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World Service,08 Jan 2019,53 mins

France To Ban Undeclared Protests

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France is to ban participation in unauthorised protests in an effort to end weeks of often violent "yellow vest" demonstrations. We speak to an author on military coups to explore why the attempt to depose President Ali Bongo in Gabon has failed. A woman in the United States serving life in prison for killing a man who bought her for sex has been granted clemency.

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