{
  "id": 20021905,
  "title": "Trial of French police beating of Black man: Witnesses believed 'if we don't intervene, Michel will die'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/trial-of-french-police-beating-of-black-man-witnesses-believed-if-we",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T17:19:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/11/14/trial-of-french-police-beating-of-black-man-witnesses-believed-if-we-don-t-intervene-michel-will-die_6780886_7.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Five young men who were the music producer's studio basement when he was beaten by three police officers in 2020 have joined the trial as plaintiffs. They testified in court about the violence they suffered and the trauma they still feel.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}