By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Iranian authorities have denounced police violence in France following the 17 October demonstrations and called on Paris to guarantee freedom of assembly. Tehran accused the French authorities of applying a “double standard”, reports Le Monde.
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Those arrested during the 17 October gatherings are appearing before the Paris Judicial Court, notably on charges of violence against police officers, resisting arrest and handling stolen goods. Hearings began on Tuesday in a tense atmosphere, after the Justice Minister called for the law to be applied with the utmost firmness, reports France 24.
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The Italian government is creating an offence of violent participation in a demonstration, punishable by five years in prison and a 20,000-euro fine for people in a group of at least five. The decree, adopted after violence during student demonstrations in Milan, also includes measures concerning minors and the deployment of 500 additional soldiers to the city, ANG reports.
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French President Emmanuel Macron condemned statements by foreign leaders about the violence in France on 17 October, after Donald Trump linked the riots to immigration. Macron arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of his Gulf tour, according to France 24.
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Donald Trump and his allies are invoking the violence in France on 17 October to denounce immigration and Muslims and mobilise their supporters ahead of the US midterm elections on 3 November. They claim that a Democratic victory could expose the United States to similar unrest, Le Monde reports.
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Google employees leave company’s military AI workGoogle DeepMind employees are leaving the company because of its contracts to deploy artificial intelligence systems in classified military environments. Engineer Sofia Liguori resigned this week, while Google says it reviews its contracts under its internal rules, reports the BBC.The week in Africa
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