Corsica’s mafia: Blood, silence and territory
Some 20 clans divide up the island and exploit its natural and economic resources through intimidation and violence. Civil society has decided to stand up to them
What’s at stake with the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange?
The five newspaper editors who published the WikiLeaks revelations in 2010 warn of the risks to press freedom posed by Assange being turned over to the U.S. justice system
The rage of the ‘banlieue’ flares tensions in France again
A shocking video of the tragic shooting of a teenager by the police sets off a fiery three-night riot, exposing deep-rooted divisions in France
French historians demand return to public domain of unique letter from Robespierre to Danton
Before sending his friend to the guillotine, he wrote: ‘I love you more than ever and until death’. The historical missive between two key figures of the French Revolution has been sold to a private collector