France protesters defy bans to rally against police violence
3 years agoFrench activist and leader of the Truth and Justice for Adama Committee Assa Traore speaks to audience ahead of a gathering for the "March for Adama Traore" - seven years after his death - at Place de la Republique, in Paris on July 8, 2023. - Seven years after Adama Traore, a young black man, died in police custody, his sister had planned to lead a commemorative march north of Paris in Persan and Beaumont-sur-Oise. However, with tensions still high following the police killing of 17-year-old Nahel, of Algerian origin, at a traffic stop last week, a court ruled the chance of public disturbance was too high to allow the march to proceed. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
Around 2,000 people defied a ban to join a memorial rally in central Paris Saturday for a young black man who died in police custody
