Bally Bagayoko of the La France insoumise (France Unbowed – LFI) party and new mayor of Saint-Denis poses for selfies, as he attends the Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of ...

PARIS, April 3 - The Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday it had opened an investigation into French news channel CNews for possible hate speech after alleged racist comments about Bally Bagayoko, ...

The Paris prosecutor's office announced Friday it had launched an investigation into alleged racist comments following remarks made in late March on French news channel CNews targeting the newly ...

CNews, France’s equivalent to Fox News, is under formal investigation for possible hate speech following allegedly racist comments targeting the newly elected Black mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally ...

The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Friday it has opened an investigation into French news channel CNews for possible hate speech after alleged racist comments about Bally Bagayoko, the newly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bally Bagayoko, mayor of Saint-Denis, the first large city won by the far-left France Unbowed party. (© Julien de Rosa/AFP) ...

Bagayoko drew criticism immediately after he was elected mayor of Saint-Denis on 15 March, following his comments about the allegiances of municipal workers and his plans to disarm the local police.

Bally Bagayoko, mayor of Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, in the neighboring town of La Courneuve, on March 28, 2026. CAMILLE MILLERAND/DIVERGENCE FOR LE MONDE Did CNews allow racist remarks to ...

France’s right-wing news and talk channel CNews has been accused of racism after commenters evoked apes and tribes in discussions on a newly elected Black Paris region mayor. The accusations come just ...