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  • French Charity "Restos du Coeur" Faces Backlash Over Veiled Volunteer Ban
    28 November 2019, by Sylvanus

    The wearing of the veil was the main reason for the exclusion of a volunteer from a center of the association "Les Restos du Coeur" in Toulon. This incident, which occurred on September 3, is not to the liking of the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF), which denounces the "discriminatory" charter of the association prohibiting the wearing of "ostentatious religious symbols among volunteers".
    Veiled volunteers are not welcome at the Restaurants du Coeur. This is evidenced by (…)

  • French Customs Seize 4 Tons of Moroccan Cannabis in Mediterranean Sea Operation
    26 September 2021, by Sylvanus

    The French customs, in coordination with the Toulon public prosecutor and the maritime customs operational center in Marseille (CODM), managed to seize four tons of Moroccan cannabis resin hidden in a fishing vessel south of the economic zone of France in the Mediterranean Sea.
    The operation took place on September 13 in the Mediterranean Sea. A fishing vessel without nationality was intercepted in international waters, "between the Strait of Gibraltar and the Sicilian Channel," the (…)

  • French Court Suspends Burkini Ban on Fréjus Beaches
    6 August 2023, by Sylvanus

    The administrative court of Toulon has suspended the decree of the mayor of Fréjus (Var), David Rachline (Rassemblement national) banning swimming in burkinis on the beaches of the city. A satisfaction for the Ligue des droits de l’Homme.
    Victory for the Ligue des droits de l’Homme which had filed an appeal against the decree banning swimming in burkinis on the beaches of the city of Fréjus, taken by the mayor a few days ago. "Against all odds, the court decided to suspend the municipal (…)