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Tragic Forest Collision: Moroccan Children Critically Injured in Fontainebleau Crash
Two Moroccan children were seriously injured in a violent traffic accident that occurred in the Fontainebleau forest in Seine-et-Marne.
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French Pension Crackdown: Auditors Target Expat Retirees and Working Pensioners
In order to limit pension fraud, the French Court of Auditors has recommended, in a recent report, strengthening controls on two categories of retirees: those living abroad and those still active. Countries like Morocco are affected.
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Teen Sentenced for Islamophobic Sticker Campaign in Orléans, Sparking Hate Speech Debate
The Orléans Criminal Court has sentenced a 19-year-old man to prison for "public incitement to hatred, violence and discrimination on religious grounds".
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Domestic Violence Escalates: Husband's 67 Calls and Threats Lead to Suspended Sentence in Versailles
Mohamed B., a 33-year-old cleaning agent, was sentenced this Tuesday by the Versailles criminal court to two years’ suspended imprisonment for malicious calls and violence against his wife.
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Illegal Immigrant Jailed for Brutal Knife Attack on Roommates in Montpellier
The Montpellier criminal court sentenced a Moroccan man in an irregular situation on French territory to a prison term for violence with the use of a knife during a dispute with the two other occupants of an apartment in La Paillade.
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Moroccan Tilers Busted: 155kg Cannabis Smuggling Ring Cracked in Nîmes
Convictions were handed down in the correctional court against two Moroccans for importing cannabis pollen (a more expensive variant) from resin between Spain and the Nîmes region.
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Moroccan Woman Evades Deportation: Judge Overrules Belfort Prefecture in Controversial Immigration Case
While the prefecture of Belfort expected to extend the detention in the waiting area of an irregular Moroccan woman, charged with evading an expulsion order, the justice system has dropped the case. This Moroccan national has regained her freedom.
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Elderly Moroccan Woman Found Dead in Paris Suburb: Police Probe Possible Murder
The body of a 71-year-old Moroccan woman was found at her home in Bagnolet, with a head wound. Following this discovery, the Seine-Saint-Denis judicial police service is conducting an investigation for murder.
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Illegal Beauty Treatments Shut Down: Rogue Esthetician Performed Risky Laser and Dental Procedures
The prefecture of Val-d’Oise has just issued an order to suspend the activities of a beauty institute in Goussainville that was operating illegally.
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Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Arson at Bastia's Historic Citadel
Suspected of being the source of a fire that broke out at the foot of the Citadel of Bastia, at the southern entrance to the city’s tunnel, an irregularly-staying Moroccan was arrested by a patrol of riot police and taken into custody.
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Morocco Leads Maghreb in French Residence Permits, Shaping Immigration Landscape
Moroccans remain at the top of the Maghreb countries that have benefited from residence permits in France.
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Massive Drug Bust: French Customs Seize 253 Kilos of Moroccan Cannabis on A31 Motorway
Customs officers discovered 253 kilos of Moroccan cannabis resin on board a utility truck registered in Spain traveling on the A31 motorway in Lorraine. The driver - a 43-year-old Moroccan - was arrested, taken into custody and then placed in pre-trial detention. This is one of the largest seizures of the year in France.