Protests against French bill to crack down on Islamist 'separatists'

February 15, 2021 By La rédaction de Mediapart

Demonstrators protested in Paris on Sunday against draft legislation to be put to a vote in parliament on Tuesday which the government says is aimed against Islamic 'separatism' and which includes restricting clandestine schooling and foreign funding of religious activities, and increasing powers to crackdown on hate speech both online and in mosques.

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Activists rallied Sunday in Paris to demand that the French government abandon a bill aimed at rooting out Islamist extremism that the protesters say could trample on religious freedom and make all Muslims into potential suspects, reports FRANCE 24.

Protests against French bill to crack down on Islamist 'separatists'

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