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PoliticalFrance·16 Oct 2026

French mayors urge recognition of 1961 Paris massacre as state crime

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On the eve of the 65th anniversary of the 1961 Paris massacre, approximately 30 French mayors, including Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire, issued a formal appeal for the French state to officially recognize the event as a state crime. The massacre involved the police repression of thousands of unarmed Algerian protesters, with historians estimating the death…

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