France threatens to shut down far-right Generation Identity group
The French government has threatened to shut down Generation Identity (GI), a far-right group exposed in an Al Jazeera undercover investigation that seeks to expel Muslims and migrants from Europe. Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said on Tuesday he was “outraged by the efforts of Generation Identity activists to undermine the Republic” and had asked his staff to gather evidence about the group. “If there is enough evidence, I will not hesitate to advise closing it down,” Darmanin said in a news conference. His comments came days after 30 GI members gathered at the Col de Portillion ...