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Lawyer Rafik Chekkat, founder of the Islamophobia platform, said Imane Maarifi was arrested in the morning after raiding her home and taken into custody in front of her husband and children.

He criticized the arrest and said it took place at a time when French soldiers who fought in Gaza “enjoy total impunity.”

Thomas Portes, a lawmaker from the La France Insoumise, or France Unbowed (LFI) party, wrote that Maarifi was released from custody on Thursday afternoon.

“Imane Maarifi has just been released. Her police custody is over, and no charges will be filed. The search of her home in front of her family leaves no doubt about the intent to intimidate those who speak out in support of the Palestinian people and call for an immediate ceasefire,” he wrote on X.

According to the French daily newspaper l’Humanité, Maarifi was allegedly accused of making “insults in connection with a campaign against the Israeli investment and real estate fair taking place in Paris on September 8.”

Her supporters and friends believe this is “merely an attempt to intimidate her.”

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There’s a Neoliberal coup happening in France.

In a communiqué just released, President Macron has officially rejected the formation of a government led by the New Popular Front. This is an unprecedented event in the history of France under its 5th Republic, where the election loser refuses to cede power to the victor.

Macron defends his decision with the argument that he must ensure France remains unfettered and strong. He asserts that nominating a NPF government would lead it to be silenced by parliament and rendered ineffective.

However, this situation presents an irksome reality: Macron's party got fewer votes and MPs than the NPF yet still clings to power. Macron himself decides on who can or cannot assume power based on his perception of what would undermine French strength, a notion that seems to defy logic.