Activists are being tried in Paris over the attempted theft of an African artwork from the Quai Branly Museum, which they say was a protest of colonial-era practices.
Tag: Paris (France)
Large Boom Rattles an Already Anxious Paris
The loud noise, heard across the French capital, turned out to be a sonic boom from a fighter jet. But it startled the city, which experienced a stabbing attack days ago that reignited fears of terrorism.
Paris Attack Suspect Wanted to Target Charlie Hebdo With Arson
The suspect in a stabbing last week near the former office of Charlie Hebdo showed interest in a hard-line Islamic group, authorities say.
At Trial, Jewish Victims of 2015 Paris Attack Ask: Why the Hatred?
Four people were killed by a hostage-taker at a kosher supermarket that year. Families and survivors who testified this past week said his callous anti-Semitism was still hard to process.
Paris Knife Attack: 2 Wounded Near Charlie Hebdo’s Former Office
French authorities labeled the attack as “Islamist terrorism” because of its location and timing — as a trial is underway over the massacre at the satirical newspaper in 2015.
Eiffel Tower Briefly Evacuated After Bomb Threat
The Paris police cordoned off the area around the monument after receiving an anonymous phone call, but the site reopened two hours later.
A Second Paris Deputy Mayor Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations
For the second time in weeks, prosecutors opened an investigation into claims against a former deputy mayor, one in a series of sexual harassment and assault scandals that have rocked France recently.
Feminists Paper Paris With Stark Posters Decrying Domestic Abuse
A widespread but illegal campaign by a group calling itself “the Gluers” uses posters to denounce violence against women. It has become an effective — and ubiquitous — tool to raise awareness.
How Should Feminism Target Sexual Abuse? A Battle in Patriarchal France
A high-profile sexual abuse case has pitted competing strains of feminism against each other in a country where the #MeToo movement was slow to take hold.
Former Deputy Mayor of Paris Under Investigation in Rape Case
Christophe Girard, who has come under criticism for his longstanding support of the pedophile writer Gabriel Matzneff, has denied the allegations.