What does July 5th mean?

This Friday, July 5, testimonies from French victims of the increase in racist acts since the European elections and a new anthem for the French football team.

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The SOS Racisme logo during a demonstration in Paris in 2015. (JOEL SAGET / AFP)

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This Friday, July 5, French people testify on franceinfo about racist violence and intimidation they have been victims of in recent days. SOS Racisme, the Licra and the Human Rights League are warning of an increase in racist, anti-Semitic and xenophobic acts since the dissolution of the National Assembly by Emmanuel Macron. SOS Racisme is also calling for people to go and vote this Sunday, July 7, in the face of the “imminent danger” of the extreme right.

And a new anthem to the glory of the French football team is starting to be broadcast in some bars on match nights. It will therefore be able to be sung again by supporters while the Blues face Portugal, this Friday at 9 p.m., in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. But for it to truly become a hit this summer, the Blues will have to continue their journey and win against the Portuguese.

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