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From Paris to Hollywood, protests against police violence
Despite an important security device, they were several thousand glued-tight Tuesday, near the Paris courthouse, to denounce the police violence. If the start of the demonstration took place in calm, sporadic incidents broke out at the start of the evening: stone throws, barricades as well as the blocking of part of the Paris ring road were notably noted. The municipal police station in the neighboring town of Clichy-la-Garenne was also damaged. “With what is happening in the United States, I have the impression that there is an awareness of what we experience on a daily basis, of the racism of which we are regularly the victims from the forces of order, says a participant. Adama has become a symbol, but there are many others like him. »Read the rest of our report.
It was a similar anger which animated the demonstrators on Hollywood Boulevard, a few hours later. "What do we want?" Justice! When do we want it? Now! One week after the death of George Floyd, an African American who was suffocated under the knee of a white police officer, several thousand Los Angeles residents marched again on Tuesday, and hundreds of thousands of Americans marched the same across the country, from Washington to Portland.
Municipal: The end of the big maneuvers
Merged or each firmly anchored in its corridor after intense negotiations on Tuesday, the lists are now in battle order for the second round of municipal elections on June 28, which will be preceded by an unprecedented campaign at the time of the coronavirus. The great maneuvers for alliances continued until the last minute before the legal deadline of 6 p.m., in the 5,000 or so municipalities concerned by this second round, including many large cities. The main announcement came from Paris, where a coalition agreement was finally found on the night of Monday to Tuesday between the socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo, who won the first round with 29.3%, and the Greens led by David Belliard (10.8%). This agreement places Anne Hidalgo more than ever in the position of a big favorite, especially against Rachida Dati (LR).
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In Toulouse, a left gathered at the forceps facing the outgoing mayor LR
Hong Kong: Boris Johnson plans to offer passports to millions of citizens
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that he would offer millions of Hong Kong residents passports and possible access to British citizenship if China continues to impose its national security law on the territory. "Many in Hong Kong fear that their way of life - which China is committed to maintaining - will be threatened" by this law, wrote Boris Johnson in an article for The London Times and The South China Morning Post . “If China goes ahead and justifies these fears, Britain cannot consciously shrug its shoulders and move on; on the contrary, we will honor our obligations and provide an alternative, ”assured Boris Johnson.
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