French schoolchildren protest at migrant expulsions with Paris march

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Source: Guardian

Hundreds of French teenagers have erected barricades outside their schools and marched through Paris to protest against the police expulsions of immigrant families – including some of their classmates.

A few students clashed with police firing teargas but most marched peacefully, some climbing on bus shelters to shout demands for the interior minister's resignation.

Anger erupted this week over the treatment of a 15-year-old Kosovar girl who was detained in front of classmates on a field trip. The government says eight of her family had been denied asylum and were no longer allowed to stay in France.

Such expulsions occur regularly around France as the government tries to limit illegal immigration. But the treatment of the girl touched a nerve, with critics saying police went too far and betrayed France's image as a champion of human rights.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/17/french-schoolchildren-protest-migrant-explusions-paris-kosovar

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Good for them!

What a brave and kind hearted group of kids!

[Eugene]

2. Hollande: Deported Roma girl can return to France alone

Source: BBC

19 October 2013 Last updated at 14:32 GMT

Hollande: Deported Roma girl can return to France alone

French President Francois Hollande has said a Roma girl who was removed from her school bus and deported can return to finish her studies, but that her family cannot.

Leonarda Dibrani, 15, was expelled along with her parents and five siblings earlier this month after they lost their battle for asylum in France.

The case has sparked protests by student groups across the country.

A government investigation ruled that the deportation had been legal.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24594845