July 27, 2024

East West for Rights and Freedoms

Tag: France

Amid opposition from the Socialists and Greens
France intends to end nationality by birth on the island of Mayotte to limit immigration

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The French authorities announced their intention to make a controversial constitutional amendment that would abolish the right of those born on the French island of Mayotte, which has a Muslim majority in the Indian Ocean, to obtain citizenship, claiming that it would help stop the illegal immigration crisis. This step was rejected by the Socialists…

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France: The number of asylum applications has reached record levels in 2023, and Afghans are at the forefront

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The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (Ofpra) announced that it had received “142,500 applications for international protection, including 123,400 asylum applications for the first time” during the year 2023, which represents an unprecedented increase in the number of asylum applications in France. Afghans represented the largest number of asylum seekers…

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The French Constitutional Council rejects more than a third of the articles of a right-wing law on immigration

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The French Constitutional Council rejected more than a third of the provisions contained in the controversial immigration bill that was adopted under pressure from the far-right, and while human rights organizations considered the ruling a “victory,” right-wing forces described it as a “coup by the judiciary.” French media reported that the texts rejected by the…

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French opposition is pushing to drop “racist” immigration law

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The French opposition said that the new draft immigration law raises concerns that tens of thousands, including 30,000 children, will be deprived of their social rights, because it contradicts the values ​​of “liberty, fraternity and equality” on which the French Republic is based, calling for the law to be withdrawn before it is presented to…

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An increase in the rate of expulsion of foreigners convicted of “misdemeanors” in France during 2023

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Statistics from the French Ministry of the Interior indicated that the number of “foreigners who committed misdemeanors” and were expelled from France in 2023 increased by thirty percent compared to 2022, indicating that the Maghreb, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Central Europe were among the most prominent regions. According to the French Interior Ministry, the number of…

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French prosecutors demand imprisonment of Algerian Youcef Atal for his solidarity with Gaza

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The French Public Prosecution demanded the imprisonment of Algerian football player Youcef Atal for a 10-month-suspended sentence, and a fine of 45,000 euros, on charges of incitement to violence and hatred, due to his solidarity with Palestine. Youcef Atal will be obliged to publish the penalty imposed on him on his personal Instagram account for…

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Human rights activists considered it a “historic failure”: The European Union reaches an agreement on reforming the immigration system

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European Parliaments and European Union member states reached an agreement on reforming the immigration system after long and arduous negotiations, but human rights organizations considered that “this agreement constitutes a historic failure” and “will cause more deaths at sea.” On December 19, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised this “historic agreement” on the…

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