US EditionProtests against Islamophobia held across France
- Protests occurred across French cities on Sunday to condemn the April 25 stabbing death of 22-year-old Aboubakar Cisse at a mosque in La Grand-Combe.
- The protests erupted after a man of Bosnian descent and French nationality, named Olivier H., fatally stabbed Aboubakar Cisse multiple times while recording the violent act and verbally attacking Islam.
- Demonstrators in Paris, Marseille, and Lyon carried Palestinian flags, wore keffiyehs, chanted slogans like "Stop Islamophobia," and opposed Interior Minister Retailleau's policies targeting Muslims and migrants.
- Protesters displayed signs proclaiming that Islamophobia results in harm, with the government and media playing a role, and called for opposition. Another sign accused Retailleau of being responsible for Aboubakar’s death.
- Organizers planned a national march in Paris on May 11 to protest rising Islamophobic attacks amid frustration over political silence and Muslim exclusion from public life.
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"Retailleau everywhere, justice nowhere": in Paris, a demonstration against serious and combative Islamophobia
The Parisian procession brought together support groups for Palestine, antifas and LGBTQI+ associations, but few political and trade union organizations. While everyone is concerned about the "nausea climate" that led to the assassination of Abubakar Cissé, everyone calls for a start of mobilization.
Thousands of demonstrators in Paris in tribute to Aboubakar Cissé and against Islamophobia
Several thousand demonstrators marched Sunday in Paris at the call of several organizations and personalities to denounce "the progression of Islamophobia in France" and pay tribute to Aboubakar Cissé, a young Malian killed in a mosque in La Grande-Combe, in the Gard, on 25 April. Several elected representatives were present, as well as associations or collectives and thousands of citizens.
"A red line has been crossed": a crowd of protesters against Islamophobia this Sunday in Paris
The murder of Abubakar Cissé has led thousands of people to protest against Islamophobia, which has been on the rise since the beginning of the year in France. Protesters denounce the responsibility of politicians, including that of Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.
"The malaise is profound among Muslims and has never been so severe"
A march is being held this Sunday in tribute to the Malian Aboubakar Cissé killed in a mosque in the Gard on 25 April. Olivier H., the main suspect, was charged with "murder because of religion". Fear, distrust, pressure: many practicing Muslims testify to the Liberation of an increasingly heavy climate.
French Muslims worried after the death of Abubakar Cissé: "Can you imagine if such an attack is repeated?"
A march is held this Sunday in tribute to the Malian killed in his Gardese mosque on 25 April. The main suspect, Olivier H., has just been charged with "murder because of religion." Fear, paranoia, pressure: many practicing Muslims describe to "liberation" a deleterious climate.
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