Bruno Retailleau – Eye on Islamism

Macron, hard-line interior minister agree to disagree on immigration crackdown after first meeting The meeting was described as an opportunity to share perspectives — without the goal of reaching an agreement.

October 21, 2024 Victor Goury-Laffont

(Politico) When Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau headed over to the Elysée palace to meet President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, he wasn’t looking for commonality. He went to stand his ground. Macron and Retailleau spoke face to face for the first [time] since […]

France’s interior minister says he ‘does not rule out’ banning the Muslim Brotherhood Right-winger Bruno Retailleau, appointed in September, also advocates for a new criminal offence to fight 'insidious' political Islam in the country

October 16, 2024 Elodie Farge

(Middle East Eye) The new French interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, has declared that he is not ruling out classifying the Muslim Brotherhood as a “terrorist” group and banning it, while advocating for the establishment of a new criminal offence to fight political […]

The French government wants a new immigration law for 2025 The new measures, which could include extending detention and limiting regularisation for migrants, may spark further divisions in the French Parliament.

October 13, 2024 Katy Dartford

(Euronews) The French government is pushing for a new immigration law by early 2025, according to spokesperson Maud Bregeon, who announced the plans on BFMTV. The move comes just a year after the last immigration bill, which faced sharp divisions in Parliament […]

France deports Osama bin Laden’s son from Normandy village France's interior minister announced Omar bin Laden was deported over accusations of glorifying terrorism on social media, while bin Laden has claimed his innocence.

October 8, 2024 Estelle Nilsson-Julien

(Euronews) France’s interior minister announced Omar bin Laden had been deported from a Normandy village he was living in after he was accused of glorifying terrorism on social media. In a post shared on X early Tuesday morning, French Interior Minister Bruno […]

Europe braces for riots and terror attacks as October 7th anniversary approaches In Berlin, security forces are concerned about being overwhelmed by the scale of anti-Israel demonstrations.

October 4, 2024 Nick Hallett

(European Conservative) Across Europe, authorities are bracing for a wave of protests and violence as the first anniversary of the October 7th Hamas terror attacks on Israel approaches. Ministers and security forces in several countries have warned of heightened unrest in major […]

France’s new government pledges hardline stance on migration as it cozies up to far right

September 29, 2024 Diane Jeantet and Sylvie Corbet

(AP) France’s new government is set to take a hardline approach to migration issues as key officials have pledged to significantly reduce the number of people entering and staying illegally in the country. After calling for snap legislative elections in June, President […]

Murder of Paris student fuels anger at failed deportation

September 25, 2024 Hugh Schofield

(BBC) The murder of a 19-year-old female student in an exclusive neighbourhood of Paris is fuelling new calls from the French right for tougher action on immigration. The body of the young woman, named only as Philippine, was found on Saturday, half-buried […]

France’s new interior minister vows immigration curbs in rightward shift

September 24, 2024 Gabriel Stargardter and Benoit Van Overstraeten

(Reuters) France is likely to see much tougher immigration and security measures to reflect a broad rightward shift in society, its new interior minister said in remarks hinting at the minority government’s dependence on the tacit support of the far right. Bruno […]

France’s PM stands with teachers after school chief quits in hijab row

March 27, 2024 Sophie Laubie

(AFP) Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Wednesday defended French secularism following the resignation of a Paris school principal who received death threats after asking a student to remove her Muslim veil on the premises. Attal, a former education minister, said the state […]

Mohammed tops the name list of arrested French rioters Despite French authorities denying the migrant background of many of the rioters, French police statistics show that the name Mohammed was the most common among those arrested during the rioting earlier this month.

July 16, 2023 Chris Tomlinson

(European Conservative) Over 2,300 people have been arrested in connection with the multiple-day riots that shook France earlier this month following the fatal shooting of a teen named Nahel in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Many have speculated about a connection between […]

France’s anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen

July 12, 2023 Elaine Ganley

(AP) Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods — and given a new platform to the increasingly emboldened far right. The far right’s anti-immigration […]

French senator sparks outcry with ‘ethnic’ riot comments

July 5, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AFP) One of the most senior figures in France’s mainstream right-wing party was accused of “crass racism” on Wednesday after claiming that immigrant-origin people who took part in riots over the past week had undergone “a regression to their ethnic roots.” Bruno […]

Explained: Is France really planning to ban the hijab? Anti-extremism bill going through parliament has raised concerns from Muslims

May 3, 2021 Jamie Prentis

(National-UAE) The beheading of a schoolteacher and the killing of a female police [employee] in terrorist attacks have resulted in a demand for tougher action to combat extremists in France. A so-called anti-separatism bill, which seeks to clamp down on extremism and […]

French constitutional authority blocks online hate law

June 18, 2020 Unlisted Author

(AFP) France’s highest constitutional authority on Thursday ruled that it objected to a key part of new legislation that aims to fight hatred online but has also sparked controversy among critics as harming civil liberties. The Constitutional Council ruled that certain new […]

France gives final green light to law cracking down on hate speech online The vote moved ahead amid controversy surrounding the bill’s rapporteur, accused by former assistants of hate speech and harassment.

May 13, 2020 Laura Kayali

(Politico) France adopted a law against online hate speech Wednesday that will target Silicon Valley giants amid controversy surrounding the lawmaker in charge of the bill. After months of debate, the lower house of Parliament adopted the controversial legislation, which will require […]

French teen’s anti-Islam rant revives debate on free speech

February 4, 2020 Clare Byrne and Maria Elena Bucheli

(AFP) An outspoken French teenager has reignited a polarising debate over free speech in the country after an expletive-laden Instagram rant against Islam that has forced her to stay home from school on safety fears. The case of 16-year-old Mila — who […]