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Added on the 09/12/2020 16:21:56 - Copyright : France 24 EN
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
Demonstrators wave Israeli flags in front of the country's parliament, the Knesset, during a protest against the hard-right government's planned overhaul of the judicial system. 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
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
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
French lower house passes a bill to ban excessively thin fashion models. Julie Noce reports.