Challenges to freedom of expression in France amid rising security concerns
France finds itself in the midst of a prolonged security challenge due to an Islamic extremist as well as a domestic radicalization threat. In October, the Interior Ministry briefings verified over fifteen thwarted attacks since January, some of them associated with internet radical groups running through encrypted sites. The increased vigilance by security officials in […]
Tear Gas and Torn Families: France’s Farmers Confront Disease Culls in Ariège
On December 12, 2025, the police used tear gas to clear a cattle farm in Les Bordes-sur-Arize, Ariege, to kill over-200 Blonde d’Aquitaine cows infected with lumpy skin disease. The intervention was preceded by a two-day blockade during which farmers and their followers constructed improvised barricades with the help of cut-down trees, hay bales, farm […]
