Protests are erupting in Paris after police have been accused of raping a black man
REUTERS Gonzalo Fuentes
Student protesters are clashing with police in Paris on Thursday after the alleged rape of a young black man by an officer in early February.
Hundreds of students blocked school entrances and marched after police said that an initial inquiry into the incident, which resulted in severe anal injuries and head trauma, showed "insufficient elements to show that this was a rape."
The school protests are the latest in a series of solidarity protests across the country.
“The climate in France is becoming more and more worrying," Independent Counter-Struggle Movement, a youth group that organized the protest on Facebook, said in a statement. "A great mobilization of youth is more than necessary to counter the security and racist climate."
Here's a look at what's happening in Paris:
On Thursday, students clashed with French police during an anti-brutality protest in Paris.
REUTERS Gonzalo Fuentes
The protests started after Théo, a 22-year-old youth worker whose last name has not been released, received severe anal injuries and head trauma caused by a truncheon during a police encounter. Theo has said the officers sodomized him with the truncheon, spat on him, and beat him around the genitals.
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Anti-police brutality protests have roiled Paris for the last two weeks. They began again after an initial police investigation found "insufficient elements" to conclude that Theo was raped.
REUTERS Charles Platiau
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