France: Thousands Demonstrate In Paris Against Violence Against Women

Demonstrators are calling for the French government to take action against domestic violence. In France, an average of one woman was killed every three days this year.

Thousands of people took to the streets in Paris against violence against women and discrimination. According to the organizers, around 50,000 demonstrators took part in a protest march through the city center. The police reported 18,000 participants. They called on the government to take further measures against domestic violence and the high number of so-called femicides - killing women because of their gender.

France Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced To One Year In Prison

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy  has been sentenced to one year in prison for illegal campaign funding. The Paris court ruled that the sentence would take the form of electronically monitored house arrest. The allegations go back to the 2012 presidential election campaign. "As a candidate, he failed to control costs," said the presiding judge in Paris. 

Sarkozy stayed away from the verdict. According to his lawyer Thierry Herzog, he wants to appeal and contest the decision. The public prosecutor has asked for a year in prison, including six months on probation. Sarkozy's lawyers pleaded for acquittal for the Conservative who ruled the Élysée Palace from 2007 to 2012. 13 other defendants were found guilty with him.

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Prosecutors argued that 66-year-old Sarkozy knew weeks before the 2012 election that campaign funding was approaching the cap. He ignored two warnings from his financial advisors.

In France, spending on the election campaign is capped in order to create more equality of opportunity between candidates. The upper limit allowed at that time was 22.5 million euros.

The Surgeon Who Tried To Save Lady Diana Life

MoSef Dahman , the surgeon who treated Lady Di on the fateful night of August 31, 1997 when she lost her life, has just broken his silence at the 'Daily Mail' to, among other things, banish conspiracy theories and claim that the doctors at the Paris hospital did everything possible to prevent the tragic outcome of the Princess of Wales. 

I did not take a vacation that summer for the simple reason that my wife was pregnant with my son (they already had a daughter). As a result, I worked all summer

he says of his service presence.

Although the accident of the Princess of Wales in the Alma tunnel would occur around 00:23 hours, she would not arrive at the Parisian hospital until 2:06 when the first doctors who attended her tried to stabilize her on the scene. On the way he would suffer cardiac arrest.