Masked rights activists and journalists attend a demonstration as French parliament begins to discuss a proposed law that would make it a crime in some circumstances to circulate an image of a police officer's face, in front of the Prefecture in Nantes, France, November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
PARIS (Reuters) - French rights activists and journalists protested on Tuesday against a proposed law that would make it a crime, in certain circumstances, to circulate an image of a police officer's face.
Opponents say the law would infringe journalists' freedom to report on public events, and make it harder to hold officers accountable if, for example, they use excessive violence while detaining a suspect.
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