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Hundreds of armed police guard Paris tourist attractions after influx of criminal gangs from eastern Europe

Hundreds of armed police have been placed around Paris’ major tourist monuments because of an influx of criminal gangs from eastern Europe.

It follows a huge increase in the number of aggressive beggars and pickpockets flooding into the French capital from Romania and Bulgaria – countries whose citizens will soon have unrestricted access to the UK.

The Louvre alone now has 20 permanent uniformed officers patrolling its galleries, with five of them placed at the entrance.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2309015/Hundreds-armed-police-guard-Paris-tourist-attractions-influx-criminal-gangs-eastern-Europe.html#ixzz2QTZG6pru

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The pampered pooches of Paris Pet dogs in the French capital appear to enjoy the freedom of the city, accompanying their owners just about everywhere - and even have their own cemetery. There are hundreds of thousands of dogs in Paris. They can be chosen from puppy-shop windows or ordered from countryside breeders. They are seen travelling about the city, nestled amongst the groceries in shopping trolleys or peering out of handbags. Dogs perch on the running boards of mopeds - ears flying in the wind - or sit, swathed in blankets, in bicycle baskets. They are petted on the bus, the tram and the metro and, for a flat-rate ticket costing 5.10 euros (£4.25), the smaller ones can escape the metropolis and take the train to anywhere in France. more…

The pampered pooches of Paris

Pet dogs in the French capital appear to enjoy the freedom of the city, accompanying their owners just about everywhere - and even have their own cemetery.

There are hundreds of thousands of dogs in Paris.

They can be chosen from puppy-shop windows or ordered from countryside breeders.

They are seen travelling about the city, nestled amongst the groceries in shopping trolleys or peering out of handbags.

Dogs perch on the running boards of mopeds - ears flying in the wind - or sit, swathed in blankets, in bicycle baskets.

They are petted on the bus, the tram and the metro and, for a flat-rate ticket costing 5.10 euros (£4.25), the smaller ones can escape the metropolis and take the train to anywhere in France.

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Banning prostitution in France will ‘endanger lives’ A controversial move by French lawmakers to prohibit prostitution by targeting those who pay for sex will put the lives of prostitutes in danger, organizations representing sex workers told FRANCE 24 this week On Tuesday a show of hands from members at the National Assembly in Paris was enough to set in motion a move towards criminalizing prostitution. A bill will now be introduced to parliament in the coming days that if passed will make the act of paying for sex illegal in France. Fines of €3,000 and prison sentences of up to six months have been suggested as appropriate punishments to be handed out to clients caught handing over cash for sex. But the proposed crackdown, which will come as a surprise to many observers considering the long history of liberal attitudes towards sex in France, has angered organisations which represent sex workers. They believe a move to prohibit an act often referred to “as the oldest profession in the world” will leave them more vulnerable to violence. “The French proposals are dangerous, and criminal. Sex workers experience and all the research shows criminalizing clients drives women underground and into more danger”,  said Sara Walker from the London-based International Prostitutes Collective. “They are making it worse under the guise of making it better,” she added. Morgane Merteuil, general secretary of Strass,  - the union for sex workers in Paris -  was equally dismissive of the resolution. “All the laws that have been introduced up until now to protect women have been completely counter-productive. Tuesday’s vote in the National Assembly is exactly the same,” she told FRANCE 24. more…

Banning prostitution in France will ‘endanger lives’

A controversial move by French lawmakers to prohibit prostitution by targeting those who pay for sex will put the lives of prostitutes in danger, organizations representing sex workers told FRANCE 24 this week

On Tuesday a show of hands from members at the National Assembly in Paris was enough to set in motion a move towards criminalizing prostitution.

A bill will now be introduced to parliament in the coming days that if passed will make the act of paying for sex illegal in France.

Fines of €3,000 and prison sentences of up to six months have been suggested as appropriate punishments to be handed out to clients caught handing over cash for sex.

But the proposed crackdown, which will come as a surprise to many observers considering the long history of liberal attitudes towards sex in France, has angered organisations which represent sex workers.

They believe a move to prohibit an act often referred to “as the oldest profession in the world” will leave them more vulnerable to violence.

“The French proposals are dangerous, and criminal. Sex workers experience and all the research shows criminalizing clients drives women underground and into more danger”,  said Sara Walker from the London-based International Prostitutes Collective.

“They are making it worse under the guise of making it better,” she added.

Morgane Merteuil, general secretary of Strass,  - the union for sex workers in Paris -  was equally dismissive of the resolution. “All the laws that have been introduced up until now to protect women have been completely counter-productive. Tuesday’s vote in the National Assembly is exactly the same,” she told FRANCE 24.

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Marc Jacobs’s Entire Spring Collection Reportedly Stolen in Paris According to the Telegraph, British journalists received an e-mail from the Marc Jacobs PR team canceling a press day “due to the theft of the spring/summer 2012 collections during its transfer from Paris.” Goodness! Do watch for anyone suspicious-looking wearing shiny gingham, silver cowboy boots, or plastic paillette dresses.  But in all seriousness, it’s far more likely that the samples were stolen for counterfeiting reasons. Or, you know, just misplaced en route.

Marc Jacobs’s Entire Spring Collection Reportedly Stolen in Paris

According to the Telegraph, British journalists received an e-mail from the Marc Jacobs PR team canceling a press day “due to the theft of the spring/summer 2012 collections during its transfer from Paris.” Goodness! Do watch for anyone suspicious-looking wearing shiny gingham, silver cowboy boots, or plastic paillette dresses.  But in all seriousness, it’s far more likely that the samples were stolen for counterfeiting reasons. Or, you know, just misplaced en route.

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This dinner is not for the faint-hearted Dinner In The Sky is a Belgian based novelty restaurant which used a crane to hoist its diners, table, and waitstaff 150 feet into the air. Forbes magazine called it one of the world’s ten most unusual restaurants. Dinner in the Sky has mobile services available in 15 nations, and has operated in various cities including Paris and Las Vegas All photos: Splash/All Over Press

This dinner is not for the faint-hearted

Dinner In The Sky is a Belgian based novelty restaurant which used a crane to hoist its diners, table, and waitstaff 150 feet into the air. Forbes magazine called it one of the world’s ten most unusual restaurants. Dinner in the Sky has mobile services available in 15 nations, and has operated in various cities including Paris and Las Vegas All photos: Splash/All Over Press

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 The French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, has condemned a petrol-bomb attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which named the Prophet Muhammed as a “guest editor”. Mr Fillon said freedom of expression was an inalienable right in France and no cause could justify such violence. The offices of the magazine, in Paris, were destroyed in the attack. The government says everything possible will be done to find those responsible. The front cover of Wednesday’s Charlie Hebdo carried a caricature of the Prophet making a facetious comment. It was described as a special edition on the Arab Spring, intended to “celebrate” the victory of an Islamist party in last month’s Tunisian elections.

 The French Prime Minister, Francois Fillon, has condemned a petrol-bomb attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which named the Prophet Muhammed as a “guest editor”.

Mr Fillon said freedom of expression was an inalienable right in France and no cause could justify such violence.

The offices of the magazine, in Paris, were destroyed in the attack.

The government says everything possible will be done to find those responsible.

The front cover of Wednesday’s Charlie Hebdo carried a caricature of the Prophet making a facetious comment.

It was described as a special edition on the Arab Spring, intended to “celebrate” the victory of an Islamist party in last month’s Tunisian elections.

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Palestinians Granted Membership in U.N. Cultural Body The U.N. cultural agency approved a request to admit Palestine as a full member, a highly divisive bid that’s part of the Palestinians’ broader push for greater international recognition. U.S. lawmakers have threatened to withhold some $80 million in funding to UNESCO if it approves Palestinian membership. Huge cheers went up in UNESCO after delegates voted to approve the membership Monday. One shouted “Long Live Palestine!” in French. U.S. officials oppose the Palestinian UNESCO request and say it could harm renewed efforts for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Palestinian officials are seeking full membership in the United Nations, but because that effort is expected to take some time, they are separately trying to get membership at Paris-based UNESCO. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10/31/un-cultural-agency-grants-palestinians-full-membership/#ixzz1cMecbv5G

Palestinians Granted Membership in U.N. Cultural Body

The U.N. cultural agency approved a request to admit Palestine as a full member, a highly divisive bid that’s part of the Palestinians’ broader push for greater international recognition.

U.S. lawmakers have threatened to withhold some $80 million in funding to UNESCO if it approves Palestinian membership.

Huge cheers went up in UNESCO after delegates voted to approve the membership Monday. One shouted “Long Live Palestine!” in French.

U.S. officials oppose the Palestinian UNESCO request and say it could harm renewed efforts for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Palestinian officials are seeking full membership in the United Nations, but because that effort is expected to take some time, they are separately trying to get membership at Paris-based UNESCO.



Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10/31/un-cultural-agency-grants-palestinians-full-membership/#ixzz1cMecbv5G

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Christian group faces charges for disrupting Paris play French authorities on Saturday said they would press charges against Christian fundamentalists who disrupted the showing of a controversial play at a Paris theatre. The culture ministry said members of the Institut Civitas group ambushed a performance of Italian dramatist Romeo Castellucci’s “On the Concept of the Face, Regarding the Son of God” at the Theatre de la Ville on Thursday, brandishing placards reading “Stop Christianophobia.” “The city of Paris and the Theatre de la Ville have decided to jointly lodge a complaint against those responsible for acts of damage… and harming freedom of creation and artistic expression,” the Paris mayor’s office on Saturday. Theatre administrator Michael Chase said the group distributed leaflets outside the theatre before interrupting the play, which resumed after the protesters were removed by police. On Friday, despite reinforced security, theatre-goers waiting to see the show were pelted with eggs and oil. The theatre, where the play runs until October 30, decided to lodged a complaint, Chase said, in a bid to “defend by every means against this unacceptable attack on freedom.” Previously showcased at a festival in Avignon in southern France, Castelluci’s work sees a son care and clean up after his incontinent father beneath a giant portrait of Jesus. French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said the actions of the group “harmed a fundamental principal of freedom of expression protected by French law,” while conceding that “some parts of the show may shock.” Christian protesters previously targeted a controversial work by US artist Andres Serrano on show at a contemporary art museum in Avignon. In April two men attacked attacked the exhibit “Immersion Piss Christ,” a photograph of a plastic crucifix submerged in urine.

Christian group faces charges

for disrupting Paris play

French authorities on Saturday said they would press charges against Christian fundamentalists who disrupted the showing of a controversial play at a Paris theatre.

The culture ministry said members of the Institut Civitas group ambushed a performance of Italian dramatist Romeo Castellucci’s “On the Concept of the Face, Regarding the Son of God” at the Theatre de la Ville on Thursday, brandishing placards reading “Stop Christianophobia.”

“The city of Paris and the Theatre de la Ville have decided to jointly lodge a complaint against those responsible for acts of damage… and harming freedom of creation and artistic expression,” the Paris mayor’s office on Saturday.

Theatre administrator Michael Chase said the group distributed leaflets outside the theatre before interrupting the play, which resumed after the protesters were removed by police.

On Friday, despite reinforced security, theatre-goers waiting to see the show were pelted with eggs and oil.

The theatre, where the play runs until October 30, decided to lodged a complaint, Chase said, in a bid to “defend by every means against this unacceptable attack on freedom.”

Previously showcased at a festival in Avignon in southern France, Castelluci’s work sees a son care and clean up after his incontinent father beneath a giant portrait of Jesus.

French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said the actions of the group “harmed a fundamental principal of freedom of expression protected by French law,” while conceding that “some parts of the show may shock.”

Christian protesters previously targeted a controversial work by US artist Andres Serrano on show at a contemporary art museum in Avignon.

In April two men attacked attacked the exhibit “Immersion Piss Christ,” a photograph of a plastic crucifix submerged in urine.

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