Hugh Schofield, BBC Journalist Profile

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French jails have come under attack. Are violent drug gangs to blame?

1 week ago | bbc.com | Hugh Schofield

Hugh SchofieldBBC News, ParisOfficially, all lines of enquiry are still open into a wave of arson and gun attacks at French prisons. That means police haven't ruled out the extremist left, or a foreign power such as Russia or Algeria. But the conviction is growing that the attacks - 12 since Sunday night - can only have been the work of drugs gangs, hitting back at the government's latest crackdown. That is certainly the belief of the government itself.
Diplomatic tensions escalate as Algeria expels French officials

1 week ago | bbc.com | Hugh Schofield

Hugh SchofieldBBC News, ParisAlgeria's decision to expel 12 French consular staff members appears to have put paid to hopes of any imminent rapprochement between the two countries. The order was in response to charges filed in France on Friday against an Algerian consular official, accused with two other Algerians of taking part in the kidnap of an opposition dissident in the Paris suburbs a year ago.
Como condenação de Marine Le Pen abala a direita radical francesa

3 weeks ago | terra.com.br | Hugh Schofield

"Incrível." Essa foi a única palavra proferida em voz baixa por Marine Le Pen ao sair furiosamente de um tribunal de Paris na manhã de segunda-feira (31/03). Ela deixou o tribunal mais cedo — pouco antes de saber que foi impedida de concorrer a um cargo público durante cinco anos, após ser considerada culpada por desvio de fundos da UE. Sem sequer esperar que o juiz pronunciasse todos os detalhes da sentença, a chefe da Assembleia Nacional já sabia que estaria em apuros.
Como condenação de Marine Le Pen abala a direita radical francesa

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Hugh Schofield
Cómo queda la ultraderecha de Francia tras la condena a Marine Le Pen (y quién puede sustituirla para aspirar la presidencia)

3 weeks ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Hugh Schofield

"Increíble." Esa fue la única palabra que Marine Le Pen murmuró mientras salía furiosa de un tribunal de París esta mañana. Abandonó la sala justo antes de escuchar que se le prohibía postularse para un cargo público durante cinco años tras ser declarada culpable de malversación de fondos de la Unión Europea, lo que casi con seguridad le impedirá presentarse a las elecciones presidenciales francesas de 2027.
Shock Marine Le Pen verdict rocks French far right

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Hugh Schofield

A four-year prison sentence, of which two will be suspended, will be on hold pending appeal. But her political plans are dead. Le Pen's incredulity can be better excused, perhaps, in the context of the moment. A consensus had almost established itself across France's political world that this ultimate sanction by the court could not, would not – in the end – take place. It was not just Le Pen's followers who said it.
Shock Le Pen verdict rocks French far right

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hugh Schofield

"Incredible." That was the single word uttered under her breath by Marine Le Pen as she stormed out of a Paris courtroom this morning. She left the court early – just before hearing that she was barred from running for office for five years after being found guilty of embezzlement of EU funds – almost certainly ruling her out from standing in the 2027 French presidential election.
Decision day in court for French presidential hopes

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Hugh Schofield

Decision day in court for Marine Le Pen's French presidential hopesHugh SchofieldReutersMarine Le Pen is awaiting a high-stakes verdict in a party funding trialFrance's Marine Le Pen faces a make-or-break moment on Monday, as a judge rules on whether she should be banned from the next presidential election. At the trial's conclusion in November, the state prosecutor demanded guilty verdicts for Le Pen and 24 others accused of using EU parliamentary money to pay party salaries.
Gérard Depardieu denies allegations of sexual assault at combative trial

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Hugh Schofield

Gérard Depardieu denies allegations of sexual assault at combative trialHugh SchofieldGetty ImagesBy his own recognition, Gérard Depardieu acts in a world that is no longer his own. On day three of his sexual assault trial in Paris, the French cinema star admitted that he was given to "rude" and "vulgar" language no longer regarded as acceptable.
New book sparks censorship row in France

1 month ago | bbc.com | Hugh Schofield

No beauty, no beast for French children: Book sparks censorship rowHugh SchofieldGetty ImagesJulien Berjeaut says the decision to pull the order was "as if Trump and his team were in charge."The French government has been accused of censorship after it cancelled a book order for 800,000 copies of Beauty and the Beast, which were to be given free to children this summer.