Forty years ago, French citizens of North African descent marched, from Marseille to Paris between the 15th of October and the 3rd of December, to denounce discrimination and racism.
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00:00 Hundreds of people demonstrated in Paris on Sunday to oppose the French government's immigration
00:04 bill.
00:05 It's aimed at strengthening and speeding up the process of deporting foreigners who are
00:09 regarded as a "serious threat" to public order.
00:13 However, advocacy organizations say it threatens the rights of asylum seekers and other migrants.
00:19 The rally also marked the 40th anniversary of the 1983 March for Equality, the first
00:25 national demonstration to call for equal rights for French citizens of immigrant backgrounds
00:30 and an end to racism.
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