3 Jul 2023

Germany correspondent Thomas Sparrow

From Nine To Noon, 9:50 am on 3 July 2023
France, Nanterre, June 29, 2023. White march in honor of the mother of Nahel, a 17-year-old boy shot dead by a police officer after refusing to obey a traffic stop in Nanterre. Participants and family demand justice for Nahel . Valerie Dubois / Hans Lucas.
France, Nanterre, le 29 juin 2023. Marche blanche a l’appel de la mere de Nahel, jeune garcon de 17 ans abattu par un policier apres un refus d obtemperer lors d un controle routier a Nanterre. Les participants et la famille demandent justice pour Nahel. . Valerie Dubois / Hans Lucas (Photo by Valerie Dubois / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP)

Protesters march in honor of the mother of Nahel, a 17-year-old boy shot dead by a police officer after refusing to obey a traffic stop in Nanterre, France. Photo: VALERIE DUBOIS / HANS LUCAS / AFP

Hundreds of people have been arrested after several nights of rioting in France.

The unrest follows the fatal shooting of a 17 year old boy by police in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.

During ongoing protest action, projectiles have been hurled at police, cars torched and streets barricaded in centres across the country.

The social tension has extended to an attack on the home of a mayor in suburban Paris and his wife and children were injured as they fled.

Thomas also speaks to Kathryn about the European Summit following the failed Wagner mutiny in Russia.

And Far right parties are on the rise in Europe.

Thomas Sparrow is a political correspondent for Deutsche Welle, based in Berlin