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Murder of Lyhanna: Anger grows as thousands take to the streets in Paris

Thousands of people gathered in Paris to demand accountability and reforms after the killing of 11-year-old Lyhanna, criticising the handling of the case by French authorities and the justice system.

Lyhanna: lawyer for murdered French girl’s family calls for more justice system funding

Lyhanna: lawyer for murdered French girl’s family calls for more justice system funding

Political row emerges over state’s failure to tackle sexual violence against children as people protest across France

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French PM announces measures to combat child abuse amid Lyhanna protests

French PM announces measures to combat child abuse amid Lyhanna protests

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday presented initial measures to better protect children, following a meeting with key ministers, in a bid to quell public anger sweeping the country over the death of 11-year-old Lyhanna.

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Mother sues French state over daughter's rape case as public anger grows

The mother of a girl who had lodged a rape complaint against the chief suspect in the Lyhanna murder case is to sue the French state and the justice minister, her lawyer said on Tuesday. Thousands took to the streets nationwide on Monday evening to protest at failings to protect…

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'Heads must roll': France demands judicial overhaul after murder of 11-year-old girl

The main suspect, Jérôme Barella, had faced multiple complaints for sexual violence against minors but was never investigated or questioned - until now.

'Entire system is broken': Lyhanna's death reveals 'systemic failures' in France's judicial system

François Picard is pleased to welcome Solène Podevin-Favre, president of the "Face à l'inceste" advocacy and support group and former co-director of the Ciivise, an independent commission set up in 2021 to come up with proposals to fight sexual abuse of children in France. According to Podevin-Favre, the murder of…

French justice system on trial as nation rages at failure to prevent schoolgirl’s murder

French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has ordered public prosecutors to review 70,000 allegations of violence against minors, by July 14, amid fury at the death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl that has exposed cracks in the country’s judicial system.

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France’s justice minister refuses to resign after outcry over girl’s killing

France’s justice minister refuses to resign after outcry over girl’s killing

Gérald Darmanin will not resign, but he apologised for the handling of the primary suspect in an 11-year-old girl's murder and asked France's public prosecutors to re-examine the country's 70,000 legal complaints under review for alleged crimes against children.

French prosecutors ordered to review all child abuse complaints after girl's murder

French prosecutors ordered to review all child abuse complaints after girl's murder

French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has ordered a review of all complaints involving child victims of sexual violence in France after the death of an 11-year-old girl allegedly killed by a man who had previously been accused of rape and sexual assault of other children but had never been convicted.

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Israeli paper: Trump is 'desperate for a deal with the devilish Tehran regime'

Israeli paper: Trump is 'desperate for a deal with the devilish Tehran regime'

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 8: Papers discuss the latest exchange of strikes between Iran and Israel and analyse 100 days of war. In France, papers are covering the "failure" of the country's judicial system amid the Lyhanna affair. Finally, the completion of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia divides both tourists and…

Hundreds march in memory of slain French schoolgirl Lyhanna

Hundreds march in memory of slain French schoolgirl Lyhanna

Hundreds of residents gathered in the southwestern French town of Fleurance on Saturday to take part in a silent march honouring Lyhanna, the 11-year-old schoolgirl whose death has shocked the nation.

France protests: Why are thousands people taking to the streets?

France protests: Why are thousands people taking to the streets?

France Protests: A sea of people filled the streets of Fleurance under scorching afternoon heat for the march, which was attended by local representatives but, in line with the family's wishes, not by national politicians.

The Economic Times

Thousands gather for march for French girl whose killing sparked outrage over lapses

Thousands gather for march for French girl whose killing sparked outrage over lapses

The parents of an 11-year-old girl, named as Lyhanna, joined thousands of people in the southwestern French town of Fleurance on Sunday for a silent march in her memory, as outrage spread over systemic failures blamed for her suspected killing.

France's president blasts 'unacceptable' lapses over 11-year-old girl's suspected murderer

France's president blasts 'unacceptable' lapses over 11-year-old girl's suspected murderer

A girl, named in the press only as Lyhanna, went missing on 29 May near the town of Fleurance after she was last seen getting into a man's car.

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Case of missing 11-year-old feared killed exposes cracks in the French judicial system

In France, a firestorm of recrimination rages over the feared killing of an 11-year-old girl named Lyhanna

France probes judicial 'dysfunction' after murder of 11‑year‑old Lyhanna shocks nation

The French government is set to probe what President Emmanuel Macron on Friday described as "dysfunction" in the judicial system following the killing of an 11-year-old girl named Lyhanna in southwest France. The main suspect in the case had twice been formally accused of raping a child, with investigations either…

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France questions judicial system after girl's suspected murder

France's government was on Friday assessing possible judicial failings, after allegations that investigators could have prevented a 11-year-old girl's disappearance by better dealing with previous sexual abuse complaints.

Outrage in France as body discovered in case of missing 11‑year‑old Lyhanna

Outrage erupted in France on Thursday after a body was discovered in the search for 11-year-old schoolgirl Lyhanna and it was revealed that the key suspect had been repeatedly accused of sexually abusing children but no action had been taken. The body has yet to be formally identified.

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