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Lisa Bryant

Lisa Bryant reports for VOA from Paris.

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February 21, 2017
Amnesty International Report Raises Alarm at ‘Us vs. Them’ Narratives

Along with atrocities, rights group warns of rising rhetoric of division and fearmongering
February 21, 2017
World Must Do More to Protect Children From Conflict, Officials Warn

Paris conference raises alarm about plight of children in wars
February 18, 2017
Anti-police Protests in France Underscore Chronic Grievances

Along with anger at police, the gritty, immigrant-heavy French suburbs are in the spotlight, yet one, Bobigny, highlights another reality
February 01, 2017
Europe's Far-right Hails US Travel Ban

While immigration and terrorism are hot-button issues, experts say a similar ban would not work in Europe
January 27, 2017
Merkel, Hollande Call for EU Unity Amid New Worries

Call comes at Berlin meeting with both EU leaders underscoring concerns over new Trump administration, rising populism
January 27, 2017
Europe Positions Itself as Green Financing Leader

Sale of France’s first sovereign green bonds underscores broader EU push to bankroll climate change fight
January 26, 2017
French Court Affirms One Burkini Ban, Rejects Another

Rights group will appeal court ruling in Corsica that upheld a ban on women wearing the Muslim swimming garment, on grounds it could endanger public order
January 24, 2017
Paris Mosque Pulls Out of State-sponsored Muslim Foundation

Move reflects broader divisions fracturing Western Europe's largest Muslim community
January 21, 2017
In France Primaries, Dire Predictions for the Left

As ruling Socialist party holds vote ahead of presidential election, some warn it is teetering on implosion
January 18, 2017
Female, Far-right and Proudly Populist: Le Pen Stumps to Be France’s Next Leader

After Brexit and Donald Trump, many wonder whether France will deliver next shock vote
January 18, 2017
Female, Far-right and Populist: Le Pen Stumps to Be France’s Next Leader

After Brexit and Donald Trump, will France be the next country to ride the populist wave? That is a question many are asking as the country gears up for presidential elections this spring, and just maybe, some believe, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen could be the face of 2017. Lisa Bryant reports for VOA from the Paris suburb of Suresnes.
January 17, 2017
Kirkuk Archbishop: Aid for Iraq Best Targeted at Home

Iraq's dwindling Christian community is needed to rebuild the nation, Chaldean Archbishop Yousif Mirkis says
January 17, 2017
EU Values, Rights Slipping Amid Security Clampdown, Amnesty Warns

A new report claims Europe’s fight against terrorism is undermining basic rights
January 15, 2017
Two-state Solution Only Option to Middle East peace, World Powers Say

France’s Hollande dismisses critics of Paris meeting
January 13, 2017
Why France May Not Be Russia’s Next Hacking Target

Even as officials raise fears of election hacking, some analysts say there’s no good reason — or payback to go after France
January 06, 2017
France's Le Pen Seeks Closer Ties With Africa, Alliance Against Islamist Extremism

National Front leader is riding a wave of voter anger about France's lackluster economy, rising immigration and militant Islam
January 01, 2017
Equatorial Guinea’s Spendthrift VP Faces Corruption Trial in Paris

Teodorin Obiang Nguema stands accused of spending millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money to support jet-setting lifestyle
December 12, 2016
In Bordeaux, an Experiment in Preventing Radicalization

After three major terrorist attacks and jihadists returning from the Middle East, France scrambling to find deradicalization solutions
December 07, 2016
NATO Chief Urges Allies to Maintain Sanctions Against Russia

Jens Stoltenberg says diplomacy is only way to resolve eastern Ukraine crisis
December 06, 2016
Uganda's LRA Senior Commander Goes on Trial at ICC

Dominic Ongwen is both a victim and alleged perpetrator of Ugandan rebel group’s brutality

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