![Catalan separatists stand face police officers as another group marches in support of the Spanish police units who tried to prevent the independence referendum [Jon Nazca/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/47e221f70ccd453bb0a72ed7a66a056e_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Relatives of exiled and jailed political leaders are disappointed at dialogue efforts and consider taking cases to ECHR.
![French President Emmanuel Macron attends a ceremony at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in January [Ludovic Marin/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/de2634b680814c2cb1d3fd0fa1366889_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Intermittent strikes in France against Emmanuel Macron’s reforms pose the toughest test yet for the young president.
![About 10 percent of France's population live in deprived areas [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/0b5fc96fbc9c47169bd2fcb7b358e4d6_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
French government launches plan to tackle discrimination and deprivation faced by people in poor suburban areas.
![Thousands of protesters flood the streets of Yerevan after election of Sargsyan as prime minister [Artyom GeodakyanTASS via Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/23d892cbf6184879bc3866ac0f987b81_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Tens of thousands take to the streets against nomination and appointment of ex-president Serzh Sargsyan as PM.
Disputed bill proposed by French government seeks to speed up asylum applications and expedite deportations.
Cuixart and Sanchez were imprisoned for their role in the independence referendum last October.