Grenoble killings

The French interior calls it a massacre. The same working-class suburb of Grenoble that saw riots in 2010 is reeling from the brutal stabbing and bludgeoning death of two 21-year olds by a mob. After the law-and-order days of Nicolas Sarkozy, what is the answer of the ruling Socialists to violence and alienation in the French "banlieues"?

DEBATE

Laura SLIMANI. National Secretary for Europe, Socialist Party youth movement;
Charles GIVADINOVITCH. National Secretary, UMP Party;
Tony KENNEYBREW. Attorney, member of the Paris Bar;
Salima BELHADJ. Producer, France 24;

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Christopher Davis.

Watch the second part here.

Presenter

François Picard

03/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

Arab World: What future for Christians?

After the New Year’s Eve suicide attack against a Christian Coptic church in Alexandria, François Picard’s panel argues over the roots of polarisation between Christians and Muslims: is it the work of a radical fringe or is there just less room today for common ground in an Egypt where religious faith on all sides continues to rise?

31/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

China bucks the trend (Part 2)

Another year, another great leap forward for the Chinese economy. François Picard’s panel discusses how rising growth has sparked rising expectations, with strikes, calls for higher wages and debate over free speech.

31/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

China bucks the trend

29/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

2010: the year in Africa (second part)

From Africa’s first-ever FIFA World Cup to the improbable rise of Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria, François Picard’s panel looks back at some of the defining moments of 2010 on the continent, including starkly contrasting outcomes to the most open elections ever in Ivory Coast and Guinea.