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November 25, 2020

Protesters Decry Police Attack on Refugees in Paris as France Debates Law Censoring Images of Police
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In Paris, crowds gathered Tuesday evening to protest the violent
clearing of a refugee camp at the Place de la République Monday. Images
of police forcing people out of tents, throwing them to the ground,
tear-gassing and chasing them in the street, have rocked the country,
with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo calling it a "denial of France's
humanitarian duty," and triggering an official probe by the public
prosecutor. Journalists also say they were attacked. The shocking scenes
come as France is debating passage of a new law that would increase
police powers and criminalize the publication of images of on-duty
police. The law recently passed a vote in the National Assembly and will
go before the Senate next month.


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