Author: Clara Margotin Editors: Ruth Lucas and Prachi Saraf On the 24th of January 2023, the French Foreign Ministry confirmed the repatriation of 32 French children and 15 women who were held in jihadist refugee camps in northeast Syria. While the women have rapidly been brought before judicial bodies, the children have been placed in social services, which will handle their living conditions, health and education. This return operation constitutes the third official repat

Author: Clara Margotin Editors: Ruth Lucas and Prachi Saraf (Bakhan, 2022) On the 16th and 17th of January 2023, the Eiffel Tower in Paris lit up and displayed the slogan “ Femme, Vie, Liberté ” (“Women, Life, Freedom”), as well as the hashtag “# StopExecutionsInIran ”, in support of protesting women in Iran. On the 16th of January, more than 5,000 protesters gathered and marched to the EU Parliament located in the French city of Strasbourg, to express their support for the o