AdvertisementRioting erupted in major French cities including Paris on Saturday as thousands demonstrated against a new law making it illegal to film the police. The worst trouble was in the capital city, where officers tried to restore order using tear gas and batons. Thousands of critics of a proposed security law that would restrict sharing images of police officers in France gathered across the country in protest Saturday. Article 24 of the proposed security law criminalizes the publishing of images of police officers with the intent of causing harm. Several thousand people gathered to demonstrate in the streets of Lyon against the law on global security.

Source: Daily Mail November 28, 2020 18:19 UTC