France

The dematerialization of residence permits in France, instead of being a panacea, represents an enormous difficulty for foreigners. Ten associations have filed an appeal before the Council of State for "faulty negligence" and order the State to apply the law on the Digital Administration of Foreigners in France (ANEF).
Fédération des acteurs de la solidarité (FAS), Aurore, Coallia, Emmaüs Solidarité, Forum Réfugiés, France terre d’asile, JRS France (Jesuit Refugee Service), Cimade, Groupe (…)

Found unconscious with a stab wound in the back on Sunday evening in Chambéry (Savoie), an 18-year-old Moroccan died shortly after being admitted to the hospital. This death occurred following a brawl, according to the municipality.
According to the police, the young Moroccan was in an irregular situation on French territory, reports Europe1. He was found unconscious around 9 p.m. with a stab wound in the back and died shortly after arriving at the hospital, the same source specifies, (…)

The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) is up in arms against the relocations to Morocco. The union announces new protest movements for this Wednesday, April 10, in reaction to the announcement by JTEKT France of the elimination of 197 jobs, including 112 in Irigny and 85 in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur.
The rally will take place in front of the establishments in Irigny (Rhône) and Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur (Côte-d’Or). It follows an initial mobilization that took place on March 27. The CGT (…)

The Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed the shared liability of a travel agency that sold a Moroccan circuit including a 4x4 excursion in the desert to a traveler. She was injured during this trip.
The court of first instance had established the agency’s 50% liability. In its decision dated March 20, 2025, the Paris Court of Appeal confirms this shared liability, based on the Tourism Code. However, according to international law, in the case of a traffic accident, the law of the place (…)

A tense demonstration on Monday in Poitiers pitted about twenty people against pro-Polisario and Claude Mangin, wife of a detainee in Morocco. The gathering took place in front of the Maison de la Gibauderie, where she is staying as part of her "March for Freedom".
The protesters, Franco-Moroccans from Poitiers, accuse Claude Mangin of politicizing the case of her husband. "A husband who was convicted by Moroccan courts," said Bouziane Fourka, on behalf of the collective. "If she wants (…)

Franco-Algerian politician Karim Zéribi denounces attempts to divide the Maghrebi diaspora in France, led by right-wing parties. The former European deputy recalls that Moroccans, Algerians and Tunisians share the same cultures and traditions.
"Since when, because we have good relations with one of the three Maghreb countries, should we have bad relations with the others?" asks Karim Zéribi, alluding to the rapprochement between France and Morocco following Paris’ recognition of the (…)

In France, around ten undocumented workers, mostly from Morocco and Algeria, are demanding justice from the giants of the waste sector and a subcontractor who exploited them for several years, from 2019 to 2022, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
"I worked at NTI for three years, without a contract. I sorted waste on the conveyor belt while I was pregnant. I had to work nights until the birth. Today, my daughter is three and a half years old," Hind tells RFI, coming with her little girl to the (…)

An association of Occitan producers is counting on the cultivation of a tree well established in Morocco to replace the vine on the coast, which is a victim of drought.
An association of Occitan producers is starting to grow the carob tree in the Aude. Benoît Valéry, an organic winegrower and president of the association "Caroubes Occitans", is one of the first to embark on this culture already well established in Morocco, reports franceinfo. From early 2025, his vines have given way to (…)

Since the contested election of its president, there is a very bad atmosphere at the Es-Salam mosque in Toulouse. The case is being brought before the courts.
Elected president of the Muslim Association of Toulouse Mosquée Es-Salam on May 1, 2023, Mohamed Makkaoui suffers from a lack of legitimacy? The day after his election, a second report was filed with the prefecture, attesting to a competing leadership, reports La Dépêche, noting that "this double registration triggers a sustained (…)

The Versailles (Yvelines) court has imposed a prison sentence and a fine on Moroccan influencer Rym Renom, followed by 1.8 million people on Instagram.
The verdict of Rym Renom’s trial, which took place on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, is now known. Prosecuted for misleading commercial practices on social networks, the Moroccan influencer was sentenced in absentia to 1 year in prison and a 25,000 euro fine. The Versailles (Yvelines) court also ordered the seizure of a sum of 40,000 euros. (…)