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Political figures leading the march against anti-Semitism arrive near the French Senate in Paris. More than 100,000 people turned out, after days of bickering by political parties over who should take part and a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across France. IMAGES
A rally against anti-Semitism organised by French far-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) is disrupted by demonstrators carrying signs reading "Touche pas à la mémoire" ("Don't touch our remembrance"), in criticism of party leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon's stance on recent events. The protest took place near the site of the former Vél d'Hiv in Paris, where Jews were infamously rounded up and detained during the second World War before being sent to camps. IMAGES
French anti-riot police deploy in northern France as tension mount over the fatal shooting of a teen in a Paris suburb. France on Thursday charged a policeman with homicide over the fatal shooting of a teen that has left authorities scrambling to contain an escalating crisis and prevent new protest violence. IMAGES
Protesters take to the streets in Lille in northern France on the third weekend of demonstrations against against a security bill currently going through French parliament, that would restrict publication of pictures showing the faces of police officers. IMAGES
Anti-racism protesters in the French capital defy a ban to join a weekend of global rallies against racism and police brutality. The death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in the US state of Minnesota, has brought tens of thousands out onto the streets around the world. IMAGES