Outside moments of crisis, there appears to be practically no discussion by French leadership about how to tackle the problems that drive so much anger in the suburbs, says this international relations and politics expert.
. An investigation into his death is ongoing but the situation has already triggered protest and anger. Whatever the investigation concludes, the incident forms part of a complex, deep-rooted problem in France.
Evidence has long shown that people living in poor suburbs can expect to face discrimination based on the very fact of living in those suburbs when they apply for a job. Even just having a certain name on your CV can rule you out of employment thanks to widespread racial discrimination. Mounia, the mother of Nahel, a teenage driver shot dead by a policeman, gestures as she sits atop a truck during a commemoration march for her son, in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre, on Jun 29, 2023.
A man walks past a burned van on the aftermath of protests in Colombes, outside Paris, on Jul 1, 2023.
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