About 2,000 people protested in Paris on Sunday against racism, Islamophobia and violence against children after a court allowed the demonstrations to go ahead.
France has banned protests more frequently in recent months amid tensions over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. In the country with large Muslim and Jewish communities, authorities have banned many pro-Palestinian demonstrations and public gatherings, citing the risk of anti-Semitic hate crimes and violence.
Protesters marched peacefully from the multi-ethnic Al-Bab neighborhood to Place de la République on Sunday. Many chanted in memory of Nahel, a 17-year-old man of North African descent who was shot and killed by police during a traffic stop last year.
Paris police chief Laurent Nunez told broadcaster BFM TV that he initially chose to ban the march because organizers compared French police violence to the war in Gaza when announcing the protest and believed the event could have a negative impact on public order. create a threat.
The Paris administrative court rejected that argument in a quick ruling.
Yessa Belkgodja, one of the march organizers, welcomed the court ruling, saying: “Struggles and mobilizations to protect all children are normal and should be.”
“If we are not allowed to protest, it means we have no right to express ourselves in France,” said Yamina Ayad, a retiree wrapped in a Palestinian flag. “…We are being monitored on social media. That’s enough, leave us alone.”
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