Defence lawyer makes final pleas for the accused at Pelicot mass rape trial
France • Dec 13, 2024, 5:57 PM
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Gisèle Pelicot, the Frenchwoman at the centre of the mass rape trial that shocked France, has become a feminist hero for refusing to be ashamed and standing up to her aggressors in court. The verdict in the trial is expected next week.
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'Gisèle Pelicot has put the spotlight on what rape victims go through in a trial'
France • 10:15 PM
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The French man who has admitted to enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily-sedated wife asked for forgiveness from his family on Monday and hailed the courage of his now ex-spouse during his trial. FRANCE 24's Jean-Emile Jammine speaks to Sarah
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French parliament avoids government shutdown by passing special budget rollover bill
France • 6:54 PM
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French MPs on Monday voted unanimously in favour of a bill allowing the government to maintain core state functions in the absence of a budget for 2025. The law will be taken up by the Senate on Wednesday. Meanwhile, new Prime Minister François Bayrou he
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The Chauvet cave: Unlocking France's prehistoric past
France • 2:24 PM
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This week, France in Focus heads underground to explore the "Sistine Chapel" of prehistory. Thirty years ago, three explorers discovered the Chauvet cave, a site in southeastern France that was cut off from the world for thousands of years. Inside, paint
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French cinema cancels 'Last Tango in Paris' screening over rape-scene protest
France • 11:13 AM
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The Cinémathèque Française in Paris says it has cancelled a screening of Bernardo Bertolucci's controversial classic, citing "potential security risks", after women's rights activists accused the cinema of failing to provide context about an infamous rap
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Ex-husband in French mass rape trial asks for 'forgiveness' from his family
France • 9:19 AM
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Dominique Pelicot, the French man who has admitted to drugging his former wife Gisele for a decade and inviting dozens of men recruited online to rape her, asked on Monday for his family to forgive him and praised his now ex-spouse for her courage during
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Macron to declare national mourning period for cyclone-ravaged Mayotte
France • 6:52 AM
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French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he will visit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte "in the coming days" and "decree national mourning" after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century on Saturday. Authoriti
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French prosecutors drop 'terror conspiracy' charge in beheaded teacher trial
France • 12:52 AM
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French prosecutors dropped terror conspiracy charges on Monday against two men on trial for their role in the beheading of school teacher Samuel Paty in a Paris suburb in October 2020. Prosecutors told the court that the two men should still be found gui
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