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'Kaiser' and his shock group: The men in charge of security at Le Pen's events

Marine Le Pen's launch of her presidential campaign was marked by violent tactics from the Rassemblement National's security unit. Le Monde observed the presence of an internal shock group, the 'Groupe Action Mobile 75,' tasked with identifying and expelling possible counter-protesters.

'Kaiser' and his shock group: The men in charge of security at Le Pen's events

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China orders statistics bureau to fight fake data with modern technology

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The cautionary tale of Beck O’Connor … and a government accused of using ‘threatening’ tactics to silence critics

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