The police broke up a camp with tents that were set up by migrants in Paris, reports BBC News.
On the night of October 24, French law enforcement agencies expelled people from Place de la République in Paris. It is noted that they set up tents there after the authorities evacuated their camp in the suburbs of the capital. Videos and photos published by various media show violent clashes between police officers and migrants. The head of Interior Ministry Gerald Darmanen demanded a report from law enforcement agencies.
According to data of the Utopia 56 association, there were about 450 people in the camp in Place de Paris. They claimed that after the evacuation of the previous camp, they had nowhere to go.
A migrant camp in the suburbs of Saint-Denis was evacuated on November 17. RIA Novosti with reference to the statement of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs indicates that two thousand people lived there. p>
On November 20, it was reported that the President of France Emmanuel Macron and Darmanen developed a plan to combat extremism. The developed charter provides for a ban on home schooling, a requirement to treat criticism of Islam as an expression of freedom of speech, and the recognition of French laws above Sharia (Muslim laws). In addition, Muslim organizations will not be able to receive funding from other countries.