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France uses emergency powers against peaceful protests says Amnesty

Activists, environmentalists, and labour rights campaigners have been unjustifiably banned from participating in protests, says group.

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French officials have used the state of emergency imposed after the Paris attacks of 2015 to curb peaceful demonstrations, a rights group says, reports the BBC.

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