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France: Far-right candidate Eric Zemmour fined for hate speech

By France24
20 January 2022   |   12:45 pm
Eric Zemmour, who plans to run for president in April, has been fined for remarks about young migrants made in 2020. He accused the youngsters universally of being "thieves, killers and rapists."

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