French anger after black man beaten echoes US Black Lives Matter movement
Pressure on the French government and police leadership intensified Friday after the police beating of a black music producer in Paris sparked outrage across the spectrum, from top politicians to football stars. The incident put the government on the backfoot as it tries to push through controversial new security legislation that would restrict the right of the media to publish the faces of police agents. What about the right to publish images of police agents in the UK and the US? FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian explains.
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