, and affecting retirees, with retroactive application of some changes since 2025.
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Nicolas Sarkozy back in court for fresh trial over alleged Libya funding

Nicolas Sarkozy faces a fresh appeal trial over allegations of receiving illegal election campaign funding from Libya's Gaddafi regime during his 2007 presidential campaign.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 weeks ago

Appeal trial opens for France's Sarkozy over alleged Libyan funding

Nicolas Sarkozy faces an appeal trial for seeking Libyan financing for his 2007 election campaign, after being convicted and imprisoned last year.
France news
fromThe Local France
3 weeks ago

French court rejects Sarkozy's bid to merge jail terms

A French court ruled that former president Nicolas Sarkozy must serve jail time for an illegal funding conviction, potentially requiring him to wear an electronic ankle tag again.
#police-brutality
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French policeman to be tried over 2023 killing of teen

A French police officer will stand trial for violence causing death rather than murder in the shooting of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, after an appeals court determined intent to kill was not established.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French policeman to be tried over 2023 killing of teen

A French police officer will stand trial for violence causing death rather than murder in the shooting of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, after an appeals court determined intent to kill was not established.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French court slashes jails term for trio over 2020 teacher beheading

A French court reduced prison sentences for three men convicted of involvement in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed for showing Prophet Mohammed cartoons in class.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

French prosecutor seeks murder charges over killing of far-right activist

A French prosecutor is seeking murder charges against seven suspects in the fatal beating of a far-right activist that has fuelled political anger beyond France's borders, prompting Emmanuel Macron to tell Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, to keep out of French affairs. Quentin Deranque, 23, died from head injuries after being attacked by at least six people on the sidelines of a far-right protest in Lyon on 12 February.
France news
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French court sentences man for upskirting in Senate

Former Senate adviser given one-year suspended sentence for up-skirt photographs, fired and banned from the Senate, and ordered to undergo psychological treatment.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

French ex-senator found guilty of drugging lawmaker

Former senator Joel Guerriau was convicted of drugging MP Sandrine Josso with ecstasy and sentenced to four years, with 18 months to be served in prison.
#jeffrey-epstein
#statute-of-limitations
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Paris court finds 10 guilty of harassing Brigitte Macron online

A Paris court has found 10 people guilty of online harassment of the French first lady, Brigitte Macron, by posting or reposting malicious comments on social media that claimed falsely that she was a man. Eight men and two women, aged 41 to 60, including a school sports teacher, an art gallery owner and a publicist, were on Monday given sentences ranging from a compulsory course in understanding online harassment to an eight-month suspended prison sentence.
France news
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

French court jails one over cyber harassment of Brigitte Macron

Ten people convicted for cyber-bullying Brigitte Macron; suspended sentences, mandatory online hate-speech courses, and temporary social-media suspensions for spreading false gender and paedophilia claims.
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

French justice authority finds failings in rapist Dominique Pelicot case

France's General Inspectorate of Justice (IGJ) has exposed failings in an investigation into Dominique Pelicot, convicted in a high-profile rape case, for not acting on DNA evidence against him for a dozen years, in a report seen by AFP. Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in prison in December 2024 in a case that shocked the country, after admitting to repeatedly drugging his then-wife Gisele Pelicot and inviting dozens of men to rape her while she was unconscious between 2011 and 2020.
France news
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French man charged with rape, sexual assault of 89 minors

A 79-year-old man was charged in 2024 with aggravated rape and sexual assault of 89 minors between 1967 and 2022.
#drug-facilitated-sexual-assault
#cyberbullying
France news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Ten found guilty of gender cyberbullying France First Lady Brigitte Macron

A Paris court found ten people guilty of cyber-harassing Brigitte Macron with malicious gender, sexuality and paedophilia claims, imposing suspended sentences and jail time.
#marine-le-pen
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

Former French police officers face jail time for cocaine scheme

Paris prosecutors on Monday requested six-year prison sentences for two former narcotics squad police officers who replaced confiscated cocaine with sugar paste. The defendants, Thierry C, 60, and Christophe J, 50, were members of the French capital's nighttime anti-drugs taskforce but were expelled from the police following their arrests in December 2022. Along with prison sentences, the prosecutor requested the confiscation of €600,000 from the bank account of Thierry C. and a €200,000 fine against Christophe J.
France news
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French police arrest five over crypto-linked magistrate kidnapping

Five suspects were arrested after a magistrate and her mother were held about 30 hours and threatened for a cryptocurrency ransom in southeastern France.
fromwww.thelocal.fr
2 months ago

OPINION: TV anchor's child sex conviction reveals hypocrisy of French right-wingers

CNews is the country's most-watched 24-hours TV news station but it scarcely reports the news. It provides a running commentary of loud-mouthed opinion. Emmanuel Macron is a charlatan; the Left is wicked; immigrants are mostly violent criminals; Donald Trump is a breath of fresh air; Vladimir Putin has some faults but many qualities; France is swamped with crime because of the moral weakness of the ruling elite.
France news
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

Thousands rally in France in support of cash-strapped police

Thousands demonstrated across France supporting the cash-strapped police, citing rising insecurity, lack of resources, and demanding action against impunity.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week

French MPs reopen assisted-dying debate; Ramadan begins alongside Ash Wednesday; Shein opens five BHV concessions; regional school strikes and holiday schedules impact education.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

Thousands rally in France in support of cash-strapped police

Thousands rallied across about 20 French cities, including far-right politicians and police unions, demanding more resources, personnel, and support for cash-strapped police.
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

19 dual-nationals stripped of French passports in 2025

In total, 19 dual nationals were stripped of their French passports in 2025, according to figures published in the police gazette l'Essor de la gendarmerie. The process followed convictions in the French courts, all for terrorism-related offences. The figures represent a fall on the previous year, when 41 people had their French passports removed. In 2023, 11 dual nationals lost their French citizenship, in 2022 six did, and four each in 2021 and 2020.
France news
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

French magistrate reportedly summons two French-Israelis over complicity in genocide'

A French magistrate summoned two French-Israeli nationals for alleged complicity in genocide over attempts to block humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza.
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