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The French government issued a decree on Wednesday shutting down a climate activist group after officials had accused them of “eco-terrorism.”

France shutdown environmental activist group Uprising of the Earth following violent clashes with police that some argue amount to 'eco-terrorism.'

Les Soulevements de la Terre say they will fight the decree in court

The French government will take steps to shut down Les Soulevements de la Terre, a climate activism group, for advocating what it described as "eco-terrorism."

Suspects aged between 24 and 64 accused of extortion, terrorist financing and propaganda

The trial of 11 alleged senior members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), accused of extortion, terrorist financing and propaganda for the organisation has begun in a Paris court. 

Labelled a terrorist organisation by the US, EU and Turkey, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has been waging a decades-long armed struggle against Ankara for greater autonomy for the Kurdish minority in the Turkish southeast

There have been 1,200 unauthorised demonstrations in France since last Thursday, "some of them violent", according to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. There have been hundreds of arrests. Lawyers,…

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron appeared defiant on Tuesday after his government narrowly survived no-confidence votes, telling allies he would stand by his beleaguered prime...

Ignoring calls from opponents, Macron said there would be no government reshuffle, no fresh parliamentary elections and no referendum on his controversial pension reform, even in the face of widespread protests that have brought millions into the streets