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LeMonde
2 days ago
- LeMonde
French-Algerian woman given 48 hours to leave France in incomprehensible deportation order
Standing in the customs line at Charles-de-Gaulle Airport outside Paris around 9 am on June 2, Soraya (whose name has been changed at her request) was already thinking about reuniting with her parents a few hours later in Algiers, the city where she grew up and to which she frequently returns. But the 58-year-old woman, who holds both French and Algerian nationalities, was instead confronted with a very different scenario, culminating on the evening of June 2 with a deportation order and a one-year ban on returning to France. She was not granted the usual voluntary departure period, generally set at 30 days, and was ordered to leave France within 48 hours. To justify the deportation order, the Paris Police Prefecture stated in the letter handed to Soraya – which Le Monde has seen – that she did not "prove effective and permanent residence in a dwelling designated as her primary home." Soraya has been living in France since 1993, obtained her certificate of French citizenship four years later, started a family there and has stable employment. Contacted by Le Monde, the Police Prefecture did not respond. "They just tick boxes, repeating stereotyped phrases, even though their services have all the necessary information to verify the points they claim are problematic," criticized Samy Djemaoun, Soraya's lawyer. According to the prefecture, Soraya had "counterfeited, falsified, or issued under a different name a residence permit, or an identity or travel document."
Newsweek
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Jim Morrison's Long-Lost Bust Found By Chance in Police Raid
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A bust of iconic rock singer Jim Morrison has been recovered nearly four decades after it was stolen from the Paris cemetery where he is buried. The sculpture from the grave at Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris was recovered during a police search of a property that was linked to an unrelated fraud case, according to the French capital's prosecutor's office, which Newsweek has contacted for comment. This image from September 19, 2016 shows Jim Morrison's grave at 'Pere Lachaise' cemetery in Paris, France. This image from September 19, 2016 shows Jim Morrison's grave at 'Pere Lachaise' cemetery in Paris, It Matters The influence of Jim Morrison and his Los Angeles band The Doors has spanned generations since their heyday in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Morrison died aged 27 in the French capital in mysterious circumstances and four and a half decades later, his grave remains a pilgrimage site for fans. What to Know The sculpture of Morrison was made by Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin and had been placed at the grave to mark the tenth anniversary of his death in 1981, only to go missing seven years later. The Criminal Investigation Department of the Paris Police Prefecture (DPJ-PP) said onInstagram that the bust of Morrison, "stolen in 1988 from the Père Lachaise cemetery" had been found. Un buste de Jim Morrison, volé sur sa tombe du Père-Lachaise en 1988, vient d'être retrouvé par hasard ➡️ — LCI (@LCI) May 18, 2025 The message was next to an image of the heavily graffitied and now recovered object weighing 250 pounds, which did not appear to have been damaged. The bust was found by the financial and anti-corruption brigade of the judicial police department of the police, the Agence France-Presse reported. The post prompted a range of comments expressing surprise and happiness. "Let's hope that it will end up in a museum, or even better, back in its original place," posted one user. Another wrote, "Bravo." Morrison was foud dead in a bathtub in Paris on July 3, 1971. He had journeyed to the city shortly after recording "L.A. Woman," which was released in April to commercial success. Heart failure was given as the official cause of death. Because it was deemed natural causes, an autopsy was not performed before Morrison was buried. His final moments have been shrouded in mystery. What People Are Saying The Criminal Investigation Department of the Paris Police Prefecture: "It was a chance discovery during a search carried out in connection with a case of fraud that led to the recovery of the bust." What Happens Next It appears a decision has not yet been made whether the bust will be returned to its original sitting spot with Benoît Gallot, curator of the Père-Lachaise cemetery, telling Figaro that he has not been contacted by the police.
