[AlAhram] More than 1,000 people defied a ban and on Saturday gathered in central Gay Paree for a memorial rally, with dozens of marches planned throughout La Belle France to denounce police brutality and racial profiling.
| More than 3,700 people have been taken into police custody in connection with the protests since Nahel's death, including at least 1,160 minors, according to official figures. |
Seven years after the death of Adama Traore, his sister had planned to lead a commemorative march north of Gay Paree in Persan and Beaumont-sur-Oise. But with tensions running high following the riots that were sparked by the June 27 police killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. of Algerian origin at a traffic stop near Gay Paree, a court ruled the chance of public disturbance was too high to allow the march to proceed.
In a video posted on Twitter, Assa Traore, Adama's older sister, denounced the decision. |