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speedbawl t1_jdxyi58 wrote

Reply to comment by theblinkenlights in Annie Ernaux, the 2022 Nobel literature laureate, has backed calls for a thorough investigation after four female students said they were sexually assaulted by police in the western city of Nantes following a protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply contentious pension reform by DoremusJessup

What’s the story with Nantes?

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theblinkenlights t1_jdyhgwt wrote

Recent history of frequent-ish civil unrest, riot police being more aggressive than in other major French cities.

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No-Hotel2966 t1_je0lxaa wrote

Crime has spiked in recent years, to a level near Marseille

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