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March for black man who died in French police custody banned

Lawyers for the family of Adama Traoré, a 24-year-old black man who died shortly after his arrest by gendarmes in 2016, and whose sister has led a high-profile campaign for the officers to be brought to trial, have mounted a legal challenge against a ban by authorities on a march planned for Saturday in his memory.  

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French authorities have banned an annual march in memory of Adama Traoré, a 24-year-old black man who died in police custody in 2016, sparking anger and a court challenge by lawyers, reports The Guardian.

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