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Added on the 02/05/2022 14:20:51 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Several dozen people gather in Paris in front of the police headquarters in support of France's policemen and gendarmes. "Not all our police are racist, not all our police are violent," one demonstrator told AFPTV. IMAGES
Around a hundred people gather in front of Paris secondary school Maurice-Ravel in support of its principal who resigned on Wednesday after receiving death threats following an altercation with a student demanding she remove her Muslim veil. French politicians from across the spectrum Wednesday have expressed dismay at the principal's resignation. IMAGES
Hundreds of people gather at Paris' Trocadero as French lawmakers are expected to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution, a world first that has garnered overwhelming public support. IMAGES
In front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, people held up photos of hostages held by Hamas on the 32nd day of the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement. The rally was organised by a non-political group that claims no religious affiliation and was formed after the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israeli soil. IMAGES
"We've won": a demonstrator shouts after a Paris court suspends a ban that had been put on the protest in Place de la Republique in central Paris. Thousands had already gathered for the rally, which started off peacefully, but later saw clashes with police, who used pepper spray to disperse the crowd. IMAGES