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• Gad Elmaleh: From Stand-Up to ’Minions’ - Comedian Reflects on Diverse Career
  23 July 2022, by Ginette

  Moroccan comedian Gad Elmaleh is expected this Saturday, July 23 in Carcassonne, on the stage of the Théâtre Jean-Deschamps at 9pm for the presentation of his show "D’ailleurs". In an interview with l’Indépendant, the versatile artist opened up about his career on stage and in film.
  Gad Elmaleh is no longer an artist to be introduced. Several decades of a rich career punctuated by joys but also sorrows. While the comedian has made a name for himself in stand-up, he is also an artist who (…)

• Carcassonne Hospital Welcomes Last Baby of 2019 and First of 2020
  3 January 2020, by Ginette

  New Year’s Eve was not a quiet night at the Carcassonne maternity ward. This unit of the city’s hospital had the joy of seeing the birth of the last baby of 2019, as well as the one who opened the ball of births in 2020.
  Ilyes Abdelmoumen, 3.5 kg for 50 cm, was the last baby to be born in 2019 at the maternity ward of the Carcassonne hospital center. Expected by his parents for January 1, 2020, the little boy preferred to come out in the last hours of 2019. A happy birth that brings joy (…)

• Former Moroccan Athlete Jailed for Death Threats Against Ex-Wife in Carcassonne
  4 October 2021, by Sylvanus

  The Carcassonne court sentenced a former Moroccan military pentathlon athlete, tried in immediate appearance, to four months in prison for "repeated death threats" against his future ex-wife and her relatives.
  The facts had occurred on September 25 in Carcassonne. "I’m going to gouge out your eyes... I’m going to kill you, you and your relatives..." Hicham had launched at his future ex-wife after blocking her way. Alerted, the police had gone down to the La Conte area on Claude-Perraults (…)

• 12-Year-Old with Epilepsy Faces Relentless Bullying, Parents Consider Homeschooling
  29 March 2023, by Sylvanus

  Fares, a 6th grade student at the Jules-Verne college, is constantly a victim of school bullying. Exasperated, he no longer wants to go back to class. His parents are now considering homeschooling him.
  Fares, a 12-year-old student, is placed in special classes for students with disabilities (Ulis*) because he has Doose syndrome, which can cause him to have epileptic seizures. Since then, he has been the scapegoat of some students in his class. "Every week, we go to the college because he (…)

• Bullying Case of 12-Year-Old in Carcassonne Faces Dismissal, Sparks Controversy
  16 June 2023, by Said

  New developments in the case of young Farès, this 12-year-old middle school student who had been the victim of school bullying in Carcassonne.
  You surely remember his swollen face, following a violent fall down the stairs of his establishment last March. After investigation, the justice system has decided to dismiss the complaint filed by his parents, a decision that raises more questions than answers.
  The announcement of this decision was made on Thursday by Géraldine Labialle, the (…)

• Carcassonne Exhumes Moroccan Veteran’s Remains Without Family Consent, Sparking Outrage
  10 December 2023, by Sylvanus

  After 25 years, the body of a Moroccan was exhumed by the city of Carcassonne to the surprise of his family, who claim they were not informed beforehand. Outraged, they are considering legal action.
  An unbelievable fact! Buried in 1997 in the Conte cemetery, the body of Moha Aziz Karkour, a former Moroccan rifleman who fought alongside France, was recently exhumed without his family’s knowledge. It was on December 4 that Mohammed Karkour and his mother discovered by chance the remains of (…)

• Moroccan Man Jailed for Domestic Violence Against Cancer-Stricken Wife in Carcassonne
  12 February 2024, by Said

  Mohamed, a 51-year-old Moroccan, was sentenced to six months in prison by the single-judge court in Carcassonne for violence against his partner, in the presence of their minor son.
  On October 13, 2023, in Carcassonne, Mohamed got angry at his partner because she asked him for the car keys and money to go shopping. He insulted her, calling her a "bitch" and a "dog", before twisting her wrist, grabbing her by the neck and slapping her, reports the newspaper La Dépêche.
  The victim suffers (…)

• Moroccan Man Sentenced for Domestic Violence Against Wife and Children in Carcassonne
  5 December 2024, by Said

  A 48-year-old Moroccan man appeared on Wednesday, December 4, before the Carcassonne Criminal Court for acts of violence against his partner and their four children. The events took place in Villegailhenc, near Carcassonne, between July 2018 and July 2024.
  The case came to light on July 20, following the call for help from the eldest of the siblings. "My father is beating my mother, come quickly..." he told the gendarmes. On the spot, the law enforcement officers discovered an explosive (…)