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'Demons of antisemitism' still in France: Macron honors Alfred Dreyfus, new statue installed

The French president honored the new Alfred Dreyfus statue in France 120 years after the Jewish French military officer was exonerated of charges, though antisemitism in France continues.

 France's President Emmanuel Macron and Charles Dreyfus grandson of Alfred Dreyfus pay tribute in front of the 3.5-meter (12ft) bronze statue made in 1985 by French artist Louis Mitelberg aka Tim.
French police officers stand guard in front of the Synagogue of Sarcelles, Paris's suburb, on October 11, 2023, after recent Hamas attacks in Israel.

Some 300 evacuated after car with military-grade weapon found near Paris synagogue

A woman holds banners denouncing the Iranian regime, June 21, 2026; illustrative.

Israeli flags seen as Iranian diaspora denounces US-Iran MoU in worldwide embassy protests

Protestors wave flags of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) during a demonstration by Franco-Iranian associations, including the Committee to Support Human Rights in Iran (CSDHI) against the capital punishment in Iran, a day after the World Day Against the Death Penalty.

France banned Iran opposition rally after monarchist threats, security assessment claims


Paris mayor grants city honor to civilians of Gaza, West Bank

For more than 20 years, the City of Paris has awarded honorary citizenship to people who are “threatened, imprisoned, or prosecuted because they defend human rights and fundamental freedoms.”

The Mayor of Paris upon the granting of honorary citizenship to Palestinians, June 18, 2026.

Paris police arrest 20 as demonstrators defy ban on Iran opposition rally

The announcement of the ban on the protest came hours after a call between France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.

People hold a pre-Iranian Revolution "Lion and Sun" national flag as they attend a demonstration against political executions in Iran and in support of a democratic republic, a demonstration which was banned by Paris Police Prefecture, in Paris, France, June 20, 2026.

Police order last-minute ban of Iranian opposition rally in Paris, no reason given

The sudden ruling came hours after a call between France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, where they discussed the latest developments in the Iran war.

PROTESTORS WAVE flags of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) during a demonstration by Franco-Iranian associations, including the Committee to Support Human Rights in Iran (CSDHI) against the capital punishment in Iran, a day after the World Day Against the Death Penalty/

My Word: The dangers of Iranian spins - opinion

Iranian spin on the new agreement intensifies debate over security, compliance, and long-term risks.

Iran fans display a combined pre-Iranian Revolution "Lion and Sun", Israel and United States flag inside the stadium before a World Cup match.

Israeli, Palestinian civil society meet in France as two-state solution dims

The meeting, attended by foreign ministers and senior officials from dozens of countries, marks one year since the UN-backed New York Declaration, which set out a roadmap toward Palestinian statehood

ILLUSTRATIVE: A woman walks near the State of Palestine Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, last in December 2023.

The Paris Conference, the peace industry, and the illusion of representation - opinion

Real peacebuilding requires leaving the comfort of elite conferences and engaging directly with the difficult realities on the ground. 

 People’s Peace Summit in Jerusalem, May, 2025.

France bans Israel from defense exhibition, limits Israeli companies to showing defensive weapons

This means that the government and the ministry will be unable to participate in the exhibition or establish a national pavilion at EUROSATORY.

 A visitor walks past the Israeli pavilion during the Eurosatory International Defence Exhibition in Villepinte, north of Paris, France June 11, 2018.

Some 800 people arrested, one dead, after riotous Paris celebrations post-PSG's soccer trophy win

According to the Paris prosecutor's office, a 24-year-old man died during a motorcycle accident on the Boulevard Périphérique, while 780 people were arrested during celebrations.

General view of the Eiffel Tower as Paris St Germain fans celebrate after winning the UEFA Champions League.

PSG beat Arsenal, become Champions League winners for second time

The soccer match was played in Hungary's Puskas Arena, in Budapest, with goals scored by Arsenal's Kai Havertz and PSG's Ousmane Dembele.

Paris St Germain's Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring their first goal.

France has asked prosecutor to investigate treatment of its nationals on Global Sumud Flotilla

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says abuses against French activists, including sexual assault and beatings, are being referred to prosecutors.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks in Sweden, May 22, 2026; illustrative.