A Paris police unit facing some 20 investigations and accused of extorting drugs and money from dealers as well as planting them on "suspects" is to be partially disbanded amid widespread outrage. The 150-strong CSI 93 police unit, that operated in the underprivileged Seine-Saint-Denis department on the outskirts of the…
CEN A black police officer who was called a "sellout" and a "traitor" by protesters at an anti-racism march in Paris has spoken up, saying he is "shocked" at his treatment. Images show the officer identified only by his first name Florent, 26, who is a gendarme from the French…
The man seen in this footage throwing red paint at a statue of Colbert in Paris before armed police officers brandishing assault rifles arrest him is set to face trial on 14th August according to Paris prosecutors. According to French newspapers L'Express and BFMTV, the man, identified to Newsflash by…
CEN A huge antiquities trafficking network worth millions with links to the Met in New York and involving a former Louvre curator as well as a top auction house has been busted in Paris. Hundreds of genuine antiquities, most which appear to have been looted during the turmoil caused by…
Newsflash/BAN This is the moment a black rights activist throws red paint on a statue of 17th-Century 'Black Code' author Colbert outside the French parliament in Paris and is detained by police officers brandishing assault rifles. A spokesperson for the collective behind the move told Newsflash they did it to…