2005 French
civil unrest

Timeline Response Context

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The 2005 civil unrest in France of October and November was a series of economically and racially motivated riots and violent clashes, involving mainly the burning of cars and public buildings at night starting on October 27, 2005 in Clichy-sous-Bois. Events spread to poor housing projects (the cités HLM) in various parts of France. A state of emergency was declared on November 8, 2005. It was extended for three months on 16 November by the Parliament.^[1][2][3] The biggest riots since the May 1968 unrest were triggered by the accidental death of two teenagers, Zyed Benna and Bouna Traoré, in Clichy-sous-Bois, a working-class commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, who were chased by the police and tried to hide from the police in a power substation where they were electrocuted. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Civil disorder is a broad term that is typically used by law enforcement to describe one or more forms of disturbance caused by a group of people. ... Teamsters, armed with pipes, riot in a clash with riot police in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934. ... The Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia after an arson fire on July 9, 2004. ... Car redirects here. ... Public property is land which is owned by a local government, and is accessible to everybody. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other places with the same name, see Clichy. ... For the statistical analysis concept, see Hierarchical linear modeling. ... For other uses, see State of emergency (disambiguation). ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A May 1968 poster: Be young and shut up, with stereotypical silhouette of General de Gaulle. ... For other places with the same name, see Clichy. ... The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Banlieue is the French word for outskirts. ... A 115 kV to 41. ... The term electrocution can mean either: murder, accidental death or suicide by electric shock deliberate execution by electric shock, usually involving an electric chair; the word electrocution is a portmanteau for electrical execution The term is often used incorrectly to refer to a non-fatal event of electric shock. ...

Timeline

Main article: Timeline of the 2005 French civil unrest

While unrest had been building among the juvenile population in France, action was not taken until the reopening of schools in Autumn, since most of the French population is on vacation during the late summer months. However, riots began on Thursday 27 October 2005, triggered by the deaths of two teenagers in Clichy-sous-Bois, a poor commune in an eastern banlieue (suburb) of Paris. Initially confined to the Paris area, the unrest subsequently spread to other areas of the Île-de-France région, and spread through the outskirts of France's urban areas, also affecting some rural areas. After 3 November it spread to other cities in France, affecting all 15 of the large aires urbaines in the country. Thousands of vehicles were burned, and at least one person was killed by the rioters. Close to 2900 rioters were arrested. A car burns in Strasbourg, France on the night of November 5 as riots spread from the Paris banlieues to other parts of the country. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other places with the same name, see Clichy. ... The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Banlieue is the French word for outskirts. ... Capital Paris Land area¹ 12,011 km² Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Population  - Jan. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... In France an aire urbaine (literally: urban area) is roughly the equivalent of a US Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...

On 8 November, President Jacques Chirac declared a state of emergency effective at midnight. Despite the new regulations, riots continued, though on a reduced scale, the following two nights, and again worsened the third night. On 9 November and the morning of 10 November a school was burned in Belfort, and there was violence in Toulouse, Lille, Strasbourg, Marseille, and Lyon. is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... “Chirac” redirects here. ... For other uses, see State of emergency (disambiguation). ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région. ... New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc  (UMP) (since 2004) City Statistics Land... For other uses, see Lille (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Strasburg. ... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines The Old Port of Marseille Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban... This article is about the French city. ...

On 10 November and the morning of 11 November, violence increased overnight in the Paris region, and there were still a number of police wounded across the country.^[4] According to the Interior Minister, violence, arson, and attacks on police worsened on the 11th and morning of the 12th, and there were further attacks on power stations, causing a blackout in the northern part of Amiens. is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The entrance to the Ministry in Place Beauvau is guarded by one gendarme (to the left) and one policewoman (to the right). ... Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. ...

Rioting took place in the city center of Lyon on Saturday, 12 November, as young people attacked cars and threw rocks at riot police who responded with tear gas. Also that night, a nursery school was torched in the southern town of Carpentras.^[5] is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the night of the 14th and the morning of the 15th, 215 vehicles were burned across France and 71 people were arrested. Thirteen vehicles were torched in central Paris, compared to only one the night before. In the suburbs of Paris, firebombs were thrown at the treasury in Bobigny and at an electrical transformer in Clichy-sous-Bois, the neighborhood where the disturbances started. A daycare centre in Cambrai and a tourist agency in Fontenay-sous-Bois were also attacked. Eighteen buses were damaged by arson at a depot in Saint-Etienne. The mosque in Saint-Chamond was hit by three firebombs, which did little damage. Bobigny is a town and commune of France, in the suburbs is of Paris, chief town of the arrondissement of the Seine-Saint-Denis. ... For other places with the same name, see Clichy. ... Cambrai (Dutch: Kamerijk) is a French city and commune, in the Nord département, of which it is a sous_préfecture. ... Fontenay-sous-Bois is a commune of the Val-de-Marne département, in France. ... Saint Etienne may mean: Saint-Étienne, a city in south-eastern France, 80 km from Lyon. ... Saint-Chamond is a commune of the Loire département, in France. ...

Only 163 vehicles went up in flames on the 20th night of unrest, 15 November to 16, leading the French government to claim that the country was returning to an "almost normal situation". During the night's events, a Roman Catholic church was burned and a vehicle was rammed into an unoccupied police station in Romans-sur-Isère. In other incidents, a police officer was injured while making an arrest after youths threw bottles of acid at the town hall in Pont-l'Évêque, and a junior high school in Grenoble was set on fire. Fifty arrests were carried out across the country.^[6] is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... (Redirected from 16 November) November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... General view The collegiate church of Saint-Barnard Romans-sur-Isère or Romans is a town in South-East of France in the Drôme département. ... Pont-lÉvêque is the name of two communes of France: Pont-lÉvêque, in the Calvados département - which gave its name to the Pont-lÉvêque cheese Pont-lÉvêque, in the Oise département This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles... Grenoble (Franco-Provençal: Grenoblo) is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. ...

On 16 November, the French parliament approved a three-month extension of the state of emergency (which ended on the 4 January 2006) aimed at curbing riots by urban youths. The Senate on Wednesday passed the extension - a day after a similar vote in the lower house. The laws allow local authorities to impose curfews, conduct house-to-house searches and ban public gatherings. The lower house passed them by a 346-148 majority, and the Senate by 202-125.^[7] is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see State of emergency (disambiguation). ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A wine festival in Grenoble, Le Beaujolais nouveau, ended in rioting on the night of 18 November, with a crowd throwing rocks and bottles at riot police. Tear gas was deployed by officers. Sixteen youths and 17 police officers were injured. Though those events might have been easily linked with the riots in Paris suburbs, it appears they differ completely in nature and might just well be considered as predictable "wine festival" casualties, caused by misunderstanding and alcohol. Grenoble (Franco-Provençal: Grenoblo) is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. ... Beaujolais Day, also called Beaujolais Nouveau Day, originating in the Beaujolais region of France, is the first day that the Beaujolais Nouveau wine is officially for sale. ... is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Triggering event

Areas of Rioting in the Paris region as of 4 November

Citing two police investigations, The New York Times reported that the incident began at 17:20 on Thursday, 27 October 2005 in Clichy-sous-Bois when police were called to a construction site to investigate a possible break-in. Three teenagers, thinking they were being chased by the police, climbed a wall to hide in a power substation. Six youths were detained by 17:50. During questioning at the police station in Livry-Gargan at 18:12, blackouts occurred at the station and in nearby areas. These were caused, police say, by the electrocution of two boys, Zyed Benna and Bouna Traoré; a third boy suffered electric shock injury from the power substation they were hiding in.^[8] Image File history File links Paris_riots_satellite. ... Image File history File links Paris_riots_satellite. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

"According to statements by Mr. Altun, who remains hospitalized with injuries, a group of ten or so friends had been playing football on a nearby field and were returning home when they saw the police patrol. They all fled in different directions to avoid the lengthy questioning that youths in the housing projects say they often face from the police. They say they are required to present identity papers and can be held as long as four hours at the police station, and sometimes their parents must come before the police will release them." - NY Times^[9]

There is controversy over whether the teens were actually being chased. The local prosecutor, François Molins, said that although they believed so, the police were actually after other suspects attempting to avoid an identity check.^[10] Molins and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy maintained that the dead teenagers had not been "physically pursued" by the police. This is disputed by some: The Australian reports, "Despite denials by police officials and Sarkozy and de Villepin, friends of the boys said they were being pursued by police after a false accusation of burglary and that they "feared interrogation". Nicolas Sarkozy at Paris, May 2005. ... The Australian is a national daily broadsheet newspaper published by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ...

This event ignited pre-existing tensions. Protesters told The Associated Press the unrest was an expression of frustration with high unemployment and police harassment and brutality. "People are joining together to say we've had enough," said one protester. "We live in ghettos. Everyone lives in fear."^[11] The rioters' suburbs are also home to a large, mostly North African, immigrant population, allegedly adding religious tensions, which some right-wing commentators believed contribute further to such frustrations. However, according to Pascal Mailhos, head of the Renseignements Généraux (French intelligence agency) radical islamism had no influence over the 2005 civil unrest in France.^[12] The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... For the rapper, see Ghetto (rapper). ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ... The Renseignements Généraux or RG (General Information) is a directorate of the French National Police. ...

Context

Main article: Social situation in the French suburbs

Commenting other demonstrations in Paris a few months later, the BBC summarized reasons behind the events included youth unemployment and lack of opportunities in France's poorest communities.^[13] The social situation in the French suburbs, called banlieues, is a complex topic. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...

The head of the Direction centrale des renseignements généraux found no Islamic factor in the riots, while the New York Times reported on November 5, 2005 that "majority of the youths committing the acts are Muslim, and of African or North African origin" local youths adding that "second-generation Portuguese immigrants and even many children of native French have also taken part."^[14] The Direction Centrale des Renseignements Généraux (Central Direction of General Intelligence), often called Renseignements Généraux (RG), is the intelligence service of the French police, under orders of the Direction Générale de la Police Nationale (DGPN), and ultimately of the Ministry of the Interior. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ...

The BBC reported that French society's negative perceptions of Islam and social discrimination of immigrants had alienated some French Muslims and may have been a factor in the causes of the riots; "Islam is seen as the biggest challenge to the country's secular model in the past 100 years".^[15] It reported that there was a "huge well of fury and resentment among the children of North African and African immigrants in the suburbs of French cities".^[16] However, the editorial also questioned whether or not such alarm is justified, citing that France's Muslim ghettos are not hotbeds of separatism and that "the suburbs are full of people desperate to integrate into the wider society."^[17] For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... This article is about secularism. ... “Separatists” redirects here. ...

Racial and social discrimination against persons with dark skin or Arabic and/or African-sounding names has been cited as a major cause of unhappiness in the areas affected. According to the BBC, "Those who live there say that when they go for a job, as soon as they give their name as "Mamadou" and say they live in Clichy-sous-Bois, they are immediately told that the vacancy has been taken." The nonprofit organization SOS Racisme, associated with the French Socialist Party (PS), said that after they sent identical curriculum vitae (CVs) to French companies with European- and African or Muslim-sounding names attached, they found CVs with African or Muslim sounding names were systematically discarded. In addition, they have claimed widespread use of markings indicating ethnicity in employers' databases and that discrimination is more widespread for those with college degrees than for those without.^[18][19] SOS Racisme is a French association whose stated objective is to fight racism. ... The emblem of the French Socialist Party The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS), founded in 1969, is the main opposition party in France. ...

Assessment of rioting

Assessments of the extent of violence and damage that occurred during the riots are under way. Figures may be incomplete or inaccurate. Some French media sources, including France 3, have decided not to report the extent of damage to avoid any risk of inflaming the situation.

Summary statistics

Further information: Timeline of the 2005 French civil unrest

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Figures and tables

Note: In the table and charts, events reported as occurring during a night and the following morning are listed as occurring on the day of the morning. The timeline article does the opposite.

Map showing the spread of civil unrest through the many different regions of France
     Departments with more car burnings than usual     Departments with more car burnings than usual the day before      Full extent

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Response

Main article: Response to the 2005 civil unrest in France

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Allegations of an organized plot and Nicolas Sarkozy's controversial comments

Nicolas Sarkozy, interior minister of the time, declared a "zero tolerance" policy towards urban violence after the fourth night of riots and announced that 17 companies of riot police (C.R.S.) and seven mobile police squadrons (escadrons de gendarmerie mobile) would be stationed in contentious Paris neighborhoods. Nicolas Sarkozy at Paris, May 2005. ... Zero tolerance is a strict approach to rule enforcement. ... A CRS officier in normal gear, standing by a Bastille Day parade The Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (Republican Security Companies, CRS) are the riot control forces and general reserve of the French National Police. ... Gendarmes Gendarmes guarding the Paris Hall of Justice Gendarmerie motorcyclists police the roads and autoroutes of rural France. ...

The families of the two youths killed, after refusing to meet with Sarkozy, met with Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin. Azouz Begag, delegate minister for the promotion of equal opportunity, criticized Sarkozy for the latter's use of "imprecise, warlike semantics", while Marie-George Buffet, secretary of the French Communist Party, criticized an "unacceptable strategy of tension" and the not less inexcusable definition of French youth as "scum" (racaille, a term with implicit racial and ethnic resonances) by the Interior Minister, Sarkozy; she also called for the creation of a Parliamentary commission to investigate the circumstances of the death of the two young people which ignited the riots.^[21] Dominique de Villepin (born Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (IPA: —  ) on 14 November 1953 in Rabat, Morocco) served as the Prime Minister of France from May 31, 2005 to May 17, 2007. ... Azouz Begag in 2007 Azouz Begag, (Arabic: ) (born 5 February 1957 in Lyon, Rhône, France) from a Kabyle background is a French writer and researcher in economics and sociology at the CNRS. He was the delegate minister for equal opportunities of France in the government of French Prime Minister... Marie-George Buffet. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... A strategy of tension (Italian: ) is a way to control and manipulate public opinion using fear, propaganda, disinformation, psychological warfare, agents provocateurs, as well as false flag terrorist actions (including bombings). ...

State of emergency and measures concerning immigration policy

President Jacques Chirac announced a national state of emergency on 8 November. The same day, Lilian Thuram, a famous soccer player and member of the Higher Council for Integration, blamed Sarkozy.^[22] He explained that discrimination and unemployment were at the root of the problem. On 9 November 2005, Nicolas Sarkozy issued an order to deport foreigners convicted of involvement, provoking concerns from the left-wing, including, for example, SOS Racisme. He told parliament that 120 foreigners ; "not all of whom are here illegally" — had been called in by police, accused of taking part in the nightly attacks. "I have asked the prefects to deport them from our national territory without delay, including those who have a residency visa," he said. The far-right French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen agreed, stating that naturalized French rioters should have their citizenship revoked. The Syndicat de la Magistrature, a magistrate trade-union, criticized Sarkozy's attempts to make believe that most rioters were foreigners, whereas the huge majority of them were French citizens.^[23] A demonstration against the expulsion of all foreign rioters and demanding the end of the state of emergency was called for on November 15 in Paris by left-wing and human rights organizations. “Chirac” redirects here. ... For other uses, see State of emergency (disambiguation). ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France) is a French professional football defender, the most capped player in the history of the France national team. ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Gay bashing Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... SOS Racisme is a French association whose stated objective is to fight racism. ... Jean-Marie Le Pen (born June 20, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer, France) is a French far-right nationalist politician, founder and president of the Front National (National Front) party. ... Please note: Any racial comments are not intended to be racist. ... The Syndicat de la Magistrature is the French second largest magistrates trade union - in terms of membership - after the more conservative Union syndicale des magistrats. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the 20 November 2005, Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced tightened controls on immigration: Authorities will increase enforcement of requirements that immigrants seeking 10-year residency permits or French citizenship master the French language and integrate into society. Chirac's government also plans to crack down on fraudulent marriages that some immigrants use to acquire residency rights and launch a stricter screening process for foreign students. Anti-racism groups widely opposed the measures, saying that greater government scrutiny of immigrants could stir up racism and racist acts and that energy and money was best deployed for others uses than chasing an ultra-minority of fraudsters. is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Police

An extra 2,600 police were drafted on 6 November. On 7 November, French premier Dominique de Villepin announced on the TF1 television channel the deployment of 18,000 policemen, supported by a 1,500 strong reserve. Sarkozy also suspended eight police officers for beating up someone they had arrested after TV displayed the images of this act of police brutality.^[24] is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 31 1919: David Kirkwood on the ground after being struck by batons of the Glasgow police Police brutality is a term used to describe the excessive use of physical force, assault, verbal attacks, and threats by police officers and other law enforcement officers. ...

Media coverage

Jean-Claude Dassier, News director general at the private channel TF1 and one of France's leading TV news executives, admitted to self censoring the coverage of the riots in the country for fear of encouraging support for far-right politicians; while public television station France 3 stopped reporting the numbers of torched cars, apparently in order not to encourage "record making" between delinquent groups.^[25][26] TF1 is a private French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. ...

Foreign news coverage was criticized by president Chirac as showing in some cases excessiveness (démesure)^[27] and Prime Minister de Villepin said in an interview to CNN that the events should not be called riots as the situation was not violent to the extent of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, no death casualties being reported during the unrest itself – although it had begun after the deaths of two youth pursued by the police.^[28] “Chirac” redirects here. ... Dominique de Villepin (born Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (IPA: —  ) on 14 November 1953 in Rabat, Morocco) served as the Prime Minister of France from May 31, 2005 to May 17, 2007. ... For other uses, see Los Angeles riots (disambiguation). ...

Backlash against French Hip Hop artists

In the aftermath of the rioting, there was a huge backlash against French rappers and hip hop artists, who were quickly blamed for inciting the youth of the banlieus (suburban housing projects or "ghettos") to riot. For many years French rappers had been creating music which told of the poor conditions they lived in and the strife, racism, poverty, and police brutality they faced every day. "For more than a decade, French rappers have been venting the anger of an alienated underclass, but rappers say politicians haven't been listening" ^[29] . After the riots, two hundred French parliament members called for legal action against several French rappers, accusing them of inciting the violence ^[30] . Many politicians, media figures, and other public figures went on rants blaming the rappers for the unrest in the banlieus, often using derogatory and inflammatory language to describe the predominantly poor, immigrant, and minority populations. David Brooks, an American columnist, referred to them as "poor young Muslim men" ^[31] .

Many rappers spoke up and defended themselves from the accusations, saying that their rap was not directly calling for violence, and that instead they were voicing the concerns of the banlieu residents, those very same concerns which led to the riots.

References

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Notes

1. ^  Article from Le Monde
2. ^  "Scotsman" on renewal of state of emergency
3. ^  Indymedia on renewal of state of emergency, #torched cars
4. ^  "Each night between 40 and 60 cars are torched" according to the Council of State in "Le Canard Enchaine #4442, 14 December 2005.
5. ^  Renewal of state of emergency (article from Le Monde)

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• Keaten, Jamey Associated Press (3 November 2005), "French residents can only watch amid riots"
• Sky News (4 November 2005), "Disabled Woman Set Ablaze". .
• ABC News (4 November 2005), "Paris Riots in Perspective". .
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• French Riots: A Wake-up Call for the West, The Indypendent
• French Right Reviles Rappers, The Indypendent

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See also

• List of riots
• Paris massacre of 1961
• The May 1968 riots, the major uprising in 20th century France
• 1992 Los Angeles riots, another example of civil unrest.
• 2001 Oldham Riots
• 2001 Bradford Riots
• 2004 Redfern riots - a riot in Sydney, Australia which was also triggered by the accidental death of a teenager fleeing police.
• 2005 Cronulla riots
• 2006 labour protests in France
• 2006 Brussels riots
• Gare du Nord riot
• 2007 civil unrest in France
• List of riots related to urban decay

This is a chronological list of riots: // 121 BC - Roman Election Riot of 121 BC (Rome, Roman Republic) 113 BC - Roman Election Riot of 113 BC (Rome, Roman Republic) 390 - Hippodrome Revolt (Thessaloniki, Roman Empire). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A May 1968 poster: Be young and shut up, with stereotypical silhouette of General de Gaulle. ... For other uses, see Los Angeles riots (disambiguation). ... A video-still taken from the peak of the riots, showing a rioter throwing a petrol bomb towards lines of police. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Redfern riot occurred on February 14, 2004 in Redfern sparked by the death of Thomas TJ Hickey, a 17 year old Australian Aborigine. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Police observing crowds prior to confrontations The 2005 Cronulla riots were a series of ethnically motivated mob confrontations which originated in and around Cronulla, a beachfront suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. ... The protest The 2006 Labour Protests in France occurred throughout France during February, March, and April 2006 as a result of opposition to a measure set to deregulate labour. ... Young Muslims started the 2006 Brussels riots by burning shops and cars and stoning civilians during the Ramadan month, in September 2006. ... Location of the Val-dOise department within France The 2007 civil unrest in the Val-dOise department in France began November 26, 2007, following the deaths of two minority teenagers (Moushin S., 15, and Larami S., 16),[1] [2] whose motorcycle collided with a police vehicle. ... . ...

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