By Fayçal Benhassain | April 7, 2021 | 8:18pm EDT
The interior of the luxurious Palais Vivienne property in central Paris. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images)
Paris (CNSNews.com) – French authorities have launched investigations to determine whether a clandestine dinner took place in the capital recently despite coronavirus lockdown restrictions – and whether any member of President Emmanuel Macron’s government was present.
The French television network M6 last weekend reported on a dinner allegedly held at a luxury residence in central Paris known as Palais Vivienne, owned by a wealthy businessman, Pierre-Jean Chalençon. Reporters who used a hidden camera to film the event claim that at least one member of the government was there.
By Fayçal Benhassain | April 7, 2021 | 8:18pm EDT
The interior of the luxurious Palais Vivienne property in central Paris. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images)
Paris (CNSNews.com) – French authorities have launched investigations to determine whether a clandestine dinner took place in the capital recently despite coronavirus lockdown restrictions – and whether any member of President Emmanuel Macron’s government was present.
The French television network M6 last weekend reported on a dinner allegedly held at a luxury residence in central Paris known as Palais Vivienne, owned by a wealthy businessman, Pierre-Jean Chalençon. Reporters who used a hidden camera to film the event claim that at least one member of the government was there.
Interview: Death of French schoolgirl Alisha shows bullying kills
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Interview: Death of French schoolgirl Alisha shows bullying kills
Efforts to crack down on bullying in schools in France have intensified after a teenager was attacked and drowned in the Seine. MP Erwan Balanant discusses his bid to end the problem
5 April 2021
By Connexion journalist
The dangers of bullying in school have recently been highlighted by the death of Alisha Khalid, a 14-year-old who drowned in the Seine.
By Fayçal Benhassain | February 17, 2021 | 5:57pm EST
A young woman at a Muslim school in eastern France. (Photo by Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty Images)
Paris (CNSNews.com) – A bill banning “virginity certificates” passed its first legislative hurdle in France this week, as lawmakers aim to reduce a practice often linked to forced or arranged marriages – and sometimes to so-called “honor” killings – particularly in conservative Muslim communities.
The measure forms part of a broader “anti-separatism” bill, designed to counter radical Islamism in the country, which the lower house passed after 80 hours of debate and the adoption of 144 amendments. The article banning virginity certificates was approved by 112 votes to 1. The Senate will begin discussion on the full bill in late March.