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Added on the 16/02/2021 16:27:04 - Copyright : France 24 EN
France's National Assembly adopts a controversial bill against Islamist "separatism",which has been criticised for stigmatising Muslims and giving the state new powers to limit speech and religious groups. IMAGES
The Law committee at France's National Assembly begins going throught nearly 1,500 amendments to the Immigration bill, some designed to undo the text passed by the Senate, others to make it even tougher. The committee aims to produce a text that can be voted on by a majority of MPs by Sunday. IMAGES
Uganda's parliament passes sweeping anti-gay legislation which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships following a highly charged and chaotic session. "The ayes have it," parliamentary speaker Annet Anita Among says after a final vote. IMAGES
Thousands of demonstrators take to the snowy Paris streets to protest against a controversial security bill that would limit filming of the police. Critics say it will make it harder for journalists and citizens to document cases of police brutality. IMAGES
French security forces disperse protesters who rallied against a security bill that would place limits on filming police officers. Some members of the security forces removed their helmets in front of protesters at the end of the demonstration, eliciting applause from the crowd. IMAGES
Protesters from France's Manif pour Tous movement dress as French republican icon Marianne and demonstrate outside the National Assembly in Paris, to denounce the second reading of a bioethics bill, which opens medically assisted procreation (PMA) to all women. IMAGES