News and Analysis: France

Crisis in Mali grinds on

Prime minister requests French troops stay until 'stability' is achieved

April 23, 2013

The conflict in Mali continues despite persistent claims from Paris that France is drawing down troops, allegedly a sign the conflict itself is winding down.

Roma Nation Day actions planned for April

Celebrations combined with organizing resistance to racist attacks

March 26, 2013

Roma communities across Europe are organizing for celebrations of their culture that will include demonstrations and encampments in resistance to a rise in anti-Roma racism.

The African Union, Algeria and Mali

The West’s war against African development continues

February 22, 2013

Africa’s classic depiction in the mainstream media, as a giant basket case full of endless war, famine and helpless children creates an illusion of a continent utterly dependent on Western handouts.

Why progressives should oppose imperialist intervention in Africa

Is French operation in Mali a neocolonial intervention?

January 26, 2013

Progressives should ask themselves, "Is France acting to help African people or for its own benefit?"

Oppose the neocolonial French intervention in Mali!

Aim: regional control, access to mineral resources

January 16, 2013

“Without Africa, there will be no history of France in the 21st century.”—Former French President Francois Mitterand

Sarkozy brags about deportation record

In brief

January 25, 2012

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Interior Minister Claude Gueant are bragging about the high number of immigrant workers deported in 2011.

French protest ban on Islamic face covering

In brief

April 18, 2011

A controversial ban on face-covering veils worn by some Muslim women went into into effect in France; police arrested 59 people at a protest against the law.

French workers show the way, take action to save pensions

Youth and workers launch militant strikes and street actions

November 2, 2010

Millions of workers in France have taken to the streets in September and October to protest the government's proposal to "reform" the pension system, which is a euphemism for cutting back workers' rights.

Video: French workers and students fight back

If they can do it, we can too

October 22, 2010

Video: Brian Becker interview on RT French workers and students fight back If they can do it, we can too Right now, millions of public and private sector workers, students and others are taking to the streets in cities across France.

Anti-Roma racism in Italy and France meets resistance

Mass actions protest deportations, EU threatens legal action

September 23, 2010

French trade unions took to the streets Sept. 4 to protest against the government's policy on immigrants, launching a week of action against pension reforms and other measures, including repatriation of Roma to Eastern Europe.

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