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

Paris police canceled the June 20 protest hours before it was due to begin, citing a particularly tense national and international context and risk of violence.

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

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

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.

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

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/

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


Emily in Paris' Lucas Bravo seen in Tel Aviv for photoshoot with fashion label Renuar

Photo from Emily in Paris showing Lucas Bravo.

Jewish boy tripped, punched, held at knifepoint on way to Paris synagogue

The boy, who was wearing a kippah at the time of the attack, said 5 attackers physically assaulted him, made antisemitic remarks, and stole his AirPods.

This photograph shows a French flag fluttering with the La Defense business district in the background skyline, in Paris, on December 5, 2025.

Three Jewish men threatened by knife-wielding attacker on way back from Paris synagogue

When the three men confirmed that they were Jewish, the man brandished the knife and shouted at them.

 A police officer waits outside the courtroom at the courthouse in Paris, March 31, 2025.

Paris court dismisses Jewish family's compensation claim against government for not paying rent

The claim sought unpaid rent from the French government for its use of the family's ancestral home in Iraq as an embassy.

View of the Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court, in Paris, France, January 25, 2024.

'Deeply alarming': Jewish primary school in Paris vandalized, CCTV damaged

A Jewish primary school in Paris was vandalized over the weekend, with windows smashed and property damaged, as prosecutors opened a probe into aggravated antisemitic vandalism.

A French National Police officer, wearing a body-worn camera, stands in Paris, France, December 10, 2025.

Paris beyond the postcards: 7 surprising facts about the historic center

Paris is a city worth understanding, not just seeing.

A slow journey through France’s Loire Valley: Chateaux, wine, and quiet beauty

Choosing which Loire Valley châteaux to visit is both a delightful and challenging dilemma, one that quickly becomes overwhelming. There are 300 châteaux in total, and about 100 open to the public.

Exterior architecture of the Renaissance castle in the village of Grignan in the Drome department of France on September 23, 2025.

Jewish woman once held up by Nazis as ideal Aryan baby dead at 91

Born in Berlin in 1934 to Latvian Jewish parents Jacob and Polin Levinson, Taft was photographed when she was 6 months old by a German photographer, Hans Ballin.

HESSY TAFT poses holding a photograph of herself taken in 1935 by well-known German photographer Hans Ballin during an interview with Reuters July 9, 2014.

From Paris and Milan to Israel: The studio bringing true couture to brides

Elizabeth Brown of MONALIZABETH opens a 250 m² studio with her 2026 Renaissance-inspired bridal collection – not just a boutique, but a full couture experience.

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Are we watching the collapse of Western Europe in real time? - comment

The terrorists don't need to show up again. The inhibition is already installed, running quietly in the background like software that updates itself.

People gather on the Place de la Republique square to pay tribute to the victims of last year's shooting at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, in Paris, France, January 7, 2016. France this week commemorates the victims of last year's Islamist militant attacks on satirical weekly Charlie