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WWII internment of travellers: French survivors fight for recognition

Throughout World War II, discriminatory policies saw thousands of Romani, Sinti, Manush, Yenish and travellers displaced across France, imprisoned in vast internment camps and sent to extermination camps in Eastern Europe. Eighty years ago, the last travellers were freed from French internment camps. Our reporters Antonia Kerrigan and Valentine Erba went to meet with a French survivor of internment.

As British town councils face budget cuts, local residents lend a helping hand

10 June 2026 at 11:11
Peeling paint, rundown roundabouts and shuttered post offices: in recent years, local public services across the United Kingdom have been in steady decline. But in some communities, volunteers have decided to step in – filling the gaps where the state has fallen short. Our France 2 colleagues report from Yorkshire, with FRANCE 24's Lauren Bain.

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  • Exiled for an anti-war drawing: A Russian family punished for dissent Elena VOLOCHINE
    It is the moving story of a Russian father and daughter who opposed Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. It all began in March 2022, when 12-year-old Maria drew an anti-war picture at school in response to the invasion launched a month earlier. She was immediately reported by those around her, and the FSB soon visited both her school and her home. Her father was eventually arrested for supporting his daughter and speaking out against the war. He was convicted of discrediting the Russian army. Follow
     

Exiled for an anti-war drawing: A Russian family punished for dissent

It is the moving story of a Russian father and daughter who opposed Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. It all began in March 2022, when 12-year-old Maria drew an anti-war picture at school in response to the invasion launched a month earlier. She was immediately reported by those around her, and the FSB soon visited both her school and her home. Her father was eventually arrested for supporting his daughter and speaking out against the war. He was convicted of discrediting the Russian army. Following his release from a penal colony, he and Maria left Russia and are now refugees in Strasbourg. A report by Elena Volochine, English adaptation by Lauren Bain.

Light Lens Lab 75mm f/1.5 ‘Z21’ Prime Has An Entirely Original Optical Design

5 June 2026 at 04:00

A camera lens with a black body and silver focus rings is shown from above on a white background. The glass elements reflect light, and text around the lens edge reads “TYPE Z1 LIGHT LENS LAB.”.

Light Lens Lab has unveiled the 75mm f/1.5 "Z21," a new manual focus mid-telephoto portrait prime lens for Leica M-Mount.

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Nationalism on the rise: Anti-foreign rhetoric gains ground in Japan

For several months, Japan has been moving in a more nationalist and conservative direction. The shift has been fuelled by economic challenges at home and growing regional tensions with China. The country's new ultra-conservative prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is expected to accelerate this agenda, with plans to tighten immigration policies and strengthen Japan's defence posture. A report by Adam Hancock, Alexis Bregere and Mélodie Sforza.

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  • Chile's Trump-inspired border controls complicate life for migrants Martin Chabal
    Just after taking office, Chile's new far-right President José Antonio Kast pledged to expel more than 300,000 undocumented migrants. Two months into his presidency, the mass departures that many predicted have not happened. The construction of a border wall with Peru, modelled on US President Donald Trump's wall, does not seem to be stopping migrants from attempting to cross into Chile. But in Tacna, the last Peruvian city before the Chilean border, life is becoming increasingly difficult for m
     

Chile's Trump-inspired border controls complicate life for migrants

Just after taking office, Chile's new far-right President José Antonio Kast pledged to expel more than 300,000 undocumented migrants. Two months into his presidency, the mass departures that many predicted have not happened. The construction of a border wall with Peru, modelled on US President Donald Trump's wall, does not seem to be stopping migrants from attempting to cross into Chile. But in Tacna, the last Peruvian city before the Chilean border, life is becoming increasingly difficult for migrants. FRANCE 24's Martin Chabal and Agathe Fourcade report, with Wassim Cornet.

Rough start. #grickledoodle #lordoftherings #tolkien #horror #rough #focus…

21 April 2026 at 16:00

Rough start. #grickledoodle #lordoftherings #tolkien #horror #rough #focus #eyeofsauron #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

A cartoon illustration of the Eye of Sauron sitting on a couch with a cup of coffee scrolling his phone in a messy apartment. Caption reads "The Eye of Sauron just couldn't get focused that day."

Brightin Star’s New 10mm f/5.6 II Ultra-Wide Is Just $75

15 May 2026 at 12:18

A person holds an Olympus OM-D digital camera with both hands against a dark background, focusing on the camera and the person's fingers on the controls.

Brightin Star has officially launched the new MF 10mm f/5.6 II, an updated version of its ultra-wide manual-focus APS-C lens that offers a wider field of view, closer focusing, and a refined physical design.

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🌹 Some shots with my TTArtisan 100mm F2.8 Bubble Bokeh mounted on my Techart LM-EA9 Autofocus adapter. Not the best lighting conditions for bubbles, but still ok.
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www.instagram.com/oui_mariii/
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