Demonstrators in France have drawn a parallel between George Floyd and a Frenchman of Malian descent who died after he was arrested by French gendarmerie in 2016
Organizers push changes in practices that they say have exacerbated tensions between French police and minorities who populate the country’s blighted areasPARIS—Thousands of people gathered in cities across France on Saturday to protest police brutality and systemic racism, amplifying appeals that have reverberated around the globe since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Organizers hoped to build on the momentum of previous protests and to push for an overhaul of police practices that protesters say have exacerbated tensions between French police and minorities who populate the country’s blighted banlieues. Demonstrators have drawn a parallel between Mr. Floyd, a black...
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