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Added on the 24/11/2023 11:00:00 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Political figures leading the march against anti-Semitism arrive near the French Senate in Paris. More than 100,000 people turned out, after days of bickering by political parties over who should take part and a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across France. IMAGES
Anti-racism protesters in the French capital defy a ban to join a weekend of global rallies against racism and police brutality. The death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in the US state of Minnesota, has brought tens of thousands out onto the streets around the world. IMAGES
Thousands march against anti-Semitism in Paris, after days of bickering by political parties over who should take part and a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across France. The march also comes a day after several thousand people demonstrated in Paris under the rallying cry "Stop the massacre in Gaza". IMAGES
A rally against anti-Semitism organised by French far-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) is disrupted by demonstrators carrying signs reading "Touche pas à la mémoire" ("Don't touch our remembrance"), in criticism of party leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon's stance on recent events. The protest took place near the site of the former Vél d'Hiv in Paris, where Jews were infamously rounded up and detained during the second World War before being sent to camps. IMAGES
New Yorkers march against anti-Asian violence in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, as rallies are held in cities across the US 11 days after a shooter killed six women of Asian descent at spas near Atlanta. IMAGES
Thousands of anti-racism protesters gather on Washington's national mall to mark the anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic "I have a dream" speech which was delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. IMAGES